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Effort to save millions of birds from dying in window collisions
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. -- Millions of birds are flying north to New York this spring, but many may not survive the journey because they will crash into windows. In an effort to save birds' lives, the state installed bird-safe glass, film and decals at the Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center on Long Island. They show a pattern that may help birds see the glass in their way. "We want the birds to stay safe. There are so many different kinds of birds down here," said Allison Benzenberg, who brought her 5-year-old son Luke to the nature center to learn about bird...
Pat Dockery, beloved Deer Park dive bar owner, dies at 82
Greater Babylon coverage is funded in part by The Argyle Theatre, where Broadway comes to Babylon. Click here for tickets to ‘A Bronx Tale,’ performing April 25 to June 16. Considered a “legend” by his loyal customer base, Pat Dockery, the longtime owner of Deer Park’s popular dive...
DOT to Close Parts of the LIE Next Week for Bridge Work
The New York State Department of Transportation said Thursday that the Long Island Expressway will be closed to traffic between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. on the following days and locations in the Towns of Huntington and Islip, for a bridge cleaning Read More ...
Bango Bowls is opening its first franchise location in Hauppauge
Bango Bowls is about to open its first franchise operation on Long Island. And there are more on the way, en route to the goal of hundreds across the Tri-State area. The new Hauppauge location is set to open sometime this June in the former Dickey’s Barbecue Pit location at 812 Wheeler Road, Suite 105, right in the heart of the hamlet.
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