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  2. List of municipalities on Long Island - Wikipedia

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    Fire Island National Seashore Map. Fire Island is not a separate town, but its villages are listed here due to its geographical isolation. Villages in the Town of Islip: Ocean Beach, Saltaire; Hamlets in the Town of Brookhaven: Cherry Grove (a.k.a. Fire Island), Fire Island Pines.

  3. Commack, New York - Wikipedia

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    Commack, New York. Commack's historic Carll Burr Mansion in 2012. /  40.84500°N 73.28333°W  / 40.84500; -73.28333. Commack ( / ˈkoʊmæk / KOH-mak) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Huntington and Smithtown in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York. The CDP's population was 36,124 at the 2010 census.

  4. Geography of Long Island - Wikipedia

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    The island's tallest natural point is Jayne's Hill near Melville, with an elevation of 400.9 feet (122.2 m) above sea level. Long Island is separated from the mainland by the East River, not in fact a river, but a tidal strait. Long Island Sound forms the northern boundary of the island. Long Island contains a series of sand and gravel aquifers ...

  5. History of Long Island - Wikipedia

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    Slavery on Long Island. Black people have been an integral part of Long Island history, most arriving first as slaves before the Revolution and working both at domestic and rural trades. New York and Long Island kept slavery until laws for its gradual abolition were passed in 1799. The last slaves were freed by 1827.

  6. Long Island - Wikipedia

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    Long Island is the most populous island and one of the most densely populated regions in the United States. At the 2020 U.S. census, the total population of all four counties of Long Island was 8,063,232, comprising 40% of the population of the State of New York. As of 2020, the proportion of New York City residents (total 8,804,190) living on ...

  7. North and South Brother Islands (New York City) - Wikipedia

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    The Bronx. North and South Brother Islands are a pair of small islands located in New York City 's East River between the mainland Bronx and Rikers Island. North Brother Island was once the site of the Riverside Hospital for quarantinable diseases but is now uninhabited. [1] The islands had long been privately owned, but was purchased by the ...

  8. North Shore (Long Island) - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The North Shore of Long Island is the area along the northern coast of New York 's Long Island bordering Long Island Sound. Known for its extreme wealth and lavish estates, the North Shore exploded into affluence at the turn of the 20th century, earning it the nickname the Gold Coast. [1] Historically, this term refers to the affluent ...

  9. New York State Route 106 - Wikipedia

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    New York State Route 106. New York State Route 106 ( NY 106) is a 13.28-mile (21.37 km) state highway located in Nassau County, New York, in the United States. It begins in the town of Hempstead at an intersection with NY 105 in North Bellmore and heads to the north, crossing the hamlets of East Meadow and Levittown before entering the town of ...