1970. The first section would have its contract let on May 3, 1962, with a cost of $2.4 million. This stretch would include the piece between the Southern State Parkway and Lake Avenue in Deer Park. The new piece of the right-of-way would be completed by the middle of 1965, in which a new road would be constructed along the section from the Montauk Highway to the Southern State Parkway. In the 1960s, the portion of CR 35 between the Southern and Northern State Parkways was transferred to the state of New York, which designated the highway as NY 231. Initially, NY 231 followed Deer Park Avenue (now CR 34) south to NY 27A in Babylon; however, it was realigned to follow the aforementioned section of the new Babylon–Northport Expressway. The map in this section shows the route of the never-built northern segment of the expressway. Hot Rod Mecca For at least 30 years, Deer Park Avenue served as one of the nation's hottest cruising strips. The New York Times twice called the stretch from North Babylon to Deer Park, New York a "Mecca for young people" where crowds of teens and young adults, usually those below legal drinking age, from Long Island and Queens, would line parking lots, hoods up, chatting and showing off their rides. On June 4, 2001, at 7:30 p.m., in part due to a second feature in The New York Times, the Joint Civic and Taxpayers Association met with elected town and New York State Department of Transportation officials for an action plan to crack-down on the drag-racing, littering and cruising calling it a significant quality of life issue for community residents. Major intersections See also List of Suffolk County Roads List of State Routes in New York References External links Photographs, December 28, 2003 at The Expressway Site NY 231 (Greater New York Roads) at eastcoastroads.com Babylon-Northport Expressway at nycroads.com 231 Transportation in Suffolk County, New York Roads on Long Island