Farmingdale, NY — Crash Data, Roads, History & Law
Farmingdale is an incorporated village in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, with 8,466 residents at the 2020 Census. Federal crash records show 11 fatal crashes that killed 16 people within its boundaries from 2010 through 2024 — 3 of them on foot. Hempstead Turnpike (NY 24) accounted for more of those deaths (7) than any other road. Residents who commute travel an average of 30.7 minutes each way.
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Farmingdale at a glance
- Status
- Incorporated village
- Town
- Oyster Bay
- County
- Nassau County
- Population (2020 Census)
- 8,466[C]
- Housing units (2020)
- 3,868
- Land area
- 1.09 sq mi
- Density
- 7,737 people per sq mi
- Average commute
- 30.7 minutes[B]
- Traffic deaths, 2010–2024
- 16[A]
- ZIP Code
- 11735
- Founded / settled
- Settlement traces to the 1695 purchase of about 15 square miles from the Marsapeque by Thomas Powell; the hamlet was renamed Farmingdale by 1845 and the Village incorporated in 1904.[1]
- Former names
- Hardscrabble[1]
- Legal status
- Incorporated village, primarily in the Town of Oyster Bay (Nassau County) with a small portion in the Town of Babylon (Suffolk County)[1][5]
- Incorporated
- 1904[1]
- 1695 purchase
- Thomas Powell bought about 15 square miles from the Marsapeque for 140 pounds[1]
- Aviation history
- Seversky Aircraft Corp. established 1931; reorganized as Republic Aircraft Corp. in 1939, later maker of the P-47 Thunderbolt[3]
- Policing
- No Village police department found; Nassau County Police Department's Eighth Precinct lists the Incorporated Village among its coverage communities, and the Village maintains a volunteer Auxiliary Police unit[6]
- Census geography
- Farmingdale village · GEOID 3625384 · GNIS 2390834
- Coordinates
- 40.7328°N, 73.4468°W
Name:The Village's own history states that real-estate speculator Ambrose George, who opened a general store in Hardscrabble in 1841, "changed the name of the hamlet to Farmingdale by 1845."[1]
Fatal crashes in Farmingdale, 2010–2024
From January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2024, 16 people died in 11 crashes on public roads inside Farmingdale, according to the federal Fatality Analysis Reporting System.[A] Pedestrians account for 3 of those deaths (19%). The deadliest year was 2014, with 5 deaths.
- Fatal crashes
- 11
- People killed
- 16
- Pedestrians
- 3
- Bicyclists
- 0
- Motorcyclists
- 0
- Vehicle occupants
- 13
2024 figures come from NHTSA's Annual Report File and may be revised.
View the chart as a table
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
Roads where people died
| Road | Crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Hempstead Turnpike (NY 24) | 3 | 7 |
| Route 109 (Farmingdale Road) | 4 | 5 |
| County Route 109 | 1 | 1 |
| Conklin St | 1 | 1 |
| Clinton St | 1 | 1 |
| Fulton St | 1 | 1 |
Road names as recorded by police and normalised to common Long Island names.
When and where
- Of the 11 crashes with a recorded time, 7 happened between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., 2 between 4 and 8 p.m., 2 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., and 0 between 6 and 10 a.m.
- 64% happened in darkness.
- 0 of the 16 deaths were on expressways or parkways; 16 were on arterials and local streets.
- 2 crashes killed more than one person.
- In at least 3 crashes, a driver had a reported blood-alcohol concentration of .08 or higher. This counts known test results only; NHTSA's official alcohol estimates, which impute untested drivers, are higher.
Who owns the roads where they happened (2015–2024)
FARS has recorded the owner of the roadway since 2015. Of the 7 fatal crashes in Farmingdale since then:
- State highways 5 (71%)
- County roads 1 (14%)
- Town roads 1 (14%)
Ownership matters in New York because claims against a county, town, city or village generally require a notice of claim within 90 days (General Municipal Law § 50-e), while claims against the State are brought in the Court of Claims under Court of Claims Act § 10. This is general information, not legal advice.
Rate: 12.6 traffic deaths per 100,000 residents per year, against 5.8 for Nassau County. This is a resident-based rate, not a measure of how risky the roads are to drive: crashes are counted where they happen, not where the people involved live, so a small community crossed by a major highway shows a high rate. With 8,466 residents, a single crash moves Farmingdale's rate substantially.
