What do you need/want and cannot get in LI?

[l1995]

Originally Posted by FloridaBeachBum

The dead can live "in" a cemetery on long Island, but the living - live "on" Long Island

Yeah but what other part of the US do people say they live "on"? Do people live "on" NYC? "On" New York?

[FloridaBeachBum]

Originally Posted by ralphfr

+1000 sc2li


WAFFLE HOUSE!!! SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS!!!


Unfortunately if they built one here on LI there would be at least a two hour wait. We need at least four of them.

There was a Waffle House on Long Island for many years. It was on Long Beach Road in Oceanside near the Kindergarten Center. It went out of business in early 2000's Now a TD Bank there on that corner. Big plot.

[LIUser]

A job ... so many companies are leaving

[1174Sixer]

Originally Posted by l1995

Yeah but what other part of the US do people say they live "on"? Do people live "on" NYC? "On" New York?

People in Mahattan live 'in' NYC but also live 'on' Manhattan Island. I'd assume when referring any area that contains 'Island' in the name, living 'on' would be the preferable term versus living 'in'...

[hotkarl]

Originally Posted by FloridaBeachBum

There was a Waffle House on Long Island for many years. It was on Long Beach Road in Oceanside near the Kindergarten Center. It went out of business in early 2000's Now a TD Bank there on that corner. Big plot.

Wasn't there very long. And it wasn't a real authentic Waffle House.

[l1995]

Originally Posted by 1174Sixer

People in Mahattan live 'in' NYC but also live 'on' Manhattan Island. I'd assume when referring any area that contains 'Island' in the name, living 'on' would be the preferable term versus living 'in'...

I'm pretty sure most people say "in Staten Island"

I mean, with any island place I think both are correct, since you're on the geographic island but in the political boundaries of the island.

Originally Posted by hotkarl

Wasn't there very long. And it wasn't a real authentic Waffle House.

That place still comes up when I Google search "Waffle House"

[1174Sixer]

Originally Posted by l1995

I'm pretty sure most people say "in Staten Island"

Just asked my cube-mate (a Staten Island native) "where do you live?" And his response was "on Staten Island." He also confirmed that while he never really thought about it, "in Staten Island" sounds weird...