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( or ) is a waterfront village on the south shore of Long island in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 11,919 at the 2000 census.
is within the Town of Brookhaven, on the South Shore of Long Island on the Great South Bay.
The Patchogue Post Office also serves the hamlet of Davis Park, New York and other areas on Fire Island.
Patchogue is about 55 miles east of Manhattan and became incorporated in 1893. A riverfront and a natural harbor are natural resources that the village has used for the past 100 years to become a modern and largely self-contained community.
The current mayor of Patchogue is Paul Pontieri, who was a vice-principal in the neighboring South Country School District's Bellport High School for many years, and also served as a vice-principal at Ward Melville High School in Three Village School District. He was elected in 2004 to a term that ended in March 2008, then re-elected in March 2008 to a term that ends in 2012. He is the only Mayor to run unopposed when he was re-elected in 2008.
Patchogue and the adjacent hamlet of Medford share a school district and library. There are Primary, Middle and High Schools, plus continuing education programs for adults and an emphasis on sports. The School District combines with the St. Joseph's and the Briarcliffe Colleges to give what some say is a strong commitment to local education.
The Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts is a local venue for plays and the like. Opening in 1923, the Theatre was home to many Vaudeville acts. It was then renovated into a tri-plex, then into a single movie theatre closing its doors in the late 1980s. In the mid-1990s, the Village, under the administration of Mayor Stephen Keegan,acquired the theatre and completely refurbished the building bringing it back to the splendor and beauty that it was known for. It now seats just over 1,200 and the lobby has a full service bar.
Patchogue has churches of many denominations. The Patchogue Chamber of Commerce with more than 400 members, Knights of Columbus Council 725, Kiwanis, Rotarians and Lions join the religious institutions to provide support and voice to residents and business people in the town. The Patchogue Ambulance Company is an all-volunteer effort. The Lighthouse Mission feeds more than a thousand poor people each week and provides spiritual support and school supplies. Patchogue also is home to two synagogues, Young Israel of Patchogue and Temple Beth-El.
The Village has since acquired the original Swezeys building on the four corners with the hopes to convert the building into an 8-story hotel.