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NY Pothole Patrol – If you see it – report it.

Below is a list of websites where you can report those horrible potholes on our Long Island roadways.  Don’t wait until you hit a pothole and then file a claim, start reporting them now, when you SEE them. Be sure to include exact location, and if you have a photo of the defected roadway – that helps!

IF YOU SEE A POTHOLE ON OUR NY HIGHWAYS AND THRUWAYS CALL:

1-800-POTHOLE (800-768-4653)


Why You Should Report A Pothole​

1. Without a Report, the County Is Usually Immune

On Long Island, Nassau and Suffolk Counties cannot be held legally responsible for pothole damage or injuries unless they had prior written notice of the exact defect.
If it wasn’t formally reported, the county will almost always get the case dismissed.

2. Once Damage Happens, the Clock Is Brutally Short

If a pothole causes damage or injury on Long Island:

90 days to file a Notice of Claim

1 year + 90 days to file suit

If the pothole was never reported before the incident, those deadlines don’t matter — the claim is dead on arrival.

Links to Towns & Municipalities

Call or Report by Mail

TOWNS

 

Babylon

Office of Performance Management

200 E. Sunrise Hwy.

Lindenhurst, NY 11757

 

631-957-7474

 

info@townofbabylon.com

 

Brookhaven

Highway Department

1140 Old Town Rd.

Coram, NY 11727

 

631-451-8696

 

highway@brookhaven.org

 

East Hampton

Highway Department

258 Springs Fireplace Rd.

East Hampton, NY 11937

 

631-324-0925

 

sking@town.east-hampton.ny.us

 

Hempstead

Highway Department

350 Front St.

Hempstead, NY 11550

 

516-489-5000

 

pothole@tohmail.org

 

Huntington

Highway Department

100 Main St.

Huntington, NY 11743

 

631-351-3076

 

wnaughton@town.huntington.ny.us

 

Islip

Public Works Department

Town Hall West

401 Main St.

Islip, NY 11751

 

631-224-5610

commissioner-dpw@townofislip-ny.gov



North Hempstead

Public Works Department

285 Denton Ave.

New Hyde Park, NY 11040

 

516-869-6311

 

feedback@northhempsteadny.gov

 

Oyster Bay

Highway Department

150 Miller Place

Syosset, NY 11791

 

516-677-5757

 

Visit oysterbaytown.org and click “contact us”

 

Riverhead

Highway Department

1177 Osborne Ave.

Riverhead, NY 11901

 

631-727-3200, ext. 228

 

woodson@riverheadli.com

 

Shelter Island

Highway Department

34 N. Menantic Rd.

P.O. Box 1000

Shelter Island, NY 11964

 

631-749-1090

 

highwaysuper@aol.com

 

Smithtown

Highway Department

758 Smithtown By-Pass (Route 347)

Smithtown, NY 11787-5023

 

631-360-7500

 

highway@tosgov.com

 

Southampton

Highway/Public Works Department

116 Hampton Rd.

Southampton, NY 11968

 

631-728-3600

 

agregor@southamptontownny.gov

 

Southold

Highway Department

53095 Rte. 25

P.O. Box 1179

Southold, NY 11971

 

631-765-3140

 

peter.harris@town.southold.ny.us

 

 

New York State Department of Transportation

 

Transportation Maintenance Division

250 Veterans Memorial Hwy.

HauppaugeNY 11788

 

1-800-POTHOLE  (800-768-4653)

 

https://www.dot.ny.gov/programs/pothole-rpt

CITIES

 

Glen Cove

Public Works Department

Glen Cove City Hall

9 Glen St.

Glen Cove, NY 11542

 

516-676-4278

 

warchambault@cityofglencoveny.org

 

Long Beach

Public Works Department

1 West Chester St.

Long Beach, NY 11561

 

516-431-1011

 

info@longbeachny.org

 

 

COUNTIES

 

Nassau County

Public Works Department

1194 Prospect Ave.

Westbury, NY 11590

 

516-571-6900

 

pothole_emergencies@nassaucountyny.gov

 

Suffolk County

Public Works Department

335 Yaphank Ave.

Yaphank, NY 11980

 

631-852-4070

 

public.works@co.suffolk.ny.us