Backstory: Billy Joel Sells a House in Oyster Bay

Billy Joel performs at Allegiant Stadium on November 09, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Billy Joel sold the mansion he owns in Oyster Bay last week for $28.75 million. It might be the largest amount ever paid for a house on Long Island other than in the Hamptons. Originally built in 1912 by millionaire railroad magnate George Bullock, it stands on 26 waterfront acres, occupies 20,000 square feet,…

Amagansett Navy Radio Building Once Tracked Nazi Subs

Amagansett Life Saving Station
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The Navy Radio Building is a small brick one-story building in Amagansett that was constructed in 1942 as part of a top secret military program to keep track of the whereabouts of German submarines during World War II. Its entrance is on Bluff Road at the corner of Atlantic Avenue. It’s rear windows look…

Two Hamptons Towns Among Most Expensive ZIP Codes in America

Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick's Bridgehampton estate. Photo credit: Cully/EEFAS
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It may come as no surprise, but two Hamptons enclaves have landed on the latest list of the 10 most expensive ZIP codes in America. Bridgehampton ranks No. 4, with a median list price of $8.8 million. Just two spots behind at No. 6 is Water Mill, where the median list price is $6.995…