The Land in Two Worlds: A History of Long Island

[@yutian5884]

"THIS IS THE TRAIN TO, RONKONKOMAAA!" 🗣

[@cbalazs77]

Don't be THAT GUY 😂.

[@yutian5884]

@@cbalazs77 "The next stop is, RONKONKOMA!" 💁

[@IndianaBones]

Bing Bong

[@lukemelone2197]

Rest in peace

[@Jakmak1480]

Step away from the closing doors please!

[@buffalorick5598]

Very well done video! A wealth of information and right to the point!

[@JSWNYC]

Great encapsulation of the history of LI. I note at 20:26, the omission of the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge, then the longest suspension bridge in the world, that opened in 1964.

[@metatron5199]

Stony brook University is not part of CUNY (city university of New York), it is part of SUNY (State University of New York) which is a system of Universities all throughout the state of NY, Stonybrook being the one on Long Island. SBU is actually quite an important uni, its actually world class in physics and has a lot of important work being done there in collab w/ the national lab system aka Brookhaven national labs. Not to mention Renaissance technologies is right next to SBU (which is right next to the town where some of George Washington’s LI spy ring lived?ran out of) is the most successful hedge fund in the history of the world. That in of itself is a whole other amazing story, which only adds to the history and importance of LI.

[@leonardodalongisland]

Okay if you want to get specific; Setauket is a hamlet-not a town :)

[@livingfoul4305]

every long islander should see this video, great work

[@jaminova_1969]

Fascinating video! My ancestors were Dutch-English settlers and members of the Shinnecok tribe on Long Island. They also fought in the Revolution and there was division in the families between the American colonists and British Tories!

[@leonardodalongisland]

Okay, I'm confused; how could your family be European and members of the Shinnecok ?

[@mikiraz]

@@leonardodalongislandtakes two to tango

[@leonardodalongisland]

@@mikiraz Have no idea what your comment has to do with what I wrote-or any one else's comment.

[@mikiraz]

@@leonardodalongisland lol, I meant the settlers and natives interbred. So their family has both settlers and natives in it

[@leonardodalongisland]

@@mikiraz Ok. That makes sense.

[@Taras-Nabad]

This is truly a priceless video. Well done.

[@raymondsmith7301]

Good overview. As a descendent of 17th century LI settlers from CT, I am always interested in historical info about how/why LI evolved as it did. Ex-pat since 1967 to upstate NY, but still have fond memories of growing up in Nassau County before it got so crowded and crazy...Thanks.

[@leonardodalongisland]

Do you have documents on your family's history? Sounds very interesting...FYI, parts of Suffolk are now like Nassau -which are like parts of Queens-:(

[@lindasimons691]

Well done, interesting. I was born and raised on Long Island in the 60/70's. I remember so much of where and when you speak of. I was always interested in it's geology especially the pine barrens. The history was informative. Is weird to see how it's changed. Even when I go home for visits, I have to get my bearings, places seeming unrecognizable. Thanks

[@davidlampe4153]

Interesting subject and history

[@TheAstralCatastrophe]

Fantastic video detailing the rich and storied history that LI holds.

[@sapelesteve]

Very interesting commentary about L.I. I grew up in Amityville and eventually relocated to CT. Still have a lot of family living on the island. Will definitely be sharing this video! 👍👍

[@dennisd3]

Interesting presentation. The Universities mentioned are part of the State University system not the City

[@Run.Ran.Run1]

Mention of the aviation history on Long Island should probably include the design and construction of the Lunar Module and later the Space Shuttle.

[@Jakmak1480]

And the F-105 thunderchief and A-10 thunderbolt II built by Republican Aviation, fighter jets

[@cloisterene]

Love this, I have paternal ancestors who were among the original English settlers when it was still New Netherlands and I've always had so many questions about the history, especially during the Revolution.

