Downtown Patchogue is one of the four top communities in the country, according to a national nonprofit that surveys the best places to live.

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People stroll downtown Patchogue, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Downtown Patchogue is one of the four best neighborhoods in the country, according to the American Planning Association "Great Places in America" list.

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People stroll downtown Patchogue, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Downtown Patchogue is one of the four best neighborhoods in the country, according to the American Planning Association "Great Places in America" list.

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People stroll downtown Patchogue, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Downtown Patchogue is one of the four best neighborhoods in the country, according to the American Planning Association "Great Places in America" list.

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People stroll downtown Patchogue, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Downtown Patchogue is one of the four best neighborhoods in the country, according to the American Planning Association "Great Places in America" list.

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A man walks into the Bravo supermarket in downtown Patchogue, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Downtown Patchogue is one of the four best neighborhoods in the country, according to the American Planning Association "Great Places in America" list.

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Owner of Evolution Barbershop in downtown Patchogue, Joe Vargas, left, cuts Brian James' hair, of Belport, alongside Manny Jimenez, who cuts George Tavares' hair of Brentwood, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Downtown Patchogue is one of the four best neighborhoods in the country, according to the American Planning Association "Great Places in America" list.

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Alex Wallach, a village of Patchogue resident, sits in his townhouse located just south of Main St., Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. Downtown Patchogue is one of the four best neighborhoods in the country, according to the American Planning Association "Great Places in America" list. Wallach, a professional development officer for the planning organization's New York chapter, nominated the village.

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