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LongIsland.com Fun Guides - Fun Around the Island for All Seasons!

Flowers in full bloom. Photo by Bridgette Kistinger Long Island is jam packed with fun for all seasons, holidays, and occasions. During the summer masses of people make a special trip out just to enjoy the beautiful beaches that line the ...
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You Know You Are A Long Islander When...

The Fire Island Light Station off Captree Island, NY. Photo by Kelly Tenny via LongIsland.com's Robert Moses Beach Photo Gallery. As Long Islanders, we have our own language, and a lifestyle that we will live by. Whenever we leave Long ...
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Best Parks for Kids on Long Island

Kids enjoying a day of Summer Fun at Robert Moses State Park. Long Island is home to an extensive network of state and town parks many of which are free for residents to enjoy year round. Other parks offer free ...
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Town of Hempstead

Founded in 1643, the Village of Hempstead is one of the oldest towns in New York state. The Town of Hempstead occupys the southwestern portion of Nassau County, New York. Twenty-two incorporated villages are entirely or partially within the Town of ...
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Long Island Indoor Swimming Pools

Beaches and outdoor public pools are a great place to cool off on a hot summer day, but Long Island also has many locations with indoor pools for times when it is not always sunny outside and off season for ...
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Freeport Nautical Mile

A bright, sunny day in the Village of Freeport. The Freeport Nautical Mile, operated by the Village of Freeport, is a pitcuresque waterfront main street running along the Woodcleft Canal. Waterside dining and an active nightlife draw tourists and locals ...
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Dockside Dining on Long Island

One of the finest joys of living on Long Island is being able to revel in seaside bliss with beaches, boating, and fresh seafood. Combine these luxuries together, and you have a romantic dockside dining experience! There are many restaurants ...
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Long Island Day Trips Guide

When you hear the word ‘island’ you tend to automatically picture a very small area with just a few different places to visit. Well, Long Island is quite the opposite. Long Island is home to an extensive number of towns, ...
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Waterfront Restaurants on Long Island

There is simply nothing better than unwinding at a waterfront restaurant after a day of fun in the sun – whether you’ve just returned from a leisurely day of boating or fishing, or enjoying one of Long Island’s gorgeous beaches. ...
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Long Island Vacation Destinations

It’s no wonder that Long Island is one of the most popular vacation destinations on the East Coast! It offers vacationers beautiful white sandy beaches, majestic rocky bluffs, park land, art, science and history museums, theatres, vineyards & wineries, ...
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Long Island Hockey

The Islanders are one of New York's three professional hockey teams. Until 2015, Nassau County was home to one of New York's professional hockey teams, the Islanders. The team was based in Uniondale, with the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum as their home arena, but ...
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Crime on Long Island

Long Island is a great place to live, work and raise a family. Part of the secure family atmosphere is the prevalence of professional police departments and highly-trained volunteer fire departments. These institutions help keep communities safe throughout Nassau and ...
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Long Island Dog Adoption

If you are looking to adopt a dog on Long Island there are numerous rescue organizations and shelters with wonderful, family-friendly dogs waiting for their forever home. Dog adoption is an excellent option that gives abandoned or lost animals a ...
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50 Reasons Why We Love Living on Long Island

Life on Long Island is great - we've put together our top 50 reasons why we love living on LI, but clearly there are a lot more than that to why folks love living on LI! There are the obvious ...
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World Trade Center Steel Beam Memorial Sites on Long Island

After the World Trade Center was attacked on September 11, 2001, steel beams recovered from Ground Zero were shipped across the country to stand as solemn reminders of the events that occurred that day, and as memorials for those who ...
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Soup Kitchens on Long Island

Doing some spring cleaning? This season, consider donating your gently worn clothing, household items and cans of non-perishable food from your cupboards to a charity or soup kitchen on Long Island. The national statistics for families who are just at ...
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Long Island School Closings & Delayed Openings

Kids celebrate it as a snow day, and parents groan at the hassle - School Closures on Long Island. Often taking place during the winter months due to snow or bad road conditions, School Closures are something that Long Islanders ...
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Long Island Family Day Trip Destinations

Week-long vacations are nice, but those short one-day excursions or weekend trips can be just as great if you’re planning it on Long Island! Whether you’re looking to fill in the regular weekday, weekend, extended holiday weekend, or summer day ...
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Ocean Beach, Fire Island: A Day Trip Guide

If you’re going to make a visit to Fire Island you have to visit the beautiful community of Ocean Beach, which is the largest town on Fire Island. Ocean Beach was incorporated as a village in 1921. It stands as ...
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Long Island Bus Schedules

No matter where you're headed, Long Island's public buses can get you where you need to go - in both Nassau and Suffolk County! Hopping on a bus is a great way to travel affordably and efficiently across Long Island, ...