Long Island is an island located in New York, just east of Manhattan. It has four counties which includes Suffolk and Nassau. When a lot of folks think of Long Island, however, they just think of the first two counties, says a Suffolk County computer repair owner. Long Island has many bridges and tunnels that connect it to other places so it does not really have a feel of an isolated island according to Nassau County computer repair man. Long Island is noted as the biggest island located in the contiguous states of America which surprises many people.

Nassau and Suffolk counties are both suburban areas with several of the residents commuting into Manhattan for work. There are some differences between the 2 counties there. Nassau county is quite affluent with pricey estates located directly on the Long Island Sound. It has more development than Suffolk County is more rural with more open areas. There is a lot more traffic in Nassau because of the large number of people that live there. Some old potato farms in Suffolk county have now been converted into vineyards that produce their own wine. The most famous town in Suffolk County is the exclusive beach spot called the Hamptons where the richest New Yorkers head to enjoy the beach and the lavish lifestyles that their country estates offer them.

In fact, the county of Nassau is rated as the third wealthiest county in NY. Because it is an island, there are many waterfront properties that were constructed by Aristocrats with family money a long time ago. It had a population growth from the 1950′s to the 1970′s and was considered the fastest growing county in America. This high density of population is still there as many of them work or want to be near all of the things that New York City offers so nearby.

Although many Long Islanders work in nearby Manhattan, there are plenty of job opportunities on the little island as well. It is known for its research and engineering and has many businesses that do business in those areas there. It also has the biggest industrial park on the East Coast with more than 1300 companies dealing with industries situated there. The more recent industry of wine making and vineyards has happened during the past two decades in addition to other types of farms such as pumpkins.

Long Island is known to be a huge melting pot of different ethnicities and this is shown in the variety of restaurants that are located there. There are several wonderful pizza places with the prominent Italian influence there in addition to diners and delis that serve Greek food and some wonderful bagel shops that are owned by Jewish families. A couple of well known Long islanders that have sung about their hometown are Billy Joel and Paul Simon among many others.

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