Depending on where you are on Long
Island New York, the Manhattan can be 20 minutes to 3 hours away.
Either way their are numerous activities and events available
for you to explore. To assit you we have compiled numerous links
and resources below.
What to Do
With everything from museums, historical sites and lighthouses,
to sophisticated malls, designer outlets and shopping villages,
to wineries and farm stands, to family fun parks, aquariums and
zoos, there's far more than plenty to do on Long Island! Pick
a category and region that interest you, and you'll be presented
with a host of options. If you have a particular range of dates
in mind try our Calendar of events. - From http://www.licvb.com
The Long Island Statistical information.
Population
Long Island is home to about 2.65 million people, according to
a recent survey by the Long Island Power Authority of the region
population. Nassau County has about 1.29 million people, compared
to the 1.36 million people in Suffolk. The median age in
Nassau is 38.6 and 35.54 in Suffolk. About 31.6 percent of the
populace is over 50 in Nassau, versus 25.8 in Suffolk.
Government
Nassau County and Suffolk County are each governed by legislatures.
Nassau has 19 equal-sized districts, while Suffolk is divided
into 18 legislative districts.
In addition to two cities and three towns, Nassau County also
contains 64 villages with their own elected officials, including
a mayor and a village board. Suffolk County is divided into 10
towns. Each town elects a supervisor who is its chief executive
officer and presides over town boards. Other elected officials
are the town clerk, superintendent of highways and receiver of
taxes.
There are also 31 villages and 128 hamlets in Suffolk.
In terms of police officers, Nassau County’s eight precincts
have 2,981, slightly more than Suffolk with seven police precincts
and 2,748 officers. Long Island is largely served by volunteer
firefighters.
Education
Long Island is home to 125 public schools districts, 416, 093
students and 29,901 teachers. There are also 233 private schools,
with 53,629 students and 4,873 teachers.
The area is also
comprised of 17 four-year colleges, eight two-to-three year colleges
and five professional institutions. About 88.4 percent of high
school students on Long Island go on to enter post-secondary education.
The Nassau County library system services 54 libraries and four
branches. The Suffolk Cooperative Library System includes 54 libraries
and seven branches.
Utilities
Brooklyn Union, a KeySpan Energy company, is the principal provider
of natural gas to Long Island. KeySpan generated electricity and
provides electrical transmission, distribution and billing services
to the Long Island Power Authority for its one million customers.
Verizon provides local phone service, while Cablevision is the
premier cable provider.
Long Islander’s drink from a groundwater system.
Nassau holds about 10 trillion gallons of water per year. Suffolk
contains about 70 trillion. With similar population levels, the
maximum daily consumption levels for both Nassau and Suffolk are
about 240 gallons per day, while the minimum is 140 million gallons.
Nassau and Suffolk use separate systems
for water run off and sewage. Nassau owns and operates three sewage
treatment plants, with a capacity of 153 million gallons a day.
They operate at 72.5 percent capacity combined. Suffolk County,
with a significant amount of cesspools, operates 136 sewage treatment
facilities, but treats only about 56.2 million gallons per day.
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