- Long Island is the most populated island in the United States, and is more populated than the entire countries of Jamaica and Ireland
- More 7-Eleven coffee is purchased on Long Island than in all of California
- In 1883 the Brooklyn Bridge became the first permanent connection between Long Island and the mainland
- Long Island is comprised of four counties, but only Nassau and Suffolk are thought of as Long Island; Brooklyn and Kings counties are considered to be part of New York City
- Hauppauge, Long Island, is home to the largest industrial park in the nation with more than 1,300 companies
- The Native American name for Long Island is Paumonauk which means “fish-shaped island”
