For Chris St. John (aka Christopher McGuire), Fire Island has loomed large throughout the life of the singer-songwriter, from his early years to the present. This enchanted isle has been influential enough to lend some history to St. John’s latest outing, the recently released Bayberry Dunes. Both the EP and its title track are a […]

On Aug. 27, the Brookhaven Planning Board unanimously approved NYU Langone’s new 270,000-square-foot, seven-story tower, which could hold 144 beds, on the east side of the former Brookhaven Hospital. This expansion is part of Langone’s $650 million investment to expand and improve the hospital after the two merged in March of 2025. For decades, Brookhaven […]

Preston Carter Raynor of Islip celebrated his 102nd birthday on May 29. He is one of the estimated 624 Long Islanders age 100 or older. The breakdown by region is 330 in Nassau County and 294 in Suffolk County. Each of these individuals carries an indispensable eyewitness account of an ever-changing society. During his 102 […]

Nathaniel Larson Licensed Real Estate Salesperson Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty nathaniellarson@danielgale.com (631) 800-1301 For me, September is when you really get to see what a Fire Island property is all about. In July and August, the island is at its busiest and most vibrant, which is incredible, but there’s so much going on that […]

Michael Perone supports the idea that reading should be entertaining. The award-winning author works during the day as a senior editor for a nonprofit in Manhattan, but when he gets home, his stories come to life. In 2022, he released his debut novel, Danger Peak, an action-adventure story, which went on to receive The Fall […]

Today, over 150 residents of Ocean Beach (OB) and neighboring communities gathered at the World Trade Center Steel at the Ocean Beach Fire House to commemorate 25 years since September 11 of 2001. This steel, which arrived in 2011, was granted to the Ocean Beach Fire Department (OBFD) by the Port Authority of NY and […]

September 11-13 Trans Celebration Weekend Queer Grove, a volunteer initiative founded by Parker Sargent in the LGBTQIA+ haven of Cherry Grove, will host the annual Trans Celebration Weekend in Cherry Grove, Fire Island. The weekend brings the community together to celebrate, educate, and entertain, with dazzling events and activities that’ll interest and inspire every attendee. […]

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 […]