↑ John Burbidge (21 tháng 11 năm 2004). “Long Island at its Best; Who's the Longest of Them All?”. The New York Times. Truy cập ngày 16 tháng 10 năm 2008. But the court wasn't saying Long Island isn't an island in a geographical sense", he continued. "In fact, all parties involved in the case agreed Long Island is a geographical island. It was only for the purposes of the case that the island was declared an extension of New York's coastline.
