The Long Island Expressway is infamous for its carbon monoxide, bumper-to-bumper traffic and the unofficial and unflattering title it has held since the 1960s as the “world’s longest parking lot.” Now, the LIE has a new and more positive claim to fame...
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Displays at the Long Island Welcome Center, which is located just off the Long Island Expressway. The whalebones are located at center right. Photo by Darren McGee for Empire State Development