Insiders' Guide® to Long Island

by Jason Rich

Overview

Your Travel Destination. Your Home. Your Home-To-Be.Long IslandExplore a 118-mile-long reason to love New York. Experience the best of Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Savor the beaches, the fresh seafood, the local wines.• A personal, practical perspective for travelers and residents alike• Comprehensive listings of attractions, restaurants, and accommodations• How to live & thrive in the area—from recreation to relocation• Countless details on shopping, arts & entertainment, and children's activities

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762756742
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	06/15/2010
Series:	Insiders' Guide Series
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Jason R. Rich (www.jasonrich.com) is the bestselling author of more than 42 books, including over a dozen full-length travel guides. He also writes travel-related articles on a regular basis for the New YorkDaily News newspaper (circulation 2.5 million), as well as for several national magazines and popular Web sites (including Virgin Atlantic's new vTravelled.com and LowFares.com).

Jason also maintains his own travel blog at www .jasonrichtravel.com, which is chock-full of travel advice and tips. He encourages readers to follow his day-to-day travels on Twitter (www .twitter.com/jasonrich7).

In addition to writing about travel, Jason also writes books and articles covering a wide range of other topics, including computers, eCommerce, blogging, pets, and personal finance. He is also an accomplished professional photographer

While Jason visits the Long Island area often to visit relatives in Nassau County, he lives with his Yorkshire terrier, named Rusty (www.mypalrusty.com), in Foxboro, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Preface xiii

How to Use This Book 1

Area Overview 3

History 10

Getting Here, Getting Around 15

Accommodations 23

Restaurants 46

Nightlife 67

Shopping 74

Annual Events 89

Attractions 96

Wine Country 107

The Arts 119

Kidstuff 135

Spectator Sports 149

Parks and Recreation 159

Day Trips and Weekend Getaways 177

Appendix: Living Here 187

Relocation 188

Child Care 196

Health Care 202

Education 212

Senior Scene 223

Media 226

Index 231