Long Island Travel Guide 2014
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WELCOME TO long island We’re glad you decided to visit! Whether you’re here for business or pleasure, traveling alone or with family or friends, let us be your guide. contents There are so many amazing attractions within Nassau and Suffolk counties that you’ll want to plan your visit with the most up-to-date 26 | North Shore and accurate information, which can be provided through the helpful ... comprises the areas north of the Long Island Expressway from services offered by the Long Island Conventions & Visitors Bureau. In Great Neck to Calverton. Tourism sites include grand mansions addition to this guide, we can also provide maps and itineraries, as and quaint harborside villages. well as information about packages and discounts available at local attractions. 34 | South Shore Because Nassau and Suffolk counties contain so many unique communities, for this guide, we’ve separated the island into four ... makes up the areas south of the Long Island Expressway from geographical regions: the North Shore with its historic mansions and Valley Stream to Center Moriches, including the barrier beaches of harborside villages, the South Shore with its renowned public Long Beach, Jones Beach and Fire Island. The region is known for beaches and sports venues, North Fork wine and farm country, and its public parks, sporting venues and many other family attractions. the South Fork, with its international resort areas of The Hamptons and Montauk. 42 | North Fork Wherever you roam on your visit, you’ll encounter breathtaking ... refers to Long Island’s northern peninsula on the East End from stretches of the Atlantic Ocean or Long Island Sound, parks, preserves Riverhead to Orient Point, and Shelter Island. It is the home of and historic mansions. Long Island boasts international attractions many vineyards, wineries and farm country. such as The Hamptons and Montauk, The Gold Coast, Jones Beach, Long Beach and Fire Island; dozens of museums, historic sites 51 | South Fork (including lighthouses) and over four dozen wineries. All lie within ... describes the southern peninsula that runs from Eastport to a short distance of the city and major airports, by car or public Montauk Point. It features many picturesque villages and the transport. resorts of the Hamptons and Montauk. For your convenience, a map of Long Island folds out from he inside back cover, and a list of communities is on the inside back cover. Most listings have corresponding map grid locations. For more information, visit the LICVB website, discoverlongisland. also... com, or call, toll-free, 1-877-386-6654. Getting Here 4 Long Island, an Overview 8-23 Major Events Calendar 24 Map of Long Island 56 For more information on how to get around Long Island, see page 4. Letter/number after listings refers to map location on page 56. All photos by Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau, except where noted. Long Island Travel Guide ©2014 By Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau and Sports Commission. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this guide and/or use of its editorial content in whole or in part without the written permission of LICVB&SC is prohibited. Photos, artwork, maps and other material are used by permission and are owned or copyrighted by the credited source and may not be reproduced without their individual permission. Printed in U.S.A. ® I Love NY logo on the cover is a registered trademark of the NYS Dept. of Economic Development, used with permission. Photo by: Polyanna Kirschenheuter 2 Long Island Travel Guide | 2014 HILTON GARDEN INN INVITES YOU TO EXPLORE THE EAST END OF LONG ISLAND EXCLUSIVE WINE TOURS AND EXCURSIONS LUXURY ACCOMMODATIONS LI FARM & SEA-TO-TABLE RESTAURANT %%% & " JUST MINUTES FROM THE HAMPTONS & LI WINE COUNTRY MANHATTAN TO OUR LOBBY ! "# $ ON THE 7BUS 431 East Main Street, Riverhead, NY 11901 631.208.9200, ext. H2O | LongIslandAquarium.com 2038 Old Country Road Riverhead, New York 11901 $ * +, -$ Code: 2719 Good for 2014 " '() . & / & - '($ Receive $2 off each Admission Ticket! 855.40.Hilton www.40hilton.com (Limit 5/Coupon) EAST END & RESORT MARINA Present at purchase. Cannot be combined with any Subject to availability, not valid during special events. other coupon or discount. No cash value. Must present to receive discount. www.DiscoverLongIsland.com 3 getting here ByLand » Northern State Parkway, Queens Railroad Seven bridges and two tunnels within the City to Hauppauge The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) serves the of New York connect to the boroughs of » Southern State Parkway, Brooklyn and Nassau-Suffolk County region, at 124 stations Brooklyn and Queens in the western end of Queens (called the Belt Parkway in those in communities throughout Long Island. For Long Island. From there it’s a short drive east two boroughs) to Oakdale. schedules and rates call 877-690-5116 and to Nassau and Suffolk counties. Three major Other east-west