While diets are about food and weight, eating disorders become much, much more than that. Food and weight become all-powerful, and people with eating disorders use both in an attempt to better their lives (by gaining a sense of control, numbing painful emotions, earning approval or acceptance, etc.).
Long Island New York is comprised of two counties â Nassau County and Suffolk County, two cities â Long Beach and Glen Cove, numerous local towns, villages, hamlets, postal zones and designated places.
This text is part of Parksâ Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park. The Long Island Expressway was built with the idea of easing traffic flow throughout the borough of Queens, and connecting New York City to Nassau County and the rest of Long Island more effectively. The Expressway was the project of Robert Moses (1888-1981), head of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority.