A group of girls visiting a Long Island nature preserve stumbled on an alligator wandering loose on a trail, and managed to keep the animal contained until rescuers arrived to haul it away. The Strong Island Animal Rescue League responded Thursday to the Holtsville Ecology Center in Long Island, New York, after reports came in […] The post Alligator found abandoned on Long Island nature preserve trail, rescued by quick-thinking visitors appeared first on American Almanac .
A group of girls visiting a Long Island nature preserve stumbled on an alligator wandering loose on a trail, and managed to keep the animal contained until rescuers arrived to haul it away. The Strong Island Animal Rescue League responded Thursday to the Holtsville Ecology Center in Long Island, New York, after reports came in that an alligator was on the loose at the preserve. The gator had apparently been abandoned there by an unknown owner, and visitors discovered it moving along one of the facility's trails. A group of girls at the preserve spotted the animal first. Rather than flee, they corralled it and held it in place until the rescue team could get on scene, a move that likely prevented the alligator from slipping deeper into…Open
The Hamptons tradition of emptying out after Labor Day is vanishing, replaced by year-round crowds that remote workers, content creators, and tourism marketers show no sign of surrendering. For more than five decades, the Tuesday after Labor Day carried an unofficial name on the East End of Long Island: Tumbleweed Tuesday. It marked the day […] The post Hamptons "Tumbleweed Tuesday" fades as remote workers and influencers refuse to leave after Labor Day appeared first on American Almanac .
The Hamptons tradition of emptying out after Labor Day is vanishing, replaced by year-round crowds that remote workers, content creators, and tourism marketers show no sign of surrendering. For more than five decades, the Tuesday after Labor Day carried an unofficial name on the East End of Long Island: Tumbleweed Tuesday. It marked the day summer visitors packed up, traffic evaporated, and locals reclaimed their towns for nine quiet months. That ritual is now, by most accounts, finished. Second-home owners who once left after the holiday weekend are filing earnings reports from places like Quogue. Influencers are staging fall content shoots in Montauk. And the region's own tourism office has actively campaigned to keep the crowds coming.…Open
The Town of East Hampton has filed a lawsuit demanding the immediate demolition of a 60-foot sculpture built from welded shipping containers on once-protected farmland in Montauk, land restricted to agricultural use since 1983. The complaint, filed in Suffolk County Supreme Court, names property owner Max Levai and his business, The Ranch, over what the […] The post East Hampton sues over unpermitted shipping container sculpture on protected Montauk farmland appeared first on American Almanac .
The Town of East Hampton has filed a lawsuit demanding the immediate demolition of a 60-foot sculpture built from welded shipping containers on once-protected farmland in Montauk, land restricted to agricultural use since 1983. The complaint, filed in Suffolk County Supreme Court, names property owner Max Levai and his business, The Ranch, over what the town calls the unlawful construction of an unpermitted structure. The sculpture, titled "Mediating Figure," was built by Los Angeles-based artist Matt Johnson from 12 retired steel shipping containers and installed on the property on June 27. Residents quickly pushed back, and the East Hampton Town Board voted 4-1 on July 7 to pursue legal action. The town brought four charges: violation…Open
Suffolk County health officials have confirmed a fourth case of tularemia on Long Island this year, extending a steady rise in the rare but potentially deadly tick-borne illness that has no vaccine available to the public. Dr. Gregson Pigott, commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, confirmed the latest case to ABC News […] The post Fourth case of 'rabbit fever' confirmed on Long Island as tick-borne infections climb appeared first on American Almanac .
Suffolk County health officials have confirmed a fourth case of tularemia on Long Island this year, extending a steady rise in the rare but potentially deadly tick-borne illness that has no vaccine available to the public. Dr. Gregson Pigott, commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, confirmed the latest case to ABC News on Thursday. The bacterial infection, caused by the organism Francisella tularensis, is commonly known as "rabbit fever" because hunters who skin and gut wild rabbits risk direct exposure. It spreads to humans primarily through tick bites, deer fly bites, handling infected animal tissue, breathing contaminated dust, or drinking contaminated water. It does not spread person to person. The case…Open
More older Americans are falling into poverty in suburbs built for middle-class stability. Why it matters: Suburbs lack the transit, housing and services that help cushion poverty in cities, leaving millions of seniors at risk of isolation in the neighborhoods they helped build. - An Axios analysis of U.S. Census American Community Survey (ACS) data shows millions of older Americans are aging into poverty or near-poverty outside major city cores. - Suburban-heavy counties in Arizona, California, Florida and New York already report large populations aged 65+ that are below the poverty line. By the numbers: The U.S. has roughly 60 million people age 65+, per Census estimates — up 34% over the past decade, according to Harvard's Joint…
With its lurid details and eerily desolate crime scene, the Long Island serial killer case invited rampant speculation. The reality was more mundane, and much worse.