Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Long Island has made attempts in the past to secede from New York and become its own state. Mentions of Long Island secession range from 1896 to 2010. The proposed 51st state has also speculated the combination of Nassau and Suffolk counties into one county in order to reduce costs.The state of Long Island would include over 2.7 million people, not including the more populous west end of the island. Nassau County executive Ed Mangano came out in support of such a proposal in April 2010 and was said to be commissioning a study on it.Any proposal would need to be approved by the New York State Legislature, which has refuted all previous secession efforts, and the United States Congress.The Long Island statehood movement has been featured on the History Channel series How the States Got Their Shapes."@en }
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- Long_Island_(proposed_state) abstract "Long Island has made attempts in the past to secede from New York and become its own state. Mentions of Long Island secession range from 1896 to 2010. The proposed 51st state has also speculated the combination of Nassau and Suffolk counties into one county in order to reduce costs.The state of Long Island would include over 2.7 million people, not including the more populous west end of the island. Nassau County executive Ed Mangano came out in support of such a proposal in April 2010 and was said to be commissioning a study on it.Any proposal would need to be approved by the New York State Legislature, which has refuted all previous secession efforts, and the United States Congress.The Long Island statehood movement has been featured on the History Channel series How the States Got Their Shapes.".