Category Archives: Babylon

Optimum Wi-Fi in Babylon Village

Cablevision has rolled out its new Optimum WiFi service.
Optimum Wi-Fi, as the service is called, is now available to customers in Nassau County and parts of Suffolk County Long Island. The network, which is expected to be completed in less than two years, will be available for free to Cablevision’s 2.4 million Internet service customers.
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Robbery on Deer Park Ave

I was out walking around with my son today I saw maybe a half dozen police cars on Deer Park Ave, all with their lights flashing. The street had been closed off from S. Railroad to a bit south of Grove Pl. Parts of the sidewalk were cordoned off with crime scene tape. I [...]

Babylon HS Football Covered in Newsday

Newsday article on Babylon HS Football - Friday Night Lights
“We’re playing three night games there this year and we’re very excited about it,” coach Rick Punzone said of the permanent fixtures. His school had played the occasional Friday night game in the past using portable lights, but now can make that a regular portion [...]

A Cloudy Afternoon At Southards Pond

I’ve been meaning to go down and take some pictures at Southards Pond for the last couple weeks, but I’ve either been too busy or haven’t thought of it. Today I took my camera and headed out, despite threatening storm clouds overhead.
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I changed the images to a more manageable, 600 pixel size. I had uploaded [...]

Newsday Photo Contest

Night life on Long Island
This picture is from Newsday’s third annual photo contest. Babylon’s own Ashley Nicole Fava, 20, captures normally bustling Deer Park Avenue late at night when everything is quiet and stilll. Click on the pic to vote in the contest.

Where The Wild Things Are

Newsday does a little article about Southard’s Pond here in Babylon.
It is the 100 acres of woodland maintained between Park Avenue and Sunrise Highway in the middle of Babylon Village: Southards Pond Park.
It is a segment of the greenbelt — one-eighth of a mile long and one-quarter mile wide — extending from Argyle Park in [...]

The Watson House

Here’s an old postcard my wife bought on eBay. It shows the front of The Watson House, an old hotel on Fire Island Ave in Babylon. The postmark is 1914.

…the Watson House, beautifully located on Placide Avenue is one
of the largest, and in its various appointments probably without
a rival, the finest hotel on Long Island. [...]

The Origin Of Babylon

From Newsday
And Conover picked up a story: When Conklin built his house, there was a tavern nearby, but his mother objected, saying it was sinful. She went to her Bible, and picked a name she thought reflected its decadent state, and somehow it stuck. She called it “Babylon,” and Conklin told her no - it [...]