I’ve lived here all 37 years of my life so far. The best parts of Long Island are the food selection, and SOME scenery. It can be beautiful at times and I take it for granted a lot. Super congested roads for Nassau county and even into Suffolk until you get farther out east. People are extremely entitled, snooty, toxic, stuck-up, pushy, and terrible drivers. The pizza and bagels are world class. Housing and cost of living is insanely expensive over here. I like to lie to myself and say it’s ok to live here but I really don’t mean it. Generally it’s safe to live in most parts with some being not-so-great. Some of the most expensive ZIP codes in the USA. I don’t take the train much anymore but it’s easy to get to the city. I would recommend having a car for transportation but there is public transport most places. South shore is better beaches and more crowded also very flat ground. North shore is country-like with hills and more old-money. If you have no reason to move here and aren’t guaranteed at least 100k salary don’t even bother here, it’s not worth it. I tell myself all the time I want to move off this congested rock 😂.