Long Islander

Suffolk County denizen

A Long Islander is a person from Long Island, the densely populated island extending east from New York City.

The term often distinguishes residents of Nassau and Suffolk counties from those in the city proper, though Brooklyn and Queens technically occupy the island's western end.

Long Islanders are associated with distinctive accents and suburban culture: She's a Long Islander who moved to Manhattan.

identity

Nassau

Bahamian seat of government

  • SuffolkCounty containing Ipswich
  • LIRRLong Island transit system
  • MontaukEasternmost Long Island hamlet

Hamptons · accent · bagels · pizza · Billy Joel · diners · delis · iced tea · clam chowder · vineyards

beaches

shoreline

Land-water boundary

boardwalk · lifeguard · clambake · saltwater · beach pass

suburban

cul-de-sac

Street closed at end

property taxes · school district · homeowner · two-car garage · subdivision · driveway · split-level · ranch house · commuter town · Levittown

commuter

LIRR

Long Island transit system

delay · off-peak · conductor · Babylon · Hicksville · platform · monthly pass · eastbound · westbound · branch line

maritime

fishing

Catching aquatic creatures

marina · ferry · lobster · charter fishing · wetlands · inlet · harbor · dock

Opposites
new york regional identity

Long IslanderManhattanite

Island borough resident

city dweller · urbanite · Brooklynite · upstater · apartment dweller

urban-suburban lifestyle

Long Islanderurbanite

Metropolitan resident

city slicker · apartment dweller · Midwesterner

Family

Long, island, islands, islander, islanders, islet, islets, long, longer

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G