routes: ask for the Long Island region under the express routes run east and west through » Northern Boulevard (Route 25A) “more choices” option, or visit mta.info/lirr. Long Island: » Jericho Turnpike (Route 25) » The Long Island Expressway (LIE-Interstate » Sunrise Highway (Route 27) Buses Route 495), Manhattan to Riverhead » Merrick Road/Montauk Highway Buses serve most of the Island’s communities (Route 27A) and stop at many railroad stations, shopping malls, airports, colleges and beaches. Nassau County NICE (Nassau Inter-County Express) bus: 516-228-4000 or nicebus.com Suffolk County Transit: 631-852-5200 or sct-bus.org Motorcoach companies offer scheduled service and tours from New York City to various communities, such as Hampton Jitney, Hampton Luxury Liner and 7 Bus offering service to Long Island’s East End. ByAir Escape for a day Three major airports serve Long Island. Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma offers on the LIRR. scheduled flights through a number of different carriers and includes a Southwest Airlines terminal in the Veterans Memorial Concourse. JFK International and LaGuardia airports are located in the NYC borough of Queens just across the Nassau County border. Long Island MacArthur Airport: 1-888-LI- long island MONTHLY TEMPERATURE AVERAGES Take Long Island Rail Road’s “Deals & Getaways” to Average High (F°) Average Low (F°) many fun destinations in New York City and on Long Island, and save money too. January 38.1 20.5 February 40.1 21.6 LIRR’s affordable daytrips include round-trip rail fare, March 47.4 28.3 admission, and bus transportation where applicable. April 58.6 36.4 Enjoy beaches, music and food festivals, Splish Splash May 68.3 45.8 water park, vineyards and wineries, shopping, sports June 77.0 55.7 July 82.1 61.9 events and more. And we’re adding new destinations all August 80.8 60.5 the time. For details call 511 or click “Deals & Getaways” September 73.9 52.5 at mta.info/lirr. And start planning! October 63.8 41.7 November 53.2 33.6 December 42.8 24.9 Source: Temperatures recorded at Brookhaven National Laboratory 4 Long Island Travel Guide | 2014 AIRPORTS or macarthurairport.com New London, CT to Orient Point, LI ToFireIsland JFK International Airport: 718-244-4444 Cross Sound Ferry, Inc., Dock Road, Orient Point. Patchogue to Davis Park, Watch Hill or panynj.gov/airports/jfk.html 631-323-2525. Cars, passengers, & Fire Island Seashore Information on rail transport from JFK motorcoaches, trucks. 1-hour 20-minute Davis Park Ferry Company, Patchogue River, to Long Island: 877-JFKAirTrain tripeach way. Year-round. (I1) Patchogue. 631-475-1665. March to September. La Guardia Airport: 718-533-3400 or No vehicles. 20 minutes each way. (E3) panynj.gov/airports/laguardia.html Bridgeport, CT to Port Jefferson, LI Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company, Four additional airports on Long Island offer Bay Shore to Saltaire, Ocean Beach, 102 West Broadway, Port Jefferson. 631-473- full-service, fixed-based operators, and also Atlantique, Kismet, Dunewood, Fair Harbor, 0286. Cars, motorcoaches and passengers. serve executive and privately owned planes. Seaview & Ocean Bay Park 1-hour 15-minute trip each way. Year-round. (E2) They are Republic Airport in East Farmingdale, Fire Island Ferries, Maple Avenue, Bay Shore. Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton 631-665-3600. Peak service May-September. Block Island; Newport, RI; New London, Beach, Brookhaven Calabro Airport in Shirley Limited service year-round, weather permitting. CT and Martha’s Vineyard, MA, to Montauk and East Hampton Airport. Air Hamptons No vehicles. 30 minutes each way. (D3) Viking Ferry, West Lake Drive, Montauk. offers charter service to the Hamptons. 631-668-5709. Passengers only. Bicycles (631-580-5051) Sayville to Fire Island Pines, Cherry Grove accommodated. 1-hour 30-minutes, Sayville Ferry Service, River Rd., Sayville. BySea each way. Seasonal. (K1) 631-589-0810. April-October. No vehicles. Long Island is served by two year-round ferry 20 minutes each way (E3) lines that cross Long Island Sound and connect ToShelterIsland Bridgeport, Conn., to Port Jefferson, LI, and New Greenport to North side Shelter Island Sayville to Fire Island National Seashore, London, Conn. to Orient Point, LI. If you want North Ferry Company, Route 114, Sailor’s Haven/Sunken Forest to visit Fire Island where no cars are allowed, Shelter Island. 631-749-0139. Carries cars, Sunken Forest Ferry Service, River Rd., Sayville. the most convenient way is to take one of six passengers, motorcoaches, trucks. Seven 631-589-0810. May to Oct. No vehicles. passenger ferry routes. Furthermore, you can minutes each way. Year-round. (I1) 30 minutes each way. (E3) travel from the North Fork to the South Fork of Long Island through Shelter Island via two short North Haven near Sag Harbor Community Water Taxis ferry rides. All Long Island ferries are listed here to South side Shelter Island Service between Freeport, Point — call for current schedules and rates.