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EPISODE · Jan 20, 2026 · 22 MIN

THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 332: SHELTER ISLAND

from THE QUEENS NEW YORKER · host Jason DeCanio

Shelter Island is an island town in eastern Suffolk County, New York, United States, near the eastern end of Long Island. The population was 3,253 at the time of the 2020 census.The island was long inhabited by indigenous peoples, related to those who lived north of Long Island Sound. At the time of European encounter, it was occupied by the Manhanset tribe, an Algonquian-speaking people related to the Pequot and other Algonquians of New England. The original name of the island, used by the Manhanset Indians, is Manhansack-aha-quash-awamock, which literally translates to "Island sheltered by islands."[4][5]PICTURE: By Town of Shelter Island, uploaded by Hayden Soloviev - https://shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com/2024/06/04/three-year-shelter-island-highway-department-contract-released/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=165275664

Shelter Island is an island town in eastern Suffolk County, New York, United States, near the eastern end of Long Island. The population was 3,253 at the time of the 2020 census.The island was long inhabited by indigenous peoples, related to those who lived north of Long Island Sound. At the time of European encounter, it was occupied by the Manhanset tribe, an Algonquian-speaking people related to the Pequot and other Algonquians of New England. The original name of the island, used by the Manhanset Indians, is Manhansack-aha-quash-awamock, which literally translates to "Island sheltered by islands."[4][5]PICTURE: By Town of Shelter Island, uploaded by Hayden Soloviev - https://shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com/2024/06/04/three-year-shelter-island-highway-department-contract-released/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=165275664

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Shelter Island is an island town in eastern Suffolk County, New York, United States, near the eastern end of Long Island. The population was 3,253 at the time of the 2020 census.The island was long inhabited by indigenous peoples, related to those...

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