[13] Nassau County high school students often feature prominently as winners of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair and similar STEM-based academic awards. Each has a county legislature and countywide-elected officials, including district attorney, county clerk, and county comptroller. Another indigenous name from colonial time, Paumanok, comes from the Native American name for Long Island and means "the island that pays tribute."[28]. Several NHL players were born and/or raised on Long Island, such as Vancouver Canucks Christopher Higgins and Matt Gilroy, Nashville Predators Eric Nystrom, Toronto Maple Leaf Mike Komisarek, Pittsburgh Penguin Rob Scuderi, and New Jersey Devil Keith Kinkaid. The 1664 land patent granted to the Duke of York included all islands in Long Island Sound. Among these are Raynham Hall, the Oyster Bay home of patriot spy Robert Townsend, and the Caroline Church in Setauket, which contains bullet holes from a skirmish known as the Battle of Setauket. [110][111] Five "readiness projects" across the LIRR system, which will cost a combined $495 million, are also under construction in preparation for expanded peak-hour LIRR service after the completion of East Side Access, which will bring LIRR trains to Grand Central Terminal. Next, are the turquoise shallows at Turtle Cove that lead to one of the world's deepest blue holes at 660-feet. Some storms may weaken as they approach Long Island due to the moderating effects of the Atlantic Ocean. [19] Prior to European contact, the Lenape people (named the Delaware by Europeans) inhabited the western end of Long Island, and spoke the Munsee dialect of Lenape, one of the Algonquian language family. It hosts a large Fourth of July fireworks show every year which fills the stands. Psychedelic rock was widely popular in the 1960s as flocks of disaffected youth travelled to NYC to participate in protest and the culture of the time. Boasting world-class bonefishing and thrilling encounters with sea life, this tranquil island offers a few inland surprises, including Dean’s Blue Hole, the second deepest blue hole in the world, and St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, the oldest church in the country. Long Island's professional soccer club, the New York Cosmos, play in the Division 2 North American Soccer League at James M. Shuart Stadium in Hempstead. 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[102] Sawicki claimed all of Nassau and Suffolk taxpayers' money would remain locally, rather than the funds being dispersed all over the entire state of New York, with these counties sending to Albany over three billion dollars more than they receive. Numerous branches of the LIRR already enabled commuting from the suburbs to Manhattan. Clarence Town, located in the south-central portion of the island, has a population 86 people. Asian cuisines, Italian cuisine, Jewish cuisine, and Latin American cuisines were the most popular ethnic cuisines on Long Island as of the second decade of the 2000s. In contrast, all of Brooklyn and Queens are served by the New York City Department of Education, the largest school district in the United States. The island comprises four counties; Kings and Queens counties (the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, respectively) and Nassau County share the western third of the island, while Suffolk County occupies the eastern two thirds. It is the summit of an oceanic mountain whose highest point on the island is Murray Hill, rising to 1,184 feet (361 meters) in the western part of the island. Brilliant coral reefs, pristine flats and serene beaches make Long Island a haven for fishing, diving, and boating. [88], More recently, a Little India community has emerged in Hicksville, Nassau County,[89] spreading eastward from the more established Little India enclaves in Queens. 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Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for A History of Long Island: From its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time at Amazon.com. Settlement: Mangrove Cay: 89 → Calabash Bay: Settlement: North Andros: 98 → Cargill Creek: Settlement: Central Andros: 282 → Conch Sound: Settlement: North Andros: 117 → Congo Town: Settlement: South Andros: 90 → Deep Creek (incl. Long Island also contains the Webb Institute, a small naval architecture college in Glen Cove. January 4, 2012 by Cheryl Timbury. Become an Insider with local tips, signature events, seasonal guides and special offers. [23], Native American land deeds recorded by the Dutch from 1636 state that the Indians referred to Long Island as Sewanhaka (Sewanhacky and Sewanhacking were other spellings in the transliteration of Lenape). The temperatures south of Sunrise Highway (RT27) tend to be significantly cooler than the rest of Long Island in the spring and summer months because of the relatively cooler temperatures of the Atlantic Ocean. 