Long Island

Long Island is one of the most iconic, diverse, and storied regions in the United States, a 118-mile-long island extending east from New York City into the Atlantic Ocean, encompassing the boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn at its western end and the counties of Nassau and Suffolk across its remaining length, offering a remarkable spectrum of environments from dense urban neighborhoods to the pristine barrier beaches of the Hamptons and the serene farmland and vineyards of the North Fork.

Home to approximately 7.6 million people across its full extent — and roughly 3 million in Nassau and Suffolk Counties alone — Long Island is one of the most populous islands in the world, yet still preserves extraordinary natural resources including Fire Island National Seashore, the Long Island Pine Barrens National Reserve, Caumsett State Historic Preserve, and hundreds of miles of Atlantic Ocean and Long Island Sound shoreline.

Long Island’s economy is driven by major institutions including Stony Brook University and Hofstra University, Brookhaven National Laboratory, major healthcare systems including Northwell Health, and the globally celebrated tourism economy of the Hamptons and East End wine trail. The island’s cultural contributions are legendary, from the literary legacy of Walt Whitman to the Gold Coast estates of the Gilded Age, the birth of post-war suburban America in Levittown, and the international renown of the Hamptons arts and social scene.

Whether seeking the energy of a Nassau County suburb with express LIRR service to Penn Station, the natural grandeur of the East End’s beaches and wine country, or the extraordinary maritime heritage of Long Island’s North Shore harbors, Long Island offers a quality of life, range of community options, and depth of natural and cultural beauty that is simply unmatched anywhere in the northeastern United States.