Islip’s best local businesses
The 146 spots we’ve checked and stand behind — the ones we’d send a neighbor to. No stars, no pay-to-play.
● Updated Sep 17
What changed this month
- Sep 17✓ 2nd STREET re-checked — details verified
- Sep 17✓ El Camino Restaurant re-checked — details verified
- Sep 10✓ Eleven Mag Tattoo re-checked — details verified
- Sep 10✓ Vine & Grain re-checked — details verified
- Sep 9✓ Los Vaqueros Reservoir & Watershed re-checked — details verified
- Sep 9✓ Los Vaqueros Interpretive Center re-checked — details verified
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146 businesses across 16 categories — pick a shelf, or search them below.
- 01Restaurants
- 02Beauty
- 03Shopping
- 04Entertainment
- 05Nightlife
- 06Bakeries & Sweets
- 07Antiques, Thrift, & Vintage
- 08Health & Wellness
- 09Arts & Culture
- 10Home & Garden
- 11Hobbies, Books, & Crafts
- 12Sporting Goods
- 13Parks & Outdoors
- 14Services
- 15Pets
- 16Cafes
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More spots
Businesses in categories too small for their own page — yet.
CVS
Medical ServicesDrugstore chain selling a variety of beauty & health products, plus some grocery & household items.
Dunamis Decorations
OtherCreative supplier of decorations for events such as weddings, sweet sixteens and baby showers.
Flowers by Manny
OtherFlorist carrying bouquets, arrangements and boutonnieres, plus rentals like candles and vases.
Strip mall, featuring a supermarket, deli and bakery.
Affordable ballpark offering family-friendly games with free parking and fireworks shows.
Vessel
OtherClimbing landmark with 154 flights of stairs and 80 viewing platforms at Hudson Yards.
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