After A Decade, Fate Of The Rocky Point Drive-In Is Decided

The Town of Brookhaven released a statement Friday letting the community know that the old Rocky Point Drive-In located adjacent to the Crossroads Plaza East Shopping Center in Rocky Point is now protected from becoming a big box store.

Councilwoman Jane Bonner, an advocate for small businesses, and Supervisor Ed Romaine worked together to protect the land at 85 Route 25A. After over a decade of litigation and concerns from the community, the two were able to announce that there has been some resolve.

"The New York State Court of Appeals decision that will ensure the Rocky Point Drive-In will not be developed as a big-box store," Brookhaven said in a statement. "The property owner had previously challenged the Town’s up-zoning of the blighted 18-acre property from retail to recreational, which does not allow big-box stores."

No word yet on what the land will end up being used for.