Long Island
As a hub of commercial aviation, Long Island is home to two of the New York City metropolitan area's three busiest airports, JFK International Airport and LaGuardia Airport, in addition to Islip MacArthur Airport; as well as two major air traffic control radar facilities, the New York TRACON and the New York ARTCC. Nine bridges and thirteen tunnels (including railroad tunnels) connect Brooklyn and Queens to the three other boroughs of New York City. Ferries connect Suffolk County northward across Long Island Sound to the state of Connecticut. The Long Island Rail Road is the busiest commuter railroad in North America and operates 24/7. Nassau County high school students often feature prominently as winners of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair and similar STEM-based academic awards. Biotechnology companies and scientific research play a significant role in Long Island's economy, including research facilities at Brookhaven National Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Stony Brook University, New York Institute of Technology, Plum Island Animal Disease Center, the New York University Tandon School of Engineering, the City University of New York, and Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine.
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commercial aviation
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Long Island
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New York City
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JFK International Airport
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LaGuardia Airport
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Islip MacArthur Airport
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air traffic control
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New York TRACON
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railroad
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Ferries
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Long Island Sound
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Connecticut
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Long Island Rail Road
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busiest commuter railroad in North America
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Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
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STEM
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Biotechnology companies
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scientific research
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Long Island
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research facilities
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Brookhaven National Laboratory
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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Stony Brook University
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New York Institute of Technology
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Plum Island Animal Disease Center
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New York University Tandon School of Engineering
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City University of New York
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Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine
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LaGuardia Airport
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New York City
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Brookhaven National Laboratory
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research facilities
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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research facilities
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