Long Island is an island stretching eastward from New York City in the Metro New York region. The largely suburban area is approximately 115 miles long from Brooklyn and Queens at the western end, to Montauk at the easternmost point. At its widest the island is approximately 20 miles from north to south. While Long Island geographically includes Brooklyn and Queens, politically Long Island in general includes Nassau County and Suffolk County of New York State only.
While Long Island is home to three million year-round locals, many commuting in and out of New York City, the Island is home to a lot of discreet tourism concentrated in certain towns—Huntington, Fire Island, Montauk and also serves as the zip code for the vacation homes of many wealthy city dwellers, particularly in the Hamptons.
