Editing South Farmingdale, New York (section)

== Infrastructure ==

=== Transportation ===

==== Road ====
Major roads in South Farmingdale include Merritts Road, Motor Avenue, and the [[Southern State Parkway]].<ref name=":1" />

==== Rail ====
[[File:Former South Farmingdale LIRR Station Site.JPG|thumb|The LIRR's Central Branch within South Farmingdale, at the site of [[South Farmingdale station|the former, eponymous station]] in 2014.]]
No [[Long Island Rail Road]] stations are located within the hamlet – although the LIRR's [[Central Branch (Long Island Rail Road)|Central Branch]] forms its northern border.<ref name=":1" /> The nearest stations to the hamlet are [[Farmingdale station|Farmingdale]] on the [[Ronkonkoma Branch]] and [[Massapequa Park station|Massapequa Park]] on the [[Babylon Branch]].<ref name=":1" />

Additionally, the now-closed South Farmingdale station was once located on the Central Branch, within the hamlet; it closed in the 1970s.<ref name=":0" /> It was along this stretch of the Central Branch that [[Mile-a-Minute Murphy]] set a record in 1899, pedaling a bicycle for one mile behind a train in less than one minute.<ref name=":0" />

=== Utilities ===

==== Natural gas ====
[[National Grid USA]] provides [[natural gas]] to homes and businesses that are hooked up to natural gas lines in South Farmingdale.<ref name=":38">{{Cite web |title=Long Island Utility Information - LIPA, Nat Grid, & Local Water Authorities. |url=https://www.longisland.com/utilities.html |access-date=2020-10-24 |website=LongIsland.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Natural Gas & Electricity {{!}} National Grid |url=https://www.nationalgridus.com/Default.aspx |access-date=2021-07-21 |website=www.nationalgridus.com}}</ref>

==== Power ====
[[PSEG Long Island]] provides power to all homes and businesses within South Farmingdale.<ref name=":38" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Home Page - PSEG Long Island |url=https://www.psegliny.com/ |access-date=2021-07-21 |website=www.psegliny.com}}</ref>

==== Sewage ====
South Farmingdale is located within the [[Nassau County Sewage District]] and is connected to its [[sanitary sewer]] network.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sewerage Map – Nassau County |url=https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1328/85percentfigureunsewercrop?bidId= |access-date=2021-08-05 |website=County of Nassau, New York}}</ref>

==== Water ====
South Farmingdale is located with the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the South Farmingdale Water District, which has provided service to the area since 1931.<ref name=":1" />

=== Emergency services ===

==== Fire ====
South Farmingdale is primarily within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the South Farmingdale Fire District.<ref name=":1" /> The district's main firehouse is located at 819 Main Street, while a second station is at the corner of Merrits Rd and Beverly Road.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southfarmingdalefd.org/contact_us1.php |title=South Farmingdale Fire Department}}</ref> A small portion of the hamlet, meanwhile, is located within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the North Massapequa Fire District.<ref name=":1" />

==== Police ====
South Farmingdale is served by the [[Nassau County Police Department]]'s 8th Precinct, with RMPs 816 and 817 assigned as the patrol cars for the hamlet.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":37">{{Cite web |title=County Map {{!}} Nassau County Police, NY |url=https://www.pdcn.org/189/County-Map |access-date=2020-10-24 |website=pdcn.org}}</ref><ref name=":79">{{Cite web |title=Police Departments |url=https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2827/Police-Departments?bidId= |access-date=2020-12-20 |website=nassaucountyny.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 2016 |title=Quarterly Community Policing Report |url=https://www.pdcn.org/DocumentCenter/View/483 |website=www.pdcn.org}}</ref>