LONG ISLAND/NEW YORK CITY
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.
About Long Island… 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!
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.
About New York City… • Study the world’s finest sculptures and paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• Walk through the financial capital of the world at the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street.
• Go and cheer along with the crowd at a Yankees, Mets, Rangers or Knicks game.
• 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.
• Wave at the TV cameras in the street-level studios of FOX, CNN, NBC, CBS or ABC
• Get half-priced tickets to Broadway’s finest shows at the TKTS booth in a new, glittering Times Square.
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