- Long Island has over 2.7 million residents, 130 golf courses and over 400,000 golfers.
- Nationwide, Long Island is #1 in percentage of households with income over $50,000 and #1 in percentage of households with income over $150,000. If it were a city it would be the 4th largest in the nation with almost 3 million residents.
- New York State ranks #2 in population in the United States. Of the 48 other states, it is bigger than Florida, Arizona, the Carolinas, Illinois, Ohio or Texas, just to name a few.
- There are over 84,900 businesses on Long Island. In 2002, retail sales on Long Island totaled over $35 billion. There are 2 million cars on Long Island. All that is packed onto an island that is 120 miles long by 12-20 miles wide. And with 130 golf courses - that's more than a course a mile.
- The New York Tri-State area is the host to many prominent events including the Long Island Champion Tour Classic, U.S. Open (in 2002, 2004 and again in 2009), Buick Classic, Big Apple Classic, Walker Cup, and PGA Championship. Long Island has been called "pleasure island" with over $2.5 billion spent on tourism by 25 million visitors. |
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