I like urban legends and supposed mysteries, so the Lake Ronkonkoma story caught my eye. It's…read morerelatively nearby, and a nice drive out to Long Island if anything. So I made a trip out there with my boyfriend to see the lake and the mural specifically. Not that I was expecting anything phenomenal, but I was still disappointed. There's nothing inherently special about the mural, other than the fact that it gets repainted every so often. It's just a mural on the side of a deli. Drive up, park, look for 50 seconds, go grab lunch, leave. Eh. And I like to spend time looking at art, so for me to shrug and move on, you know it's nothing really to sneeze at. What would be more interesting is if someone made a little gallery showing every face change over the years. I wonder if the deli guys have one. The lake was better. Still nothing particularly special, though watching the Weird U.S. YouTube video Craig linked about the lake helped with appreciating it.

There's a legend, or urban myth, about Lake Ronkonkoma. There are plenty of variations of this but…read morethe basic idea is that a disgruntled Indian princess cursed the lake so that each and every year a male will drown in it. Supposedly this is true that every year a male does in fact drown. I can't back this up with any real figures. So in the last few years someone has begun to paint a mural of this princess on the side of the Lakeside Deli in Ronkonkoma. This mural generally gets repainted every now and then with a slightly different mood or variation on this theme. Sometimes the princess looks sad and you can see a tear, sometimes she looks angry and sometimes she just looks like a princess. So it pays to come see this since you never know when it'll be changed and you'll miss out on the previous one forever. You don't want that, don't piss off the princess. She seems to hold a grudge. If you're interested in this lore, here are some links: http://wotan.liu.edu/~esenig/myth.html http://www.geocities.com/aardduck/lady.html WEIRD U.S.: The Curse of Lake Ronkonkoma http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhkRpyRn6xM

This is one of a few Town of Babylon annexes. It was named after Irwin Quintyne who was one of the…read moresenior members of the North Amityville community who started a committee to get rid of the drugs in Amityville especially in the area of Great neck road and Albany avenue that was known as The block. They accomplished that and tore down the old drug buildings and built a Rite Aid drugstore a Citibank and the child's daycare center. The annex is now run by one of his daughters Madeline Quintyne. Ms. Quintyne like her parents is a pillar in our community, making positive changes for the constituants in the Town of Babylon.

We stayed in this area for a few days for a wedding. It was easy to get to by train using the LIRR…read more Uber was easy and generally available. A cute Main Street with a couple good restaurants and a Starbucks. We stayed at the Courtyard Marriott, which seemed like a good central location.

Have a friend out here that showed me what a great community it really is. It seems like a good…read moreplace to raise a family and you have all the amenities of luxury within a short drive of your home.

Love this 1 mile strip filled with history , boats, shops ,water views & lots of drinks & food…read moreoptions. We like to visit in the morning when everything is calm & quiet. It reminds me of a fishing village. In the evening, the crowd is more lively with more people in the streets and music from the resto & bars. Even if we dont buy anything a stroll here is guaranteed to be enjoyable. Street parking is hard in the evenings. But in the morning is never an issue.

Went to the Nautical Mile festival with my husband. There were a lot of rides for the children and…read morevendors for adults and all kinds of food. We went to Jeremy's, for lunch we love that place we go there often. The weather was perfect. In past years, the festival was 3 days, but like everything else with COVID, a lot of changes happened, and now it's one day. All in all, a great time was had.

What can I say about Westbury that's not been said about this beautiful in between community...( in…read morebetween Long Island and Manhattan ) Home to many car dealerships and restaurants alike.) Westbury is a wonderful Melting Pot of many different cultures and communities. Point of destination for many if you looking to buy a car ,furniture or visit any of the delicious Multicultural restaurants. Take in a show at the Westbury Music venue. Now and then you'll see a rainbow... I've already seen a few.

Here lies "A Community for All Seasons" located in Nassau County, Long Island, NY east of New York…read moreCity that is cultural diverse and houses many restaurants and shops. In the passage of my travels I visit Westbury for the shops and food. The well-known Westbury Music Fair is held here.

This is held every year at The Greenlawn-Centerport Historical Association. I arrived at 9:55…read more(festival opens at 10) and there was already a line down the block. Be advised: Parking is horrendous. Get there early After paying a $5 entrance fee there were many vendors strewn throughout this beautiful place. They had many options for pickles. You could pay for them individually and then some companies had them in bulk (by the bucket) for a reasonable price. I believe I bought a batch for $9. They had fried pickles (they ran out toward the end of the day), pickles on a stick, pickled popcorn. . .You name it, they had it. But the highlight for me was the corn (located behind the barn). Some of the freshest corn I have ever had. In terms of children, this would be a great place to bring them. They have a corn maze as well as a train ride for the children. Plenty of things to do for a couple of hours. It was well run, the people and vendors were very nice and happy to share information. I would recommend this to anyone who likes festivals, and especially pickles. Best advice? Get there early or else you are in for some exercise.

This is where they filmed Good Will Huntington…read more Huntington is a wonderful little town, and my favourite place on Long Island with some of the best pizza outside New York City, some of the best in New York state, and some really cool little food places and shopping and a decent YMCA - and some good people as well. I haven't totally figured out what the difference between Huntington and Huntington Station are - they're almost the same place, so I think of them as such, they're adjacent and what not. It's a friendly little town with plenty of diversity and getting to and from it and the traffic here are probably the main problems - but that could be said about a lot of places around here.

Cute town if you like boring small towns. I'm sorry to say this but Huntington is a HUGE…read moredisappointment. The restaurants are mediocre and it's all a if snooze fest. The winters are depressing and the summers are hot and humid. Fall is pretty for 10 days. Spring doesn't happen until May. Please don't hate me for being brutally honest. Why is it that every time I drive into town, there are more potholes? We pay a TON in property taxes!!! WTF?? Plus the train takes 73 minutes to get from crappy Huntington Station to Penn Station so don't move here if you commute to Manhattan!!

I'm at this station maybe 2 or 3 times a month. Really cute little building which reminds me of…read morePetticoat Junction. Dating myself now. Located just outside of Stony Brook University so it's great for students coming from western towns. Hours are 5 AM TO 6 PM, but ticket vending machines are available just outside the building. Building is heated so it's warm in the winter and good bathroom facilities. Here's the bad .... seats are wood and not comfortable at all. But the biggest problem is there are homeless people living here so if you arrive early you'll find them sleeping on the benches. Something should be done about this because especially woman are intimidated by them. I've noticed some would rather stand in the cold than to be subjected to them. LIRR address this.

Love it or hate it, this station takes a lot of commuters and students home for the weekend and…read moreback again. It runs smoothly and though the fare is high, it is very reliable.