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6 days ago

One of New York's most popular beach destinations will get a $1.7 billion restoration before next summer

A wave of relief is crashing over Fire Island: The state just approved a $1.7 billion budget to make sure New Yorkers' favorite summer escape doesn't slip beneath the surf. The barrier island, a 32-mile-long ribbon of sand that draws more than 2 million visitors each year, has been shrinking fast. In recent winters, nor'easters chewed away so much shoreline that high tides lapped frighteningly close to houses in the Pines and Cherry Grove. For locals and weekenders alike, it felt like paradise was one storm away from being swallowed whole.
New York City
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Saint Laurent's Paris fashion week show takes audience on a holiday to Fire Island

The collection revealed at Paris Fashion Week harmoniously melded casual beach aesthetics with sharp, structured tailoring, epitomizing escape and elegance within contemporary menswear.
Fashion & style
NYC real estate
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Made for sex': the hedonistic party palaces of New York's Fire Island and the blond bombshell who made them

Fire Island Pines offers a unique blend of freedom, community, and hedonism for the LGBTQ+ community.
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