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  • WELCOME : Amityville

Amityville (/ˈaemɪtivɪl/) is a community located in the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County, New York, USA, on the South Shore of Long Island. 9,523 people were counted in the 2010 census.

  • History

The Amityville area was first visited by Huntington settlers in 1653 because it was close to a source of salt hay that could be used as animal feed. In 1658, Chief Wyandanch issued the first land grant in Amityville. The region, presently known as the Town of Babylon, was formerly known as Huntington West Neck South. It is located on the southwest corner of what was formerly known as Huntington South, bordering Suffolk County, New York, and the Great South Bay. Legend in the village states that the name was changed in 1846 while locals were attempting to open a new post office. One member said, “What this meeting needs is some amity,” as the gathering descended into chaos. Another account claims that mill owner Samuel was the one who first offered the name.

As a result of a cordial agreement over the choice of a place name, the place name is officially an accidental one. The community was formally formed on March 3, 1894. Amityville was a well-liked vacation spot in the early 1900s, with big houses and hotels on the bay. It was reported that Annie Oakley was a regular visitor of vaudevillian Fred Stone. Stone’s neighbor across Clocks Boulevard was Will Rogers. Al Capone, the gangster, also owned a home in the neighborhood. Meetings for St. Mary’s Church were first held in 1886 by the congregation. Wesley Ketcham, working under the direction of Rev. James H. Noble, built a chapel in 1888, and the church was dedicated in 1889—before the town was incorporated.

Since 1979, Amityville and Le Bourget, France have been sister cities.

The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror, written by Jay Anson and published in 1977, is based in Amityville. It has been turned into a film series that began in 1979. The real-life murder case in Amityville in November 1974, when Ronald DeFeo Jr. shot all six of his family members at 112 Ocean Avenue, is the source of the legend surrounding The Amityville Horror. George and Kathy Lutz, together with Kathy’s three kids, moved into the house in December 1975. However, they departed after twenty-eight days, alleging that the property was causing them to experience paranormal activity.

The Amityville officials and locals are not fond of the publicity that The Amityville Horror gives to the community, and they frequently turn down requests to talk about it in public. The 1974 killings and the time the Lutz family occupied the home are not mentioned on the Amityville Historical Society website. None of the Historical Society’s members would talk about the subject on camera when the History Channel produced their series about The Amityville Horror in 2000.

The house in the book is still there, but to deter tourists from visiting, it has undergone renovations and had its address changed. Built in 1927, the Dutch Colonial Revival home was listed for $1.15 million in May 2010 and sold for $950,000 (equivalent to $1.3 million in 2023) in September.

  • Geography

The settlement is 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2) in total, of which 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2) are land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) are water, or 15.38% of the total area. This information comes from the United States Census Bureau.

The Village of Amityville shares borders with East Massapequa (in Nassau County) on the west, North Amityville on the north, Copiague on the east and south, and the Great South Bay on the south.

  • Demographics

The village had 3,107 households with 2.61 people per household and 9,523 residents as of the 2010 census. There were 4,506.9 individuals per square mile at that population level.

Of the 3,997 housing units, multi-unit constructions accounted for 28.2% of the total. The percentage of homeowners was 71.8%. Owner-occupied dwelling units had a median value of $443,500. Twenty.7% of occupied housing units were occupied by renters, while 3.6% of unoccupied housing units were occupied.

With 1.8% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 9.7% African American, 0.3% Native American, 4.1% Other races, and 2.5% two or more race residents, the village’s racial composition was 81.7% White. Thirteen percent of people were Hispanic or Latino, regardless of race. Non-Hispanic White people made up 74.5% of the village’s population.

There were 3,107 households, of which 32.6% had people over 65 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder living alone, and 38.1% were non-families. Of these, 23.8% had children under the age of 18. Individuals made up 30.4% of all households, and 13.1% of those contained a single person 65 years of age or older. The average family size was 3.02 and the average size of a household was 2.43.

With 4.5% of the population under the age of five, 17.7% under the age of eighteen, 5.3% from 20 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 32.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or over, the village’s population was comparatively elderly. The age distribution was 46.4 years.

Of the population, 78.7% had been in the same residence for a year or more. Of the total population, 14.9% were born outside of the country, and 21.6% of those who were at least five years old spoke a language other than English at home.

30.7% of residents at least 25 years old had a bachelor’s degree or more, compared to 90.1% who had completed high school. For employees 16 years of age and older, the average commute time to work was 27.8 minutes.

In the village, the average household income was $74,366. The village’s per capita income was $35,411. Sixty-five percent of people lived in poverty.

  • Education

The Amityville Union Free School District serves the entire village, as well as a sizable portion of North Amityville, East Massapequa, and a tiny portion of Copiague (though this latter area is served by the Amityville Post Office and is presumably considered to be a part of Amityville).]