Every fatal crash on record
| Date | Time | Road | Deaths | Who died | Light |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | 5 a.m. | Route 109 (Farmingdale Road) at Staples St | 1 | Pedestrian | dark |
| 8 p.m. | Route 109 (Farmingdale Road) at Cr-D42 Main St | 1 | Pedestrian | dark | |
| 8 p.m. | Hempstead Turnpike (NY 24) | 1 | Pedestrian | dark | |
| 10 a.m. | Hempstead Turnpike (NY 24) at Clinton St | 1 | Vehicle occupant | daylight | |
| 6 p.m. | County Route 109 at Main St | 1 | Vehicle occupant | daylight | |
| 9 p.m. | Conklin St at Cherry St | 1 | Vehicle occupant | dark | |
| 2 p.m. | Route 109 (Farmingdale Road) at Main St | 1 | Vehicle occupant | daylight | |
| 12 a.m. | Hempstead Turnpike (NY 24) | 5 | 5 vehicle occupants | dark | |
| 12 a.m. | Clinton St at Conklin St | 1 | Vehicle occupant | dark | |
| 5 p.m. | Fulton St at Main St | 1 | Vehicle occupant | daylight | |
| 11 p.m. | Route 109 (Farmingdale Road) at Nelson St | 2 | 2 vehicle occupants | dark |
FARS contains no names or personal identifiers. * 2024 records are preliminary. Download all 11 records (CSV) · How this was compiled
Recent Farmingdale Incident Reports
Two Lanes Shut on NY 110 Southbound at Michael Avenue in Farmingdale After Morning Crash
Evelyn Luna of Whitestone Charged With DWI After Car Stranded on LIRR Tracks at Clinton Avenue Crossing in Farmingdale
Street Takeover in East Farmingdale: 9 Arrested, 12 Vehicles Impounded on Central Avenue
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured in East Farmingdale Crash, June 18
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured in East Farmingdale Crash, June 18. June 18, 2026.
Motorcyclist, 55, Seriously Injured After Honda Motorcycle Struck on Allen Blvd. in East Farmingdale
Motorcyclist, 55, Seriously Injured After Honda Motorcycle Struck on Allen Blvd.
14-Year-Old Boy Breaks Femur After Running Red Light on E-Bike in Farmingdale
14-Year-Old Boy Breaks Femur After Running Red Light on E-Bike in Farmingdale. June 18, 2026.
Updated continuously from 511NY, NYSP, NCPD, and SCPD feeds — all Long Island reports.
All reported crashes, 2021–2024
These are the crashes police coded to the Village of Farmingdale. Police reported 902 crashes there from 2021 through 2024 — about 0.6 a day. 234 (25.9%) injured someone and 3 were fatal. [D]
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 239 | 236 | 214 | 213 | 902 |
- Injury crashes
- 234
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Struck a pedestrian
- 25
- Struck a bicyclist
- 11
- Struck a deer
- 0
Counts are crashes, not people. The municipality is entered by the reporting police agency, and coding is less consistent for small villages, so compare places with care.
How Farmingdale gets to work
Farmingdale commuters travel an average of 30.7 minutes each way, 5.3 minutes shorter than the Nassau County average (the national average is 26.4 minutes). About 68.4% of workers drive alone, and 9.7% ride the railroad. [B]
| Measure | Farmingdale | Nassau County | New York State | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average one-way commute | 30.7 min ±4.7 | 36 min | 32.6 min | 26.4 min |
| Commute 60 minutes or longer | 20.4% ±5.3 | 22.3% | 16.8% | 8.6% |
| Commute under 15 minutes | 27.1% ±6.1 | 17.9% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Drive alone | 68.4% ±6.1 | 60.7% | 48.8% | 68.8% |
| Carpool | 2.8% ±2.5 † | 7.3% | 6.3% | 8.5% |
| Commuter rail (LIRR) | 9.7% ±3 | 7.1% | 1.8% | 0.3% |
| Bus | 0.1% ±0.2 † | 2.2% | 5.1% | 1.5% |
| Walk | 1.7% ±1.1 † | 2% | 5.6% | 2.4% |
| Work from home | 15.6% ±4.7 | 15.6% | 14.9% | 15.1% |
| Leave home before 6 a.m. | 9.5% ±4.1 | 10.8% | 10.6% | 14.4% |
| Households with no vehicle | 9.9% ±3.8 | 6.8% | 29.2% | 8.4% |
| Households with three or more vehicles | 15.4% ±4.4 | 23.3% | 11.8% | 21.9% |
Survey estimates for 4,372 workers aged 16 and over; ± values are 90% margins of error. † Small sample — the margin of error is large relative to the estimate, so treat the figure as indicative only. Travel-time rows exclude people who work from home.