[@davidtrent399]

Thank you brings back memories 🙏😎

[@artisreality]

I would love a video about the matinecocks who apparently summered in my town of Port Washington. Thank you for all your investigations by the way!

[@ralphsanchico2452]

As a native New Yorker living in Md., I was always fascinated with L.I and I only rode the LIRR one time and it was only for one stop! (LOL) But I never viewed L.I. as a NY borough, I often viewed it as another State!

[@metatron5199]

As a life long long islander, there is a reason why many jokingly say how powerful we would be if we were our own state (ranking them based on gdp)… In a lot ways Long Island can become very isolating in that you have everything you could want on the island from NYC at one end to Montauk and Green Port at the other end and everything you could want/ need in between. All within an hours drive you could go from being in downtown Manhattan to being on a private beach with forest that come right up to the beach (speaking of the north shore specifically bc of its geography though the south shore has its own advantages as well, it just doesn’t have the forest aspect) anyways nice comment and observations, cheers!

[@ralphsanchico2452]

​@@metatron5199 You're more than welcome. As for succedding from the Tyranny of Albany, Those days might be well behind us (although some efforets in Org and Tx are still persuing the idea) because as a nation, we've become so conformed to the idea that we can't do anything that would go against the Gov't, especially if it meant freedom, that it's not something many would give the effort to eventhough constitutionally it can be done. But the other issue would be the ability to sustain your own economy without backlash from NYState. Will that Gov't go as far as prohibiting travels from "The State of Long Island" if you will, to NY? Or other created hinderances from Albany? It's an interesting notion. But I hope you guys can regain the economic power you once had and good Governing to match!

[@brianohare335]

2 1/2 million people live on Long Island (that is Nassau and Suffolk county ) than live in Montana. Montana by the way is the fifth largest state in the US.

[@ralphsanchico2452]

@@brianohare335 As time goes on, I'm starting to entertain the idea of Braving harsh winters and wildlife! That might be a better option than harsh Gov't and wild people!

[@gy2gy246]

L.I. is NOT a NYC borough, being filled with separate towns and villages.

[@egverlander]

Make a video on the truly historic village of Setauket. It has been prominent from the beginning of LI.

[@familydogg1234]

Thank you. Good video and you list Wappingers on old map!

[@metatron5199]

It was the first solo nonstop trans Atlantic flight, not the first one ever as non stop route were already well established and used as the current route. Doing it solo and non stop opened the doors to what was possible and furthering the aerospace industry into existence

[@juliamarple3785]

I appreciated this video so much. I don't know ANYTHING about that area. I ♡ genealogy and geology. - SW US girl.

[@BillyMathews11590]

Amazing! Thank you

[@jamesdevaney8895]

Thank you for a very interesting and informative documentary. One critique; it’s pronounced “Lay Borjay”. Also, Lindbergh did not complete the first fixed wing flight across the Atlantic. That was completed a few times before Lindbergh (NC-4, Alcock and Brown, etc.). Lindbergh was the first to fly solo, nonstop across the Atlantic.

[@DMETS519]

After JFK and Laguardia airports I would think that the third busiest on Long Island would be Islip/Macarthur, not Republic.

[@meganluke444]

Republic is much busier than Mac Arthur. I did my private pilot's license at Republic. We often went to MacArthur to practice touch and go landings as it was much less busy. There were three aviation schools operating at Republic and also a lot of general aviation activity.

[@LeydenAigg]

MacArthur has runways long enough for big airliners, but Republic has a constant stream of general aviation planes (Cessnas, Beechcrafts, etc.) and smaller commercial planes. Overall, Republic's considerably busier.

[@metatron5199]

You’re correct republic is only for private flights, and MacArthur is the 3rd busiest airport on the island after jfk/LaGuardia, since they are the only other commercial airport on the island. Cheers!

[@JMAv8Tor]

Its actually the 3rd busiest airport in all of NYS. Also it has made a few appearances on the top 50 busiest airports in all of USA. VERY BUSY!!!

