No joke: Jerry Seinfeld’s childhood home on Long Island has found its next generation of owners

Would comedy icon Jerry Seinfeld have been funny growing up somewhere other than Long Island? “Absolutely,” Seinfeld says in a trailer for his 2017 Netflix special, “Jerry Before Seinfeld.” But, he adds, “This is what I had to work with.” Now, his childhood home in Massapequa has entered contract. The very ordinary three-bedroom, 1½-bath home, at 50 Eastgate Road, asked $549,999. The final sale price, as well as the identity of the soon-to-be owners, aren’t yet known. Seinfeld isn’t the only celeb who grew up in Massapequa back in the...