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Kismet’s Surf’s Out Closing After Over a Decade in Business
The owners of Fire Island’s popular eatery, Surf’s Out, located in Kismet, have announced they’re closing their doors after 12 years in business. Co-owners Dean Cirella, Matthew Barbara and Paul Barbara made the announcement in a Facebook post, informing customers they won’t be reopening this summer like expected. However, the restaurant “will become a different […]
Former Owner of Fire Island Ferry, Ed Mooney, Dies at Age 91
Ed Mooney, former owner of Fire Island Ferry, has died at the age of 91. Mooney owned Fire Island Ferry for 35 years before he handed the business down to his three children; Michael, Timothy and Casey. Mooney died on December 26, 2020. A tribute was posted on Fire Island Ferries’ Facebook account that read […]
Governor Cuomo Announces Deal to Clean Up Long Island Aquifer, with Barriers to be Installed Near Great South Bay
Governor Cuomo has announced a deal to clean up a Long Island aquifer after a decade of negotiations to get the deal completed. The project will include installing new containment extraction wells along a toxic plume to remove groundwater pollutants spreading in among local communities. On Monday, December 21, Cuomo announced the $104.4 million deal […]
Fire Island Lighthouse Vandalized Days After Re-Opening Following COVID-19 Lockdown
Just days after re-opening following the COVID-19 lockdown, the Fire Island Lighthouse was vandalized with graffiti. Fire Island National Seashore Superintendent Alex Romero said this act is one of several that took place on National Park Service property, although authorities are not sure if the acts are connected. The incident happened on Monday, July, 27, […]
Fire Island Businesses Staying Open Past Labor Day This Year
This unconventional year has forced business owners in Fire Island to make an unconventional decision about keeping their doors open past the usual season. Many Fire Island restaurants and other businesses have made the decision to stay open past Labor Day this year, attempting to offer visitors somewhere to go to escape New York City […]
Fire Island National Seashore to Host Webinars on Off-Road Vehicle Driving Program
The Fire Island National Seashore will host two webinars on the off-road vehicle driving program project, taking place on Sept. 2 at 6:30 p.m. and again on Sept. 16 at 1 p.m. The webinars will feature both a presentation on the ongoing project, as well as give the public an opportunity to participate in a […]
Fire Island Dance Festival Canceled Due to Coronavirus
The 2020 Fire Island Dance Festival has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual charity event benefits Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The weekend-long event was scheduled for Friday-Sunday, July 17-19, 2020. Although the event is canceled, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS will support the community of Fire […]
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 […]
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 […]
FIMI Project, or Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet, Restores Fire Island Pines Beach
Fire Island residents are thrilled that the FIMI (Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet) Project is making progress restoring their beloved beaches seven years after Superstorm Sandy hit. FIMI is a one-time project until the larger Fire Island to Montauk Point “FIMP” project gets underway. The FIMI Project will place sand to stabilize the beach […]