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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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One day, as I sat in our driveway in Long Island playing with blocks and buckets, my curiosity got the best of me.
In past lives, the area served as the location of the Battle of Long Island during the Revolutionary War.
For years, Mooney rowed around Long Island promoting HIV/AIDS awareness.
It was 1966, and he was another 12-year-old Jewish kid growing up in the Long Island suburbs.
But even Queens and Brooklyn are part of the larger landmass that makes up Long Island.
He did the thing up in Long Island Sound for several years, and changed her name a half a dozen times into the bargain.
But should the Long Island Indians prevail, an inroad upon the main would bring them dangerously near to the new towns.
Kieft now tried to make friends with the redskins, and appointed a meeting with their chiefs on Long Island.
He cut over to the very edge of Long Island and followed the southern shore-line.
He was quite sure that the good weather could not last until he was safely back on Long Island.
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