[@metatron5199]

@@JMAv8Tor yeah bc of all the private aircraft, its essentially one of the closest private airports to nyc hence why its so busy…

[@FijiMermaid]

There’s a ton of condos popping up everywhere for the past 15 years or so. I think Long Island is turning back into a place where only the rich can afford to live. Maybe feudalism will happen again. Yikes. Everyone in 20s and 30s here either pay most of their paycheck in rent/live longer than most Americans with their parents/move elsewhere like upstate NY. I’m in my late 30s and it has certainly shifted a lot in my lifetime.

[@LMyrski]

Slight correction. This video has the wrong Brookhaven highlighted in terms of early settlements. The Brookhaven settlement was on the other side of Long Island, on the North Shore where it had easy access to the other British colonies in CT. Setauket was then known as Brookhaven and today's Brookhaven was known as Fireplace (uninhabited by whites). Setauket was settled after a land purchase from the native Americans who lived in fear of those on the mainland. The Dutch had no say in Brookhaven's settlement. The early Brookhaven town settlements were then settled from Setauket (which also was briefly called Cromwell Bay). The town of Brookhaven extends clear across Long Island after a series of land purchases from the natives. Eventually Town meetings were held at more centrally located inland places in the township (Coram for a while) and the old native-American name Setauket was applied to the original Brookhaven settlement. The village of Fireplace took the name Brookhaven at a much later date. Setauket is on a bay that opens into Port Jefferson harbor (then known as Drown Meadow). Another branch of Port Jefferson Harbor is Conscience Bay which also extends to Setauket. It was briefly called Cromwell Bay. Oldfield was a section of Setauket until the 20th Century.

[@Traderjoe]

Very interesting! There’s a road called Springs Fireplace Rd and I was always wondering what it was named for.

[@StephLyons-s7e]

I love long island's history. I think it started with the house I lived in on weekends with grandma and dad for a while. The house was built in 1766 for a British officer. It was basically all original except the plumbing and electric even though it was from the early 1900s knob and tube wiring , the windows were single pain old and not good for keeping heat inside infact I don't believe the house had any insulation except for the original horse hair that had fell down over the centuries. I'm rambling on , it's called the wells/Lyons house in Mattituck on main Street ? I think that's the name. I never hear anything about Mattituck, it's a beautiful town and has a great history.

[@metatron5199]

Yup, and today where Poquott named for the small tribe of native Americans who originally lived there as well as directly across the sound on the south shore of Connecticut where the majority of the tribe lived was originally known as George’s neck. Not to mention right near old field is/the Setauket boarder you have that giant rock (across from where their post office is today) where they originally held their sermons before a church was constructed. Not to mention One of George Washingtons spy rings (quite an important one too) was ran out of that area bc some of the individuals part of the group lived right there as well as on strongs neck… I can keep going on about all the history the north shore has since there is so much to tell about it and just thought id add that info about the area you were talking about… but anyways cheers! glad to see there is another person out there who cares about LI history! Since not to many ppl seem to care (or at least from what i can tell from talking with other long islanders my entire life… I’ve only meet a handful of ppl who have ever really cared to know about LI’s history, where most simply just don’t care which isn’t all that surprising given our culture td in America…) anyways thanks again for the comment!

[@MuzixMaker]

Drowned Meadow.

[@buttmankun]

Long Island is truly an incredible place, unfortunately its too expensive, too populated and New York government is shit.

[@MuzixMaker]

Yep, left 35 years ago, don’t miss it.

[@James-qt9dj]

I agree. I miss my home country of LI.. but when I visit now every one is stressed and it feels like frogs being boiled slowly. It’s crowded and expensive… worst, the political landscape of NY terrifies me. Kids not safe there anymore… it was great to grow up there in the 90s.

[@buttmankun]

@@James-qt9dj that's a good analogy. My parents always tell me it was a wonderful place to grow up.

