The New York Times reports: As Hurricane Henri churned up the East Coast on Saturday, communities from New York City to Boston prepared for what would be the first hurricane to make landfall on Long Island or in New England in at least 30 years. The governors of New York and Massachusetts activated members of the National Guard to make …
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Cuomo Calls Out Gay Partiers On Fire Island [VIDEO]
New York City’s Pix11 reports: Photos and video of a large crowd gathering on Fire Island over the holiday weekend are drawing the ire of some on social media. Suffolk County police were called to the beach in Fire Island Pines, a hamlet on the barrier island, twice on Saturday for reports of large groups of people not social distancing …
Read More »TRAILER: Fire Island, Six Men, One House
Vulture reports: Warm up the lube, because Logo is gearing up for its latest reality-TV show offering, Fire Island, brought to you by Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos’s production company Milojo. The series follows six friends (or, whatever) with active social-media accounts as they summer in the most libidinal place on earth. They’re led by Khasan, a backup dancer who …
Read More »Cher To Host Series Of LGBT Fundraisers For Hillary Clinton In Miami Beach, Fire Island, And Provincetown
Politico reports: Cher is headlining a Miami Beach fundraiser for Hillary Clinton next week, marking the second LGBT-related event the star is holding for the Democrat. As invitations to the Aug. 19 fundraiser begin hitting email boxes on Thursday, Republican Donald Trump will be meeting in Orlando with a group of conservative Christian pastors who have criticized the gay rights …
Read More »Broadway Bares To Return To Fire Island
From Broadway Cares: The modern day burlesque Broadway Bares heads back to the beach this May, kicking off the summer season with a sizzling edition of Broadway Bares Fire Island. Once again, the sexy men and women of Broadway Bares will return to Fire Island Pines, NY, for two performances, produced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. A more intimate …
Read More »CHERRY GROVE: Fire Destroys Two Hotels, Gay Nightclub, And Several Residences
A massive fire swept through Cherry Grove’s commercial district on Fire Island last night, destroying several private homes, the Holly House Hotel, and the Grove Hotel, the last of which was home to the famed Ice Palace nightclub. For decades the Ice Palace hosted the Miss Fire Island pageant and served as the kickoff location for the annual Fire Island …
Read More »Beefcake Fire Island Fashion Show
Not safe if you’ve got nosy neighbors in the next cube.
Read More »REPORT: NBC To Produce New Tina Fey Show Set In Fire Island
Deadline Hollywood reports that NBC has signed a deal for a new Tina Fey-produced show that appears to have its setting in a Fire Island bar. The project, said to be in the vein of Cheers, is a character-driven workplace comedy where a young woman in search of reconnecting with her father finds a new home and family on Fire …
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Morning View – Fire Island Superman
This life-sized Superman statue guards the front gate of one of the oceanside houses in Fire Island Pines. The first time we walked past it, it was quite dark out and we thought somebody was going for some cosplay action.
Read More »Original Fire Island Pines Sign
Circa 1957.
Read More »Afternoon View – Fire Island Pavilion
This (I think) is the third Fire Island Pines Pavilion, which contains two bars, a nightclub, a gym, and several retailers. It’s rainy and grey here today and most folks haven’t yet ventured out of their houses.
Read More »At The 2013 Drag Invasion Of The Pines
Yesterday my pal Jerry accompanied me to the Invasion Of The Pines, the 37th annual marking of the day in 1976 when a drag queen was denied service at a restaurant in Fire Island Pines. Every Fourth of July since then, hundreds of drag queens board a chartered ferry in Cherry Grove and “invade” the Pines for a day exploding …
Read More »FIRE ISLAND: Cherry Grove Community House Makes National Historic Registry
Fire Island’s Cherry Grove Community House will be placed on the New York and national registries of historic places in recognition of its role in creating “America’s first gay and lesbian town.” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand applauds via press release: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced today that the U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Park Service placed Cherry Grove Community …
Read More »Fire Island Bans Nude Sunbathing
In response to reports of public sex and other actually serious crimes, park rangers with the National Seashore authority have banned nude sunbathing on all of Fire Island, which comprises 17 residential communities along the barrier island off of Long Island. The main trouble spot appears not to be the popular gay communities of Cherry Grove and The Pines. The …
Read More »Fire Island Devastated By Sandy
Fire Island, which is arguably the most famous gay vacation destination in the world, was devastated by Hurricane Sandy. The damage is so severe that the spokesman for the National Seashore believes that at least one new permanent inlet between the bay and the ocean has been created, effectively dividing Fire Island into two separate islands. Steve Weinstein has the …
Read More »Grindr Is Killing Fire Island!
Complaints about hook-up sites and their effect on the gay social scene have existed since before the launch of Manhunt. This week New York Magazine claims that Grindr is destroying Fire Island’s legendary see and be seen culture. Log in to Grindr on Fire Island, as you would anywhere else, and you’ll see a grid of 100 smiling faces and …
Read More »HomoQuotable – Tom Bianchi
“You can’t write a book about the maiden voyage of the Titanic without mentioning that there’s an iceberg lurking ahead. The book is a nostalgic remembrance of what was lost. When AIDS hit, the Pines was dead center, ground zero. It would happen within the space of a summer. If there was a house that had six friends, come spring …
Read More »Photo Of The Day – Fire Island Damage
More photos here. (Via –Towleroad)
Read More »Married After 58 Years
Fire Island News managing editor Michael Lavers tips us to yesterday’s wedding of Robert Scherffius and Victor Alfieri, who met 58 years ago.
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