James Balletta Owner/Broker
(516) 921-5025
C.R.B., G.R.I., C.R.S.

President, Licensed Real Estate Broker

About Long Island

Long Island Transportation

Three major express routes run east and west through Long Island. The Long Island Expressway (Route 495) runs from Manhattan to Riverhead, Northern State Parkway from Queens to Hauppauge and Southern State Parkway from Brooklyn and Queens to Oakdale.

An alternative to driving is to take the Long Island Railroad (LIRR), the nation’s largest commuter railroad. The LIRR operates 730 passenger trains daily on three major east-west routes from New York City along the entire length of the Nassau-Suffolk County region. With over 1,100 passenger cars and 701 miles of track, the LIRR services 124 stations in communities throughout Long Island and carries over a quarter million passengers daily. On average 15-20 trains leave from the local stations of Syosset and Hicksville during the morning commute to Manhattan and over 10 trains leaving Manhattan back to these stations during the afternoon commute.