Forged in fire. For decades, Fire Island Pines, the historic gay community located on the edge of the barrier island, has been a reliable haven for gay men who hop on a ferry to let loose every summer ...

The pompom of people may have shrunk to a tassel, the symphony of sound quieted to a quartet, and the break dance of activity calmed to a waltz, but much of Fire Island is still open for business ...

Suffolk County and the Town of Brookhaven are working to finalize funding and a temporary solution to address severe storm erosion in the town's eastern stretch of Fire Island, officials said. The ...

The Fire Island beaches look as beautiful as postcards with plentiful dunes and wide expanses, in part due to massive amounts of sand used to replenish them. And summer winds have been shifting sand ...

OCEAN BEACH, N.Y. -- Fire Island could soon get federal help to deal with beach erosion. Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday night that the the United States Army Corps of Engineers approved the state's ...

The feds have finally agreed to replace the sand on key Fire Island beaches that shield Long Island from the powerful Atlantic Ocean, which have been swept to sea by a string of storms over the last ...

Christine Lehmann, 52, and her 25-year-old son, Nicholas Lehmann, both died when a fire engulfed a two-story home in Smithtown, Long Island, on Sunday, Nov. 30. An investigation is ongoing.

Matt Rogers will also be featured on the Broadway Podcast Network's 'Finding Fire Island' docuseries, narrated by Jess Rothschild and debuting July 6. By Abbey White Associate Editor & News Writer “It ...