Tag: history

In the spring of 1975, the Rolling Stones caroused at the Memory Motel in Montauk, to the dismay of its owners.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's inspiration for his beloved novella, The Little Prince, sprang to life after escaping from wartime France and immersing himself in the tranquility of Long Island’s North Shore.

Best remembered for sharp-witted verse and wisecracks, Dorothy Parker was a self-proclaimed feminist who mocked sexist attitudes, and a human rights advocate who was accused of being a Communist.

The idyllic Long Island suburb of Levittown developed by William J. Levitt in the late 1940s made history.

Thanksgiving was always his favorite. He was my father, Ralph Norman Wilkinson. 

Two centuries ago in January 1821, Henry C. Sleight, a Sag Harbor resident who had served in the War of 1812, founded the Long Island Farmer in Jamaica, Queens, kicking off a long and proud legacy that has evolved into the publication you’re reading today.

The Captain Kangaroo star did not let fame rule his life and was involved in his Long Island community.

The owners who published the old daily version of Long Island Press had a no-girls-allowed policy. Ironically, now the paper is owned by a woman.

Long Island has been home to some extremely influential women in history. In honor of Women’s History Month, here are seven women with Long Island ties who made their mark.

Wealthy socialite and suffragist, Long Island's Alva Belmont, was the president and primary benefactor of the National Woman's Party, which fought for women's right to vote in the early 20th century.