[@leonardodalongisland]

Nice job....I'm trying to get "movement" on a three-part documentary on the history of the Island-featuring an educational component. Is there a way to get in direct contact with you?

[@ElectroPercs]

We say Bay Shore is a great place to come from. High prices, taxes and low salaries drove many to greener pastures. The Great South Bay was a great source of supplies.

[@JFK-ir7yz]

I grew up in East Islip. Hecksher state park. Great South Bay. Fire island . I am an extremely lucky person.

[@jameskennedy60nSoCal]

Sometimes history seems made-up to me. I grew up in the beautiful and historic ocean town of Scituate MA. There is a historical tale, there is even a historical sign in front of the house telling the story of sisters Abigail and Rebecca Bates heroic effort to scare the British Navy from entering Scituate Harbor. They were young teens, at the time. They scared the British Naval Feet away from entering Scituate Harbor …. maybe to moor their fleet. What did these two young ladies use to frighten the British so much, that they turned and high-tailed it out of there? Pots and Pans, of course… and spoons. Yup, they banged their pots and pans with such ferocity and military authenticity, it scared the pants off the British and away they sailed. I probably first heard this story at 5 or 6 years old. It has always sounded outrageous and hard to believe. I’ve long since moved away, but I was doubting myself that I believed that story correctly…. Because it still seems so dumb… turns out, that’s their story and they are sticking to it! You asked for recommendations. I think it would be a lot of fun to look into that…

[@feleciaclemons5074]

I love your comment!! Reminds me of a certain book!

[@samahlan]

Correction, the grounds of Mitchell Field, not Roosevelt Field, became the grounds of Hofstra University.

[@jacards7388]

republic is not 3rd busiest airport. that would be macarthur in islip. republic is mainly small private aircraft

[@Zulu-time15]

Negative, the 3rd busiest airport in New York State is Republic Airport

[@joeelia6495]

That shot of the split level house in in Wantagh I grew up in a house directly behind it I it wasn’t even built yet .Crazy to see it like that. This would have been in 1964

[@tobygoodguy4032]

Now that was good.

[@soitgoes3494]

Great presentation. But I think its pronounced Lawn Guy Land.

[@Jakmak1480]

No it isn't unless you are an Italian

[@ernestschultz5065]

I was born in Glencove hospital a long time ago.

[@unsignedmusic]

@@ernestschultz5065 * Glen Cove

[@GeorgeFitness-yo8bl]

Nassau County is the safest county in the country . Great place to live

[@caribman10]

Feel so sorry for all the Long Islanders who moved out of The Bronx and Queens to get away from The Element only to find that they live on Long Island too. A real shame, that.

[@gy2gy246]

Why don't you use the right word instead of "The Element"? Ra---t.

[@sw5114]

‘The Element’? Why use coded language in your comment, when most readers will know clearly what you mean.

[@ericarachel55]

just to add, we now have a population roughly equal to Chicago, (Nassau and Suffolk counties) too many people for this native Island woman

[@LeydenAigg]

LI's now the de facto 6th borough of NYC.

[@ericarachel55]

@@LeydenAigg absolutely correct!

[@metatron5199]

@@LeydenAiggyup, all of LI’s growth over its lifetime has all in part been due to NYC growth, and as the city continues to grow the further the island is developed, luckily there are now certain laws in places in certain towns as you get farther east currently preventing certain developments from happening so as to keep the nature and what not, bc no one in Suffolk currently wants to feel like they are in Nassau county…. So hopefully we don’t see that happening in the not to distant future…

[@QueensNativeNYC]

Yea but come on Nassau and Suffolk is spread out over a fairly large land area.. Brooklyn has nearly the same population as Chicago and doesn't even have 10 percent the land mass of Nassau and Suffolk combined..long Island is still very much a suburb, its not even close to the population density of Queens and most in NYC don't even think of Queens as being very urban

[@ericarachel55]

