MallZONE
|
MallZONE
|
|
Islip, town, Suffolk County, SE
New York, on Long Island, on Great South Bay; settled 1683, inc. 1710. The town,
in a seaside resort area, comprises some 20 residential communities, including
Islip Village, seat of the town government; Central Islip, home of the New York
Institute of Technology-Central Islip (1955); Brentwood, the site of a community
college; Oakdale, the site of Dowling College (1959); and Bay Shore and
Sayville, each with ferry service to Fire Island. Products include baked goods,
electronic equipments, ducks, and clams. The area grew after the arrival of the
railroad and the opening of a clam cannery, both in 1867. The town is named for
Islip, England.
Pop. (1980) 298,897; (1990)
299,587.
|