Brookhaven, New York
The Town of Brookhaven is the most populous of the ten towns of Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. It is about 50 miles from Manhattan. It is the largest of New York State's 932 towns by area (when water area is included), and the second most populous after the Town of Hempstead.[1] In the 2020 census, the population was 485,773 people.[2]
Brookhaven has a major university called Stony Brook University.
Brookhaven, New York Media
The c. 1665 Brewster House is the oldest extant structure in the town of Brookhaven and is within the town's first settlement, Setauket.
The Caroline Church in Setauket, was built in 1729 and is the oldest extant church in Brookhaven
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The Miller Place Academy schoolhouse, c.1834
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Sketch of Patchogue NY in the 19th century
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Mather Shipyard in Port Jefferson, 1884
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Simons Center for Geometry and Physics at Stony Brook University
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Sunbathers at Cedar Beach on the Long Island Sound
The former Brookhaven Town Hall in Patchogue
Bathers at Bellport by William Glackens
References
- ↑ Lambert, Bruce (January 23, 2002). Council-Districts Referendum Wins Narrowly in Brookhaven. https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/23/nyregion/council-districts-referendum-wins-narrowly-in-brookhaven.html. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Brookhaven town, Suffolk County, New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
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