A popular late-night dessert chain is expanding its presence on Long Island. Insomnia Cookies has opened a new location in Babylon at 55 Deer Park […]
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Crazy Facts About Long Island’s Hidden Nike Missile Bases
Long Island has plenty of things hidden in the woods. Old foundations. Forgotten roads. The occasional shopping cart that seems to have wandered very far […]
Crazy Facts About the Montauk Monster
In July 2008, something strange washed up on the shores of Montauk. A photo taken at Ditch Plains Beach quickly spread across the internet. The […]
‘Another Miracle on the Hudson’: Long Island Plane Crashes Near Newburgh, Both Survive
A small plane that departed from Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip ended up in the Hudson River Monday night after an attempted emergency landing […]
Adventureland: 60+ Years of Long Island Thrills
Before it became the soundtrack of Long Island summers, Adventureland was a broccoli farm. Long before roller coasters and cotton candy lined Route 110, the […]
Harvey Milk: The Civil Rights Trailblazer Who Grew Up on Long Island
Before he was a symbol of hope, a civil rights hero, or an Oscar-winning biopic, Harvey Milk was just a Jewish kid from Woodmere with […]
Plum Island: You Can’t Go There—But Here’s Everything You Want to Know About It
Off the eastern tip of Long Island, just past Orient Point, sits Plum Island – a place most Long Islanders know by name, but few […]
Beloved Long Island Restaurants That Are No Longer Around
Long Island’s food scene is constantly evolving, but for many of us, some restaurants never truly left—they just live rent-free in our memories. Whether it […]
Book Returned to Emma Clark Library – 56 Years Overdue!
Somewhere between Woodstock and Watergate, someone borrowed a book from Emma S. Clark Memorial Library in Setauket—and forgot to give it back. Fast-forward 56 years, […]
Talk to George Washington (Seriously) Thanks to AI at Raynham Hall in Oyster Bay
Ever wanted to ask George Washington what was really going through his mind during the Battle of Long Island? Or how he felt about British […]