Hamptons News
East Hampton is considering using AI and stricter penalties to root out illegal short-term rentals after new data revealed half of the roughly 2,000 listings in the ritzy vacation getaway are unlicensed. The elite East End town is seeing a surge in illegal bookings that elected officials blame on an influx of new investors — […]
The 31-year-old former mistress of Eric Schmidt has accused the ex-Google CEO of stalking, abuse and “toxic masculinity” — claiming that he subjected her to an “absolute digital surveillance system” as the pair have secretly tussled over cash, a failed AI startup and access to a sprawling Bel Air mansion, The Post has learned. Michelle […]
The bookshelf-lined Manhattan home of Leonard Riggio, the late founder of Barnes & Noble, is on the market. The $17 million sale along Park Avenue, first reported by Curbed, marks another portfolio offload by Riggio’s widow, the journalist and philanthropist Louise Riggio. Louise, 78, is in the process of parting with hundred of millions of […]
A 19th-century Sag Harbor home that the late novelist Truman Capote often frequented has listed for $16.49 million, Gimme Shelter has learned. The historic residence, at 207 Madison St., served as a place of refuge for Capote following his social exile from New York, as chronicled in HBO’s “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans.” The seller purchased the dwelling, […]
Summer in the Hamptons brings more than just sun and relaxation, according to local police reports. While traffic violations and noise complaints are typical summer issues, the Hamptons’ high concentration of wealth creates unique challenges for law enforcement. Disputes over property lines between lavish estates, often involving landscaping issues, require police mediation. Intoxicated individuals causing […]
See Also Meet Long Island freshman cross country star who works out in dress shirts Patrick Coan is leading Sayville onward to victory. The senior quarterback, whose cousin is former Notre Dame QB Jack Coan, is enjoying an undefeated season with his Golden Flashes as they attempt to go to 6-0 with a win against […]
The Big Apple didn’t exactly make a big impact on a newly released list of America’s most expensive ZIP codes. Which one did? Here’s a clue: It’s in a state that New Yorkers left for in droves beginning in 2020. PropertyShark’s annual roundup of the priciest postal codes in the nation indeed saw a record […]
Crashes are for closers. Dramatic dashcam video shows the moment Alec Baldwin rammed head-on into a tree in the Hamptons – as cops corroborated the hothead actor’s sob story that he was forced to swerve by an incoming garbage truck. The accident-prone Baldwin, 67, was cruising with his brother Stephen Baldwin, 57, along Montauk Highway behind a National Waste Services […]
Millie Bobby Brown shared a rare new glimpse of her baby daughter in a family snap with husband Jake Bongiovi. The actress posted a carousel of snaps via Instagram Thursday, documenting her “t swift october” and included the sweet photo in the fourth slide. In the pic, Brown, 21, could be seen holding their daughter […]
Southampton’s local weed laws just went up in smoke as state cannabis officials blasted the town’s overly stringent rules as illegal and designed to intentionally block legal dispensaries from ever opening. The unanimous decision by the state’s Cannabis Control Board on Monday effectively torched Southampton’s local permitting scheme — a system that state-licensed cannabis business […]
Hamptons police report a predictable summer surge in activity, including noise complaints, traffic violations, and minor property damage. While no major crimes have occurred, police urge vigilance. The challenge lies in balancing law enforcement with the community’s emphasis on privacy. Police departments prioritize discretion and follow legal guidelines when releasing information. Local news outlets tread […]
The free ride is over. A state program that allowed drivers of electric vehicles and hybrid cars to ride solo on the HOV lanes of the Long Island Expressway has come to a screeching halt — leaving EV drivers to fend for themselves. The federally mandated Clean Pass program expired on Wednesday, which means the […]
Cocktail parties, fund-raisers, indecipherable polo exhibitions (what’s a chukka anyway?), seated dinners among fragile fine art . . . the Hamptons can be one long (boring) adult conversation. Too often, kids are banished to the great lawn or shackled to their nannies. So what’s in an East End weekend for the brood? As it turns out, more […]
5 Gwyneth Paltrow and daughter Apple Martin star as the new faces of GapStudio in the brand’s Fall 2025 campaign. GapStudio GapStudio has released its new Fall 2025 campaign, starring none other than Gwyneth Paltrow and lookalike daughter, Apple Martin. It is the mother-daughter duo’s first-ever fashion campaign together. Unless, of course, you count the […]
An ultra-rare orange lobster returned to the ocean off the coast of Long Island Wednesday after the crustacean was discovered at an upstate supermarket – just a claw-length away from ending up on someone’s plate. The “1-in-30-million find” — nicknamed Jean-Clawd Van Damme — was rescued from a Tops supermarket near Rochester, New York on […]