Bay Shore is a hamlet and census-designated place located within the town of Islip, in Suffolk County, on the south shore of Long Island, New York. It has approximately 30,000 residents. Driven by community complaints, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department has conducted several street-level reverse stings using an undercover female officer as a decoy. To deter sex buyers from reoffending, police have released the names and photos of arrestees to local media outlets.