Notable facts about Farmingdale
- The Village of Farmingdale was originally called Hardscrabble before real-estate speculator Ambrose George renamed it Farmingdale by 1845.[1]
- Thomas Powell's 1695 purchase of roughly 15 square miles of land from the Marsapeque for 140 pounds underlies both the Farmingdale and Plainview areas' early history.[1]
- Charles "Mile-A-Minute" Murphy set a bicycle speed record in Farmingdale by racing to keep pace with a Long Island Rail Road train.[1]
- The company that became Republic Aviation, maker of the WWII P-47 Thunderbolt, started in Farmingdale in 1931 as the Seversky Aircraft Corporation before its board ousted founder Alexander de Seversky and renamed it in 1939.[3]
- A 1942 federal court case over a 243-acre wartime land condemnation tied to Republic Aviation Corporation shows the "Farmingdale" name extending into the Town of Babylon, Suffolk County, distinct from the Nassau County Incorporated Village.[4]
- The Village of Farmingdale's own staff directory lists no police department, only a volunteer Auxiliary Police unit seeking members.[6]
History
The Village's own history page states that "Englishman Thomas Powell purchased about 15 square miles... from the Marsapeque Indians for 140 pounds in 1695," the same purchase referenced in the neighboring hamlet of Plainview's own history as the "Bethpage Purchase."[1] The area was "originally called Hardscrabble."[1]
Real-estate speculator Ambrose George opened a general store in Hardscrabble in 1841 and began buying land; by 1845 he had "changed the name of the hamlet to Farmingdale," subdividing property and laying out streets.[1] The community attracted lumberyards, brickworks and pickle factories — an industry that also drew on the cucumber crops of nearby Plainview — before the Village incorporated in 1904.[1]
The area's farms, the Village states, "provided an impetus for the state to establish the Agricultural and Technical College in 1914," the school now known as Farmingdale State College.[1] After World War I, aircraft companies — the Village's history names one, calling it "Liberty" — sought manufacturing space as remaining farms were sold off, and the population had doubled by the mid-1930s.[1] In 1931 Alexander de Seversky organized the Seversky Aircraft Corporation in Farmingdale; according to the Cradle of Aviation Museum, financial troubles led the company's board to vote him out as president in 1939 and reorganize the firm as the Republic Aircraft Corporation, later the World War II-era manufacturer of the P-47 Thunderbolt fighter.[3] Post-World War II building consumed most of the Village's remaining farmland.[1]
The Village's own history also records a local sporting legend: "Charles Murphy's famous Mile-A-Minute bicycle ride — a publicity stunt in which Murphy tried to keep up with a Long Island Rail Road train and wound up setting a bicycle speed record — took place in Farmingdale."[1]
How the roads got here
The New York State Department of Transportation's official touring-route description places NY 24, Hempstead Turnpike, running "east on Hempstead Turnpike to East Meadow, Levittown, Farmingdale, East Farmingdale (NY 110)" — meaning the state's own route description treats the Village of Farmingdale and East Farmingdale (where NY 24 meets NY 110) as two distinct points along the highway.[10] A Town of Oyster Bay archival photo caption independently places NY 24 inside Farmingdale, describing a scene "looking north on Merritt Road near the intersection of Conklin Street (Hempstead Turnpike)" with the LIRR Central Branch crossing nearby.[12]
The same DOT document places NY 109 running "west of Babylon, northwest to Farmingdale (NY 24)," confirming NY 109 terminates at Farmingdale's junction with NY 24.[10]
Law and legal history
Wartime industrial expansion generated federal litigation over land in the Farmingdale area. In United States v. 243.22 Acres of Land in Village of Farmingdale, Town of Babylon, Suffolk County, 43 F. Supp. 805 (E.D.N.Y. 1942), the United States moved to condemn a 243.22-acre parcel, with Republic Aviation Corporation appearing as an interested party.[4] Judge Moscowitz held that where the federal government itself condemns land, it need not follow the New York Condemnation Law's default procedure of appointing three commissioners to set compensation, and exercised the court's discretion to determine the property's value itself rather than through commissioners, "mindful of the unfortunate delays and unnecessary expense which has only too frequently characterized the commissioner method."[4] The case's caption illustrates that a use of the "Farmingdale" name extends into the Town of Babylon, Suffolk County, distinct from the Nassau County Incorporated Village.[4]
