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Category: Crazy Facts About Long Island
Quack, Crack, and Swing: Crazy Facts About the Long Island Ducks Baseball Team
When the Long Island Ducks took the field for the first time on April 28, 2000, at the brand-new EAB Park in Central Islip, fans […]
History Photo: Long Beach Lager Delivery, 1890 Style
It wasn’t always flip-flops and sunscreen along Nassau County’s southern shore. Sometime around 1890, beachgoers in what is now Long Beach might have caught sight […]
Crazy Facts About Scrabble – Made Right Here on Long Island
From the 1950s through the early ’70s, SCRABBLE, the world’s most famous word game was manufactured in Bay Shore. That’s right, before it became a […]
Billy Joel Subject of New HBO Max Doc
Billy Joel: And So It Goes premieres July 18 and 25 on HBO Max, telling the story about Long Island’s favorite rock and roller. HBO […]
Dairy Barn: The Red-Siloed Legend of Long Island Coffee, Milk And Snacks
Before Amazon trucks and online grocery apps, Long Islanders had a simpler solution for last-minute milk, eggs, and whatever else Mom forgot: they just drove […]
The Legend of the Lady of the Lake of Lake Ronkonkoma
If you’ve lived on Long Island long enough, chances are you’ve heard someone say: Don’t swim in Lake Ronkonkoma because it takes one male every […]
History: Earthquakes That Hit Long Island
No, we’re not talking about the bass at a Billy Joel concert or the time Metallica melted faces at Nassau Coliseum. We’re talking real, ground-shaking, […]
Crazy Facts About How Long Island Was Formed
You’re standing on the leftovers of a 60,000-year-old glacier. Seriously. Long Island didn’t just show up one day with bagels and beach traffic. It was […]
Battery Storage Facility Approved for Site of Former Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant
The long-dormant Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant site is poised to play a new role in Long Island’s energy future. The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) […]