Millennials and Gen Z are swapping wild party weekends for quiet reading retreats. Mackenzie Newcomb, founder of Bad Bitch Book Club, says people seek community at these popular getaways. Prominent literary figure Zibby Owens also hosts sold-out retreats, often with authors discussing books. Travel is booked. In the latest sign that younger generations are opting […]
‘Cats’ scratches back to stage Andrew Lloyd Webber, grabbing even better reviews than Shakespeare — another writer — did it again. His “Jellicle” (Brit speak for “Cats”) just opened in Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre. It’s Harlem-style hot, black, gay, Latino, risky. Lines around the block waited on a frosty night to get in. Comparatively, this production makes the […]
Seeing the beautiful game in New Jersey will come with a truly hideous price tag. Soccer fans are in for some serious sticker shock for this year’s FIFA World Cup, whether they’re arriving by land, sea or air. NJ Transit plans to raise prices to an eye-popping $100 for riders traveling from New York Penn […]
The First House was the first of three dwellings built at Montauk. All three had a role to play in the organization and maintenance of the cattle and sheep that spent each season grazing on the fields of Montauk. First House was built in 1744 and rebuilt in 1798. The keeper who lived there had the […]
Originally known as the House at Fort Pond, Second House was built to replace a 1746 house that had most likely been destroyed during the Revolutionary War by the British, who also wrecked the other structures and decimated the livestock on Montauk to feed their troops. In 1661, East Hampton livestock owners acquired grazing rights […]
Montauk’s first Third House was built in 1747 but burned down, then was rebuilt in 1806. It has had many owners and uses in its 278 years, beginning as a home for the keepers of cattle grazing each summer on Montauk’s pastureland. Almost as remote as Montauk Point, the farmhouse was also known as a […]