Tag: Hamptons
A Ukrainian model recalled being “paralyzed” by a drugged drink as high-roller property titan Oren Alexander allegedly raped her inside a posh Hamptons party house, a court heard this week. “I had no control over my body… It was like my whole body was tranquilized,” the alleged victim, using the alias “Bela Koval,” calmly told […]
Originally Published by: Luxury Buyers Are Falling Back in Love With Older Homes Can You Be a Homeowner and Be Exempt From Federal Income Tax? The Housing Markets Seeing the Sharpest Home Price Declines Prices might be dropping in much of the country, but that’s far from the case in the ultimate playground for the rich and […]
Wall Street’s bonus bonanza has been powering record sales in the Hamptons, with the median home price in the tiny enclave surging 33.6% last year, realtors told The Post. As financiers’ year-end payouts were forecast by the state comptroller’s office to hit record highs of over $60 billion, fat cats have been splashing out on oceanfront […]
Flashy real estate agent Tal Alexander raped a Nevada nurse as she wept in the shower inside a $13 million Hamptons mansion, she alleged in emotional testimony this week. The witness, using the alias “Maya Miller,” teared up as she took the stand in Manhattan federal court, where Tal, 39, and his brothers Oren and […]
A Hamptons high school was evacuated Friday after administrators received a series of bomb threats — and a 15-year-old student is now facing criminal charges. Students at Westhampton Beach High School and Middle School were moved to a location off-campus following the threatening calls, Newsday reported. Westhampton Beach Village cops are not releasing the student’s […]
The hush-hush sale of this home has made Hamptons history. An Amagansett mansion set on 8.5 acres has traded hands for $115 million — the highest price ever paid for a single residential parcel in the Hamptons. The sale of the property was first reported by Behind the Hedges. The deal closed in late July, […]
A “swinger” couple behind a ritzy East Hampton catering business is accused of serving not just food but their own sick appetites by propositioning their workers for sex, a scathing lawsuit claims. The owner of East Hampton Kitchen, Annie Washburn, and her partner, Michael Castiglione, constantly yapped about their private sex lives, pressured workers to […]
The Hamptons saw a typical summer week of minor disturbances, according to local police. Noise complaints, especially after 11 PM, were the most frequent calls, with residents in Sag Harbor and East Hampton reporting loud music from parties. Traffic incidents, mainly fender-benders at busy intersections in Southampton, were also common, prompting police to urge caution […]
Prices in Montauk’s “Best Kept Secret” are still making headlines. A $3.49 million mobile home just hit the market in East End’s Montauk Shores, a tony trailer park — long a crash pad for millionaires and even some billionaires — at the far reaches of the East End. If sold at asking, the tiny oceanfront […]
A driver who allegedly struck a Netflix reality show realtor and left her for dead on the side of a Hamptons road in June stopped her car following the crash, but not to help the victim, prosecutors revealed Monday. Amanda Kempton, 32, didn’t try to save Sara Burack as she lied mangled along the West […]
Red Top Farm, a Hamptons estate owned by the late music mogul Seymour Stein — who signed Madonna — has hit the market for $15 million, Gimme Shelter has learned. Stein, the Brooklyn-born co-founder of Sire Records, helped create the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and put musical genres like punk and New Wave on […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]