The descendants of late 19th and early 20th-century immigrants from southern and eastern Europe, and Black migrants from the South, have been followed by more recent immigrants from Asia and Latin America. Chartered on April 24, 1834, and operating continuously since, it is also the oldest railroad in the U.S. that still operates under its original charter and name. Long Island has many ethnic Irish, Jews, and Italians, as well as an increasing numbers of Asians and Hispanics, reflecting later migrations. As other bridges and tunnels were constructed, areas of the island began to be developed as residential suburbs, first around the railroads that offered commuting into the city. After World War II, suburban development increased with incentives under the G.I. Francis Lewis from Brookhaven on Long Island was another signer of the Declaration that also had his home destroyed by the British, who then imprisoned his wife. Giovanni da Verrazzano was the first European to record an encounter with the Lenape people, after entering what is now New York Bay in 1524. Median household income on the island significantly exceeds $100,000, and the median home price is approximately $600,000, with Nassau County approximating $700,000. Meanwhile, the white population decreased from 32,234 in 2000 to 29,904, or from 81 . Nassau County ( / ns / NASS-aw) is an affluent inner suburban county located on Long Island, immediately to the east of New York City. The Garden State gained almost 500,000 people from 2010 to 2020, bringing its population to 9,288,994, a 5.7% increase. [16] Biotechnology companies, engineering, and scientific research play a significant role in Long Island's economy,[17] including research facilities at Brookhaven National Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Stony Brook University, New York Institute of Technology, Plum Island Animal Disease Center, the New York University Tandon School of Engineering, the Zucker School of Medicine, and the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. This was done to prevent the Indigenous people from helping their native allies on the mainland, who were attacking settlers there. Present-day Suffolk County was designated as the East Riding (of Yorkshire), present-day Brooklyn was part of the West Riding, and present-day Queens and Nassau were part of the larger North Riding. Finance", "Study Calls L.I. Backyard beekeepers of Long Island keep pollinator population buzzing . [129] The MTA's systems carry over 11million passengers on an average weekday systemwide, and over 850,000 vehicles on its seven toll bridges and two tunnels per weekday. Nassau County is divided into three towns and two small incorporated cities (Glen Cove and Long Beach). [20][bettersourceneeded] Many of them hunted animals, such as deer, raccoon, and turkey in the forest. Most of these contain tasting rooms, which are popular attractions for visitors from across the New York metropolitan area. Asian cuisines, Italian cuisine, Jewish cuisine, and Latin American cuisines were the most popular ethnic cuisines on Long Island as of the second decade of the 2000s. [80] This level of development means most of the habitats originally located on Long Island have been destroyed or segmented by housing developments or roads. Psychedelic rock was widely popular in the 1960s as flocks of disaffected youth travelled to NYC to participate in protest and the culture of the time. It also has an extremely large population density. ", "ADAPTATION: Political support for a sea wall in New York Harbor begins to form", "New York/JFK, NY Climate Normals 19611990", "A Virtual Tour of Long Island Sound Habitats", "Indicators of nutrient pollution in Long Island, New York, estuarine environments", "Search for Superfund Sites Where You Live", "Environmental Investigation and Cleanup Activities at the Former U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman Bethpage Facility Sites - NYS Dept. At the 2020 census, the combined population of Nassau and Suffolk counties was 2,921,694 people, Suffolk County's share being 1,525,920 and Nassau County's 1,395,774. The Barclays Center, a sports arena, business, and residential complex built partly on a platform over the Atlantic Yards at Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, is the home of the Brooklyn Nets basketball team. Long Island is an island in New York that reaches from New York Harbor into the Atlantic Ocean. [2][3] Long Island's land area of 1,401 square miles (3,630km2) makes it the largest island in the contiguous United States, 11th-largest in the country at large, and 149th-largest in the world. In 1636, Charles I of England, a Stuart, rewarded Scottish courtier, diplomat, and colonial governor William Alexander's service to the Crown by creating him Lord Alexander of Tullibody and Viscount of Stirling. There are historic and modern bridges, and recreational and commuter trails, serving various parts of Long Island. Long Island extends 120 miles (190 km) eastward from Manhattan, the central core of the conurbation. The 19th century saw the infusion of the wealthiest Americans in the so-called Gold Coast of the North Shore, where wealthy Americans and Europeans in the Gilded Age built lavish country homes. [25], In spite of these shifting claims to title and absentee land sales, European settlers continued to purchase land directly from the Indigenous people. [86], In contrast, Queens is the most ethnically diverse county in the United States and the most diverse urban area in the world. Other parts of indigenous land were bought, areas that are now known as Brookhaven, Bellport, and South haven. Brooklyn's sixteen members and Queens' fourteen members represent the first and second largest borough contingents of the New York City Council.