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Visions for Vacancies: National Wholesale Liquidators

In our continuing series, Babylon Village Patch wants to know what readers envision for vacant spaces around town.

When National Wholesale Liquidators closed in West Babylon, a huge vacant storefront was left. The space, designed as one of the anchor stores of the Great South Bay Shopping Center, offers a large space that could easily accomodate almost any retailer.

What would you like to see in this space? Is there a natural foods supermarket, an indoor amusement space, a special department store or bargain retailer you've been hoping would come to the Babylon area?

Just for fun, check out this shot of the shopping center shortly after opening in 1957 from 's photo gallery. An A&S department store was the original tenant of the National Wholesale Liquidators space.

Add your ideas in the comments and we will highlight responses in a follow-up story.

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Adam Crowley May 15, 2013 at 06:53 pm
As I explained, my post was made on behalf of another village resident. However, I did take theRead More time to read the statute and do have an independent viewpoint on this subject. While I do not feel that all dogs require a muzzle at all times, if you have a dog that you know to be a threat to other dogs or humans, you would have a duty to take measures to eliminate that threat before bring that dog into public. If that measure is a muzzle, then that's what must be done. As my post indicated, I believe strict enforcement would be exceedingly difficult and, perhaps, unnecessary (at least with respect to the muzzle requirement). However, a total lack of enforcement is dangerous and unacceptable. I think a little common sense goes a long way and I have confidence that those charged with enforcing the Village code could do so selectively. I understand that selective enforcement may be a concept that many feel uncomfortable with. However, just because the law requires a muzzle, that is hardly a reason to disregard it in its entirety and allow dogs with vicious propensities to roam around unleashed. I will leave it up to Village lawmakers to remove the muzzle requirement (and suggest that they do so) if that is what it would take to make people comfortable with the leash requirement.
Concerned Citizen May 15, 2013 at 05:37 pm
Did you read the law? unless it be properly muzzled and effectively restrained by a chain or leashRead More I'll bet neither dog was muzzled Do you really want them to enforce this law