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Babylon board tables reopening of ‘Milk and Things’ after vape and drug seizures
Summary
The Town of Babylon tabled action on resolution 5-23 concerning the closure of convenience store Milk and Things to Aug. 5 after town attorneys detailed arrests and a warrant that turned up over 2,200 flavored vapes and alleged sale of THC products; the board directed the owner to work with the town on a sale agreement and strict inspection conditions.
Supervisor Schaffer, the town supervisor, presided over discussion of resolution 5-23 concerning Milk and Things, a local convenience store that the town closed after law-enforcement actions. Attorney Michael McCarthy, who represents the store, told the board he had not received paperwork about the closure and had only spoken with the assistant town attorney. “I have not received any paperwork concerning it,” McCarthy said.
Jorge Rosario, Senior Assistant Town Attorney for the Town of Babylon, presented the town’s enforcement history and evidence. Rosario said prior presentations were made to the board in October 2025 and summarized multiple arrests for unlawful sales to minors in 2024 and 2025. He said a warrant executed on June 25, 2026, led to the seizure of “over 2,217 flavored vapes” and additional contraband, including products described as THC “gummy worms.” The town attorney’s office recommended keeping the business closed because it had not complied with prior directives.
A council member confirmed that an earlier adjournment for compliance had been followed by a violation that resulted in the warrant. Rosario said the warrant included a minor who purchased a flavored vape as part of the investigation.
Supervisor Schaffer told McCarthy he believed the business had shown no credibility in managing lawful sales and recommended a compromise: the board would table action until Aug. 5 to give McCarthy and his client time to negotiate with the Town Attorney’s Office on a short-term plan. Schaffer outlined conditions he said should be included in any agreement: immediate listing of the property for sale, town access for frequent inspections of inventory and operations, and a time limit for consummating any sale. “I would recommend that we table this today until August 5,” Schaffer said; the board agreed to do so.
The board did not vote to reopen the business at the meeting. The matter was tabled to the Aug. 5 board meeting, and the supervisor directed the business’s attorney to work with the town attorney’s office to craft an agreement that the board can review at that time.
