Fire Island News

Water quality in the Great South Bay has improved, once-gone fish species are returning and there is no danger posed to south shore communities from the new inlet created by super storm Sandy in October, 2012, according to a new Stony Brook University research report.

A study by Stony Brook University researchers shows the breach that cut through Fire Island during Superstorm Sandy is stabilizing and has improved nearby water quality.

Senator Charles Schumer, left, and Congressman Tim Bishop discuss how new talks have led to an agreement to expedite dune construction on parts of Fire Island.

The Town of Brookhaven has joined at least five other Long Island municipalities that adopted a state law offering tax relief to property owners affected by superstorm Sandy.

In January, Justin Kaliebe, an eighteen-year-old high-school senior, walked out of his grandparents' house, in Bay Shore, Long Island, without leaving a note.

Ferron Bell, a Key West artist known for a wry sense of humor and unabashed love for creating pun-filled paintings who got his start in Fire Island, N.Y., died Monday at 7:15 p.m. at a Miami hospital.

Construction of a new Fire Island dune line - designed to shield Suffolk County from powerful storms - may not start until next fall, officials said Friday.

Islip will begin a renovation of the Maple Avenue dock in Bay Shore to improve the Fire Island ferry hub, according to the town board.

As 1010 WINS' Sonia Rincon reported, Suffolk County police Marine Bureau Officers Don Lettieri and Kevin Krause were on routine patrol in a police truck near the Robert Moses Causeway bridge, which connects West Islip to Captree Island, Jones Beach Island, and Fire Island.