New-York tribune., 1911-04-16
MANY LONG ISLAND BUILDERS BUSY
Vast Volume Of important Construction Work in the Suburban
Regions Traversed by Railroad and Trolley.


Long Island has been appropriately called
the great pleasure ground Of New York. 1t
Is more than that. II IS not only one Of
the leading pleasure grounds In the sum
ner months for the toilers Of the city and
for many residents in other sections of this
country. hut it is the largest and most I'M
portaut suburb OF the greater city
With the opening Of the Long Island and
PENNSYLVANIA river tubes last fall the wa
ter barriers between the island and the
heart Of old New York were removed for
all time.
Moreover, the entire island was placed
on an all-ran route with old Manhattan.
But the most important feature, in its re-
lation TO the realty outlook Of the island
resulting from the tunnel opening, was the
placins Of the entire suburban area of the
islsnd within the rapid transit electric zone
OF the city.
There are sluggish places az regards de-
velopment in and near the city at the pres
ent moment. Some places are so forsaken
e. regards realty activity that practically
nothing at the present time IS heard from
them This. however. cannot be said Of the
suburban regions Of Long Island which
form that highly developed territory east
of the manufacturing centres Of Long
Island City and East New York and ex-
tend for many miles TO point considerably
distant from the easterly part Of Queens
County.
Within this vast suburban area are Co.
roma. Flushing. College Point. Whitestone
Bayside. Douglaston, Little Neck. Thomas
ton, Great Neck, Manhasset, Port Washing
ton, oyster Bay. Locust Valley, Glen Cove
Sea Cliff. Glenwood, Wheatley Hills, Ros-
Iyn. Westbury, Hcksvile Hampstead,
Mineola. Garden City. Jamaica, Freeport
Rockville Centre. Amtyvile, Bay Shore
and many other places.
A better field for realty speculation could
not be found desired, and IL is this part
of the suburbs of the greater city where
investors and spectators are TO be found
in large numbers and where there is a big
ger volume Of speculative building than in
any other suburban territory Of this city.
Many hundred fine home sites along the
North Side division ere being improved.
Scores OF big and little investors are busy
sn and near jamaica Garden City is
being made larger. Home districts OF
Nlincola are being extended. The amount
Of constructive work at oyster Bay is
large. New building protects are being
launched each week at Sea Cliff. The
Wheatley Hills are much more attractive
now 10 people Of prominence in society
than ever before Hicksville is becoming
q much larger community Of commuters
homes
New Epoch of Activity.
The day of a new epoch Of realty ac-
tivity in this great suburban territory of
Long Island is at hand. Many persons
have waited long and patiently for il, and
there are many SPECTATORS of the old
Manhattan school who never thought that
this beautiful residential territory would
furnish in any year most Of the leading
real estate operations Of that period
Like beautiful Westchester, this district
has characteristics similar 10 those Of the
suburb just north Of the city. II is richly
endowed with sandy beach fronts. In fact.
its possessions Of this kind are unequalled
in any other suburban territory with the
eXceVtao3 of the northerly division of the
Atlantic High,an6s.- These beach fronts
are largely within the limits Of the city
and therefore within easy reach OF down
town Manhattan. In some cases they
folm the ocean fronts Of various islands.
The sandy beach fronts are broken here