[110]. Queens Stats and Demographics for the 11101 ZIP Code ZIP code 11101 is located in southeast New York and covers a slightly less than average land area compared to other ZIP codes in the United States. Follow this link for detailed population, demographic and census data. Minerva Perez, the executive director of OLA of Eastern Long Island, says . Dutch explorer Adriaen Block followed in 1615 and is credited as the first European to determine that both Manhattan and Long Island are islands. [48] In the popular media this has been often misinterpreted as a ruling that Long Island is legally not an island. Ferries connect Suffolk County northward across Long Island Sound to Connecticut. The Islanders moved full-time to UBS Arena at Belmont Park, in Elmont, New York, in November 2021. On August 22, 1830, Willett died and was buried in the graveyard of Trinity Church. Despite this success during the latter part of the team's stay in Brooklyn, they were a second-division team with an unspectacular winning record for much of their history there but nonetheless became legendary for the almost-fanatical devotion of the Brooklynites who packed the relatively small ballpark to vigorously root for the team they affectionately called, "Dem Bums". The northern moraine, which directly abuts the North Shore of Long Island at points, is known as the Harbor Hill moraine. On April 22 of that year Charles told the Plymouth Colony, which had laid claim to Long Island but had not settled it, to cede it to Alexander. Computer and Internet Use. Several NHL players were born and/or raised on Long Island, such as Vancouver Canucks Christopher Higgins and Matt Gilroy, Nashville Predators Eric Nystrom, Toronto Maple Leaf Mike Komisarek, Pittsburgh Penguin Rob Scuderi, and New York Ranger Keith Kinkaid. Population 7,568,304 (as of 2010 estimates for Nassau, Suffolk, Brooklyn, Queens). Long Island is home to two Native American reservations, Poospatuck Reservation, and Shinnecock Reservation, both in Suffolk County. An artificial turf baseball complex named Baseball Heaven is in Yaphank. Long Island New York is 'physically' made up of four counties. Long Island also has two horse racing tracks, Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, Queens and Belmont Park on the Queens/Nassau border in Elmont, home of the Belmont Stakes. 2.87. It is a popular place to view summer concerts that feature new and classic artists. Brooklyn and Queens contain five of eleven senior colleges within CUNY, the public university system of New York City and one of the largest in the country. During the occupation British troops used a number of civilian structures for defense and demanded to be quartered in the homes of civilians. [24], Through Farret (who personally received Shelter Island and Robins Island), Alexander in turn sold most of the eastern island to the New Haven Colony and Connecticut Colony. [57] The climate features hot, usually humid summers with occasional thunderstorms, mild spring and fall weather, and cold winters with a mix of snow and rain and stormier conditions. [96] Conversely, the Flushing Chinatown has also become the epicenter of organized prostitution in the United States, importing women from China, Korea, Thailand, and Eastern Europe to sustain the underground North American sex trade. The Europeans admired their friendliness and their skills in mediation. [89] Only a small percentage of Protestants responded, 7% and 8% respectively, for Nassau and Suffolk counties. Long Island is home to more than a third of the total population of New York State. The first nations of Long Island used canoes as a source of transportation, and since they lived by the shores, they went fishing. These islands include Fire Island, the largest of the outer barrier islands that parallels the southern shore of Long Island for approximately 31 miles (50km); Plum Island, which was home to the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, a biological weapons research facility; Fishers Island and smaller islands Wicopesset Island, North Dumpling Island, South Dumpling Island, and Flat Hammock; as well as Robins Island, Gardiners Island, Long Beach Barrier Island, Jones Beach Island, Great Gull Island, Little Gull Island, and Shelter Island. From 2012 to 2013, the number of people over 55 on Long Island grew by 19,000 individuals, or 2.3%, as the baby boom generation continued to age. Later, the English referred to the land as "Nassau Island",[31] after the House of Nassau of the Dutch Prince William of Nassau, Prince of Orange (who later also ruled as King William III of England). Nassau County had a larger population for decades, but Suffolk County surpassed it in the 1990 census as growth and development continued to spread eastward. [113] Sawicki claimed all of Nassau and Suffolk taxpayers' money would remain locally, rather than the funds being dispersed all over the entire state of New York, with these counties sending to Albany over three billion dollars more than they receive. 2.60. Several smaller islands, though geographically distinct, are in proximity to Long Island and are often grouped with it. Several colleges and universities within the State University of New York system are on Long Island, including Stony Brook University (which noted its health sciences research and medical center), as well as Nassau Community College and Suffolk County Community College that serve their respective counties. Long Island's eateries are largely a product of the region's local ethnic populations. Eastern Long Island is a significant producer of wine. Bill, and Long Island's population skyrocketed, mostly in Nassau County and western Suffolk County. Long Island is actually comprised of 4 counties, including 2 that form New York City boroughs Queens and Brooklyn. It is the home of the Brookhaven National Laboratory in nuclear physics and Department of Energy research. [121], Of land-based produce, Long Island duck has a history of national recognition since the 19th century, with four duck farms continuing to produce 2million ducks a year as of 2013[update]. Clams are also a popular food and clam digging a popular recreational pursuit, with Manhattan clam chowder reputed to have Long Island origins. [54] Long Island, as part of the Outer Lands region, is formed largely of two spines of glacial moraine, with a large, sandy outwash plain beyond. The Brooklyn Cyclones are a minor league baseball team, affiliated with the New York Mets. R & B also has a history on Long Island, most notably Huntington-born Mariah Carey, one of the top-selling musicians of all time. [18][bettersourceneeded] The fishermen used bows, arrows, and hooks to catch seafood such as crabs, scallops, and lobster. In contrast, all of Brooklyn and Queens are served by the New York City Department of Education, the largest school district in the United States. NEW JERSEY: 2020 Census. [112] On March 28, 2008, Suffolk County Comptroller Joseph Sawicki proposed a plan that would make Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island the 51st state of the United States of America. Every August (September, in Olympic years) the best tennis players in the world travel to Long Island to play the championships held in the USTA National Tennis Center, adjacent to Citi Field in Flushing Meadows Park. "[46] At least as late as 1911, locations in Queens were still commonly referred to as being on Long Island. Another indigenous name from colonial time, Paumanok, comes from the Native American name for Long Island and means "the island that pays tribute."