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🌱 Patch AM: Public Hearing For NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk's Expansion Set For On Aug. 27.
You won't want to miss SUMMER NEVER ENDS Returns with New York's Largest Dispensary Expo & Dance Party on the Patchogue Patch calendar
Hello Patchogue! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Massive NYU Langone expansion in East Patchogue heads to public hearing
- Tip leads to East Patchogue arrest over AI-generated child abuse images
- Why Patchogue might be the easiest car-free gateway to Fire Island
Also on today's calendar: SUMMER NEVER ENDS Returns with New York's Largest Dispensary Expo & Dance Party and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Humid with variable clouds, with a high of 75 and low of 66 degrees.
- Saturday: Humid with periods of rain, temps: high: 74, low: 70.
- Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Public Hearing For NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk's Expansion Set For On Aug. 27. (patch.com) — Residents in East Patchogue are being invited to weigh in on NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk's proposed $650 million, 270,000-square-foot expansion, which serves communities from the Hamptons to Islip. Brookhaven Town will hold a public hearing on August 27 in Farmingville, where officials will consider the project that promises expanded medical services for the South Shore, including Patchogue-area patients. 
2. Suffolk Man Caught With More Than 50 AI-Generated Child Porn Images: Police (patch.com) — Police say an East Patchogue man was arrested after detectives seized electronic devices from his Knot Street home and found more than 50 AI-generated child sex abuse images. Following a tip to the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, he was charged with promoting and possessing a sexual performance by a child and scheduled for arraignment in Central Islip.
3. 10 New York Beach Towns Where The Train Station Is Less Than A Mile From The Water (takingthekids.com) — If you'd rather skip beach parking headaches, Patchogue's LIRR stop puts you just a short walk from the Watch Hill and Davis Park ferries to Fire Island. The article also spotlights downtown Patchogue's growing food scene and the Patchogue Theatre as easy, car-free add‑ons to a beach day. It compares Patchogue with other New York train-to-water towns for quick summer escapes.
4. Newsday review finds relatively lighter sex trafficking sentences are common for Long Island prosecutions (newsday.com) — Long Island prosecutors and advocates say sex trafficking victims endure lifelong trauma, yet a Newsday review finds many convicted traffickers receive relatively light sentences. The piece examines 22 recent cases, including one involving a 14-year-old Patchogue girl who disappeared for 25 days and was later found on a yacht in Islip. Officials debate plea deals, victim cooperation, and calls for tougher state penalties and more resources.
📸 Around Patchogue
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Patchogue
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★ Featured events ★
- SUMMER NEVER ENDS Returns with New York's Largest Dispensary Expo & Dance Party →
Stereo Garden, 9 Railroad Ave, Patchogue
4:20 pm - Jay Medal Soirée →
Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
5:30 pm
Saturday August 29
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Wilderness: Shipmates: Songs of the Sea Sing Along / Play Along
Fire Island National Park Southern terminus of the William Floyd Parkway.
6:30 pm - 2026 Ecuafest →
Stereo Garden, 9 Railroad Ave, Patchogue
8:00 pm - TRIVIA & TACOS!!! 🎶 NAME THAT TUNE 🎶 →
Rudi's Bar & Grill, 554 NY-112, Patchogue
4:00 pm - Lighthouse: Evening Tower Tour
Fire Island National Park Fire Island Lighthouse. Parking is available at Robert Moses State Park Field 5. Walk east 0.6 miles on boardwalk to the Lighthouse.
7:00 pm - Whiskers And Tails Casino Night →
Holtsville Fire Department, 1025 Waverly Ave, Holtsville
7:00 pm - TRIVIA & TACOS!!! 🎶 NAME THAT TUNE 🎶 →
Rudi's Bar & Grill, 554 NY-112, Patchogue
4:00 pm - Napoleon Dynamite LIVE →
Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts, 71 E Main St, Patchogue
7:00 pm
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
Wednesday August 26
Saturday August 29
Wednesday September 2
Sunday September 13
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Lighthouse: Seining and Kids Lighthouse Crafts
Fire Island National Park Fire Island Lighthouse. Parking is available at Robert Moses State Park Field 5. Walk east 0.6 miles on boardwalk to the Lighthouse.
10:00 am - Research Survival Skills for Postdocs (RCR)
Stony Brook University Frank Melville Jr. Library,Faculty Commons
10:00 am - Lighthouse: Kids Lighthouse Crafts
Fire Island National Park Fire Island Lighthouse. Parking is available at Robert Moses State Park Field 5. Walk east 0.6 miles on boardwalk to the Lighthouse.
11:00 am - Bingo (In Person) →
Sachem Public Library, 150 Holbrook Rd, Holbrook
2:00 pm - Wilderness: Shipmates: Songs of the Sea Sing Along / Play Along
Fire Island National Park Southern terminus of the William Floyd Parkway.
6:30 pm
Friday August 21
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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