western Long Island

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Western Long Island is the more urbanized, densely populated portion of Long Island that includes the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
western Long Island canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf part of Long Island
region
adjacentTo Nassau County
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
East River
New York Harbor
Upper New York Bay
characteristic more densely populated than eastern Long Island
more urbanized than eastern Long Island
climate humid subtropical climate
contains Brooklyn
Queens
country United States
geographicDirection western portion of Long Island
governedAsPartOf New York City
hasCharacteristic ethnically diverse population
high population density
significant economic activity
hasEconomicSector finance
manufacturing
retail
services
hasFeature dense street grid in many neighborhoods
extensive transportation infrastructure
hasLandUse commercial
industrial
predominantly urban
residential
historicallyPartOf Kings County
Queens County
includesAdministrativeDivision New York City borough of Brooklyn
linked to: Borough of Brooklyn

New York City borough of Queens
linked to: Borough of Queens
language English
locatedIn Downstate New York
New York City metropolitan area
locatedOn Atlantic Coastal Plain
majorCity New York City
part of Long Island
partiallyCoincidesWith New York City
partOfUrbanArea New York urban area
servedBy John F. Kennedy International Airport
LaGuardia Airport
Long Island Rail Road
New York City Subway
state New York
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
transportationHubFor New York City region

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bishop of Long Island regionServed western Long Island
Hempstead, New York locatedInRegion western Long Island
NY 27 traversesRegion western Long Island
Nassau County Police Department regionServed western Long Island