Town of Babylon approves accessory-apartment application and 35 renewals by affidavit

The Town of Babylon approved an accessory-apartment application and processed a batch of 35 license renewals by affidavit during a licensing meeting. The applicant, Madiha Gina of 161 North 20th Street, Wheatley Heights 11798, identified herself for the record and confirmed the required posting and documentation. The presiding speaker stated, "Your application has been approved," after a motion and second, and the applicant thanked the board.

The items that followed were processed as "renewals by affidavit," which staff said totaled 35 separate renewals. Board members read applicants' names and addresses aloud; for each item a motion to approve was made, a second recorded, and the ayes carried. At the conclusion of the sequence a member stated, "that concludes renewals by affidavit." The meeting minutes for Oct. 7, 2025, were then moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. The chair moved to adjourn immediately afterward.

According to statements on the record, applicants should expect renewal notices by mail. For the accessory-apartment approval the presiding speaker told the applicant to "look for your renewal in the mail" and noted the matter will recur in three years. Inspection and posting details mentioned on the record for applicants included a posting date shown in the transcript as 08/18/25 and an inspection dated 09/04/2025 for a separate applicant; those dates were reported as stated during the meeting.

The meeting record includes roll call at the start: Sandra Thomas and Carolyn Babona were listed as absent; Harold Wade, Carolyn Vasilu, Lamont Wilson, Saba Umjanguzi and Keith Hayward were recorded present. David Bishop was identified on the record as counsel to the board. The transcript names multiple board members making motions and seconds throughout the renewals sequence; motions and voice votes for each item were recorded as "Aye."