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Useful Telephone Numbers

First page of the PDF file: Who Should I Contact? (Spanish)
First page of the PDF file: Who Should I Contact? (Spanish)

Telephone numbers that can be useful in an emergency

Emergency Dial 911
This is when police or other emergency help is needed

Non-emergencies requiring police response:
1-631-852-COPS

24 Hour Emergency Contact Phone Number by Town

Babylon
Brookhaven
East Hamtpon
Huntington
Islip
Riverhead
Shelter Island
Smithtown
Southold
422-7600
451-6161
537-7575
351-3234
224-5306
727-4500
749-0600
360-7553
765-2600


Suffolk County Parks Police Non-Emergency
1-877-BARRENS

Suffolk County Sheriff Emergencies:
631-852-2288

Utilities

  • Cablevision Eastern Long Island
    Babylon, Brookhaven, East Hampton, Islip, Riverhead, Shelter Island, Smithtown, Southold, Southampton:
    631-267-6900 or 631-727-6300
    Cablevision Western Long Island
    Hempstead, Huntington, North Hempstead, Oyster Bay: 516-364-8400
  • Long Island Power Authority (to report or find out about electrical outages and to report downed power lines) 800-490-0075
  • National Grid (gas emergency) 800-867-5222
  • Suffolk County Water Authority (24 hour repair) 631-665-0663
    Suffolk County Water Authority 631-698-9500
  • Verizon 1-800-837-4966


Transportation

  • Long Island Rail Road 516-931-9213
  • MTA Long Island Bus 516-228-4000
  • Suffolk County Transit Information Services M-F 8:00 am to 4:30 pm 631-852-5200
    Suffolk County Accessible Transportation (SCAT) Services 631-738-1150
    Operating since 1994, Suffolk County Accessible Transportation (SCAT) provides curb-to-curb service to individuals with disabilities.


Emergency Management

  • Federal Emergency Management Agency 800-621-3362
  • NY State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services
    518-292-2200 ( 24 Hrs)
  • Suffolk County Office of Emergency Management 631-852-4900
  • Red Cross (24 hour) 631-924-6911
  • Salvation Army 631-654-9380



Poison and Drug Center, including poisonous plants (24 hours)

  • Poison Control 800-222-1221


Suffolk County

  • Suffolk County Health Dept. 631-853-3036
  • Suffolk County Public Works 631-852-4010
  • Suffolk County Office of the Aging 631-853-8200


NY State

  • NYS Dept. of Insurance 800-342-3736
  • NYS Dept. of Transportation 518-457-6195