Amityville Restaurant Shut Down Due To Dozens Of Violations: PD

AMITYVILLE, NY — An Amityville restaurant was shut down and six people were arrested during a during a New York State Liquor Authority Inspection last Friday, according to Suffolk police.

Police officers, along with the New York State Liquor Authority, Town of Babylon Deputy Commissioner of Public Safety, Town of Babylon Fire Marshall, Town of Babylon Building Inspector and the Town of Babylon Code Enforcement conducted the inspection at Y & Y Latin Grill located at 577 Broadway at 10:52 p.m.

According to police, during the inspection, officers charged one woman and five men for the following:

• Yannibel Segovia, 29, of West Babylon, the manager of restaurant, was charged with two counts disorderly premise and failure to maintain proprietary security guard license to employ guards.
• Ramon Gomez, 41, of Central Islip, a security guard at the restaurant, was charged with seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
• Oscar Benitez, 30, of Farmingdale, a security guard at the restaurant, was charged with unlicensed security guard.
• Anthony Marquez, 29, of Amityville, a patron, was charged with seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
• Godo Guardado, 39, of Amityville, a patron, was charged with seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
• Gerson Ramirez, 22, of Amityville, a patron, was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana.

The New York State Liquor Authority also issued 25 violations during the inspection and the Town of Babylon Quality of Life Task Force issued 17 combined building, fire and code violations to the manager, police said. As a result of the violations, the business was condemned and closed.

The arrestees will be arraigned at a later date.