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  2. North Shore (Long Island) - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The North Shore of Long Island is the area along the northern coast of New York 's Long Island bordering Long Island Sound. Known for its extreme wealth and lavish estates, the North Shore exploded into affluence at the turn of the 20th century, earning it the nickname the Gold Coast. [1] Historically, this term refers to the affluent ...

  3. Long Island - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Long Island is an island in southeastern New York state, constituting a significant share of the New York metropolitan area in both population and land area. The island extends from New York Harbor 118 miles (190 km) eastward into the North Atlantic Ocean with a maximum north–south width of 23 miles (37 km).

  4. Sands Point, New York - Wikipedia

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    Sands Point is a village located at the tip of the Cow Neck Peninsula in the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Port Washington area, which is anchored by Port Washington. The population was 2,675 at the 2010 census.

  5. Beacon Towers - Wikipedia

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    Beacon Towers. / 40.86570; -73.72800. Beacon Towers was a Gilded Age mansion on Sands Point in the village of Sands Point on the North Shore of Long Island, New York. It was built from 1917 to 1918 for Alva Belmont, the ex-wife of William Kissam Vanderbilt and the widow, since 1908, of Oliver Belmont. [1] [2]

  6. Old Westbury, New York - Wikipedia

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    0959332. Website. www .villageofoldwestbury .org. Old Westbury is a village in the towns of North Hempstead and Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 4,671 at the 2010 census.

  7. Manhasset, New York - Wikipedia

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    Manhasset is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered the anchor community of the Greater Manhasset area. The population was 8,176 at the 2020 census .

  8. Great Neck, New York - Wikipedia

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    516. FIPS code. 36-30169. GNIS feature ID. 0951636. Great Neck is a region on Long Island, New York, that covers a peninsula on the North Shore and includes nine villages, among them Great Neck, Great Neck Estates, Great Neck Plaza, Kings Point, and Russell Gardens, and a number of unincorporated areas, as well as an area south of the peninsula ...

  9. List of municipalities on Long Island - Wikipedia

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    Hamlets: Cutchogue, East Marion, Fishers Island, Greenport West, Laurel, Mattituck, Orient, New Suffolk, Peconic, Southold; Fire Island Fire Island National Seashore Map. Fire Island is not a separate town, but its villages are listed here due to its geographical isolation. Villages in the Town of Islip: Ocean Beach, Saltaire