2007-05-31 01:07:17 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New York City
that'd be funny if all the bridges and tunnels were blown up, then people would realize the true geography. the north shore and central and eastern suffolk'd be converted to farmland, the homeboys from the projects would be hijacking Brookville and Muttontown . . .
2007-05-31 02:57:31 · update #1
They are not the same place. Only people not from NY would think like that or mistake the two. Haiti and the Domincan Republic are physically on the same island but other than that they are two separate countries with little in common. The term "long Island" describes the outer two counties only, the inner two counties are part of New York City, an entirely different entity and culture. Should anything happen to the bridges and tunnels people would go back to what they did a 125 years ago and use boats to get back and forth from Brooklyn/Queens to Manhattan/Bronx/SI.
2007-05-31 07:31:44 · answer #1 · answered by kikipops 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The westernmost end of Long Island contains the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn (Kings County) and Queens (Queens County), and the central and eastern portions contain Nassau and Suffolk counties. However, colloquial usage of the term "Long Island" or "the Island" refers only to the suburban Nassau and Suffolk counties; the more urban Brooklyn and Queens are not always thought of as being part of Long Island, as they are politically part of New York City, though geographically they are on the island.
2007-05-31 09:47:23 · answer #2 · answered by Robert S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Geographically speaking, many of them do indeed know...as do we Queens folks (we do, on occasion look at a map). Fortunately, because both Brooklyn and Queens are considered part of New York City, we don't have to pay the much higher Long Island property taxes
2007-05-31 16:05:03 · answer #3 · answered by Chanteuse_ar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A surprising number of them (including my stepson) are not. They seem to have physical geography and political geography confused, and think that Brooklyn is just Brooklyn and Long Island is Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
2007-05-31 08:16:32 · answer #4 · answered by greyguy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Queens is also a part of Long Island, thus making the Island 9 million strong. Quite crowded if you compare Long Island to the rest of the country, it would be in the top half of populated states.
2007-05-31 10:19:25 · answer #5 · answered by mac 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you mean in the physical sense, yes. However, brooklyn and queens are both incorporated into NYC and are therefore politically and financially seperate from nassau and suffolk counties. THose are typically more suburban in nature and a much farther commute.
2007-05-31 12:27:41 · answer #6 · answered by zebj25 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Queens girl
I rep Flushing hard.
What up flushing people.
Let go Mets 2007 World Champions
2007-05-31 10:16:22 · answer #7 · answered by joyce 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
technically it is on long island, however brooklyn and queens are part of nyc, so people have to note the difference there.
2007-05-31 10:01:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Umm no.. because it is called "Brooklyn" not Long Island. but yes technicality** it is, along with queens.
2007-05-31 08:59:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, we're aware, but we pretend not to know.
2007-05-31 18:57:13 · answer #10 · answered by meep meep 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