Talk:List of tallest buildings on Long Island

A fact from List of tallest buildings on Long Island appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 29 June 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that there are few tall buildings on Long Island because residents do not want it to become "Queensified", referring to the neighboring New York City borough?

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The result was: promoted by Desertarun (talk) 19:03, 19 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Stony Brook University Hospital, the tallest building on Long Island

... that there are few tall buildings on Long Island (pictured) because residents do not want it to become "Queensified"? Source: "'Urban' is a bad word. It's in the psyche of the residents of the suburbs, who say, 'Don't urbanize. Don't Queensify us,'" McLean said. [1]

Reviewed: Arthur Blake (actor)

Moved to mainspace by Antony-22 (talk). Self-nominated at 05:29, 8 June 2021 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

Cited:
Interesting:
Other problems: - It may help to explain that Queens is part of NYC. As a resident of Queens myself, I can certainly sympathize with LI not wanting to be "Queensified", but this may not be as obvious to people who aren't from NY.

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Antony-22: Nice work. There is just one concern I had, but otherwise this looks good. Epicgenius (talk) 16:19, 9 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Epicgenius: Do you mean in the hook or in the lead? I'd like to keep the hook shorter, and the wikilinks should be sufficient for those who find Queens mysterious. Antony–22 (^talk⁄_contribs) 18:22, 9 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I was thinking the hook, but now that you mention it, the lead states that Long Island neighbors NYC (which is true only in the dialectal sense, not the geographical sense). In the first paragraph of the lead, it may make sense to clarify that LI refers only to Nassau and Suffolk, rather than the island geographically. I'm only bringing up the issue with Queens because, in the past, this had caused some confusion, especially in relation to LI (which people outside the NYC area tend to forget about). Again, it's your call. Epicgenius (talk) 18:41, 9 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The following could work, though I still think the original hook is sufficient. Sometimes a little mystery in the hook is said to encourage views. Besides, Queens isn't all that obscure, everyone saw Men in Black, right? :-p Antony–22 (^talk⁄_contribs) 18:58, 9 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1 ... that there are few tall buildings on Long Island (pictured) because residents do not want it to become "Queensified", referring to the neighboring New York City borough?

I think ALT1 works. I don't have a problem with ALT0, either, just sharing my thoughts that I've had experience with people being confused with regard to Queens. Sorry if I wasn't clear, I just thought having a tiny bit of context might clear things up. I'll approve this nomination now. Epicgenius (talk) 19:28, 9 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]