The most interesting thing you know...

Theres a greater population living in the state of New York than all of Canada. (They are really cool people, I just don't understand French.)

New York City is made up of 5 counties & 3 Islands, then theres the rest of the world.

If you broke off the 2 boros called Kings (Brooklyn) and Queens , put them aside, to compare, they would be the 3rd and 4th largest cities in the U.S.A.

It'll take you about a 1/2hour to travel south to north on long island, but over 2 hours west to east. No traffic conditions.
Yep, it's reallllllly long. Ruffly 25 X 120 miles.

The Island would rank 96 as a country & 12th in state population, if it were a state with approx. 8 million living on this sandbar. Beachs are wonderful.

Click this for a time wasting read about where I live.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island

If ya ever wanna come on over, the Island goes from True city life to farms of potato's Horses and vineyards that have bested the best in world compotion. (Ha ha ha a on the French)
Click this; http://www.longislandtourism.com/default.asp