Joel first performed the song at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in New York state on May 6, 1977, when he dedicated it to Christiano's restaurant (now closed) in the nearby hamlet of Syosset.
Joel first performed the song at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in New York state on May 6, 1977, when he dedicated it to Christiano's restaurant (now closed) in the nearby village of Syosset.