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(Encyclopedia) Copiague Copiague kōˌpāgˈ [key], uninc. residential town (2020 pop. 23,561), Suffolk co., SE N.Y…Valley Stream
(Encyclopedia) Valley Stream, village (1990 pop. 33,946), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island, a residential suburb of New York City; inc. 1925. Kennedy International Airport is to the west. Valley…Westbury
(Encyclopedia) Westbury, residential village (1990 pop. 13,060), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island; settled 1650, inc. 1932. The State Univ. of New York's Old Westbury campus and Old Westbury…Mount, William Sidney
(Encyclopedia) Mount, William Sidney, 1807–68, American genre and portrait painter, b. Setauket, N.Y. His childhood was spent at Stony Brook, Long Island, the scene of many of his pictures. At 17 he…Mineola
(Encyclopedia) MineolaMineolamĭnēōˈlə [key], village (1990 pop. 18,994), seat of Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island, a suburb of New York City; inc. 1906. Chiefly residential, it is a commercial…East Haven
(Encyclopedia) East Haven, town (2020 pop. 27,923, New Haven co., S Conn., on Long Island Sound, a residential suburb of New Haven, in a farm area; inc…Shelter Island
(Encyclopedia) Shelter Island (1990 pop. 1,193), 7 mi (11.2 km) long and 6 mi (9.7 km) wide, between the two peninsulas of E Long Island, SE N.Y. Settled in the 17th cent. by English colonists, the…Port Washington
(Encyclopedia) Port Washington, uninc. town (1990 pop. 15,387), Nassau co., SE N.Y., a suburb of New York City, on the north shore of Long Island and Manhasset Bay. There is extensive manufacturing,…Patchogue
(Encyclopedia) PatchoguePatchoguepăchˈägˌ, –ôgˌ [key], village (1990 pop. 11,060), Suffolk co., SE N.Y., on Long Island, on Great South Bay; inc. 1893. A residential area that is popular in the…bight
(Encyclopedia) bight, broad bend or curve in a coastline, forming a large open bay. The New York bight, for example, is the curve in the coast described by the southern shore of Long Island and the…Trending
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