A civil rights case tested fair-housing law against the Village government itself. In Rivera v. Incorporated Village of Farmingdale, 784 F. Supp. 2d 133 (E.D.N.Y. 2011), Hispanic former tenants of a 54-unit apartment building on Secatogue Avenue sued the Village under the Fair Housing Act, alleging that a proposed "Secatogue Avenue Redevelopment Project" and related measures — including "no stopping or standing" signs the Village said were for pedestrian safety — were driven by hostility toward the building's substantially Hispanic and day-laborer population documented between 2002 and 2004.[9] The court denied the Village's motion for summary judgment, finding that "questions of fact preclude summary judgment dismissing Plaintiffs' disparate treatment claim under the FHA."[9]
Cases of record
- United States v. 243.22 Acres of Land in Village of Farmingdale, Town of Babylon, Suffolk County, 43 F. Supp. 805 (E.D.N.Y. 1942)[4]
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1942. Federal condemnation of land in the Farmingdale area during World War II, with Republic Aviation Corporation named as an interested party.The court held that when the federal government itself condemns land, it is not bound by the New York Condemnation Law's commissioner-appraisal procedure, and elected to determine the property's value itself rather than appoint commissioners.
- Rivera v. Incorporated Village of Farmingdale, 784 F. Supp. 2d 133 (E.D.N.Y. 2011)[9]
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2011. Fair Housing Act suit by Hispanic former tenants against the Village over a proposed redevelopment project near their apartment building.The court denied the Village's motion for summary judgment, holding that disputed issues of fact precluded summary judgment on the plaintiffs' disparate-treatment claim under the Fair Housing Act.
Each summary describes the cited decision only. Later appellate history is noted where we found it, but it has not been checked systematically — confirm a case's current status with a citator before relying on it. General information, not legal advice.
Government, courts and policing
The Village of Farmingdale is a municipal corporation with its own elected Board of Trustees, distinct from the surrounding unincorporated Town of Oyster Bay hamlets covered elsewhere in this project.[9]
Larger civil and criminal matters from the Village go to the Nassau County District Court in Hempstead and Nassau County Supreme Court in Mineola, the same county courts serving the rest of this assignment's hamlets.[14][15]
Farmingdale timeline
- Bethpage/Farmingdale purchase. Englishman Thomas Powell purchased about 15 square miles of land from the Marsapeque for 140 pounds.[1]
- Ambrose George's store. Real-estate speculator Ambrose George opened a general store in Hardscrabble and began buying land.[1]
- Renamed Farmingdale. George changed the name of the hamlet to Farmingdale and subdivided land, establishing streets.[1]
- Village incorporated. The Village of Farmingdale incorporated.[1]
- Agricultural and Technical College. The state established the Agricultural and Technical College (the school later known as Farmingdale State College) to serve the area's farms.[1]
- Seversky Aircraft Corporation. Alexander de Seversky organized the Seversky Aircraft Corporation in Farmingdale.[3]
- Reorganized as Republic. Seversky's board voted him out as president and reorganized the company as the Republic Aircraft Corporation.[3]
- Wartime land condemnation. A federal court ruled on the procedure for valuing a 243.22-acre parcel the United States condemned in the Village of Farmingdale/Town of Babylon, where Republic Aviation Corporation held an interest.[4]
- Rivera v. Incorporated Village of Farmingdale. A federal court denied the Village summary judgment on Fair Housing Act claims arising from a proposed redevelopment near a predominantly Hispanic apartment building.[9]
Major roads in Farmingdale
| Road | Route | Maintained by | In Farmingdale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hempstead Turnpike (locally Conklin Street) [10][12] | NY 24 | New York State | runs through |
| Terminus of NY 109 at NY 24 [10] | NY 109 | New York State | meets NY 24 at Farmingdale |
Emergency Resources
Hospitals
- St. Joseph Hospital (Catholic Health) — 4295 Hempstead Turnpike, Bethpage, NY 11714 — (516) 579-6000
- Good Samaritan University Hospital (Catholic Health) — 1000 Montauk Highway, West Islip, NY 11795 — (631) 376-3000 (Level I adult / Level II pediatric trauma center on the state's trauma-center list.)
