Long Island’s town of Southampton covers 295 square miles including a varied range of communities, some quite different from the village of Southampton that is familiar to seasonal visitors. One hamlet, called Riverside, is a pocket of relative distress, greatly Black and Latino-immigrant. It sits on the south side of the Peconic River, separating it fromContinue reading “Down by the Hamptons’ Riverside”
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Ambitious Riverhead Is Back to Square One
Riverhead, a town on New York’s Long Island where development is possible amidst many restrictions, faces challenges to grow meaningfully and redefine its identity. A proposal for a technology park in Calverton, called Epcal, met with strong community disapproval, leading officials to abandon the plan. The town now needs an alternative that aligns with affluent tastes and the local aversion to change.
Why Only a Few Fly to the Hamptons
If in 2023 we are commemorating notable anniversaries in the preservation of Long Island’s East End—the 40th of the Peconic Land Trust and the 30th of Southampton Town’s wetlands building restrictions—it may be time to look farther back, 75 years, to another pivotal sequence of events. These speak to why there is no commercial jetportContinue reading “Why Only a Few Fly to the Hamptons”
Tim W. Ferguson 