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Suffolk County occupies the central and eastern part of Long Island, in the extreme east of the State of New York. The eastern end of the county splits into two peninsulas, known as the North Fork and the South Fork. The county is surrounded by water on three sides, including the Atlantic Ocean and Long Island Sound, with 980 miles (1,580 km ...
Suffolk County (/ ˈsʌfək / SUF-ək) is located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 797,936, [1] making it the fourth-most populous county in Massachusetts. [2] The county comprises the cities of Boston, Chelsea, and Revere, and the town of Winthrop. [3]
A 1960 Plymouth Suffolk County Police car at the Police Headquarters and Museum in Yaphank, New York. SCPD painted their cars this way from 1960 to 1972. Prior to 1960, law enforcement in Suffolk County was the responsibility of local towns and villages as well as the New York State Police.
The List of Long Island law enforcement agencies provides an inclusive list of law enforcement agencies serving New York's Long Island.This includes those agencies serving the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens on the western portion of Long Island along with those serving the suburban counties of Nassau County and Suffolk County.
September 11, 1969 (age 55) North Babylon, New York, U.S. Political party. Democratic. Education. Queens College (BA) Fordham University (JD) Steven Bellone (born September 11, 1969) is an American politician who served as the 8th County Executive of Suffolk County, New York, on Long Island.
The U.S. state of Massachusetts has 14 counties, though eight [1] of these fourteen county governments were abolished between 1997 and 2000. The counties in the southeastern portion of the state retain county-level local government (Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Norfolk, Plymouth) or, in one case, (Nantucket County) consolidated city-county government.
Suffolk County was the closest county by percentage in the nation in 2020. Five of New York's 26 congressional districts are located on Long Island. The 1st , 2nd , and 4th districts are entirely located on Long Island, while the 3rd is primarily within Long Island with a small portion in Queens, and the 5th is primarily located within Queens.
Suffolk County Community College was founded in 1959 and has three campuses: Selden, Brentwood and Riverhead. It also has two satellite centers in Sayville and downtown Riverhead. The school was founded largely through the efforts of Albert Ammerman who was the college's president from its founding in December 1959 until 1983.