Police
- Nassau County Police Department, Eighth Precinct — 299 Hicksville Road, Bethpage, NY 11714 — (516) 573-6800 (The Village's own department directory lists no municipal police department, only a volunteer 'Auxiliary Police' unit. Emergencies: 911.)
Courts
- Nassau County District Court — 99 Main Street, Hempstead, NY 11550 — (516) 493-4200 (Civil claims up to $15,000, misdemeanors and lesser offenses, felony arraignments outside the Village. Chief Clerk: (516) 493-4159.)
- Nassau County Supreme Court — 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 — (516) 493-3400 (Larger civil matters, including personal-injury actions.)
Local Driver Services in Farmingdale
Practical resources for Farmingdale drivers — tire shops, gas prices, and live traffic conditions.
Safety Resources
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I do after a car accident in Farmingdale, NY?
Call 911 immediately. If the accident occurs within the Village of Farmingdale, the Farmingdale Village Police will respond. For incidents outside the village limits, NCPD handles the response. Document the scene with photos, collect witness information, and file a formal police report. New York's no-fault law requires you to notify your own insurance company promptly.
Which roads are most dangerous in Farmingdale?
Route 110 (Broad Hollow Road) through Farmingdale carries extremely heavy traffic and is one of the most dangerous corridors in western Suffolk and eastern Nassau counties. The Southern State Parkway interchange at Route 110 and the commercial stretch of Main Street through the village center also see frequent collisions.
Where is the nearest hospital to Farmingdale?
St. Joseph Hospital in Bethpage (4295 Hempstead Turnpike) is approximately ten minutes from central Farmingdale and is the closest full emergency facility. Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip is accessible via the Southern State Parkway heading east.
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References
Datasets
- [A] National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2010–2024 national files. Retrieved September 17, 2026.Crashes on public trafficways in which a person died within 30 days. No personal identifiers. Placed by reported coordinates into 2020 Census boundaries.
- [B] U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates, tables B08303, B08013, B08301, B08302, B08201, B19013, B01002. Retrieved September 17, 2026.Survey estimates with 90% margins of error. lowReliability = coefficient of variation above 30%.
- [C] U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb — 2020 Census tabulation geography (POP100, HU100, AREALAND). Retrieved September 17, 2026.
- [D] New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Motor Vehicle Crashes — Case Information: Four Year Window. Retrieved September 17, 2026.Police-reported crashes coded to a town, city or village by the reporting agency. Hamlets are not coded; hamlet pages show the parent town.
Sources for history, roads and law
- [1] Village of Farmingdale. History (n.d.). Government record.
- [3] Cradle of Aviation Museum. Alexander De Seversky (n.d.). Museum.
- [4] Caselaw Access Project, Harvard Law School Library. United States v. 243.22 Acres of Land in Village of Farmingdale, Town of Babylon, Suffolk County, 43 F. Supp. 805 (E.D.N.Y. 1942) (1942). Court decision.
- [5] n/a. About Farmingdale (existing page front matter, for context on the multi-county straddle claim) (1942). Court decision.
- [6] Village of Farmingdale. Staff Directory (Departments index) (n.d.). Government record.
- [9] Caselaw Access Project, Harvard Law School Library. Rivera v. Incorporated Village of Farmingdale, 784 F. Supp. 2d 133 (E.D.N.Y. 2011) (2011). Court decision.
- [10] New York State Department of Transportation, Office of Traffic Safety & Mobility. Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Bicycle Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Commemorative/Memorial Designations in New York State (2017). Government record.
- [12] Town of Oyster Bay. Town History (n.d.). Government record.
- [14] New York State Unified Court System. Nassau County District Court (2026). Court decision.
- [15] New York State Unified Court System. Nassau County Supreme Court (2026). Court decision.
- [16] Catholic Health. St. Joseph Hospital (n.d.). Reference work.
- [17] New York State Department of Health. New York State Trauma Centers (n.d.). Government record.
- [18] Catholic Health. Good Samaritan University Hospital (n.d.). Reference work.
Sources opened and checked September 17, 2026.