North Haven Tree Clearing Proposal at a Glance What trees are included? Any hardwood tree with a diameter of 16 inches at a height of 4½ feet, as well as... more
New York Institute of Technology architecture and urban design students, who have used Sag Harbor as a model for their senior thesis projects, will present their work to the public from 1:30 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, at The Church. Ron Reed, a Sag Harbor architect, has assisted Associate Professor Dong-Sei Kim with the class for the past two years. Five teams of students will present their projects, which they have been working on for the entire school year. “They are all focused on Sag Harbor,” Reed said. “They run the whole gamut from sustainability, water, urban planning, ...
by Stephen J. Kotz
Last week, an Express Sessions event in Sag Harbor focused on the village’s shopping district and explored a puzzle: If last summer was the busiest ever, and the streets of Sag Harbor were, by all accounts, packed on most every day and evening, why were the owners of shops on Main Street and elsewhere in the business district reporting a down year? The answers are elusive, complicated — and, in many ways, universal to every downtown shopping district on the South Fork, from Montauk to Eastport: Southampton, Bridgehampton, East Quogue, Westhampton Beach, Water Mill, Amagansett, East Hampton, Quogue, Hampton Bays. ...
by Editorial Board
Stephen J. Kotz on Feb 1, 2023