Talk:Long Island

The sand and clay on Long Island

I'm wondering how deep the sand is, and how deep it goes? I'm also wondering how deep the clay is, and how deep it goes?

  Sincerly,
         M.E.S.G

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.117.105.118 (talk) 17:04, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Photo gallery

There are some nice photos in the gallery - BUT do they reflect Long Island? Many of them could have been taken anywhere in the world that has a shore-line. The impression one is left with is that practically the entire island is a beach & boating resort - this is completely misleading. The photos need to be replaced or discarded--JimWae (talk) 21:44, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

A few seaside photos would be OK, but it's too much right now. Not only that, there are way too many images in the whole article, and that's not including the gallery. The "Long Island Attractions" section also screams of promotion. That section would be better off disbanded and incorporated into the other sections. Tinlinkin (talk) 22:09, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

How are there 13 tunnels?

In the article header it states that there are 9 bridges and 13 tunnels from Long Island to the other three boroughs of NYC. How is this true? I count 8 bridges, plus the one to Riker's Island, so nine bridges is okay. But 13 tunnels? I count two - the Queens-Midtown and the Brooklyn Battery. Where are the other 11 tunnels? Just wanted to make sure I am not missing something obvious before I change it. Kgdickey (talk) 16:59, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

• rail tunnels. see List of fixed crossings of the East River - Apparently there are more under construction too. Looks like there are 16 maybe. East River Tunnels are 4 tunnels - but check if they all go to LI --JimWae (talk) 21:55, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
• Looks like they all go to LI - but not sure if they should really be counted as 4 - unless they are not adjacent to one another--JimWae (talk) 02:18, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

There are actually 11 bridges, as follows: 1. Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge (I-278), 2. Brooklyn Bridge, 3. Manhattan Bridge, 4. Williamsburg Bridge, 5. 59th Street/Queensboro Bridge, 6. Roosevelt Island Bridge, 7. Triborough Bridge (recently renamed to the RFK Bridge), 8. Hell's Gate Bridge (Amtrak & CSX), 9. Riker's Island Bridge, 10. Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, 11. Throgs Neck Bridge. As Roosevelt Island is part of New York County (Manhattan) and Rikers Island is legally part of the Bronx, they should be counted.

There are currently 13 tunnels: 1. Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, 2. IRT Joralemon Street Tunnel (4&5), 3. BMT Montague Street Tunnel (R formerly J & M as well), 4. IRT Clark Street Tunnel (2&3), 5. IND Cranberry Street Tunnel (A&E), 6. IND Rutgers Street Tunnel (F), 7. BMT 14th Street Tunnel (L), 8. Queens Midtown Tunnel (I-495), 9. LIRR East River Tunnel, 10. IRT Steinway (42nd St) Tunnel (7), 11. IND 53rd St tunnel (E&M), 12. BMT 60th Street Tunnel (N,Q,R) 13. 63rd St Tunnel - IND F as well as the future LIRR East Side Access.

References: Add Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to list in List_of_fixed_crossings_of_the_East_River. Subtract Roosevelt Island Tramway, which is not a bridge and does not touch Long Island. Also see East_Side_Access. 71.180.153.12 (talk) 02:13, 1 January 2012 (UTC) GristlyBear, a Brooklyn native.

Two Islands

Based on this map at Google Maps ([[1]]), it seems that there is a canal a bit northeast of Hampton Bays. Google, unfortunately, does not label it, so I don't even have a name to look up. The point is, that it appears that Shinnecock Hills to Montauk is actually on a separate island, because of this canal. This kind of thing certainly deserve a mention at North America - Long Island deserves a mention, too. Dondegroovily (talk) 22:56, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

That would be the Shinnecock Canal, which is artificial and isn't considered to split the island into two islands. Antony–22 (^talk/_contribs) 18:22, 16 November 2010 (UTC)