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LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY
About Long Island…
Long Island has a rich history as an active, vibrant community, a summer playground,
and home to some of New York’s most prominent families.
Five distinct regions make up Long Island:
• North Shore, otherwise known as the Gold Coast, with dozens of historic sites dating back to colonial
days and Gatsby-era mansions.
• South Shore, the Island’s spectator sports and entertainment center, with world-famous Jones and Fire
Island Beaches, and home to the New York Islanders.
• Central Suffolk, with beautiful forests and natural inlets, the world’s largest factory outlet center and a
huge water park.
• North Fork, with an array of vineyards, waterfront ports and farm stands.
• South Fork, widely known as “The Hamptons,” with its pristine beaches and exclusive villages.
You can catch a Hofstra shuttle bus to Jones Beach – a state park with six miles of gorgeous coastline, a
boardwalk, swimming pools, golf and outdoor concerts.
With everything from :
• museums, historical sites and lighthouses,
• to sophisticated malls, designer outlets and shopping villages,
• to wineries and farm stands,
• to family fun parks, aquariums and zoos,
...there is plenty to do on Long Island!
About new york city…
Hofstra is located only 30 miles from New York City – the capital of culture and finance. You can visit Carnegie Hall, South Street
Seaport, Hard Rock Café, Grand Central Station, Central Park, NBC Studios in Rockefeller Center, Little Italy or Chinatown.
• Study the world’s finest sculptures and paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• Go and cheer along with the crowd at a Yankees, Mets, Rangers or Knicks game.
• Wave at the TV cameras in the street-level studios of FOX, CNN, NBC, CBS or ABC
• Walk through the financial capital of the world at the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street.
• Take the subway to Coney Island for a Nathan’s hot dog and a ride on the Cyclone, the last of the great wooden
rollercoasters.
• Get half-priced tickets to Broadway’s finest shows at the TKTS booth in a new, glittering
Times Square.
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