Lindenhurst, New York

Lindenhurst is a village in Suffolk County, New York, United States, on the southern shore of Long Island in the town of Babylon.

Lindenhurst is bordered by Copiague to the west, North Amityville to the northwest, North Lindenhurst to the north, West Babylon to the east, and the Great South Bay to the s       outh.

The village was originally named "Breslau" because the town's original German settlers were from the city of Breslau in Silesia (present-day Wrocław, Poland.) The town was founded in 1873 and renamed Lindenhurst in 1891.

Public schools

All of the Village of Lindenhurst is served by the Lindenhurst Union Free School District, which also serves most of North Lindenhurst and a small part of West Babylon.

The district currently has:

Six elementary schools (grades K-5)

(name) - (number of students) - (spot in Lindenhurst)

• Albany Avenue - 470 students - North West

• Alleghany Avenue - 300 students - South East

• Daniel Street - 507 students - North East

• Harding Avenue - 295 students - South South

• West Gates Avenue - 321 students - South West

• William Rall - 518 students - North North

One middle school (grades 6–8)

• Lindenhurst Middle School

One high school (grades 9–12)

• Lindenhurst High School

Transportation

The Lindenhurst train station runs along the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road.

Bus service in Lindenhurst is also provided by Suffolk County Transit via the 2 (Amityville LIRR to Patchogue LIRR via Merrick Road/Montauk Highway) and 10 (Amityville LIRR to Babylon LIRR) routes.