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"Montauk - The End,'' proclaims the bumper sticker, a sentiment that captures the delight people find in the ocean-kissed shores and rolling green hills of Long Island's most way-out community. Three-hundred-eighty-four years after Dutch explorer Adrian Block landed there, Montauk as it was survives more or less intact. Though it is a magnet for tourism and a world-class fishing mecca, better than half its 10,000 acres remain as public lands.
Photo: A postcard view of Montauk's most recognized symbol; the lighthouse began working in 1796, six years after George Washington signed the order to build it. (The Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum)
Photo: A postcard view of Montauk's most recognized symbol; the lighthouse began working in 1796, six years after George Washington signed the order to build it. (The Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum)
"Montauk - The End,'' proclaims the bumper sticker, a sentiment that captures the delight people find in the ocean-kissed shores and rolling green hills of Long Island's most way-out community. Three-hundred-eighty-four years after Dutch explorer Adrian Block landed there, Montauk as it was survives more or less intact. Though it is a magnet for tourism and a world-class fishing mecca, better than half its 10,000 acres remain as public lands.
Photo: A postcard view of Montauk's most recognized symbol; the lighthouse began working in 1796, six years after George Washington signed the order to build it. (The Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum)
Photo: A postcard view of Montauk's most recognized symbol; the lighthouse began working in 1796, six years after George Washington signed the order to build it. (The Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum)
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Gov. Cuomo: Lowe's to Distribute Over 22,000 Thanksgiving Meals to Sandy Victims
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that Lowe’s will be distributing more than 22,000 traditional, family-style Thanksgiving meals from Boston Market to families in the hardest hit communities of Hurricane Sandy. These heat-and-serve dinners...
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Mystery Monster Washes Up On New York Beach
NEW YORK -- A rotting carcass spotted beneath the Brooklyn Bridge has sparked rumors of an East River Monster. The discovery is reminiscent of the so-called "Montauk Monster," an unidentified creature that allegedly washed up on a beach near the business...
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Vigil Held For Young Student Killed By Drunk Driver
pix11.com | @jaydownycCynthia Urbin’s son died from a congenital brain condition in 2010; Wednesday night, she attended the wake for his best friend -- 18-year old Brittany Walsh. “It’s so sad. I lost a daughter, right after i lost my son”, Urbin...Tags: Thomas Spota, Health and Safety at School, Prosecution, Justice System, Lindenhurst (Babylon, New York)
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Anthony Melchiorri On How To Turn-Around A Hotel In 'Hotel Impossible'
PIX11.comHost Anthony Melchiorri of the Travel Channel's newest show "Hotel Impossible," stopped by to talk about the show and what viewers can expect. Competition is fierce in the hotel business. Online review sites can kill a business' reputation with one bad...Tags: Travel Channel (tv network), Personal Service, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Fort Lauderdale, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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When hotels go wrong, “Hotel Impossible” puts things right
Channel Guide MagazineAnthony Melchiorri doesn’t mess around when it comes to hotels. He’s been all over the world and worked in the hotel industry for more than 20 years, and after all of that time, he knows how to spot what’s wrong with a hotel from the... -
Lucky Large Lobster Dodges Cooking Pot
Once destined for a toasted buttered roll or blue plate special, an 18-pound American lobster has found a safe home at the New York Aquarium in Coney Island. After surviving more than seven decades in the sea, the lobster was trapped in a routine catch...Tags: Natural Resources, Cape May (Cape May, New Jersey), Endangered Species, Conservation, Wildlife
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A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims
A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims from data compiled by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. The overall death toll from the attacks stands at 2,977 -- including 2,753 killed as a result of the attacks at the World Trade Center, 184...Tags: Rosedale (Baltimore, Maryland), Englewood, Career and Workplace, Hampton (Windham, Connecticut), Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland)
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Hike, bike and eat your fill of clams on Block Island
Special to the Los Angeles TimesI am standing atop Clay Head, a 70-foot-high bluff, looking over miles and miles of open ocean on a clear summer morning. It is an ideal way to greet a day that will include hiking, biking, birding, skimming stones and eating my weight in fried clams. And...Tags: Long Island, Vehicles, Trips and Vacations, Tourism and Leisure, Lifestyle and Leisure
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NTSB Takes Over Westchester Crash Probe
wpix.comThe National Transportation Safety Board has taken the lead in the investigation of that deadly, small plane crash Saturday afternoon in Westchester County. Four people died when the Cessna 210 tried to make an emergency landing, shortly after take off...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Disasters and Accidents, Long Island, Manhattan (New York City), Ohio
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Jennifer & Johnny
New York City. Central Park. Shakespeare’s Garden. I can see Johnny, the man of my dreams, down on one knee, presenting me with the most gorgeous ring I have ever seen and asking me to marry him....that's my perfect proposal. And that's...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), New York, Dog (animal), Human Interest, New York City
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Handicapped Man In Wheelchair Fatally Struck On Montauk Highway
A handicapped man traveling in a motorized wheelchair was fatally struck Wednesday morning, as he attempted to cross the Montauk Highway in West Islip, authorities said.
According to Suffolk County police, Gary Johnson, 55, of Dix Hills, was crossing the...Tags: West Islip, Dix Hills, Headaches, Mecca (Saudi Arabia), Suffolk County (New York)
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