@@QueensNativeNYC to each their own, but still too many people for me, back in the early 60's I didnt like the amount of people in Nassau county, now the amount of wooded land and farm land is almost gone in Suffolk. The ground water/aquifer is in danger of being polluted beyond repair due to too many homes on cesspools, too many people

[@metatron5199]

Also your info on Levittown isn’t exactly correct as the first development which they built which was the prototype for Levittown was Carle Place in Nassau County. He than built Levittown… Also to add before Carle place became Carle Place it was known as Frogs Hallow due to the pond in the aerea where as you can guess an abundance of frogs lived. It was also known as minneola park but would eventually be named after the German immigrant who previously owned much of the land that makes up what is Carle Place td and had a small hotel on the land, obviously he was named Carle hence why that area would later adopt the name Carle place…bc it was once Carle’s place… lol. I can keep going, and I enjoyed your vid, but you need to do better due diligence/research bc there were a handful of mistakes/incorrect info which could have been easily checked, along with a lot of history left out

[@cosmosiscool]

ts mad interesting🗣

[@josephtannenbaum3950]

could u do history of westchester ny?

[@SuzanneCloud]

My ancestors were the Raynors who founded Raynortown, now Freeport.

[@MikeCerrooq1zt]

Lived in merrick. Islip. Oyster bay

[@barbarafogarty4802]

Grew up in Mineola. Moved to Connecticut in 1969. NEVER looked back.

[@Jakmak1480]

Nobody cares

[@jerryakbar6147]

Great video, I grew up in new Hyde park. I’m never going back. The old neighborhood is full of massage parlors ( with happy endings) and boba shops run by people who come from low trust societies. It was glorious while it lasted.

[@paulsetti9484]

Did you move east or out of NYS?

[@jerryakbar6147]

@@paulsetti9484 out of nys. My family had a summer home in ridge. We used to call it the country, the LIE didn’t even go out that far. Ridge is now full of ms13 and lovely ladies and fellas. The heart/ cella act of 1965 was the beginning of the end.

[@paulsetti9484]

@@jerryakbar6147 I live near ridge now, it's a bit of a stretch to say it's full of MS13. That being said, I'm also looking forward to moving somewhere else.

[@chrismehos5035]

Long Island should become its own state

[@joeviking61]

Absolutely !

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

For what

[@kevinkeeney6693]

Good video. Wanted to add that slavery was abolished in New York State in 1827. Also the Emancipation Proclamation was nothing more than a paper document with no substance initially. Abraham Lincoln "freed the slaves" for states that were in conflict with the Union (basically the CSA). This meant states like Delaware and Maryland were allowed to have slavery initially. The Emancipation Proclamation had the desired effect after the Union won the Civil War.

[@roberteshaw9520]

It's home.

[@Jakmak1480]

Yes. It is and always will be.

[@Dman69420]

08:06 What a deal!

[@commonsense6512]

Nassau county did not exist until the eastern towns of Queens county broke off when Queens became a borough of NYC in 1898.

[@TractorDog]

did you say that there was slavery in Long Island New York up until the Emancipation Proclamation?

[@jefflewis4]

I think he inadvertently merged them. Slavery was legal in New York in one form or another until 1827. So yeah there were slaves on long Island in the early part of 19th century. There probably were some slaves at the time of the proclamation. They may have been slaves brought up from others states some farmers would use to get around the law, or brought up illegally to Long Island. But I doubt there were many at the time of the proclamation. Maybe he meant to say ex-slaves ?

[@JFK-ir7yz]

Did you know there still is slavery all around the world? In many countries?

[@JCS1964-i7w]

@@JFK-ir7yz Exactly and the African people are not the only people to be slaves.

[@TractorDog]

@@JFK-ir7yz Yes I am very aware of that.