[32]. The North Fork peninsula of Suffolk County's East End has developed a burgeoning wine region. Among these are the notable institutions of Brooklyn College and Queens College. The Willets Point and the accompanying Mets-Willets Point station is named in his honor. However, in 1664, the English returned to take over the Dutch colony of New Netherland, including Long Island. It hosts a large Fourth of July fireworks show every year which fills the stands. The New York Mets planned to move their Double-A farm team to Long Island, as part of the ambitious but now-defunct plan for Nassau County called The Lighthouse Project. Common signs of eutrophication include murky green water and foul odor. The first settlement on the geographic Long Island itself was on October 21, 1640, when Southold was established by the Rev. Many public and private high schools on Long Island are ranked among the best in the United States. The New York Dragons of the Arena Football League played their home games at Nassau Coliseum. Block Islandwhich is part of Rhode Islandand numerous smaller islands extend further into the Atlantic. In 1640, English colonists attempted to settle at Cow Bay at what today is Port Washington. The longest dirt thoroughbred racecourse in the world is also at Belmont Park. Loss of the Dodgers to California was locally considered a civic tragedy that negatively affected the community far more than the similar moves of other established teams to new cities in the 1950s, including the Dodgers' long-time arch-rival New York Giants, who also left for California after 1957. There are nearly 3 million people living in Nassau and Suffolk, but when the residents of Queens and. Their stadium, Bethpage Ballpark, is in Central Islip. The island was a British stronghold until the end of the war in 1783. [26], After the Dutch began to move into Manhattan many of the indigenous people moved to Pennsylvania and Delaware. Households with a computer, percent, 2017-2021. There are few tall buildings on Long Island. Long Island NY Census Records Long Island NY Census Records USA (1,373,456) > New York (69,963) > Long Island (158) > Long Island County Census Records (42) USA (1,373,456) > New York (69,963) > New York Census Records (4,760) > Long Island Census Records (42) The respective Borough Presidents are responsible for appointing individuals to the Brooklyn Community Boards and Queens Community Boards, each of which serves an advisory function on local issues. Population: 9,452 Number of households: 3,421 Median income: $118,625 Median home value: $398,800 Owner cost-burdened households: 39.4% Rent-burdened households: 56% These metrics provide a deeper look into the makeup of the community. The town rests on the mouth of the Peconic River, from which it derives its name. [80] Most of the undeveloped land is found in Suffolk County which is made up of 46% undeveloped land. Persons per household, 2017-2021. [84], Whites are the largest racial group in all four counties, and are in the majority in Nassau and Suffolk counties. ", "Court Rules Long Island Legally Part of Mainland", "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015 - 2015 Population Estimates", "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter and End-of-Year 2014", American Public Transportation Association, "Long Island Indians and The Early Settlers", "Long Island Indian Tribes- Richmond Hill Historical Society", Year book of the Holland Society of New-York By Holland Society of New York - 1922, The History of Long Island - Benjamin F. 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[81] These tidal wetlands act as a natural barrier from flooding, so as they are destroyed and developed the chances of damages due to flooding increase. US-born citizens make up 59.06% of the resident pool in Long Island City, while non-US-born citizens account for 22.34%. Long Island Census 2020: LI population up 3.1%, becoming more diverse Nassau County's population increased 4.2%, or 56,242 residents, to 1,395,774 residents in 2020, from 1,339,532 in. For example, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has a district named "Long Island (Nassau-Suffolk Metro Division). According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2008 American Community Survey, Nassau and Suffolk counties had the 10th and 26th highest median household incomes in the nation, respectively. Gentrification has affected much of Brooklyn and a portion of Queens, relocating a sizeable swath of New York City's population. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates mass transportation for the New York metropolitan area including all five boroughs of New York City, the suburban counties of Dutchess, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester, all of which together are the "Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District (MCTD)". Companies such as Sperry Corporation, Computer Associates (headquartered in Islandia), Zebra Technologies (now occupying the former headquarters of Symbol Technologies, and a former Grumman plant in Holtsville), have made Long Island a center for the computer industry. Brooklyn and Queens, on the other hand, do not have county governments. [102] Likewise, the Long Island Koreatown originated in Flushing, Queens, and is expanding eastward along Northern Boulevard[103][104][105][106][107] and into Nassau County.[93][104][105]. On eastern Long Island, such villages as Port Jefferson, Patchogue, and Riverhead have been changed from inactive shipbuilding and mill towns into tourist-centric commercial centers with cultural attractions. [7] The Nassau-Suffolk-only definition of Long Island is recognized as a region by the State of New York. Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. This legacy continues in the Blue Point oyster, a now ubiquitous variety originally harvested on the Great South Bay that was the favorite oyster of Queen Victoria. From about 1930 to about 1990, Long Island was considered one of the aerospace manufacturing centers of the United States, with companies such as Grumman, Republic, Fairchild, and Curtiss having their headquarters and factories on Long Island. Numerous island place names are Native American in origin. High intensity development makes up 10% of the land cover on Long Island, medium intensity development makes up 17%, low intensity development makes up 17% and developed open spaces account for 19% making the total percent of developed land around 63%. Explore Search Water Long Island 70,252. The charts below feature demographic information for Nassau County, Suffolk County and New York State, demonstrating population statistics, ethnic and racial composition, housing and income. It is estimated that at current rates by the year 2100 water levels will rise about four feet causing the relocation and destruction of neighborhoods along the coast of the island. South Shore communities are built along protected wetlands of the island and contain white sandy beaches of Outer Barrier Islands fronting on the Atlantic Ocean. The temperatures south of Sunrise Highway (NY Route 27) tend to be significantly cooler than the rest of Long Island in the spring and summer months because of the relatively cooler temperatures of the Atlantic Ocean. When his agent James Farret arrived in New Amsterdam in 1637 to present his claim of English sovereignty he was arrested and sent to prison in Holland (but escaped). [27], Native American land deeds recorded by the Dutch from 1636 state that the Indians referred to Long Island as Sewanhaka (Sewanhacky and Sewanhacking were other spellings in the transliteration of Lenape). The slow-moving "Superstorm Sandy" (so-nicknamed because it merged with a nor'easter before it made landfall) caused 90% of Long Island households to lose power and an estimated $18billion in damages in Nassau and Suffolk counties alone. As boroughs of New York City, both have borough presidents, which have been largely ceremonial offices since the shutdown of the New York City Board of Estimate. Many of them who stayed behind died from smallpox as North Americans had never been exposed to the disease before, resulting in large scale deaths due to lack of antibodies and natural resistance which Eurasian peoples gained. The data also ranked Nassau the fourth most segregated county in New York State, behind the much larger and urban counties of Brooklyn and Queens, as well as Wyoming, an . Casesse, Sid and William Murphy (May 1, 2010). Two of the most well-known are the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club and the public Bethpage Black Course that has hosted multiple U.S. Open tournaments as well as several other top level international championships. The Pine Barrens is a preserved pine forest encompassing much of eastern Suffolk County. [82] Rising temperatures will also exacerbate the algal bloom problems, as algae tends to thrive in warmer waters. [original research?] [87][88], According to a 2000 report on religion, which asked congregations to respond, Catholics are the largest religious group on Long Island, with non-affiliated in second place. In 1609, the English navigator Henry Hudson explored the harbor and purportedly landed at the present-day Coney Island. [22] They also used their wampum to trade with the Europeans. Long Island is home to the East Coast's largest industrial park, the Hauppauge Industrial Park, hosting over 1,300 companies which employ more than 71,000 individuals. The central and eastern portions contain the suburban Nassau and Suffolk counties. Three of the nine specialized high schools in New York City are in the two Long Island boroughs, those being Brooklyn Latin School, Brooklyn Technical High School (one of the original three specialized schools), and Queens High School for the Sciences. One part of the outwash plain was known as the Hempstead Plains, and this land contained one of the few natural prairies to exist east of the Appalachian Mountains. However, with an estimated population of 7.64 million people, Long Island makes up over one-third of New York State's population! Although the aircraft companies eventually ended their Long Island operations and the early airports were all later closed Roosevelt Field, for instance, became the site of a major shopping mall the Cradle of Aviation Museum on the site of the former Mitchel Field documents the Island's key role in the history of aviation. Of these gains, Nassau County saw a 4.2% increase in total residents, while neighboring Suffolk County grew by a total of 2.2%. It is separated from. Long Island is also known for its school music programs. There are eleven road crossings out of Long Island, all but one providing Brooklyn-Manhattan, Queens-Manhattan, and Queens-Bronx connections across the East River, with the Triborough Bridge providing two connections from Queens, one each to Manhattan and the Bronx. The Long Island Rail Road is the busiest commuter railroad in North America and operates continuously. Of this, 49.8% are males and 50.2% are females. Its population density is 5,859.5 inhabitants per square mile (2,262.4/km2). The Dutch founded six towns in present-day Brooklyn beginning in 1645. The North Shore beaches are rocky from the remaining glacial debris, while the South Shore's are crisp, clear, outwash sand. The 65 and over population increased 3.8 percentage points on Long Island between 2010 and 2020, rising from 14.3% of the Island's population to 18.1% according to Newsday's analysis of the census . [89], A growing population of nearly half a million Chinese Americans now live on Long Island. The government[dubious discuss] that they set up was a participatory democracy[original research?] Long Island was also the site of Mitchel Air Force Base and was a major center of military aircraft production by companies such as Grumman and Fairchild Aircraft during World War II and for some decades afterward. When allowance is made for inflation, the extent of Sandy's damages is second only to that of those caused by the 1938 Long Island Express. The land to the south of this moraine to the South Shore is the outwash plain of the last glacier. On August 13, 2014, flash flooding occurred in western-central Suffolk County after a record-setting rainfall deposited more than three months' worth of precipitation on the area within a few hours. Long Island may refer both to the main island and the surrounding outer barrier islands. Others include gold medalists Sue Bird, Sarah Hughes and Derrick Adkins, USWNT World Cup champions Crystal Dunn and Alexandra Long, D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Billy Donovan, Larry Brown, Rick Pitino, John McEnroe, Jumbo Elliott, Mick Foley, Zack Ryder, Matt Serra, Boomer Esiason, Vinny Testaverde, Craig Biggio, Frank Catalanotto, Greg Sacks, Gilles Villemure, Rob Burnett, Steve Park, Frank Viola, Chris Weidman, Don Genalo, Marques Colston, and Speedy Claxton. The Cyclones play at MCU Park just off the boardwalk on Coney Island in Brooklyn. Thunderstorms rarely form directly over Long Island, but can form over inland areas and then move eastward. The people living in ZIP code 11101 are primarily white. Studies have shown that New York has lost almost half of its tidal wetlands along the Long Island Sound. The easternmost 280 square miles (730km2) of Queens County, which were not part of the consolidation plan,[39][40][41][42][43][44] Jewish cuisine is likewise represented by delicatessens and bagel stores. Long Island is home to numerous famous athletes, including Hall of Famers Jim Brown, Julius Erving, John Mackey, Whitey Ford, Nick Drahos, and Carl Yastrzemski. Nassau County executive Ed Mangano came out in support of such a proposal in April 2010 and commissioned a study on it.