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June 23rd, 2008 Cheryl Grossman Posted in Home Buyers, Home Sellers, Long Island Living, Relocation No Comments »
Thinking of moving from Long Island? Whether retiring or relocating to take a new job, determining how far your income will go in another location can be a major factor in your decision to move or not. There’s a helpful Cost of Living Calculator at CNN Money that can provide that information for you. Just input your current salary or income, and then your current city and your destination city. The calculator compares costs for housing, utilities, transportation and healthcare between most major cities. With those facts in hand you can ascertain whether a move is in your future!May 22nd, 2008 Cheryl Grossman Posted in Huntington Around the Town, Long Island Living No Comments »
You’ll soon be able to find the freshest Long Island produce at the Huntington Farmer’s Market! The season starts June 8 in Huntington and June 14 in Northport. 12-17 vendors will be selling local fruits and vegetables - in addition to jellies, jams, cookies and more! You can even find pasture-raised chickens at the Huntington Market. Fresh-caught shellfish from Northport baymen are available at the Northport Market. The sites and hours are: Huntington - Elm Street parking lot. Main Street (25A). Open Sundays. 7AM to Noon. June 8 to late November. For more information contact 631-323-3653. And in Northport - Cow Harbor Park parking lot. Open Saturdays, 9AM to Noon. June 14 to late November. Contact: Vincent Terranova. 631-261-7070
October 6th, 2006 admin Posted in Long Island Living No Comments »
Some Long Island Facts to ponder -
The combined area of Long Island is 1,199 square miles. Nassau County: 286.8 square miles and Suffolk County: 911.2 square miles. The length of Long Island (from Manhattan to Montauk) is 118 miles. The widest point is 20 miles. Long Island has 1,189 miles of shoreline!
The average temperature in the winter is 32° - in the summer 73°. The yearly average rainfall is 43" - and the snowfall is 28".
There are three main roadways into New York City - The Long Island Expressway (I-495), The Northern State Parkway and The Southern State Parkway. No trucks are allowed on the parkways. The largest commuter railroad in the nation is The Long Island Railroad. There are seven airports and five ferries (to Fire Island, Shelter Island, Block Island, RI and Connecticut).
And finally, the total population in 2005 for Nassau and Suffolk Counties is 2,831,753. Nassau County Total: 1,348,357. Suffolk County Total: 1,483,396.
September 16th, 2006 admin Posted in Long Island Living No Comments »
Suffolk County Libraries now provide early articles from four historical newspapers on Long Island. You can access digitized copies of the original newspapers from the The Long Islander (1839-1861); The Corrector (1858-1871); The South Side Signal (1869-1879); and The Long Island Traveler (1880-1892).
The process for putting all of this online is complicated. Microfilm of the original newspapers is digitized into an image film. Then each article is broken down and indexed. The goal is to digitize all 30 newspapers from Suffolk County since the 1700’s. Go to www.suffolk.lib.ny.us to access the files.