Fearing the vicious Salvadoran MS-13 gang, which has plagued Long Island’s Suffolk County and threatens to spread its terror further, residents from the wealthy Hamptons area in New York are turning their homes into fortresses. The extreme security measures include sleeping with guns, installing bulletproof windows and sometimes even luxury panic rooms. Supermarket mogul, John […]
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Famous Hamptons hide-out for sale
AS the closest NBA franchise to all the billionaire tech babies based in Silicon Valley, the Golden State Warriors enjoy their fair share of super-wealthy fans. Perhaps this home will tempt one of them as the ultimate souvenir. The five-bedroom mansion on a three-acre estate at 189 Further Lane in the Hamptons was the scene […]
World’s Best Restaurant Revives Its Hamptons Summer Pop-Up
Eleven Madison Park Revives Hamptons Pop-Up Restaurant Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not include all […]
‘Uber-for-helicopters’ startup Blade just raised $38 million — here’s what it’s like to fly to the Hamptons
Madeline Stone / Business Insider Blade is a transportation startup that offers on-demand flights to destinations like the Hamptons. It just raised an additional $ 38 million in venture funding. We took a helicopter ride with Blade in 2015 — here’s what it was like. Getting to the Hamptons can be a real drag. Blade, an […]
2 Hamptons locals started a free beach shuttle that has now given 1 million rides — and may solve a problem that even Uber can’t
The Free Ride Growing up in the Hamptons, Alex Esposito and James Mirras knew one thing to be true: The beach was great, but the parking sucked. Between the crowds and the permit-required parking lots, there was rarely an easy — or cheap — way to enjoy a summer day on the sand. In 2009, Esposito […]
Holiday In The Hamptons book review: Good-natured sparkly romance from Sarah Morgan
It is a good-natured sparkly romance with a hint of naughtiness, the literary equivalent of an ice cream on a summer afternoon. When she bumps into her ex-husband Seth, Fliss escapes the heat of New York for the Hamptons. But Seth is determined to track her down to lure her back into his life. Sweet, […]
Meet the rich and powerful people who live on ‘Billionaire Lane’ in the Hamptons
Courtesy of Saunders Owning a big apartment in New York City is great, but having a mansion in the Hamptons is a privilege only the 1% of the 1% can enjoy. And there may be no more exclusive place to own an East End home than Southampton’s Meadow Lane, which Forbes once dubbed “Billionaire Lane.” […]
Nobody wants to buy the most infamous house in the Hamptons, but American Express is renting it for the summer
The Corcoran Group Grey Gardens has gone corporate. The home — perhaps one of the most infamous in the Hamptons — will be rented all summer long by American Express, which plans to use it for special events, according to the New York Post. Three-Michelin-starred restaurant Eleven Madison Park is said to be involved in […]
Uber Will Return to the Hamptons This Summer
Uber Will Return to the Hamptons This Summer Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not include […]
The future of the Hamptons is uncertain as prices plummet and luxury buyers head north
Average home prices fell in the Hamptons in 2016. Meanwhile, further north in the Hudson Valley, the luxury home market is moving quickly. Some wealthy people are trading their Hamptons mansions for rustic homes in the Hudson Valley and the Catskills. Tourism to the area is also booming. The Hamptons have long been a weekend playground […]