Category Archives: Babylon

Babylon Fields

This is the 2007 rejected pilot for a series called “Babylon Fields”, an edgy show taking place in Babylon, Long Island, New York, and how one day, all of its dead, got out of the ground and went back to living their lives. Now, as far as I can tell, none of it was [...]

Free Firewood!

Free firewood! Come with your chainsaw and take as much as you like!
Saturday night, three of the four big trees on the back, left corner of my property blew down in the hellacious Nor’easter.
We didn’t notice it until the morning. In fact, I had to work on Sunday and I didn’t learn about it [...]

A Tale In Pictures

Final Walkthrough

And then off to the closing table. Wish me luck.

Sold Homes In Babylon Village – September 2009 – Part 3

Here’s the third part of the September 2009 sold homes report for Babylon Village. You can find parts one and two here and here.
10 W Pershing Ave

MLS# 2183498 – Zillow Page
Sold: $395,000 – 9/22/2009
Prior Sales: none
2 bedrooms – 1 bath – Cape
Taxes: $6,221 – Village Taxes: N/A

What’s The Deal With FiOS In Babylon Village?

When I first checked for FiOS availability here at the Fairfield, it was a no go. I was a little disappointed, but I figured it was because I was living in an apartment building. But last week I checked for FiOS in my new house and it’s it not available there either. What’s up with [...]

Sold Homes In Babylon Village – September 2009 – Part 2

Like I said in the last post, I’m chopping September’s sold home into three posts. For those of you who are interested, here’s part 1
This middle section of three homes doesn’t interest me much, so my commentary will be brief to nonexistent. As always, feel free to leave your impressions in the comment section.
15 Salt [...]

Village Park Condominums

There were some questions about these on some other posts, so I figured I’d share what I know, which isn’t much.
They’re making some nice progress. I see them every day on my way to work. Georgia Westcott is listing them and she’s got a website up with more info.
The site lists the prices as starting [...]

Sold Homes In Babylon Village – September 2009 – Part 1

September was another busy month with MLSLI listing 10 houses sold in our little village. Just like last month, I’m going to be splitting September up into three parts so that the houses don’t get lost in the shuffle.
I don’t have a lot to say about most of these. If you have some information, feel [...]

The NY Times Loves Barrique

As Metroproletarian mentioned in the comments yesterday, The New York Times trekked out to our little village to review Barrique, the new restaurant/wine bar on Deer Park Ave.
Full Bottles to Light Pours: A Spot for Wine Lovers
Barrique takes its name from a type of barrel used in winemaking; bottles, barrels and wooden wine crates make [...]