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==Infrastructure== [[File:Welcome to Levittown sign.jpg|thumb|right|Welcome to Levittown]] ===Transportation=== Although there is no passenger rail service in Levittown proper, the [[Long Island Rail Road]] provides service from the [[Hicksville (LIRR station)|Hicksville]] and [[Bethpage (LIRR station)|Bethpage]] stations on its [[Main Line (Long Island Rail Road)|Main Line]] and from the [[Wantagh (LIRR station)|Wantagh]] and [[Bellmore (LIRR station)|Bellmore]] stations on the [[Babylon Branch]].<ref name=":1" /> Levittown, along with the remainder of Nassau County, is served by the [[Nassau Inter-County Express|Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE)]] bus system along [[New York State Route 24|Hempstead Turnpike]].<ref name=":1" /> [[Republic Airport]], in neighboring [[East Farmingdale, New York|East Farmingdale]], handles general aviation and charter services; the nearest commercial airports are [[Long Island MacArthur Airport]] in [[Ronkonkoma, New York|Ronkonkoma]] and [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] and [[LaGuardia Airport]] in New York City proper. === Major roads === [[New York State Route 24|NY 24]] runs west–east directly through the town, otherwise known as Hempstead Turnpike. This road features locally owned family businesses as well as many prominent chains, and it is the busiest and most congested road in Levittown. [[Wantagh State Parkway|Wantagh Parkway]] marks the western border of Levittown, with an exit onto Loring Road, a north–south local roadway. Gardiners Avenue also runs north-south through the center of the town, which becomes Jerusalem Avenue north of NY 24. [[Wantagh Avenue]] is the main north-south road on the eastern edge of Levittown. North Jerusalem Road (Old Jerusalem Road east of Gardiners Avenue) is a major west–east road that marks the southern border of Levittown to Wantagh. ===Emergency services=== ==== Ambulance ==== The Wantagh-Levittown Volunteer Ambulance Corps provides [[paramedic]] level of care.<ref name="WLVA">{{cite web|url=http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/ems/counties/nassau.htm|title=New York State Dept of Health|access-date=October 7, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923123955/http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/ems/counties/nassau.htm|archive-date=September 23, 2008|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Founded in 1956 by Homer K. Moore as a means for transport for the residents of Wantagh and Levittown, WLVAC provides emergency care on ambulances staffed with trained volunteers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=WLVAC – Wantagh-Levittown Volunteer Ambulance Corps|url=https://wlvac.com/|access-date=2021-01-17|website=wlvac.com}}</ref> [[File:Levittown Fire Department NY Station 3.jpg|thumb|right|Fire Station #3]] ==== Fire ==== Levittown is protected by three [[volunteer fire department]]s, the Levittown Fire Department with 231 members operating out of 3 stations, Station 3 of the [[East Meadow Fire Department]] which covers portions of Levittown west of Division Avenue, and Station 2 of the [[Wantagh Fire Department]] which serves portions of Levittown South of Abbey Lane School.<ref name=":1" /><ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/mynassauproperty/main.jsp |title=Land Record Viewer |publisher=www.nassaucountyny.gov |access-date=October 9, 2008 }} </ref> ==== Police ==== Levittown is patrolled by the eighth precinct of the [[Nassau County Police Department (New York)|Nassau County Police Department]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name="Nassau County Police">{{cite web|title = Patrol Division Nassau County Police|url = http://www.police.co.nassau.ny.us/8th_pct.htm|access-date = October 7, 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080926151117/http://www.police.co.nassau.ny.us/8th_pct.htm|archive-date = September 26, 2008|url-status = dead|df = mdy-all}}</ref>
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