Town Of Babylon Seniors Centers To Reopen Next Week

TOWN OF BABYLON, NY — Town of Babylon officials announced that the four local senior centers will be reopening starting next week after closing down last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The centers on 48-C Cedar Road in North Amityville, Tanner Park in Copiague, 438 Spangle Drive in North Babylon and 28 Wyandanch Avenue in Wyandanch will be having a soft reopening starting on Monday.

The centers will be once again providing meals and programs, with bus transport to and from the homes of the seniors.

Face coverings and social distancing guidelines offered by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) will be mandatory to protect visitors and staff.

All centers will be operating at 25 percent capacity with restrictions on all cards, bingo and other activities that used shared items, Guests will also be required to maintain face covering and social distancing at all times.

"The COVID-19 pandemic has uniquely targeted our senior population in more ways than one," Supervisor Rich Schaffer said. "Isolation has taken a significant mental toll on them as they are the most-vulnerable group in terms of contracting the virus."

In addition, meal delivery for seniors who are unable to visit the centers will continue uninterrupted.

The "Safe at Home" program between the town and United Way of Long Island will be providing essential services to homebound seniors, such as grocery shopping and prescription retrieval, vaccine appointment registration, safety check-ins and much more.

"We’re all excited to get them back into our wonderful senior centers to get back to normal with many seniors already vaccinated and a greater knowledge of how to keep everyone safe," Schaffer said.

Seniors and/or their loved ones can call the Department of Human Services at 631-464-4340 to learn how they can attend the centers.