Fire Island

Life Returns To Fire Island Pines

Robert J. Feldman | Posted 04.11.2012

Robert J. Feldman

Seventy-two percent cocoa Godiva and Moët and Chandon champagne sure do go down easy on the deck overlooking the Atlantic.

Winter in Fire Island Pines

Robert J. Feldman | Posted 04.24.2012

Robert J. Feldman

The Pines, as it is presently known, may be just one of a dozen or so towns on the barrier reef three miles south of Long Island. Most would describe ...

Fire Island Reinvented: Gay Resort Area To Get Makeover In Wake Of Devastating Fire

New York Times | ERIK PIEPENBURG | Posted 01.06.2012

The architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro and the architectural firm HWKN (HollwichKushner) have been hired to design a new entertainment complex to rep...

World AIDS Day, 9/11 and Miss Fire Island

John Polly | Posted 01.31.2012

John Polly

Suddenly we jumped from Miss Fire Island 1983 to Miss Fire Island 1998. Um, what? At first, I was like, "Are all those queens from the '80s and '90s really so busy they can't be here?" Then I got it: the missing queens weren't missing. They were gone.

After Devastating Blaze, A Look Back At Fire Island's 'Gay Utopia'

New York Times | ALEX WILLIAMS | Posted 11.20.2011

The Pavilion dance club, a hedonistic playground for three generations of gay men in Fire Island Pines, burned down Monday night, stirring memories in...

PHOTOS: Fire Island Pines Engulfed By Blaze

Posted 11.15.2011

Firefighters continued to battle a fast-moving blaze which gutted a significant portion of the Fire Island Pines gay resort district early Tuesday. ...

The Man With The Long Black Hair

Dori Hartley | Posted 01.23.2012

Dori Hartley

As the years went by, I thought less and less about him. Until a few days ago, when he wrote me.

Girls Aloud's Nadine Coyle Tackles Stateside Fame

Sam Lansky | Posted 09.19.2011

Sam Lansky

"Sweetest High" is a very canny new direction; the single is palatable to American listeners in a way that Girls Aloud, with its distinctly English everything-but-the-kitchen-sink madness, never was.

The Last Police Raid on Gays of Fire Island

Karl Grossman | Posted 09.10.2011

Karl Grossman

In the 1960s, a Suffolk County custom was the annual police raid on the gay communities of Fire Island, a barrier beach on the Atlantic and a diverse summertime haven for New Yorkers.

Making Gay History -- Again

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Marshall Fine

Making 'The Boys' blends several storylines, including the history of Mart Crowley's ground-breaking 1969 play The Boys in the Band, and the rise of the gay-rights movement in its wake.

Bumping Into a Metal God at a Disco

Binky Philips | Posted 05.25.2011

Binky Philips

What can I tell ya ... I was just never into Metal. 
Some of my all-time favorite bands pioneered Metal (Who, Zep, Hendrix, some Sab), but, Metal M...

PHOTOS: Crazy And Useful Bike Contraptions

Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011

Interest in bikes as a sustainable and fun way to get around town has skyrocketed in recent years, but bicycle enthusiasts have been getting creative ...

Hot Fun in the Sun on the Beach

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Henry Adams

How much did regular summer Cherry Grove residents appreciate having the ferry parking lot closed for hours on end and restaurants and the beach over-run by LGBT African Americans?

The Faithful Shopper: Beach Chic -- Pop Up Shops

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 05.25.2011

Faith Hope Consolo

Summer, for me is all about surprises -- and shopaholics know there is no better surprise than a pop-up store, a boutique open for just a few weeks.

Best Nude Or Topless Beaches Around NYC

Posted 05.25.2011

With all the buzz over Asbury Park's potential conversion to "beach top-optional" status, it's easy to forget about New York's pre-existing nude beach...

A Family of Home Brewers Hits the Big Time

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Patrick Sauer | Posted 07.21.2011

Fire Island has long provided the laid-back vibe missing in the day-to-day New York City grind. Less spoiled than the Hamptons, less crowded than Cone...

Should Disney/ABC Change the Name of "Good Morning America" to ABC's "Good Morning Gay America"? My TOP TEN Picks to Replace Diane Sawyer

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 05.25.2011

Stephen Viscusi

Here are my top ten more realistic picks (men and woman) to replace Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America.