The Ever Evolving North Fork

It's so great how so many outsiders know so well what our towns are "yearning" for. /sarcasm off

Rothman’s now known as Einstein ‘s corner is not located on the corner of Main Street. That is where the gas station is. Einstein Square is the next building. Greenport is not the largest town on the North Fork. Greenport is an Incorporated Village. In fact it is one of only three Incorporated Villages in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. The Village of Greenport is located in Southold Town. The largest town on the North Fork is Riverhead.

The only problem with the North Fork is the ever-increasing noise from the helicopters flying low overhead on their way to and from the South Fork.

When you say "Some wineries, for instance, are not establishing their own vineyards and instead are purchasing grapes from elsewhere and using a crush facility to produce wine." Which, specifically, are you referring to? Thanks

I have a word for this phenomena, I call it it 'Nantucketization'. Taking formally sleepy, quiet and quaint places and making them into McMansion summer playgrounds with no bars held. Tacky, tawdry and nouveau riche.

What the heck are "upcycled home goods"? I'm guessing second-hand stuff with high price tags attached.

“Some will rent for a whole summer, even if they are only coming out for one week, or rent the whole year, even if they only use it for the summer months and maybe one or two weekends in the fall.” I'd call that greed and hoarding.

We moved to Easter Long Island twenty years ago when the North Fork was a sleepy, uncrowded, semi-rural place. Over the years, as the Hamptons grew too expensive and crowded, the North Fork became the new “in” place. By the time we left Long Island in 2017, the North Fork had become “Hamptons North - crowded, expensive and best visited between the months of November and April.

In the late 40s my Mom and Dad built a summer cottage near Kinney's Beach in Southold. Our family would return every summer into the early 70s. For over 40years now I and my wife would return every so often and last year for the very first time we noticed changes to the area that for many years seemed to have been locked in time. Probably fair to say everyone knew this would happen to one of the most beautiful places in the country: the North Fork of Long Island. I just pray the current generation tries to protect this special place in the years ahead.