A wave of relief washed over Fire Island this summer thanks to new funding intended to prevent the beloved shoreline from becoming New York’s own Atlantis. The money — $1.7 billion secured in this ...

The Fire Island beaches look as beautiful as postcards with plentiful dunes and wide expanses, in part due to massive amounts of sand used to replenish them. And summer winds have been shifting sand ...

A South Carolina man drowned while swimming at Sailors Haven Beach on Fire Island on Saturday afternoon, the Suffolk County Police Department said. Ishmoile Mohammed, 59, was caught in a rip current ...

A man died after he jumped from Long Island’s Fire Island Lighthouse on Friday afternoon as the tourist hotspot prepared to mark the unofficial end of summer. The victim, whose identity has not been ...

New York City, Long Island and Westchester County are under a state of emergency due to a powerful nor'easter that's impacting the region through Monday. The National Weather Service has issued ...

Ishmoile Mohammed, a 59-year-old South Carolina man, drowned Saturday afternoon after being caught in a rip current off Sailors Haven at the Fire Island National Seashore, Gothamist reported. Suffolk ...

Beaches in the New York City area and New Jersey were open Saturday, but swimming advisories and bans remained in place as there continues to be a high rip current risk in Hurricane Erin's wake. The ...

A man died after jumping from the Fire Island Lighthouse Friday afternoon, as visitors in the popular vacation destination prepared to celebrate the final days of summer. The man, who has not been ...