Pandemic or not, the Hamptons boom continues as moneyed settle in
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Last Updated: May 18, 2021, 01:51 PM IST
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More than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic began, demand for homes remains robust in the Hamptons, boosted by a swell of urbanites shifting in.
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A blend of remote and in-office work persisting “for the foreseeable future” will allow buyers “to utilise their Hamptons homes substantially more than in pre-pandemic times.
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The high-flying Hamptons real estate market continues to soar.
More than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic began, demand for homes remains robust in the moneyed Hamptons, boosted by a swell of urbanites settling in.
By Marcelle Sussman Fischler
The high-flying Hamptons real estate market continues to soar.
More than a year after the Covid-19 pandemic began, demand for homes remains robust in the moneyed Hamptons, boosted by a swell of urbanites settling in.
In search of less density and more space, beginning last March, many city dwellers snapped up relatively reasonable off-season rentals in the beachfront towns and manicured villages on the East End of Long Island.
As the pandemic dragged on, many decided to buy a home instead of spending as much as a couple hundred thousand dollars on a summer rental. Enabled by low interest rates and Zoom technology that has made working remotely possible, some enrolled their children in local public and private schools, and helped transform the affluent weekend and summer getaway into a year-round community.
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Tovah Feldshuh stars in Becoming Dr. Ruth opening June 4 at Bay Street Theater.
Staff Writer on May 10, 2021
Bay Street Theater kicks off its 30th anniversary summer season on Friday, June 4, at 8 p.m., when it opens “Becoming Dr. Ruth,” an illuminating one-woman show written by playwright Mark St. Germain and starring four-time Tony Award-nominee Tovah Feldshuh in the title role of famed sexologist Dr. Ruth Westheimer.
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Executive Director Tracy Mitchell, Artistic Director Scott Schwartz, Board Member Stephen Hamilton and Adam Potter, Chairman of Friends of Bay Street, announce principal architects of the new Bay Street Theater building and unveil initial architectural renderings of the project at the Bay Street Theater in a Q&A forum held inside the theater on Saturday. MICHAEL HELLER
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Sag Harbor Village Trustee Bob Plumb gestures at under-construction condo next to John Steinbeck Waterfront Park at Friday s Village Board forum. STEPHEN J. KOTZ
Kathryn Levy spoke forcefully against the proposed Bay Street Theater at a forum held by the Sag Harbor Village Board on Friday. STEPHEN J. KOTZ
Kathryn Levy spoke forcefully against the proposed Bay Street Theater at a forum held by the Sag Harbor Village Board on Friday. STEPHEN J. KOTZ