I grew up in Far Rockaway and then Long Island.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I grew up on a tiny little island.
My wife and I live in Brooklyn, N.Y., not too far from where my Long Island childhood happened.
I'm from Long Island. Strong Island.
On a personal note, I was born in Brooklyn. My folks moved out to Long Island when I was quite young, but once a Brooklynite, always a Brooklynite.
I grew up in New York.
I grew up in the suburbs.
I grew up in the Lower East Side of New York.
I'm proud of where I'm from. I'm proud of Long Island.
Yes, I was born in Coney Island. The Holy Land.
I was born in Queens and spent many years there. After I got married, I moved to Kew Gardens, then moved to Baldwin, Long Island, where I still reside.