1. Brunswick Hospital Center
City: Amityville, NY
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (631) 789-7000
Address: 80 Lounden Ave.
Description: This is a modern, full-service community hospital. It’s known for the Center for Behavioral Health & Wellness, which is licensed by the New York State Office of Mental Health. The hospital is situated on a 17-acre campus in Amityville and offers a wide range of adult services, geriatric services, and child and adolescent services through its three primary divisions.
2. South Oaks Mental Hospital
City: Amityville, NY
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (631) 264-4000
Address: 400 Sunrise Hwy.
Description: For more than 100 years this hospital has been offering treatment and recovery programs for people suffering from psychiatric illness and/or various addictions. It is located on the border between Nassau and Suffolk Counties. South Oaks features a Child & Adolescent Center, adult programs, senior adult programs, programs for gambling and chemical dependency, and a wide range of support groups.
3. Vittorio’S Restaurant & Wine Bar
City: Amityville, NY
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (631) 264-3333
Address: 184 Broadway
Description: While this is the place to dine if you’re looking for an upscale Italian dinner, it’s also the ideal destination to enjoy drinks at the elegant wine bar that stays open until 10 p.m. Sun through Thurs, and until 11 p.m. Fri and Sat. The wine list, featuring Long Island and other domestic and imported wines, is extensive, whether you’re ordering by the glass or bottle. Wine-tasting events are also hosted here.
4. Vittorio’S Restaurant & Wine Bar
City: Amityville, NY
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (631) 264-3333
Address: 184 Broadway (Rte. 110)
Description: Located in Amityville, a Nassau County village most people know from The Amityville Horror movies, is this lovely, family-friendly restaurant and wine bar. The menu has a strong Italian influence, though featured menu items also include steak and seafood entrees. In addition to the award-winning food, Vittorio’s is known for its extensive wine list. House specialties include fried calamari, Maryland crab cakes, baked clams, tri-color salad, and shrimp for appetizers. For entrees, guests can choose from a selection of pasta dishes or marinated skirt steak, lamb chops, New York sirloin steak, veal chops, duck, chicken Vittorio, or Hawaiian lobster tail, for example. Seafood lovers will enjoy the raw bar. Like many restaurants on Long Island, this one caters to businesspeople, couples, and families, plus it can host group events. Lunch and dinner are served daily. Reservations are strongly recommended for dinner, and can be made by calling the restaurant directly or using the popular OpenTable.com online reservation service.