| Long Island is a beautiful, fun filled place to spend your | | | | New York City, which is about an hour away |
| retired years: With miles of beaches, hundreds of | | | | (depending where you are on L.I). And with a train |
| places to go shopping and enough good food to go | | | | station near by, the trip is a breeze! I don't think I need |
| around! The following are a number of reasons that | | | | to tell you about the plethora of places to go, things to |
| make Long Island the greatest place to retire! | | | | see, and stuff to do in the city! |
| 1. With lots of ocean front and lake edge real estate, | | | | 4. Long Island is home to some of the most beautiful |
| Long Island has very fresh and clean air. Away from | | | | beaches around! With miles of sandy shoreline, rolling |
| the noise, stress, and busy streets of New York City, | | | | waves, and clean warm air what's not to love? Plus, |
| you can enjoy calm lazy days uninterrupted. Go for a | | | | the sunsets are beautiful too! Long Island also gives |
| walk along the water's edge, enjoy a book on your | | | | you the choice of two shore lines. The South Shore, |
| patio, and invite a few friends over for a game of | | | | which is your typical sandy bottom kind of beach, and |
| cards. The weather is beautiful and your days will be | | | | the North Shore, which is covered in rocks, stones, and |
| equally gorgeous. | | | | even larger boulders. (Honestly, it's a rock collectors |
| 2. There are a large number of retired seniors living on | | | | dream come true!) Not to mention, some of Long |
| Long Island: Meaning you won't be alone! There will be | | | | Island's beaches are placed on the top 10 list of best |
| lots of people your age who share your interests. | | | | beaches in America! |
| There are also a lot of places that hold senior activities | | | | 5. There are lots of great places to eat scattered all |
| like bingo, cards, dance classes, craft groups, senior | | | | over the island. Plus, Long Island is home to some of |
| citizen trips, and senior aerobics. You may be retired, | | | | the best pizza and bagels in the country! With plenty |
| but you'll never be bored! | | | | of fast food establishments, delis, cafes, diners and fine |
| 3. Living on Long Island means you're close to just | | | | restaurants, there is always something to satisfy your |
| about everything you could possibly want or need. For | | | | taste buds! |
| example, retiring at an Assisted Living Facility in | | | | 6. Long Island is also home to lots of great wildlife. With |
| beautiful Lake Ronkonkoma, you are only an hour and | | | | places like the protected Pine Barrens and wildlife |
| a half away from the stunning Montauk Point! Montauk | | | | refuges like the one located in Quogue. There are |
| is a great place for a day trip: Pack a picnic lunch, bring | | | | miles of trails to hike and animals to spy! A great place |
| your walking shoes, and enjoy the view! It's also only | | | | for bird watcher enthusiasts, photographers, and wildlife |
| an hour and twenty minutes from Orient Point, where | | | | lovers of all types! |
| you can catch a ferry over to Connecticut for a | | | | 7. Still not convinced? Look at it this way... many people |
| weekend vacation. Dropping you off in New London, | | | | choose Long Island as their vacation destination, and |
| you are minutes from Mystic, a great little town filled | | | | extremely wealthy celebrities own homes in the |
| with nice affordable accommodations, lots of shopping, | | | | Hamptons. If it's worth vacationing to, it's definitely |
| and great food. You can also head over to Mohegan | | | | worth living! You can make other people's vacations |
| Sun for more shopping, a little gambling, and amazing | | | | your life! |
| shows and concerts! And even closer than all that is | | | | |