Long Island


Long Island
Category:	Island
Planet:	Earth
Continent:	North America
Country:	United States of America
State:	New York
Points of interest:	Amityville; Hempstead; Sayville

Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, United States, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs (Queens and Brooklyn) of New York City, and two of which (Nassau and Suffolk) are mainly suburban. Numerous bridges and tunnels through Brooklyn and Queens connect Long Island to the three other boroughs of New York City. Ferries connect Suffolk County northward across Long Island Sound to the state of Connecticut. Two of New York City's major airports, La Guardia and JFK, are located on Long Island.

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Amityville: Amityville is an incorporated village located in Long Island in the state of New York. It is in the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County. The town gained infamy in 1974 when, on November 13th, Ronald DeFeo, Jr. murdered his parents and four siblings with a Marlin 336C rifle in their home at 112 Ocean Avenue. In 1975, George and Kathy Lutz and Kathy's children moved into the DeFeo house, but vacated the home after only twenty-eight days claiming to have been terrorized by demonic phenomena during their brief time there. Both incidents provided the foundation for a book by Jay Anson called The Amityville Horror, which was adapted into a feature film in 1979 and yielded numerous sequels and spin-offs. The Lutz' claims of paranormal activity have long since been debunked and are largely considered to be a hoax perpetuated by George Lutz.

Genetech Research Facility: The Genetech Research Facility was the primary laboratory site of the Genetech corporation. It was located in Sayville in Long Island, New York. Founder Harmon Furmintz established the company and used it to create a team of enhanced superhumans called the Psionix. A powerful contagion dubbed the "Carrion Virus" was developed at this facility, but was stolen by the clone known as Spidercide, who unleashed it in Springville, Pennsylvania, wiping out the entire town. CEO Walter Rosen enlisted the aid of the New Warriors and brought them to the facility to address the situation.

Rialto Theater: The Rialto Theater was an old closed down stage theater in Long Island. In the 1990s, industrialist Kenneth Irons used the theater to auction off a mystical artifact known as The Witchblade. He sold it to a crime boss named Tony Cugliani. When Cugliani tried to don the gauntlet however, it rejected him, burning off his arm. New York City Police Department detectives Sara Pezzini and Michael Yee raided the theater, and a gunfight ensued. Mobsters fired upon Yee, but Pezzini dove in front of him to take the bullets. The Witchblade seemed to drawn to her, and when she reached out for it, it applied itself to her arm, and then spread across her body, healing her injuries. She was then able to tap into its powers to fight up against the mobsters.

Sayville: Sayville is a hamlet located in Suffolk County in Long Island, New York. The area was founded in 1738 by John Edwards. It has a total land area of 5.4 square miles and a water area of 5.3 square miles. It has a population of more than 16,000 people.

Solomon Institute for the Criminally Insane: The Solomon Institute for the Criminally Insane is a fictional mental health facility featured in Avengers comic books published by Marvel Comics. It first appeared in issue #195 of the first Avengers ongoing comic series. It was a mental health facility and detention area located in Long Island, New York. The hospital was actually a front for the criminal activities of the supervillain known as the Taskmaster. He used the facility as a training ground for up-and-coming henchmen whom he would then farm-out to various super-powered criminals.

Spector Manor: Spector Manor is located at 13 Abington Circle in Long Island. The mansion was built in 1927 and covers thirty-two acres of land. In the modern era it was the home and base of operations for Marc Spector under his public identity of Stephen Grant. Spector was also the costumed hero known as Moon Knight.

Stark International Airport: Not an actual international airport, but rather a private airfield owned by Stark Industries during its time as Stark International. James Rhodes spent the most time here maintaining the helicopters.

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Long Island at Wikipedia