Long Island

noun

an island in SE New York: the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens of New York City are located at its W end. 118 miles (190 km) long; 12–20 miles (19–32 km) wide; 1,682 sq. mi. (4,356 sq. km).

Long Island

noun

an island in SE New York State, separated from the S shore of Connecticut by Long Island Sound (an arm of the Atlantic): contains the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens in the west, many resorts (notably Coney Island), and two large airports (La Guardia and John F. Kennedy). Area: 4462 sq km (1723 sq miles)

Long Island

Island in New York state. Its western end is taken up by Brooklyn and Queens, two of the five boroughs that make up New York City.

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“Long Island is a place of comfort, like the suburbs, where people eat. If the food was bad, people would riot. There’s nothing else. There’s no culture,” he said.

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My L.A. affair started in the bedroom of my Long Island house.

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During the pandemic, I was able to access a Long Island landing station and stand directly above the manhole cover where the cables came from across the Atlantic.

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When they fought in the States, the venues were big and legendary: twice in Madison Square Garden and once in the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island.

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She’s energized, still speaking in the Long Island accent from earlier, lighting cigarettes constantly.

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