[115]. The Lizards play at Mitchel Athletic Complex in Uniondale. Although a lower central pressure was recorded in Sandy, the National Hurricane Center estimates that the 1938 hurricane had a lower pressure at landfall. Lion Gardiner settled nearby Gardiners Island. Nassau and Suffolk counties are served by the Nassau County Police Department and Suffolk County Police Department, respectively, although several dozen villages and the two cities in Nassau County have their own police departments. Several hundred transportation companies service the Long Island/New York City area. Fishing continues to be an important industry, especially at Huntington, Northport, Montauk, and other coastal communities of the East End and South Shore. [6] Conversely, locally, the term "the City" refers to Manhattan alone. Long Island has played a prominent role in scientific research and in engineering. Suffolk County is divided into ten towns. Long Island drinking water is sourced from a large aquifer which is at risk of contamination if chemical pollution continues. By the start of the 21st century, a number of Long Island communities had converted their assets from industrial uses to post-industrial roles. He was a member of the Suffolk County Militia in the early conflict with Britain, attaining the rank of Major General. Many major forms of transportation serve Long Island, including aviation via John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, and Long Island MacArthur Airport, and multiple smaller airports; rail transportation via the Long Island Rail Road and the New York City Subway; bus routes via MTA Regional Bus Operations, Nassau Inter-County Express, and Suffolk County Transit; ferry service via NYC Ferry and multiple smaller ferry companies; and several major highways. The towns in both counties have their own governments as well, with town supervisors and a town council. All of Long Island (as well as the islands between it and Connecticut) became part of the Province of New York within the Shire of York. As many as 20% of Long Islanders commute to jobs in Manhattan. [28] Sewan was one of the terms for wampum (commemorative stringed shell beads, for a while also used as currency by colonists in trades with the Lenape), and is also translated as "loose" or "scattered", which may refer either to the wampum or to Long Island. Each has a county legislature and countywide-elected officials, including district attorney, county clerk, and county comptroller. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 1,395,774, estimated to have increased slightly from 1,356,924 in 2019, making it the sixth-most populous county in New York. Its county seat is Mineola, and its largest town is Hempstead. [82] Restoration of coast lines and marsh habitats may provided some protection against flooding from large storms, but Long Island is largely unprepared for the increasing intensity of storms in the years to come. and there was an alliance between the nations. Housing over 30,000 individuals born in China alone, the largest by this metric outside Asia, Flushing has become home to the largest and one of the fastest-growing Chinatowns in the world as the heart of over 250,000 ethnic Chinese in Queens, representing the largest Chinese population of any U.S. municipality other than New York City in total. Charles Lindbergh lifted off from Roosevelt Field with his Spirit of Saint Louis for his historic 1927 solo flight to Europe, one of the events that helped to establish Long Island as an early center of aviation during the 20th century. Seeing action at Monmouth, Willett then participated in the 1778 Sullivan Campaign. Catholics make up 52% of the population of Nassau and Suffolk, versus 22% for the country as a whole, with Jews at 16% and 7%, respectively, versus 1.7% nationwide. Brooklyn reversed decades of population decline and factory closings to resurface as a globally renowned cultural and intellectual hotbed. Another category of sporting events popular in this region involves firematic racing events, involving many local volunteer fire departments. Of these, about 2.50 million are in Kings County, 2.23 million in Queens County, 1.34 million in Nassau County, and 1.49 million in Suffolk County. Some storms may weaken as they approach Long Island due to the moderating effects of the Atlantic Ocean. 19.6%. [127] Italian cuisine is found in ubiquitous pizzerias throughout the island, with the region hosting an annual competition, the Long Island Pizza Festival & Bake-Off. New York's population rose to 20,201,249 in 2020 count, but it will lose one congressional seat, as other states, largely in the South and West, had greater gains. [61] While it lies north of where most tropical cyclones turn eastward and out to sea (most landfalls on the East Coast of the U.S. occur from North Carolina southward), several tropical cyclones have struck Long Island, including a devastating Category 3, the 1938 New England hurricane (also known as the "Long Island Express"), and another Category 3, Hurricane Carol in 1954. The move from New Jersey in the summer of 2012 marked the return to Long Island for the Nets franchise, which played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale from 1972 to 1977. Companies in the park and abroad are represented by the Hauppauge Industrial Association. [49][50][51] The United States Board on Geographic Names still considers Long Island an island, because it is surrounded by water.