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Schneiderman Skeptical On Approval Of Tuckahoe Center Proposal

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Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman and councilwoman Christine Scalera at the Tuckahoe Center hearing on Tuesday. DANA SHAW

Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman and councilwoman Christine Scalera at the Tuckahoe Center hearing on Tuesday. DANA SHAW

The Southampton Board of Education meeting on Tuesday night. DANA SHAW

The Southampton Board of Education meeting on Tuesday night. DANA SHAW

A squatter was living in a Hampton

A squatter was living in a Hampton

A Women's Committe for Hoover poster.

A Women's Committe for Hoover poster.

Bridgehampton Museum, in collaboration with The Museum of Democracy, will open the exhibition “Path to Presidency” to the public on June 2. DANA SHAW

Bridgehampton Museum, in collaboration with The Museum of Democracy, will open the exhibition “Path to Presidency” to the public on June 2. DANA SHAW

Southampton Village Mayor Mark Epley speaks out against the Tuckahoe Center at the hearing on Tuesday. DANA SHAW

Southampton Village Mayor Mark Epley speaks out against the Tuckahoe Center at the hearing on Tuesday. DANA SHAW

A squatter was living in a Hampton

A squatter was living in a Hampton

An assortment of glass glazings at Perimeters in Water Mill. MICHELLE TRAURING

An assortment of glass glazings at Perimeters in Water Mill. MICHELLE TRAURING

Brian Brady's dining room.

Brian Brady's dining room.

Bridgehampton students Ayamma El, Milo Youngerman, Patricia Figueroa and Amoy Webley in the Sprouts garden. DANA SHAW

Bridgehampton students Ayamma El, Milo Youngerman, Patricia Figueroa and Amoy Webley in the Sprouts garden. DANA SHAW

author on Jan 25, 2017
With a solid majority of speakers at a public hearing on Tuesday night voicing opposition to a change of zone application to allow the construction of a new shopping center... more

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