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    Long Island City (LIC) is a neighborhood on the western tip of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered by Astoria to the north; the East River...
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    Long Island is a densely populated continental island east of Manhattan in southeastern New York state, constituting a significant share of the New York...
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    The Long Island City station is a rail terminal of the Long Island Rail Road in the Hunters Point and Long Island City neighborhoods of Queens, New York...
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    mostly by shuttles. Long Island City - certain rush-hour trains run to one of two stations in Long Island City, Queens: the Long Island City station on the...
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    City Island is a neighborhood in the northeastern Bronx in New York City, located on an island of the same name approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long...
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    Garden City is a village located in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 23,272 at the time of the 2020 census...
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    The Long Island City Courthouse is located at 25-10 Court Square in Long Island City, Queens, New York City. It formerly housed Criminal Court, County...
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    Long Island City High School, commonly abbreviated L.I.C. or LICHS, is a public high school in Long Island City, Queens, New York City. The present building...
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    City, along the North Shore of Long Island, to Block Island Sound. A mix of freshwater from tributaries, and saltwater from the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island...
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  • Long Island University (LIU) is a private university with two main campuses, LIU Post in Brookville, New York, on Long Island, and LIU Brooklyn in Brooklyn...
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    Long Island has had a long recorded history from the first European settlements in the 17th century to today. Greatly influenced by construction of railroads...
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    borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located near the western end of Long Island, it is the largest...
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    Express (NICE), formerly MTA Long Island Bus, except in Greater Long Beach, where that city operates its own bus service through Long Beach Bus. These tables...
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    Long Beach is an oceanfront city in Nassau County, New York, United States. It takes up a central section of the Long Beach Barrier Island, which is the...
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    The Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn and the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, was an action of the American Revolutionary War fought...
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    The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is a commuter railway system serving all four counties of Long Island, with two stations in the Manhattan borough of New...
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  • Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern geographical area of the State of New York. Long Island may also refer to: Long Island (Antarctica)...
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    Long Island is a city in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 137. The first post office was established...
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    -70.96667 Long Island is located in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. The island is part of the City of Boston, and of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation...
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    39.639835; -74.181619 Long Beach Island (colloquially known as LBI, The LBI Region, or simply The Island) is a barrier island and summer colony along...
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    Rikers Island is a 413-acre (167.14-hectare) prison island in the East River in the Bronx that contains New York City's largest jail. Named after Abraham...
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    Long Island Sound link is a proposed bridge or tunnel that would link Long Island, New York, to Westchester County or Connecticut, across Long Island...
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    Brother Islands are a pair of small islands located in New York City's East River between the mainland Bronx and Rikers Island. North Brother Island was once...
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    Long Island, as a major region of New York State, has a significant impact on state and national politics. On the local level, the Republican Party is...
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    operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. It begins as a two-track line at Long Island City station in Long Island City, Queens, and...
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    route log erroneously shows the section of highway between I-278 in Long Island City and I-678 in Corona as New York State Route 495 (NY 495). The LIE designation...
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    of Long Island University and often referred to as C. W. Post, is a private university in Brookville, New York, on Long Island. It is part of Long Island...
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  • President. Long Island City, now within the Borough of Queens, was incorporated as a city in its own right on May 4, 1870 and (like the City of Brooklyn)...
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    Long Island Sound. Long Island contains four counties, of which the western two are boroughs (Queens and Brooklyn) of New York City, and the other two...
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    known as the Long Island and New York City barrier islands, refers to the string of barrier islands that divide the lagoons south of Long Island, New York...
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