The Amityville Union Free School District had 2,780 pupils enrolled as of the 2010–2011 academic year. The racial distribution was as follows: 1% were Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islanders, 8% were non-Hispanic White, 2% were multiracial, 54% were non-Hispanic Black or African-American, 35% were Hispanic or Latino. 11% of students had limited English proficiency, 10% qualified for reduced-price lunch, and 51% were eligible for free lunch. “Special Ed” applied to 16.5% of the student body.

79% of students in the district graduated, while 2% did not finish their education. A Regents Diploma was awarded to 87% of graduates, while a Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation was given to 31%. 35% of 2011 graduates intended to continue their education at a 4-year institution, 52% in a 2-year institution, 4% in another post-secondary education, 3% in the military, 5% in employment, 1% in adult services, 0% in other known post-secondary education, and 1% in no post-secondary education at all.

The district possesses:

  • Northeast Elementary School is the only elementary school (pre-K and kindergarten).
  • Northwest Elementary School is the only elementary school (grades 1-2).
  • Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School is the only elementary school (grades 3–5)
  • Edmund W. Miles Middle School serves as one junior high school (grades 6–8).
  • One high school, Amityville Memorial High School, serves grades 9 through 12.


The high school, Northeast and Northwest Elementary Schools, and Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School had an accountability status of “In Good Standing” for the 2011–2012 school year, while the middle school and Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School had “In Need of Correction Action (year 2) Focused” and “In Need of Restructuring (year 1) Comprehensive” respectively. “In Good Standing” was the district’s overall accountability status. Until recently, grades 9–12 were taught at Amityville Memorial High School, grades 6–8 at Edmund W. Miles Middle School, grades 3–5 at Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School, and grades 1-2 at Northwest Elementary School. Beginning with the 2009–2010 school year, the first portion of the change was put into effect, with new ninth graders being housed in Edmund W. Miles Middle School and new sixth graders being housed at Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School. Northwest Elementary School housed newly arrived third graders at the beginning of the 2012–2013 academic year.

 

  • Points of interest
  • The Triangle – The fork of Broadway and Park Avenue, along with Ireland Place create a triangular plot of land at the center of the village. The Triangle building was built in 1892, the same year that Ireland Place opened. A gazebo was added to the north point of The Triangle prior to 1987. In 1994, The Triangle was officially designated “Memorial Triangle” in memory of all who have served the village.
  • The Lauder Museum is located at the corner of Broadway and Ireland Place, just south of The Triangle. The historic building was built for the Bank of Amityville in 1909. The Amityville Historical Society opened the Lauder Museum in 1972.
  • The Mike James Courts at Bolden Mack Park are situated in the Hamlet of North Amityville, an unincorporated area of the Town of Babylon, rather than the village of Amityville. The hamlet is situated next to and to the north of Amityville village.
  • The beach at Amityville
  • Only reachable by boat, Sand Island is an island in the Great South Bay situated directly south of the Amityville beach.
  • Transportation

The Long Island Rail Road’s Babylon Branch serves Amityville. The station serves as a center for local buses operated by Suffolk County Transit and NICE:

  • 1. Fire Department of Halesite to Amityville LIRR
  • 2. Patchogue LIRR to Amityville LIRR
  • 4. Smith Haven Mall to Amityville LIRR
  • 10: Babylon LIRR to Amityville LIRR
  • Hempstead to Amityville LIRR (n54)
  • Hempstead to Amityville LIRR (n55)
  • n71: Amityville LIRR to Farmingdale State College (weekends only)
  • Notable people
  • 19th-century baseball player Henry Austin passed away in Amityville.
  • Actor Alec Baldwin
  • Actress Christine Belford
  • Wide receiver for American football Rob Carpenter was born in 1968.
  • Prince Paul is a producer.
  • The hip-hop duo De La Soul.
  • World-famous British classical composer Benjamin Britten spent his years in Amityville between 1939 and 1942.[15][16] lived at William Meyers’ and his wife’s house
  • Guitarist Rik Fox plays bass.
  • MLB player Tony Graffanino
  • The retired soccer player Mike Gribbon
  • NBA player Mike James
  • Astronaut Kevin Kregel
  • Ronald DeFeo Jr., a serial killer
  • NFL running back Tre Mason plays for the Los Angeles Rams.
  • Evangelical singer Donnie McClurkin
  • Former CEO of SAP and current CEO of ServiceNow, Bill McDermott.
  • NFL player John Niland
  • Peter Pears: Benjamin Britten’s romantic partner and tenor.
    lived at William Meyers’ and his wife’s house.
  • Robert Phillips, guitarist for classical music
  • The NBA player A. J. Price
  • Baseball player George Ross
  • David Torn is a music producer, guitarist, and songwriter.
  • United States Congressman Dave Weldon
  • NFL player Darrel Young

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