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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Transplants to the NYC area that move to the suburbs prefer Westchester, Connecticut and New Jersey over Long [b]Island.[/b]  What makes LI so [b]insular [/b]and unappealing to transplants?[/quote]

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/insular

[i][b]of or relating to an island or islands:
insular possessions.
2.
dwelling or situated on an island.
3.
forming an island:
insular rocks.[/i]
[i]4.[/b]
detached; standing alone; isolated.
5.
of, relating to, or characteristic of islanders.
6.
narrow-minded or illiberal; provincial:
insular attitudes toward foreigners.
7.
Pathology. occurring in or characterized by one or more isolated spots, patches, or the like.
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So I am going with the Wisconsin glaciation, which formed it. [/quote]

You beat me to this, PP :) literally, it's insular because it's an island....

It's easy to forget until, say, Hurricane Sandy hits and all the trains and ferries are down for days to a week. I was on the east end for work and felt pretty stuck![/quote]

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