If you live on Long Island, you live on the water. That’s why they call it an island.
no that’s not how it works....if you live half a mile to a mile inland from the southshore the chances are nil of getting flooded...from the north shore you can live a lot closer in most spots as the land is much higher.
its a big island. if volcano Cumbre Vieja errups on the volcanic ocean island of La Palma in the canary islands causes that major landslide they speak of...I will worry then as a mega tsunami may wipe out houses far inland...
I know people who witnessed the Long Island Express Hurricane of 1938 in Westhampton beach....they lived up hill and watched as hoses were washed off the barrier beach and deposited on the ‘mainland’. of course the wind causes damage, as would a tornado, but not flood damage.
Sematic nonsense.
Living "on the water" is usually defined by elevation and proximity. Most people on LI don't live "on the water".