- published: 16 Jul 2016
- views: 178
Coordinates: 40°48′N 73°18′W / 40.8°N 73.3°W / 40.8; -73.3
Long Island is an island located just off the northeast coast of the United States and a region within the U.S. state of New York. Stretching east-northeast from New York Harbor into the Atlantic Ocean, the island comprises four counties: Kings and Queens (these form the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, respectively) to the west; then Nassau and Suffolk to the east. However, many people in the New York metropolitan area (even those living in Queens and Brooklyn) colloquially use the term "Long Island" (or "The Island") exclusively to refer to the Nassau-Suffolk county area collectively, which is mainly suburban in character. North of the island is Long Island Sound, across from which lie the states of Connecticut and a small part of Rhode Island.
With a Census-estimated population of 7,804,968 in 2014, constituting nearly 40% of New York State's population, Long Island is the most populated island in any U.S. state or territory, and the 18th-most populous island in the world (ahead of Ireland, Jamaica, and Hokkaidō). Its population density is 5,571 inhabitants per square mile (2,151/km2). If Long Island geographically constituted an independent metropolitan statistical area, it would rank fourth most populous in the United States; while if it were a U.S. state, Long Island would rank 13th in population and first in population density.
I walked to Long Island with nothing more
Than a paper hat I found to keep me warm
Sometimes it seems you get what you need
So let's decide darling, either we heal or we bleed
It's often that I wish I'd forget myself
Brought me to your knees, it took a little help
So let's be honest or let's move on
Let's pretend, sugar, ain't nothing wrong
I'm fine just where I am
I'm fine, just let me be
You're fine just where you are
You're fine
Open your door and I may be there
Crack your window, let in the summer air
And all this time you were looking too far
Upstairs overhead I was drunk on the floor
You came and went like autumn or spring
If you can't count on me
You can't count on anything
I'm fine just where I am
You're fine just where you are
I'm fine just where I am
You're fine, just let me be
What's keeping me
What's keeping me
What's keeping me