Long Island is a densely populated island in southeastern New York State, constituting a significant share of the New York metropolitan area in terms of both population and land area. With over eight million inhabitants as of 2020, it is the most populous island in the United States and the 18th-most populous island in the world. The island begins at New York Harbor and extends 118 miles (190 km) eastward into the North Atlantic Ocean with a maximum north-south width of 23 miles (37 km). Long Island's land area of 1,401 square miles (3,630 km2) makes it the largest island in the contiguous United States.
The Long Island Ducks are an American professional minor-league baseball team based on Long Island in Central Islip, New York. The Ducks compete in the North Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB), an independent "partner league" of Major League Baseball. The Ducks played their first season in 2000, two years after the ALPB inaugural season. Since their inception the Ducks' home ballpark has been Fairfield Properties Ballpark, formerly known as Bethpage Ballpark (2010-2020), Suffolk County Sports Park, EAB Park (2000–2001), and Citibank Park (2002–2009). The "Ducks" name refers to Long Island's duck-farming heritage and recalls the former Long Island Ducks professional ice hockey team. The team's first manager was Bud Harrelson, a part-owner of the team and a former major league player.
Bethpage is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 16,658 at the 2020 United States Census.
Farmingdale is an incorporated village on Long Island within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 8,466 at the time of the 2020 Census.
Fairfield Properties Ballpark is a 6,002-seat baseball park in Central Islip, New York that serves as the home of the Long Island Ducks, an independent professional baseball team that is a member of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Its first regular season game took place on May 14, 2000, when the Ducks played host to the Aberdeen Arsenal. The game was the first in the history of both franchises, as they both entered the Atlantic League at the same time. Fairfield Properties Ballpark hosted the 2002, 2010, and 2018 Atlantic League All-Star Games.
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union is a federally chartered credit union that serves the educational community in California. It is headquartered in Tustin, California, and has branches throughout California. Before April 14, 2008, it was named Orange County Teachers Federal Credit Union, or OCTFCU.
Partners Federal Credit Union is a federally chartered credit union with corporate headquarters in Burbank, California. The not-for-profit financial cooperative offers membership to employees and cast members of The Walt Disney Company and their family members. As of December 2016, the credit union has thirteen branches, in excess of 180,000 members and over $1.9 billion in assets.
America First Credit Union (AFCU) is a federally chartered credit union headquartered in Riverdale, Utah, United States. As of January 2020, America First was the sixth largest credit union in the United States in terms of total membership and eight largest credit union in assets in the U.S.
TEG Federal Credit Union is a federally chartered credit union in the New York counties of Dutchess, Orange, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, and Ulster. As of 2020, the institution has $305 million in assets, 118 employees, and 36,000 members.
The Bethpage Purchase was a 1687 land transaction in which Thomas Powell, Sr, bought more than 15 square miles in central Long Island, New York, for £140 from local Indian tribes, including the Marsapeque, Matinecoc, and Sacatogue. This land, which includes present day Bethpage, East Farmingdale, Farmingdale, Old Bethpage, Plainedge, Plainview, South Farmingdale, and part of Melville, is approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east to west and 5 mi (8.0 km) north to south, covering land on both sides of the present-day border between Nassau and Suffolk counties.
Denali. A division of Nuvision Credit Union is a credit union based in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. The credit union serves communities throughout Alaska, and Washington. It is the third largest credit union in Alaska. Denali has grown to add Denali Home Loans, Denali Investment Services and Denali Business Lending and Business Service to its list of services.
Actors Federal Credit Union (ActorsFCU) is an American federally chartered credit union—a cooperatively run, not-for-profit financial institution, owned and controlled by its members. Based in New York City, New York, ActorsFCU is regulated and insured by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), an agency of the U.S. Federal Government comparable to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. It is the 49th largest credit union in the state of New York and the 993rd largest credit union in the nation. It has an overall health score at DepositAccounts.com of a B, with a B+ Texas ratio. Currently led by Daniel Czerniawski, ActorsFCU serves over 22,000 members of more than 190 organizations nationwide with assets of more than $180,000,000. ActorsFCU has 44 full-time employees and 4 part-time employees with a main office and 4 branch offices.
Hawaiian Financial Federal Credit Union is a member-owned financial institution in Honolulu, Hawaii. The credit union is administered and regulated by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and insured by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF). Hawaiian Financial Federal Credit Union is the fourth largest credit union in Hawaii. As of 2012, it has a total of $512.3 million USD in assets, serving more than 50,000 members, and seven office branches. As of March 2018, the President of the credit union is Norman Okimoto. HiTel FCU is guided by the principle, "We are people helping people make their dreams come true by being their financial institution of choice."
Langley Federal Credit Union or is a US credit union headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, chartered and regulated under the authority of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). Langley FCU is one of the 100 largest credit unions in the United States. As of November 2022, Langley FCU has $5.1 billion USD in assets and over 351,000 members. The credit union has 21 branches in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia.
Sunbelt Federal Credit Union, is a full-service non-profit credit union offering financial products, services across the Pine Belt region of Southern Mississippi.
Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union (PSFCU) is a federally insured, federally-chartered, credit union with over 108,000 primary members, serving over 120,000 people. PSFCU has 21 branches in New York, New Jersey, Illinois and Pennsylvania. PSFCU is the largest ethnic credit union in the United States.
The Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame is an American sports hall of fame based in Suffolk County on Long Island, New York. The non-profit was established during 1990 to honor outstanding people, living or deceased, who have gained prominence and made substantial contributions on behalf of themselves and Suffolk County in professional and amateur sports.
The LIU Sharks football program represents Long Island University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level. The Sharks are members of the Northeast Conference and play their home games in the 6,000 seat Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium.
Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Brookville, New York. It is the home of the LIU Sharks football, lacrosse, and field hockey programs.