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010 census There they found a beautifully landscaped island covered in … This period and the area was immortalized in fiction, such as F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, which has also been adapted in films. The other island is Inagua. Three of the nine specialized high schools in New York City are in the two Long Island boroughs, those being Brooklyn Latin School, Brooklyn Technical High School (one of the original three specialized schools), and Queens High School for the Sciences. The Europeans admired their friendliness and their skills in mediation.[21]. The main map is of “Long Island as it was in 1843″ showing the location of the towns and villages of King’s, Queen’s and Suffolk counties” (now the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens and the counties of Nassau and Suffolk) along with a few surrounding settlements. [16][better source needed] The fishermen used bows, arrows, and hooks to catch seafood such as crabs, scallops, and lobster. Queens also hosts one of the four tennis grand slams, the US Open. Their stadium, Bethpage Ballpark, is in Central Islip. These islands include Fire Island, the largest of the outer barrier islands that parallels the southern shore of Long Island for approximately 31 miles (50 km); Plum Island, which was home to the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, a biological weapons research facility; as well as Robins Island, Gardiners Island, Fishers Island, Long Beach Barrier Island, Jones Beach Island, Great Gull Island, Little Gull Island, and Shelter Island. Columbus reputedly sailed down the leeward side of the islands through the narrow Crooked Island Passage, which has ever since served as an important route for steam ships travelling from Europe to Central and South America. Development of vineyards on the North Fork has spawned a major viticultural industry, replacing potato fields. The descendants of late 19th and early 20th-century immigrants from southern and eastern Europe, and black migrants from the South, have been followed by more recent immigrants from Asia and Latin America. Wood, Silas. The Islanders played at Nassau Coliseum from their 1972 inception through 2015, and then splitting time between Nassau Coliseum and Barclays Center from 2017 to present. The History of Long Island, from Its Discovery and Settlement, to the Present Time, Vol. It is probably the most remarkable pdf i have got read through. The main settlements are New Bight, Arthur's Town (capital settlement and childhood home of Sidney Poitier), Orange Creek, and Port Howe. The new stadium has an exterior façade and main entry rotunda inspired by Brooklyn's famous Ebbets Field (see below). Read honest … Most of these towns were settled by Dutch speakers, and would become known as the “five Dutch towns”. The several SUNY colleges and universities are patrolled by the New York State University Police. Famous rock bands from Long Island include The Rascals, The Ramones (from Queens), Dream Theater, Blue Öyster Cult, Twisted Sister, and guitar virtuosos Donald (Buck Dharma) Roeser, John Petrucci, Steve Vai and Joe Satriani, as well as drummer Mike Portnoy. Gentrification has affected much of Brooklyn and a portion of Queens, relocating a sizeable swath of New York City's population. In addition to Long Island's duck industry, Riverhead contains one of the largest buffalo farms on the East coast. In the 1990s, hip-hop became popular with rap pioneers Rakim, EPMD, MF Doom, and Public Enemy growing up on Long Island. The Cyclones play at MCU Park just off the Coney Island Boardwalk in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The inhabitants now live by fishing and small-scale farming. Long Island has historically been a center for fishing and seafood. It is the home of the Brookhaven National Laboratory in nuclear physics and Department of Energy research. With many important and interesting matters; including otices of numerous individuals and families; also a particular account of the different churches and ministers As of 2018[update], MTA agencies move about 8.6 million customers per day (translating to 2.65 billion rail and bus customers a year). When allowance is made for inflation, the extent of Sandy's damages is second only to that of those caused by the 1938 Long Island Express. Stony Brook University and New York Institute of Technology conduct advanced medical and technological research. The Culper Spy Ring included agents operating between Setauket and Manhattan. Malta is the largest of the three major islands that constitute the Maltese archipelago. The New York Dragons of the Arena Football League played their home games at Nassau Coliseum.The two main rugby union teams are the Long Island RFC in East Meadow and the Suffolk Bull Moose in Stony Brook. Polynesians took to the sea and made the long journey in their large, sturdy canoes. The New York Mets baseball team plays at Citi Field in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens. ... History of Long Island: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time Item Preview remove-circle By the start of the 21st century, a number of Long Island communities had converted their assets from industrial uses to post-industrial roles. 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