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1307:Nissequogue
1292:Munsey Park
1252:Lattingtown
1242:Kings Point
1227:Island Park
1177:Flower Hill
1172:Farmingdale
1102:Belle Terre
1070:inhabitants
1066:fewer than
973:Lindenhurst
933:Garden City
923:Floral Park
876:inhabitants
850:Southampton
703:Fire Island
668:South Shore
663:North Shore
593:Long Island
551: /
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183:Flower Hill
146:Flower Hill
76:Long Island
68:North Shore
58:Description
44:Long Island
40:North Shore
1417:Sagaponack
1412:Sag Harbor
1297:Muttontown
1282:Matinecock
1277:Manorhaven
1237:Kensington
1182:Great Neck
1162:East Hills
1132:Cedarhurst
1127:Brookville
1077:Amityville
1053:West Islip
983:Massapequa
963:Lake Grove
958:Kings Park
948:Huntington
943:Hicksville
825:Huntington
815:Brookhaven
794:Oyster Bay
761:Long Beach
688:South Fork
683:North Fork
637:Recreation
539:73°41′13″W
536:40°50′25″N
489:2020-12-17
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324:2021-01-11
292:2021-01-11
236:References
193:Manorhaven
93:sand mines
1457:Thomaston
1432:Sea Cliff
1337:Old Field
1322:Northport
1287:Mill Neck
1197:Greenport
1147:Cove Neck
1107:Bellerose
1082:Asharoken
1033:Uniondale
1028:Smithtown
1023:Patchogue
1013:Riverhead
1008:Oceanside
968:Levittown
908:Dix Hills
893:Bay Shore
872:more than
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835:Riverhead
784:Hempstead
756:Glen Cove
612:Geography
484:0362-4331
452:0362-4331
287:0362-4331
188:Manhasset
150:Manhasset
129:Geography
112:Manhattan
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1437:Shoreham
1427:Saltaire
1352:Plandome
1272:Malverne
1262:Lawrence
1232:Islandia
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1048:Westbury
993:Melville
978:Lynbrook
928:Freeport
898:Bethpage
855:Southold
712:Counties
632:Politics
622:Policing
511:ProQuest
367:ProQuest
346:ProQuest
318:Archived
257:ProQuest
198:Plandome
123:Cow Neck
18:Cow Neck
1452:Stewart
1367:Poquott
1043:Wantagh
1003:Mineola
998:Merrick
903:Commack
888:Baldwin
883:Babylon
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617:History
607:Economy
506:Newsday
341:Newsday
252:Newsday
1387:Roslyn
1382:Quogue
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