[@JFK-ir7yz]

“Very aware”? I don’t know. People who are “very aware” of the present day state of slavery don’t bother pointing out past atrocities that have LONG since been corrected. Not sure I believe you kid

[@unsignedmusic]

22:12 What’s Grewman?

[@TonysMusic1974]

Grumman - they made the lunar lander from 1969. This guy (if it's a real guy) pronounces several words wrong

[@jet328i2]

My family escaped LI (and NY) in 1979. I’ve never been back since.

[@edward2448]

My parents dragged me to this awful campground called Wildwood on Long Island. It was on a Hill and you had to walk down hill to get to the Beach, which was covered in stones not sand. This was in the 60's. It Suuuuuucked

[@billd9667]

Yeah, Wildwood is in its natural state, as many LI parks are. If you want perfect, there is always Disney World.

[@LeydenAigg]

Yeah, North shore beaches have more rocks and gravel. Did anything else ruin your day? Did Mommy and Daddy get you the wrong flavor ice cream that day, too?

[@metatron5199]

@@LeydenAiggas much as ppl like to complain about the rocky beach’s on the north shore, they are actually very nice and wonderful, especially since in many places the forest literally comes right up to the beach which really creates beautiful scenery not to mention the bluffs all along the north shore as well which only make them that much more beautiful imo. Don’t get me wrong the south shore is great if you want your classic beach but imo the north shore is where its at, especially since many of the beaches are private town beaches and really gives them an exclusive feeling being there as they are never truly crowded even on the busiest of days unlike the south shore where they are always packed with ppl due to the geography and layout of the island…

[@TheBatugan77]

Whiny wimps like you are why they invented 'day camp' back in the day. All the best! ☝️🤓👍'

[@edward2448]

@@billd9667 Hey A-hole, to a six year old it sucks.

[@jonathanng2390]

Now its MS 13 headquarters

[@leerubin4303]

Macarthur airport is #3.

[@bold810]

Wampum Pequot-Style 🎉😅

[@rodneylewis4402]

I see what you did there 😂

[@annunakian8054]

So much bloodshed. Yet everyone who lives upon this land today, regardless of race, ethnicity, or religion, benefits from it.

[@gemerygomes883]

god bless lonhg isle

[@unsignedmusic]

Which god? What’s a bless?

[@Woychowski]

A bloodthirsty evil nation rooted in bloodshed and genocide.

[@genebigs1749]

Still a place filled with natural beauty, too many years of Democrat rule both here and in NY State as a whole have made it unaffordable for most people. Taxes are ridiculously high, rents are astronomical, and my children will probably never be able to afford their own home here. Too bad. I grew up here after moving from the city as a kid in the 60s, and it was a paradise at one time.

[@americanwriter2533]

🤩⚖️👁️👁️⚖️👍👍👍🏁🏁🏁🏁

[@LeydenAigg]

Over and over again, I see that KZbin narrators have real trouble pronouncing the name of Le Bourget Airport. "LUH BORE-ZHAY" will get even someone completely unfamiliar with French phonics really close to the right pronunciation.

[@gy2gy246]

He's likely an AI.

[@georgesrepairshop]

As lifelong long islander, The way this narrator says Long Island is truly grating. Also, it’s really hard to stay interested with his monotone and absolutely boring voice. Good grief.

[@gy2gy246]

He's likely an AI. the content was great, but I gave up after 10 minutes because of the voice-over.

[@starwarsROXmy]

long island sucks

[@LeydenAigg]

Don't come here! Simple, right?

[@metatron5199]

You suck!

[@patanima]

Speak up lil bro

[@debe.1868]

So did the Dutch build the starfort, or was it already there. IMO IT was already there.

[@Flynn1059]

It's pronounced lenape. Len -a. -Pea

[@Flynn1059]

It's pronounced sachem say- chem

[@Flynn1059]

I should know I'm from there

[@Flynn1059]

I appreciate your video, but if you're going to talk history you must get the pronunciations correct.

[@gy2gy246]

AI.