Lindenhurst is a village in Suffolk County, New York, United States, on the southern shore of Long Island in the town of Babylon.

[6] On the southern side of Montauk Highway the water reached up to 6 feet (1.8 m) high.

[5] Firefighters from most of the Town of Babylon helped control the fires in Lindenhurst.

The people who lived on the northern side of Lindenhurst had no power for over one week.

Because of incidents of looting the vacated homes on the southern side of Lindenhurst, the police force had to impose limitations.

Curfews were enforced, and only people with proof of residency were allowed south of Montauk Highway.

13.0% of the entire population were foreign born and 16.1% of residents at least 5 years old spoke a language other than English at home.

Although Harding Avenue's student population was even lower at the time, its building is much newer.

[13] Although Bower has ceased operations as an elementary school, it now houses the Lindenhurst Academy.

[14] The Lindenhurst train station runs along the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road.