Long Island, New York

Long Island is the largest island in the continental United States at 1,377 square miles (3567 km2). The island is 118 miles (190km) long and between 12 to 20 miles from the southern Atlantic coast to Long Island Sound.

Total Long Island Population: 7.5 million

Nassau County: 1.35 million

Suffolk County: 1.45 million

Queens County: 2.25 million

Brooklyn/Kings County: 2.45 million

Nassau and Suffolk counties are home to numerous colleges and universities, including:

Public

Stony Brook University

SUNY College at Old Westbury

Farmingdale State University

Nassau Community College

Suffolk County CC

Private

Adelphi University

Hofstra University

LIU-CW Post Campus

NY Institute of Technology

Molloy College

Long Island’s economy is made up of over 90,000 businesses with vast employment opportunities in the fields of electronics, biotechnology, medical and health care systems, computer technology and food service, just to name a few. Long Island boasts one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation.

There are numerous New York State Parks located right on Long Island. Some of which are:

Planting Fields Arboretum State Park

Caumsett State Park

Jones Beach State Park

Bethpage State Park

Gov. Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park

There are also numerous venues for those who enjoy concerts and the arts which include the following:

 Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

The Tilles Center for the Performing Arts at CW Post

Brookhaven Amphitheatre