As soon as the first rays of sun appear, New Yorkers head to the Hamptons, a seaside destination at the north-east of Long Island. Discover this little paradise two hours from New York.

“I came for the Vitamin D,” explained SoHo’s Gal Zohar, 47, who spent the day at the beach with her daughter, Alex, who is 5. The fine weather came just in time for Saturday’s opening day of Coney ...

Guthrie, the president of the Long Island Traditional Music Association, is probably best-known as the dance caller at Old ...

Robin Daniels Holt has been digging into Hatteras Island history for well over a decade. A descendant of the Daniels of ...

Oregon Inlet claimed the life of a Wicked Tune star. For local fishermen, navigating its waters is the stuff of nightmares.

The Roman Catholic Church still teaches that bodily burial is preferable to cremation, since “like Christ in His Resurrection ...

Pro-congestion pricing zealots are doing some crowing these days. Among other indicators, they are pointing to the amount of traffic seen, and not seen, on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in the ...

Elafonisos, a tiny island stretching just 18km, is a hidden paradise off the southern coast of the Peloponnese. Often called the "Caribbean of Greece," it boasts soft white sands, crystal-clear ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

SUFFOLK COUNTY, Long Island -- Brush fires that burned hundreds of acres on Long Island over the weekend are under control and officials believe they now know how they started. More than 90 fire ...

Ever since they came here from Honduras, a pair of brothers have toiled in Long Island’s restaurant industry and dreamed of opening their own business. Now, a quarter-of-a-century later, Willy ...