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Long Island Stories & Notes.
204 sourced notes, divided by subject before you open the full shelf.
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Home & Property
A Commack address may belong to Smithtown or Huntington
Commack crosses two town governments, so the street address must be matched before choosing a local office or form.
Cars & Driving
Long Beach Resident Parking Permits Need Proof Early
Long Beach residents should gather vehicle registration, residency proof, and fee information before trying to buy a city parking permit.
Home & Property
Suffolk Owners Can Use the Clerk's Watch List
Suffolk's Homeowner Watch List can email owners when land-record filings show up for a registered property.
Home & Property
Suffolk Shore Work Needs a Tidal Wetlands Question
A Suffolk shoreline project should check DEC tidal wetland maps and permit rules before clearing, filling, bulkhead, dock, or septic plans move ahead.
Cars & Driving
Huntington Station grew around the railroad, and station errands still split
Huntington Station grew south of the older village around the railroad, while today's parking and platform problems still follow different service routes.
History & Culture
Levittown's repeated house shapes carry a complicated postwar story
Levittown's fast-built postwar houses changed American suburbia, while its exclusionary beginnings and decades of alterations remain part of the address.
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