News & Features

New Legal Challenge To East Hampton Airport Closure Filed In Federal Court Saturday; Injunction Hearings Monday Morning [27East]
Cutchogue, N.Y.: An Appealing Alternative to the Hamptons [The New York Times]
Passenger Ferry Can Use Sag Harbor’s Long Wharf [The East Hampton Star]
New bike shop planned for Greenport has an E-twist [The Suffolk Times]
Two Projects Remain Stalled Before Sag Harbor Village Regulatory Board [27East]
New tenants, including ice cream shop and restaurant, planned for Riverview Lofts apartment building [Riverhead News-Review]
Buried Power Lines in Wainscott? [The East Hampton Star]
Habitat for Humanity eyes more local projects with Cutchogue possibly up next [The Suffolk Times]
Manhattan townhouses that belonged to John Steinbeck list for $18M [New York Post]
The Apartment Is Affordable, but the Neighborhood Sure Isn’t [The New York Times]
Boaters Demand North Sea Harbor Dredging [27East]
Planning Board finds environmental impact statement for Strong’s storage buildings incomplete [The Suffolk Times]
They Wanted a Hamptons Home With Investment Potential. What Could They Find for About $2 Million? [The New York Times]
First Universalist Church, destroyed by fire in 2015, submits site plan for smaller church [The Suffolk Times]
Saving Modernism in the Hamptons [The New York Times]
Village trustees draft letter of support for Widow’s Hole Preserve restoration [The Suffolk Times]

Catch up on the Hamptons real estate stories Behind The Hedges brought you this week, including a talk with a mother-daughter real estate duo.

The Brooks-Park Home and Studios in East Hampton is one of 11 properties identified as the most endangered historic places in America, according to a new list from the National Trust of Historic Preservation.

The Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (CPF) took in $56 million in 2022’s first quarter, the largest first quarter in the fund’s 23-year history.

On this Mother’s Day, we catch up with Douglas Elliman’s Michaela Keszler and her daughter Paulina Keszler, on what it is like to work together.

We asked agents for advice: What areas of the home are worth upgrading, and pay off the best, whenever the owners eventually choose to sell?

Norman Jaffe was known for his contemporary architecture and this showpiece in Old Westbury, on the market for $3.35 million, shows exactly why.

The New York Press Association honored Behind The Hedges with an award for excellence during the annual Better Newspaper Contest.

Abuzz About Pollinator Pathways [The East Hampton Star]
Cut­ch­ogue Woods zone change will go to public hearing as town seeks input from community [The Suffolk Times]
Housing Bills Aim to Incentivize Accessory Units [The East Hampton Star]
North Haven Village Board Hears Plea For Accessory Apartments [27East]
Habitat for Humanity eyes more local projects with Cutchogue possibly up next [The Suffolk Times]
Greenport considers changes to proposed parking law after public feedback [The Suffolk Times]
ADA Ramp Hearing For 230 Elm Rescheduled [27East]
Village trustees draft letter of support for Widow’s Hole Preserve restoration [The Suffolk Times]
Town Board considers amendment to bring town code in line with state Long Island Workforce Housing Act [Riverhead Times-Review]

A vacant parcel on Georgica Pond in East Hampton, which was asking $11.75 million, will remain untouched thanks to a Peconic Land Trust land grab.