In 1876, 32 people drowned within sight of Fire Island’s shore. The disaster that forced Congress to professionalize coastal rescue in America — and why Long Island was at the center of it.
Formica was invented in 1913 to insulate electrical motors, not feed truck drivers. Here’s how it became the surface of every working-class lunch on Long Island.
Where did Culper Ring spies Abraham Woodhull and Austin Roe actually operate? The documented tavern history of Revolutionary War Setauket and what it tells us about intelligence and food.
My Marcellino NY workshop in Setauket sat directly across from the Brewster House, c. 1665 — the oldest building in Brookhaven and a Culper Spy Ring landmark. What that place meant, and why I’m going back.
A beautifully updated 4BR/4BA home in Harbor Hills Estates, Port Jefferson Village — private primary suite, kitchen fireplace, wine cellar, and Village amenities.
The Vanderbilts and Kahns get the brass plaques. The brick and stone of Oheka Castle and Long Island’s Gold Coast estates were laid by immigrant workers whose names nobody recorded.