Why are Brooklyn and Queens a part of New York City even though they are physically on Long Island? The short answer: As the City of New York sought to expand its boundaries, it enticed the residents of Brooklyn and Queens with the promise of improved services.

Answer: Yes. Queens is on Long Island. The New York City boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn are both on the very aptly named Long Island, on the western side of Long Island.

It is because they are boroughs of New York City and fall within the city limits. Since we pay city taxes, and thankfully not high Long Island taxes, we ARE a part of NYC. Children from Queens and Brooklyn have the right to go to any NYC public high school, not the ones in Long Island.

Long Island is known for its affluence and high quality of life. According to Forbes Magazine, Nassau and Suffolk Counties are among the top 25 richest counties in America. Additionally, Nassau County is the third richest county per capita in New York State, and the 30th richest in the nation.

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Long Island, the eastern-most part of New York State, extends east-northeastward roughly parallel to the Connecticut coastline. Politically, Long Island is divided into four counties — Kings, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties. Kings and Queens, the two westernmost counties, are also boroughs of New York City.

So the answer is: No NYC tax to Long Island commuters. There are the usual state and federal taxes, plus property taxes if you own real estate, and sales tax.

James Simons, the founder of Renaissance Technologies, is unquestionably one of Long Island’s most interesting, most private and most influential notables. He was tied at No. 52 on Forbes 2018 list of the world’s richest people and has been called “the world’s smartest billionaire” by The Financial Times.

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The Hamptons are a major hotspot for celebrity real estate. Hollywood’s most famous flock to eastern Long Island every summer to live as only Hamptons celebrities can: soaking up sun on the beach, relaxing in their sprawling mansions, and hitting up adorable farm stands.

Long Island is in the 1st percentile for safety, meaning 99% of cities are safer and 1% of cities are more dangerous. The rate of crime in Long Island is 504.98 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Long Island generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

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Here are the most frequent signs that tell us you are a Long Islander.

1. You live ON Long Island.
2. Your go-to breakfast is an egg sandwich.
3. You realize everyone is Italian (sort of).
4. You understand that Billy Joel might as well write us an anthem.
5. Manhattan is nothing more than a day trip.
6. You say cawfee.

• Manhasset.
• great neck/kings point.
• Syosset/Jericho.
• Freeport/Baldwin.
• Roosevelt.
• Brentwood.
• Central Islip.
• Gordon Heights.