[52]. busiest commuter railroad in North America, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Learn how and when to remove this template message, List of biotech and pharmaceutical companies in the New York metropolitan area, List of tech companies in the New York metropolitan area, List of Long Island law enforcement agencies, specialized high schools in New York City, List of colleges and universities on Long Island, List of colleges and universities in New York City, New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering, The National Association for Music Education, busiest international air passenger gateway, Cedar Swamp Road/Broadway/Hicksville Road, List of Long Island recreational facilities, Timeline of town creation in Downstate New York, "Long Island at its Best; Who's the Longest of Them All? If Long Island geographically constituted an independent metropolitan statistical area, it would rank fourth most populous in the United States; if it were a U.S. state, Long Island would rank thirteenth in population and first in population density. The Stony Brook Seawolves represent Stony Brook University, and have had a bevy of athletic accomplishments such as reaching the 2012 College World Series as an underdog after defeating the LSU Tigers in a best-of-3 series. Each nation had its own territory and chief that was respected by other tribes. The predecessor to the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) began service in 1836 from the South Ferry in Brooklyn, through the remainder of Brooklyn, to Jamaica in Queens. Long Island is home to a range of higher-education institutions, both public and private. [59] Temperatures seldom fall below 5F (21C) or rise above 100F (38C). The census data also showed that among New York City neighborhoods, Long Island City experienced the fastest growth in residents who identified as Asian, a fivefold increase since 2010. The MTA considers itself to be the largest regional public transportation provider in the Western Hemisphere. Average yearly snowfall totals range from approximately 20 to 35 inches (51 to 89cm), with the north shore and western parts averaging more than the immediate south shore (South of Sunrise Hwy) and the east end. Until the 1883 completion of the Brooklyn Bridge, the only means of travel between Long Island and the rest of the United States was by boat or ship. August 25, 2021. [85] In 2002, The New York Times cited a study by the non-profit group ERASE Racism, which determined that Nassau and Suffolk counties constitute the most racially segregated suburbs in the United States. [citation needed], Long Island's colonists served both Loyalist and Patriot causes, with many prominent families divided among both sides. Long Island, island in the Atlantic Ocean that comprises the southeasternmost part of New York state, U.S. Queens and Brooklyn are patrolled by the New York City Police Department. [130], The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is North America's busiest commuter railroad system, carrying an average of 282,400 passengers each weekday on 728 daily trains. Jayne's Hill, at 401 feet (122m), within Suffolk County near its border with Nassau County, is the highest hill along either moraine; another well-known summit is Bald Hill in Brookhaven Town, not far from its geographical center at Middle Island. Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater is an outdoor amphitheatre at Jones Beach State Park. From the 1920s to the 1940s, Long Island began the transformation from backwoods and farms as developers created numerous suburbs. Nassau County and Suffolk County each have their own governments, with a County Executive leading each. [63][64] The storm also had a devastating impact on coastal communities in the Brooklyn and Queens portions of the island, including Coney Island in Brooklyn and the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, although estimates of monetary damages there are usually calculated as part of the overall losses suffered in New York City as a whole. Keep Readding to Learn more fun facts about Long Island, NY! This is due to several factors: the western part is closer to the mainland and more densely developed, causing the "urban heat island" effect, and Long Island's land mass veers northward as one travels east. The single non-East River crossing is the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, connecting Brooklyn to Staten Island across The Narrows. The New York Mets baseball team plays at Citi Field in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens. America Counts Story. Disposal practices of both parties resulted in a plume of VOCs or volatile organic compounds that contaminated groundwater in an area extending 4.3 miles north and south and 2.1 miles east and west. [4] As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,902. Long Island is the largest island in the continental United States, and arguably the most gorgeous. Gradually, development also followed these parkways, with various communities springing up along the more traveled routes. The new stadium has an exterior faade and main entry rotunda inspired by Brooklyn's famous Ebbets Field (see below). Stony Brook University and New York Institute of Technology conduct advanced medical and technological research. Aircraft production on Long Island extended all the way into the Space Age Grumman was one of the major contractors that helped to build the early lunar flight and space shuttle vehicles. [124] Long Island has also become a producer of diverse craft beers, with 15 microbreweries across Nassau and Suffolk counties as of 2013[update]. The Cyclones play at MCU Park just off the Coney Island Boardwalk in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. He is considered the first New World settler on Long Island. [75] Each of these habitats faces unique challenges in terms of environmental degradation but a few common issues can be found in each of them. [131][132] A $2billion plan to add a third railroad track to the LIRR Main Line between the Floral Park and Hicksville stations in Nassau County was completed in 2022,[133] and an expansion of the Ronkonkoma Branch from one to two tracks was completed in 2018. Long Island City, New York's Demographic, Population and Census Data. As of 2018[update], MTA agencies move about 8.6million customers per day (translating to 2.65billion rail and bus customers a year). [65][66][full citation needed] Hurricane Sandy and its profound impacts have prompted the discussion of constructing seawalls and other coastal barriers around the shorelines of Long Island and New York City to minimize the risk of destructive consequences from another such event in the future.[67][68]. Other famous aviators such as Wiley Post originated notable flights from Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, which became the first major airport serving New York City before it was superseded by the opening of La Guardia Airport in 1939. The Duke of York held a grudge against Connecticut, as New Haven had hidden three of the judges (John Dixwell, Edward Whalley and William Goffe[33]) who sentenced the Duke's father, King Charles I, to death in 1649. Over ten years, LI increased from 2,367 population per square mile to 2,443 per square mile. The westernmost end of Long Island contains the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn (Kings County) and Queens (Queens County). [19][bettersourceneeded] The farmers used fish for fertilizer and planted vegetables such as corn, beans, and squash, which were popular among the indigenous people. 