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)
Dan’s Papers

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,…

Backstory: The Amazing History of Bay Street in Sag Harbor

Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor
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Bay Street Theater, one of the seven major cultural stages for live performances in the Hamptons, currently operates out of a brick building on Long Wharf which was originally built as a manufacturing company that tested torpedoes. The factory that made the torpedoes for the Navy was J C Bliss and Co. in Brooklyn…

Backstory: The Legal Fight Over Larry’s Legs in Sag Harbor

"Legs" by Larry Rivers in Sag Harbor
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Today, giant sculptures created by internationally known artists sit on the lawns of perhaps 50 offices, stores and cultural institutions in the Hamptons. It was not always so. Back around 2006, a bitter fight took place in Sag Harbor when one of the first of those sculptures got placed on the lawn of a…