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Deer Park

(Encyclopedia) Deer Park. 1 Uninc. village (2020 pop. 28,837), Babylon town, Suffolk co., SE N.Y., a primarily residential suburb on Long Island. 2…

Scarsdale

(Encyclopedia) Scarsdale, village (1990 pop. 16,987), Westchester co., SE N.Y., a residential suburb of New York City; settled c.1701, inc. 1915. Scarsdale is often considered typical of upper-class…

Wantagh

(Encyclopedia) WantaghWantaghwŏnˈtô [key], uninc. residential city (1990 pop. 18,567), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on the S shore of Long Island. A causeway leads to Jones Beach State Park.

Bronx

(Encyclopedia) Bronx, river, c.20 mi (30 km) long, issuing from Kensico Reservoir, SE N.Y., and flowing SW through the Bronx into the East River. The Bronx River Parkway, one of the first limited-…

Lake Success

(Encyclopedia) Lake Success, village (1990 est. pop. 2,500), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on NW Long Island; settled c.1730, inc. 1926. A residential suburb of New York City, Lake Success also has corporate…

Goat Island

(Encyclopedia) Goat Island. 1 Former name of Yerba Buena Island, San Fransisco Bay, Calif. 2 Island, W N.Y., in the Niagara River, dividing Niagara Falls into the American and the Canadian falls.

Seaford

(Encyclopedia) Seaford, uninc. urban community (1990 pop. 15,597), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on the southern shore of Long Island, on Great South Bay; settled 1643. It is a residential suburb of New York…

Sheepshead Bay

(Encyclopedia) Sheepshead Bay, residential area in S Brooklyn borough of New York City, SE N.Y., on Sheepshead Bay. It was once famous for its horse and automobile races and as a resort center. The…

Constitution Island

(Encyclopedia) Constitution Island, in the Hudson River opposite West Point, SE N.Y.; part of the U.S. Military Academy. The ruins of Fort Constitution, built in 1775, are there. During the American…

Copiague

(Encyclopedia) Copiague Copiague kōˌpāgˈ [key], uninc. residential town (2020 pop. 23,561), Suffolk co., SE N.Y…