Fire Island News

The much-anticipated 20th anniversary of Fire Island Dance Festival takes the stage July 18-20, 2014, as some of the top dancers and dance companies in the country offer a diverse array of artistry and genres.

The Ocean Beach village board voted to continue a public hearing on its proposed 2014 budget at a regular meeting Saturday.

Suffolk is prepared to use the power of eminent domain to acquire 41 oceanfront Fire Island homes that stand in the way of a new storm-shielding dune -- but hopes to avoid taking such a drastic step.

Debris from one demolished home is seen in in front of a second badly damaged home, center, that will be soon be torn down by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers in the Ocean Bay Park community on Fire Island on March 5, 2013.