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. [35], General Washington based his espionage activities on Long Island, due to the western part of the island's proximity to the British military headquarters in New York City. Several cities were incorporated, such as the "City of Brooklyn" in Kings County, and Long Island City in Queens.[37][38]. Peter Hallock, one of the settlers, drew the long straw and was granted the honor to step ashore first. Development of vineyards on the North Fork has spawned a major viticultural industry, replacing potato fields. Long Island is a region affected by environmental degradation resulting from urban and suburban expansion beginning at the start of the 20th century. [36], In the 19th century, Long Island was still mainly rural and devoted to agriculture. Long Island has a wide variety of golf courses found all over the island. Among these are Raynham Hall, the Oyster Bay home of patriot spy Robert Townsend, and the Caroline Church in Setauket, which contains bullet holes from a skirmish known as the Battle of Setauket. Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021. Riverhead is a town in Suffolk County, New York, United States, on the north shore of Long Island. Many schools in Suffolk County have distinguished music programs, with high numbers of students who are accepted into the statewide All-State music groups, or even the National All-Eastern Coast music groups. Vineyards are most heavily concentrated on Long Island's North Fork, which contains 38 wineries. Among residents over the age of 25, 42.6% hold a college degree or higher educationally. Competing railroads (soon absorbed by the LIRR) were built along the south shore to accommodate travellers from those more populated areas. separated from Queens in 1899 to form Nassau County. The coldest month is January, when average temperatures range from 25 to 45F (4 to 7C), and the warmest month is July, when average temperatures range from 74 to 85F (23 to 29C). The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has operated the LIRR as one of its two commuter railroads since 1966, and the LIRR is one of the few railroads worldwide that provides service all the time, year round. Both the Suffolk County and Nassau County Music Educator's Associations are recognized by The National Association for Music Education (NAfME),[119][120] Long Island is one of the most developed areas in the United States with a large majority of the high intensity development located closer to New York City and lower intensity development as you move east across the island. The 2020 Census showed that Long Island's population and density (the population per square mile) increased by 3% since 2010. The New York Sharks is a women's American football team that is a member of the Women's Football Alliance. Music on Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk) is strongly influenced by the proximity to New York City and by the youth culture of the suburbs. To the extreme southwest, Long Island, at Brooklyn, is separated from Staten Island and the state of New Jersey by Upper New York Bay, the Narrows, and Lower New York Bay. 89.7%. In the late 1970s through the 1980s, the influence of radio station WLIR made Long Island one of the first places in the U.S. to hear and embrace European New Wave bands such as Depeche Mode, the Pet Shop Boys, and Culture Club. [18], The white settlers and the indigenous people lived amicably together for a while. The busy intersection of Main Street, Kissena Boulevard, and 41st Avenue defines the center of Downtown Flushing and the Flushing Chinatown, known as the "Chinese Times Square" or the "Chinese Manhattan". North of the island is Long Island Sound, across which lie Westchester County, New York, and the state of Connecticut. [78] Most famously from 1942-1996 Northrop Grumman and the United States Navy owned 600 acres where they manufactured military aircraft. The Dodgers won several National League pennants in the 1940s and 1950s, losing several times in the World Seriesoften called Subway Seriesto their Bronx rivals, the New York Yankees. . Nassau Coliseum and Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater are venues used by national touring acts as performance spaces for concerts. [77] Nutrient pollution is also responsible for Harmful Algal Blooms which depending on the type can be toxic to aquatic organisms as well as birds and mammals including humans. Serving in the 1st New York, he took part in the Invasion of Quebec before transferring to the 3rd New York in 1776. New York City experienced a significant population shift last year, with four of its five counties losing a greater percentage of people than almost any other major county in the United States,. A detailed geomorphological study of Long Island provides evidence of glacial history of the kame and terminal moraines of the island which were formed by the advance and retreat of two ice sheets. [94][95] The segment of Main Street between Kissena Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue, punctuated by the Long Island Rail Road trestle overpass, represents the cultural heart of the Flushing Chinatown. Rapidly growing Chinatowns have developed in Brooklyn and Queens,[100][101][93] as did earlier European immigrants, such as the Irish and Italians. [97] Flushing is undergoing rapid gentrification with investment by Chinese transnational entities,[98], More recently, a Little India community has emerged in Hicksville, Nassau County,[99] spreading eastward from the more established Little India enclaves in Queens. There are also milder winters, in which much of the island see less than 10 inches (25cm) of snow. [135][136][137], Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) provides bus service in Nassau County, while Suffolk County Transit, an agency of the Suffolk County government, provides bus service in Suffolk County. Winston Airport Shuttle, the oldest of these companies in business since 1973, was the first to introduce door-to-door shared-ride service to and from the major airports, which almost all transportation companies now use.