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Woman charged with prostitution ness owners for alleged building code violations, police said. Property records list Robert A 45-year-old Flushing woman was arrested on prostitu- J. Palazzolo, of Amityville, as the tion-related charges after an owner of the building. Efforts to investigation at an Amityville reach him for comment were massage parlor that stemmed unsuccessful. “I am proud of the strong colfrom community complaints, laboration between Amityville Suffolk County police said. Officers assigned to the Suf- Code Enforcement, the Amifolk County Police First Precinct tyville Police Department, the Crime Section worked with the Suffolk County Police Department as part of the Amityville Police countywide shutDepartment and the down of illicit masVillage of Amisage establishtyville building ments, specifically inspector to investithe recent closure gate Howells Foot at 365 Broadway,” Spa, at 365 BroadAmityville Deputy way, on July 28. Mayor Owen Police charged Brooks said. “The Yun Lu, an employVillage Board ee of the business, remains fully comwith unauthorized mitted to preventpractice of a profesing these operations sion, a Class E felofrom taking root in ny, and prostituour community by tion, a misdemeanstrictly enforcing or. According to the licensing regupolice, the unau- RICHARD SCHAFFER lations enacted in thorized practice Babylon Town 2025.” charge stems from Supervisor The arrest is the allegedly providing latest in a series of massage services without the required New York prostitution investigations involving Amityville massage state license. Lu was released on a desk parlors in recent years. In March 2025, Suffolk County appearance ticket and is scheduled to appear in First District police arrested two Flushing Court in Central Islip at a later women after an investigation at Heaven on Earth Foot Spa, 148 date. Village officials are expected Broadway, that also began with to issue summonses to the busi-
By CAROLYN JAMES
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Renovation and expansion of the Amityville Library is in its final phases.
Amityville library to temporarily close as renovation enters final phase By CAROLYN JAMES cjames@liherald.com
The Amityville Public Library will temporarily close at the end of the day on Aug. 14 as its nearly three-year renovation project enters its final phase. While the library building is closed, limited services will be available at Sgt. John J. Kreyer VFW Post 7223, 300 Broadway, Amityville. Library officials said they expect the renovated facility to reopen in the fall. “We understand it has been a long journey but we are confident that the community will be satisfied once the project is finished.” Assistant Library Director Shadd Jamison said. “We welcome everyone to visit the new and improved library once it is complete.” Temporary services at the VFW will
include exercise programming and a limited collection of books and book checkout and return services. “There will be a scaled down version of our normal services,” Jamison said. “In the meantime, we are recommending that our library users go other neighboring libraries such as the Copiague and Lindenhurst, where their library cards will be accepted.” The final stage of construction will focus on the existing library building, where new carpeting and furniture will be installed. “It will get a completely new look to compliment the new portion of the building,” Jamison said.
Long-planned renovation
The renovation project stems from a facilCONTINUED ON PAGE 16
e believe these motels and businesses promote prostitution and drug use, lowering our quality of life in Babylon.
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