Stretching over 117 miles from the East River in Brooklyn to the town of Montauk, Long Island is the, well, longest island in the USA! It contains hundreds of towns and villages, is comprised of four separate counties, and is home to some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. In many parts, old colonial landmarks sit alongside modern made structures of today. It’s home to many famous universities, amazing restaurants, sports teams, and one of the busiest railroads in the world. Make sure to take some time explore, because you won’t see it all in just a day!
The Hamptons often conjures up images of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous with a pastoral, beach setting adjacent. Beyond the upscale boutiques and marinas, you’ll find scores of neighborhood bars and bistros that cater to anyone. Whether you just came from the Hamptons Classic horse show or you’re vacationing for the weekend at a nearby motel...
And so, 2015 hath come to a sudden if not abrupt end. This year just flew by, did it not? And in the time it did came another year of exciting adventures to many wonderful places; some near and some far. Before this year expires and we transition into 2016, let us recount the top ten highlights of 2015 and all the most memorable moments, shall we? 10) Amagansett...
The Hamptons is already synonymous with some of the freshest and tastiest seafood around. And in spite of the fancy aesthetic that the Hamptons is known for, sometimes the best food is the one served in a place that lacks sophistication. But what that place lacks in sophistication, it definitely makes up for in taste! And one place that does such that is the Clam...
Tucked away on Atlantic Avenue in Oceanside, a small town in Long Island, you’ll find a verdant wonderland that is chock full of plants and knick-knacks. A big shop filled with enough greenery, decorations, and seeds to rival even the most scenic orchard and farm. A place that really takes its love of the holdiays quite seriously. What place of such whimsy...
In June of 1987, my family and I moved from a tiny apartment in NYC to a Georgian-style home in a town called Rockville Centre (RVC). On January 14, 2015, at around 4:30 pm, I tearfully left my home in a slight hurry as a made my exodus from suburbia towards the concrete jungles of New York City. The melancholy of R.E.M.’s “Don’t Go Back to...
When you open a restaurant just a stone’s throw from not one, but two bodies of water, odds are, you are gonna have access to some of the freshest seafood around! And when you are also located off a remote highway in, arguably, the most scenic part of Long Island, it’s gonna be a memorable place, indeed! For foodgoers and vacationers alike, that place...
The Hamptons are awash with both high end retail and high end dining options; wineries and bistros offer up the tastiest and most expensive food this side of Beverly Hills and Napa Valley. But don’t let its luxurious aesthetic deter you from looking for a modicum of normalcy in this playground of the rich and famous. Mr. John’s Pancake House in the town...
On a sunny day in April, in a little town called Bethpage, at the edge of Nassau County in Long Island, I headed to the grounds of the Old Bethpage Restoration Village, a outdoor ethnographic museum that showcases old relics from Long Island’s colonial past. A popular attraction for families and children on field trips, but on this day, the grounds of this...
Massapequa, a big town on the south shore of Long Island, is primarily famous for being the birthplace of Jerry Seinfeld and the Baldwin Brothers. Besides its celebrity cool, the town boasts another reason to visit: an amazing burger stand that truly blows other fast food chains away! The All American Hamburger Drive-In, located on Merrick Road just south of Sunrise...
In Dreamwork’s 2012 hit-film Rise of the Guardians, we learn that the Easter Bunny lives beneath the wild Australian Outback in a beautiful paradise known as The Warren. It is filled with hundreds of tunnels, stone egg sentients, flowers that bloom walking eggs, rivers that flow paint, and the site of a once extinct bunny civilization, it is truly a kingdom...