[139]. Long Island is also home to the Long Island Ducks minor league baseball team of the Atlantic League. Post campus, on a former Gold Coast estate in Brookville, and a satellite campus in downtown Brooklyn). In addition to Long Island's duck industry, Riverhead contains one of the largest buffalo farms on the East coast. Long Island may appear to be connected to Queens and Brooklyn New York. Long Island was stung in late 2019 when Newsday reported that real estate agents routinely engaged in racial steering, but Nassau and Suffolk Counties on the whole became more diverse in the. Plans for a Long Island Sound link at locations in Nassau and Suffolk counties (a proposed bridge or tunnel that would link Long Island to the south with Westchester County, New York or Connecticut to the north across Long Island Sound) have been discussed for decades, but there are no plans to construct such a crossing. Computer and Internet Use. These moraines consist of gravel and loose rock left behind during the two most recent pulses of Wisconsin glaciation during the ice ages some 21,000 years ago (19,000 BC). NY is 1 of the 50 United States of America. 7,530,150. His family had emigrated to America in 1654 and by the time of his birth were well established and wealthy. As Suffolk County has more than three times the land area of Nassau County, the latter still has a much higher population density, given its proximity to New York City. What is the population of Long Island City? [15] Unemployment on Long Island stays consistently below 4%. [118] More recently, newer acts from Long Island, including Austin Schoeffel, Jon Bellion, and Envy on the Coast, have made a name for themselves. Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021. Long Island has a moderately sunny climate, averaging 2,400 to 2,800 hours of sunshine annually.[58]. [60], Long Island is somewhat vulnerable to tropical cyclones. Long Island also contains the Webb Institute, a small naval architecture college in Glen Cove. [5] Furthermore, the proportion of New York State's population residing on Long Island has also been increasing, with Long Island's census-estimated population increasing 6.5% since 2010, to 8,063,232 in 2020, representing 40% of New York State's census 2020-enumerated population of 20,215,751[83] and with a population density of 5,859.5 inhabitants per square mile (2,262.4/km2) on Long Island; the island is more populous than 37 of the 50 U.S. states. The 2020 census results show that not only is Long Island's population on the rise, but it is also becoming more diverse. George Washington managed her release by having the wives of two wealthy Philadelphia Tories arrested, then exchanging them for Mrs. Lewis. While affluent overall, Nassau County has pockets of more pronounced wealth with estates covering greater acreage within the Gold Coast of the North Shore and the Five Towns area on the South Shore. Between 2000 and 2017, Great Neck's Asian population more than doubled, from 2,657 to 7,347, and they rose from being 7 percent of the population to 18 percent, according to U.S. Census estimates. Geographically it appears like the are together but legally they are 2 of the 5 boroughs that make up New York City. The Brooklyn Cyclones minor league baseball team, affiliated with the New York Mets, plays in the High-A classification South Atlantic League. As of 2019, the Asian population in Nassau County had grown by 39% since 2010 to an estimated 145,191 individuals, including approximately 50,000 Indian Americans and 40,000 Chinese Americans, as Nassau County has become the leading suburban destination in the U.S. for Chinese immigrants. According to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Long Island's population grew by 88,812, or 3.1%, since 2010. Also, the eyewall of Hurricane Bob in 1991 brushed the eastern tip. Chemical Pollution is a common occurrence on Long Island with it being home to 38 Superfund sites both closed and active. [47] Some institutions in the New York City section of the island use the island's names, like Long Island University and Long Island Jewish Medical Center. About 7.56 million people lived on Long Island in 2010. Spring can be cool due to the relatively cooler temperatures of the Atlantic Ocean and occasional blocking. Southampton was settled in the same year. top There are 52,075 residents in Long Island City, with a median age of 34.5. At the close of the 19th century, wealthy industrialists who made vast fortunes during the Gilded Age began to construct large "baronial" country estates in Nassau County communities along the North Shore of Long Island, favoring the many properties with water views. [123], Long Island is well known for its production of alcoholic beverages. While the eastern region of Long Island was first settled by the English, the western portion of Long Island was settled by the Dutch; until 1664, the jurisdiction of Long Island was split between the Dutch and English, roughly at the present border between Nassau County and Suffolk County. Marinus Willett of Jamaica, Queens enlisted in the colonial militia after the French and Indian War broke out in 1754. Nick Drahos was an All Scholastic and All Long Island honoree at Lawrence High School, Nassau Co. in 1936 and 1937, and a two-time Unanimous National College All-American in 1939 and 1940 at Cornell University. Part of the Palisades Interstate Park, the cliffs of the New Jersey Palisades of Bergen County overlook the Hudson River as well as The Bronx and Upper Manhattan in New York. These operations have largely been phased out or significantly diminished. In 1774 he was chosen as a representative from New York to the First Continental Congress. In 2012, NICE replaced the former MTA Long Island Bus in transporting Long Islanders across Nassau County while allowing them to use MTA MetroCards as payment.[138]. On January 1, 1898, Kings County and portions of Queens County were consolidated into the "City of Greater New York", abolishing all cities and towns within them. The island is also home to the United States Merchant Marine Academy, a Federal Service Academy in Kings Point, on the North Shore. Private institutions include Molloy College in Rockville Centre, the New York Institute of Technology, Hofstra University and Adelphi University (both in the Town of Hempstead), as well as Long Island University (with its C.W. The Suffolk County Sheriff's Office is the oldest law enforcement agency in the State of New York, founded in the year 1683. Farms allow fresh fruit picking by Long Islanders for much of the year. Long Island is 118 miles long from east to west and about 23 miles wide covering an entire land area of about 1,723 square miles total. He was made the colonel of the 5th New York in 1780 and the Tryon County militia in 1781, where he fought at Johnstown. In any given winter, however, some parts of the island can see up to 50 inches (130cm) of snow or more. Restoration efforts have been on going since 2019 but concern over water quality still remains. 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