Bridgehampton News

During summer in Manhattan , when quitting time rolls around on Friday afternoons, half of New York has the same thought: "It's time to get the heck out of Dodge." Like mother nature telling birds to fly south for winter, something stirs in me and my fellow Gothamites between Memorial Day and Labor Day to head East.

A 51-year-old Bridgehampton man was found hanging from a tree early Saturday morning in what Southampton Town Police say was an apparent suicide.

After months of haggling over budgets and whether to pierce the state-imposed 2-percent cap on tax levy increases, the voters have spoken, approving school budgets from Bridgehampton to Montauk by wide margins and electing new school board members.

The Hamptons are notorious for having some of the worst drivers on planet earth descend upon it during the summertime.

Sometimes nothing is more entertaining than a good old-fashioned knock-down, drag-out fight among the super-wealthy. Back in December, Bridgehampton resident Bill Ackman , the CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, shorted more than 20 million shares of the multilevel marketing company Herbalife.

With the help of a Chinese artist, the owner of this seven-bedroom weekend home took his childhood dreams of Asia to Bridgehampton.

Former Southampton Town Supervisor Linda Kabot was unanimously endorsed Tuesday night by the Southampton Town Republican Party, setting the stage for a third supervisor's race between the Quogue resident and incumbent supervisor Anna Throne-Holst. "Certainly, I am excited about my candidacy as well as the well-qualified candidates I will be running ... (more)

Enter Black Cat Books on North Ferry Road and be prepared to be immediately immersed in a sea of books, shelves, stacks of books, all shapes and sizes - at last count 20,000 books on every imaginable subject.

"As we look through the weather records from April 1 to April 30, we go through the temperature range of sometimes the 20s to the 60s by the month's end," Richard G. Hendrickson wrote in his April weather report from Bridgehampton.

In Hauppauge left lane blocked on Vets Hwy W/ Rt-347 WB between Rt-454/Rt-347/Veterans Memorial Hwy and Old Willets Path In Hampton Bays accident cleared on Sunrise Hwy/NY Rt-27 EB at CR-39/North Hwy/North Rd.

A 51-year-old Bridgehampton man was found hanging from a tree early Saturday morning in what Southampton Town Police say was an apparent suicide.

It's official. The race for Sag Harbor Village mayor will feature four candidates, with just as many seeking the two seats up for grabs on the village board this June 18.

Miracle House, a New York City charity that provides temporary housing, free meals and holistic support services to caregivers and patients coming to the city for critical medical treatment, announced today that its 23rd Annual Gala on Memorial Day Weekend will be hosted by Emmy-winning television star, Carson Kressley .

Way to show up her ex, Marc Anthony, who recently purchased a mansion in Los Angeles for a mere $2.5 million.

What are the secrets couples keep from the outside world and what secret passions do they keep from one another? And at what point do long-term relationships wear thin to the point where communication and love breaks down, leading one partner to seek out the assistance of a professional or validation from a stranger? These are the questions posed ... (more)

The town of Southampton has bought nine acres of land in the hamlet of Bridgehampton in order to preserve it, according to a release from East End brokerage Town & Country Real Estate.

Topping Rose House in Bridgehampton is centered in the Greek Revival mansion built for Abraham Topping Rose in 1842.

A man whose body was found hanging from a tree in Bridgehampton Saturday morning was due to be sentenced Thursday in connection with a suicide attempt last fall, according to police and court records.

Chloe's Soft Serve Fruit Co. is returning to the Hamptons for another summer at both Hampton Coffee Company and Golden Pear.

Sandwiched mid-block in midtown Manhattan between two chain restaurants and with an entrance beneath a nondescript awning, Bobby Van's Grill is the sort of establishment that you could pass by every day for years without a second thought.