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Can someone explain to me the differences between Long Island and NJ? I'm from Northern NJ and I've never been to Long Island. I assume it's like the mirror image of NJ, on the other side of NYC. But are there any differences, in the culture, accents, overall feel, etc?
Long Island has the city at one end, making forcing everyone to go through the city to go out of the region. New Jersey has easier access to the rest of America.
Living in an area that has a sizable amount of people who are native to Long Island and NJ...I'd say that the folks from NJ are much more assimilated to mainstream American society...many Long Islanders make it very obvious that they have spent their whole life on an island
Long Island is flat and long, while New Jersey more varied landscape and has mountains to the north and hilly roads, while southern part is more flat like Long Island.
Long Island is mainly middle or upper middle class, while New Jersey is mainly middle class, with pockets of lower/working class and upper class (wealthy) scattered.
New Jersey has more and better shopping, and lower sales tax (none on shoes and clothes).
Traffic in Long Island tend to be overall worse, and you must go thru NYC to actually drive to "mainland" USA.
Long Island is too diverse to make blanket statements and generalizations. I'm from Long Island and i disagree with a lot of statements above. There are lower middle class people in Roosevelt ,Uniondale and Lakeview. It differs too much. Pick a region of Long Island rather than the whole thing.
Long Island is much more tied to NYC than New Jersey. Actually in parts of New Jersey (mainly South Jersey) they are more aligned with Philadelphia than with NYC. Not to mention that New Jersey is more diverse topographically speaking than Long Island.
Long Island is much more tied to NYC than New Jersey. Actually in parts of New Jersey (mainly South Jersey) they are more aligned with Philadelphia than with NYC. Not to mention that New Jersey is more diverse topographically speaking than Long Island.
Nassau County, Long Island is. I think NJ is more tied to NYC compared to some further east Suffolk county towns on Long Island.
Also for Long Island, homes tend to have larger lots once you move out east.
For education, I think Nassau County is slightly better. Jericho school district being the best high school by a good amount along with a long list of formidable high schools in it's county.
Long Islanders are New Yorkers, so they tend to be a little bit more "in-your-face" than people in NJ.
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