The terror of September 11, 2001, was a day that changed New Yorkers and Americans alike. On that sunny Tuesday morning, half of the 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 from Logan Airport in Boston. Within a little more than an hour, both planes would crash into the […]

“There were many an oyster piled up on the Friends of Bellport Bay (FoBB) vessel that a couple of us had to get off the boat,” said volunteer Neil Koenig. “All the cages were emptied.” Just before noon, the FoBB team, led by co-founder Thomas Schultz, was heading back to the Bellport marina with 140,000 […]

For more than two summers, residents and visitors in Fire Island Pines have looked across the harbor and wondered the same thing: What is happening with the old Botel? The answer may be more complicated than a delayed hotel renovation. In 2024, hospitality entrepreneur Tristan Schukraft acquired roughly 75% of the community’s commercial district, including […]

Outgoing Saltaire Mayor Hugh O’Brien was praised for his long service to the village in his final meeting as mayor on Aug. 22. O’Brien lost his bid for reelection on Aug. 14 to Trustee Susan Skerritt. She received 292 votes to O’Brien’s 80. She began her term as mayor on Labor Day, Sept. 7. Skerritt […]

All ceremonies will take place on Friday, September 11, 2026. Babylon Town: The Town of Babylon and the Town of Babylon Fire Chief’s Association will host the 25th-anniversary memorial ceremony for September 11, 2001, honoring Babylon residents and all who lost their lives that day at the 9/11 Hometown Memorial between Overlook and Cedar Beach […]

The days are growing shorter, and the first cool breezes of fall are upon us. Parents are celebrating, while kids mourn the end of summer and face the inevitable back-to-school season. Within Long Island’s 124 school districts, a handful qualify as micro districts. Remsenburg-Speonk, Sagaponack, Fisher Island, and Fire Island have fewer than 200 students […]

The Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has increased its cash reward offering to $3,000 for anyone with information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for the intentional drowning of a turtle in Geiger Park Lake, located in the hamlet of Deer Park […]

On August 22, the CM Performing Arts Center (CMPAC) at 931 Montauk Highway in Oakdale celebrated the opening night of Rocky: The Musical. After a brief Broadway run in 2014, Rocky: The Musical was rarely staged; this is the first time Long Island audiences can experience the story in their own neighborhood.   Fifty years […]

In our last issue of Fire Island News, our cover art featured an image of Davis Park Ferry’s vessel, Kiki, arriving at shore on Fire Island. In this issue, a painting of Kiki shows the vessel departing Fire Island and heading back across the Great South Bay. Victoria Schneps, Founder of Schneps Media, personally chose […]