Monthly Archives: January 2020
Fire Island’s Aileen Ruddy First Woman from Islip to be Awarded Great South Bay Bottomland for Farming
Aileen Ruddy of Fair Harbor has become the first woman from Islip to get approved by lslip Town Supervisor Angie Carpenter and the Islip Town Board for ownership of bottomland in the Great South Bay. Ruddy will participate in the Bay Bottom Lease Program and use one parcel of Town-owned land to cultivate shellfish. The […]
Wine Bar Called Fire Island Vines Coming to Bay Shore’s Main Street
The newest addition to Bay Shore’s main street will be a wine bar called Fire Island Vines, located at the new 1 East Main Street building. Owner Angelo Crisci is no stranger to the wine industry, having founded his own wine label called Fire Island Wines in 2014. A year earlier, he founded a wine […]
New Bill Proposed Would Rename Robert Moses State Park
A new bill proposed by Manhattan Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell could rename Robert Moses State Park. O’Donnell is a native of West Islip and has requested the park’s name be changed to something that better reflects the history of Long Island. The bill doesn’t have Senate sponsor yet, which is needed for approval. Robert Moses State […]
Suffolk County Signs Off on $150k to Create Crossover at Fire Island’s Davis Park
Suffolk County has given the OK to spend $150,000 on Fire Island’s Davis Park, to create a crossover to improve access to the beach. The walkway will be built at the end of Davis Park’s Donella Walk. In order to build the crossover for better beach access, county officials bought a house that has blocked […]