Yes, and the annual air show at the fair grounds is still fun.
Wherever you are in the state, taking deer for the table is never illegal, especially today. There are not enough hunters, not enough predators, and the overpopulation of deer is not just a nuisance but a health threat as tens of thousands die from starvation every winter leaving corpses that breed disease. Park Rangers send out squads of professional hunters, they don't come close to the need, tho food kitchens are thrilled with the bag.
Along the Great Lakes, and throughout the Finger Lakes region there are those who live off the land they and theirs never owned, but have traditionally trapped, hunted, fished and gathered off the land. They are why I say money doesn't matter. They are the ones who will stay while all others leave. Interesting peoples and they don't trust outsiders easily, many speak French and nothing else.
All beautiful country, for those who can handle the harsh winters.
The LIE is still Robert Moses and the world's largest parking lot. When I visit friends and family in the Hamptons or Montauk, I travel by boat. Faster, and I manage some fishing. The LIRR, from where I live, is still that fastest mode into midtown than any other transportation. In someways, a god send. Easier than walking the 10 blocks uphill to the Union Turnpike station for the E or F, 3 blocks and always a seat off peak. When I drive back or forth between Kew Gardens and parts of Forest Hills next door, for errands, what should be a 5-10 minute trip at most is often 20-30 minutes plus time consumed by parking spot hunting. Got to bring your own good music.