Bayville has grown from a summer community with transient residents to year round residents.   People came here to visit and realized it is a nice place to live and decided to live in Bayville year round.  Bayville used to be a resort town but not anymore.  Years ago, the population was so small they had no mail delivery.  Residents went to the post office and picked up their mail   There, you met lots of people until they got mail delivery in 1960.  With the exception of housing growth, Bayville has maintained its small town community atmosphere.  People are friendly, helpful and more relaxed.  Those who have lived in Bayville will never want to live in another community. 

If you love the water, it is a short distance to the beach.   There is a nice park nearby.  You can also go fishing at the beach near the entrance to Centre Island, a millionaire community of well-heeled residents.  It is a beach town since it is facing Long Island Sound.  The public beach is right across the restaurant row. Try "The Breakers" for a lobster dinner.  Bayville has the famous Haunted House and it is a great attraction during the Halloween week. 

Bayville has its own library but shares the school system with Locust Valley district.  It has its own fire department.  Residents from Centre Island shop in Bayville.  Topography of Bayville is mixed with some flat lands, beach properties and some areas have slopes so there are plenty of choices.

 On Saturday, May 23, 2009 the Incorporated Village of Bayville celebrated its 90^th Anniversary with an entire day of activities from a 5K Run to a ceremony on the Village Green to a Field Day at West Harbor Beach to an evening picnic and concert.   Senato Marcellino presented Mayor Victoria Siegel with a resolution passed in the State Senate declaring Bayville "one of the finest places to live in New York State".

 A time capsule featuring local memorabilia including a a letter from Mayor Siegel, a village flag, photos of Bayville kids, a listing of the Bayville Chamber of Commerce members, Bayville Auxiliary Police badges, a Bayville American Legion hat and other items, was put together to give future residents a flavor of what Bayville was all about in 2009.  The time capsule will be buried on Bayville actual anniversary date, July 17, 2009 and the time capsule will be opened on July 19, 2044.

Mayor Victoria Siegel summed up everyone's feelings about Bayville - "Bayville is a state of mind and heart.  Things move slower, the person means more and an awareness of open space is keen.  Bayville is the seventh day of rest.  It means barbecues, clamming, swimming, boating, ballgames, breakfast at the Luncheonette, enjoying sunrises and sunsets.  Bayville is the place where a Bayvillite never blows the car horn at another car in front of them.  Bayville is a throwback to a simpler time and a simpler life.  It's a safe haven where children can happily and safely play and everybody knows your name."

Copyright © 2009.  By Rosalinda Morgan, "The Rose Lady".  All rights reserved.. *IF YOU ARE THINKING OF LIVING IN BAYVILLE, NY, HERE ARE SOME INTERESTING FACTS"

If you are interested in selling or buying a home in Brookville, Muttontown, Oyster Bay, East Norwich, Oyster Bay Cove, Syosset, Laurel Hollow, Bayville, Centre Island and Mill Neck, please contact Rosalinda Morgan, "The Rose Lady". 

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