Thousands of people have once again descended upon a stretch of sand on a barrier island in the Great South Bay, an approximately 700-home community with an enormously outsized cultural influence: The ...

There was no sleeping on Fire Island last weekend. While that may be the norm for some visitors of the gay beach oasis, it becomes almost mandatory during Pines Party weekend. Now on its 26th year, ...

At a party and fund-raiser put together by trans artists and activists, guests ate Filipino food and danced to Euro-pop by the beach. Guests sit shoulder-to-shoulder at a kamayan dinner to mark the ...

First time heading to Fire Island? Here’s what you need to know about the 17 residential beach communities as well as the two beach areas that are part of the Fire Island National Seashore. "We ...

On Fire Island, Labor Day doesn’t mark the season’s end. For Long Islanders looking for a last-minute summer escape, September and October in hot spots like Ocean Beach, Seaview and Ocean Bay Park are ...