About LINDENHURST, NY
The Incorporated Village of Lindenhurst, located on the south shore of Suffolk County in Babylon Town, is home to 27,000 residents. It is the fourth largest incorporated village in New York State. Lindenhurst’s history dates from the Native American Massapequans and Secatogues, who originally named the area Neguntatogue ("forsaken land"). English settlers first came to this area in the 1600’s, and their dispersal among the Native American lands prompted Jonas Wood to sign a treaty with the Secatogue tribe in 1657, which granted the settlers a small section of land named "Huntington South."
Lindenhurst officially became an incorporated village in 1923, and its police force was first initiated in 1924. Since that time, the Police Department joined with and became part of the Suffolk County Police Department.
Lindenhurst serves as the hometown for a bevy of celebrities. Of television fame, Dan Lauria ("The Wonder Years"), Jack Barry ("Quiz Show"), and Lee Korombocas (two-time Emmy recipient for the "McNeil News hour") all hail from the village. Singer Pat Benatar formerly called Lindenhurst her home, and two recent mayors of Lindenhurst. Salvatore Locascio, a star lacrosse goalie named to both the All-American and All-World team, also spent his early years in Lindenhurst, along with the current Vice Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at Stonybrook University Hospital, Dr. Tony Biancanello.
Today with a population of over 27,000, the Incorporated Village of Lindenhurst is largest Village in Suffolk County and the fourth in New York State. Lindenhurst in larger than the four eastern towns on Long Island. It is also larger than 39 of the 62 cities in New York State.
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City of Lindenhurst, NY official site
City of Lindenhurst, NY Chamber of Commerce
City of Lindenhurst, NY newspaper
County of Lindenhurst, NY official site
State of New York official site