Gathering Marketplace, a new “community-driven retail concept,” opened last week at 82 Park Place in East Hampton, in the storefront left vacant by the Party Shoppe in February.
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Montauk Chemists Opens, Minus PharmacyFrank Calvo, the longtime pharmacist at White’s Drug and Department Store, which closed on Oct. 31, has opened Montauk Chemists on Main Street and is selling over-the-counter merchandise including vitamins and self-care products. One week after an inspection of the store’s pharmacy, however, he is still awaiting New York State approval to operate it.
Slow Start at New Gosman’sIn some ways, Gosman’s Dock, one of Montauk’s few remaining family-owned and operated businesses until its October 2024 sale, closely resembles the complex of restaurants and shops long revered by locals and visitors alike. In other ways, though, it is markedly different under its new ownership.
The Hedges Inn: Luxury in a ‘Tiny Little Footprint’“We call ourselves East Hampton’s front porch because we’re the first thing you see when you pull into the village,” Sarah Wetenhall, who now owns the inn with her husband, Andrew, said. “One of our big missions here is to make the Hedges and Swifty’s open and available for the community.”
East Hampton’s Downtown Businesses Are ReadyNew businesses in the village range from a Rolex at the old Odd Fellows Hall and Tom Brady's sports collectible shop, CardVault, to restaurants, takeout spots, and the newly revamped Hedges Inn.
Recorded Deeds 05.22.25May 22, 2025
Real estate sales from Southampton to Montauk, some dating back to February, some as recent as late-April.
Gagosian Buys BookHampton in East HamptonThe art dealer Larry Gagosian is the new owner of the stalwart East Hampton Village bookstore, BookHampton, which has been for sale since the fall. "It would have been a horrible thing to lose that bookstore," he said Thursday. "When I heard it was for sale, I jumped at the opportunity."
M&T Bank's East Hampton Village Branch Is ShutteringThe East Hampton Village branch of M&T Bank at 99 Newtown Lane will close permanently next Thursday at 4 p.m. The bank’s branches at 351 Pantigo Road in East Hampton and 746 Montauk Highway in Montauk will remain open.
Talos 3D Fabrication Builds From the Ground UpJoe Silvestro is proof that high school robotics clubs can prepare students for future careers. He graduated from Southold High School in 2020, “a crazy time,” he said, to be stepping out into the real world. Two semesters at SUNY Polytechnic Institute in upstate Oneida soon helped him realize that college wasn’t for him, and he went to work for the Mills Canvas company in Greenport. Now, five years later, Mr. Silvestro is a founding partner in a company called Talos 3D Fabrication in Southampton.
The Sweet Smell of Nostalgia at Sagaponack GeneralStepping into the new Sagaponack General Store, which reopened yesterday after being closed since 2020, is a sweet experience, and not just because there’s a soft-serve ice cream station on the left and what promises to be the biggest penny candy selection on the South Fork on your right, but because it’s like seeing an old friend who, after some struggle, made it big. Really, really big.
East Hampton Star Shines at Better Newspaper ContestDurell Godfrey, The East Hampton Star’s longtime staff photographer and a fixture at community events from Montauk to Southampton, has once again been named one of New York State’s top photographers. At the New York Press Association’s annual conference last week in Saratoga Springs, The Star’s newsletter also repeated in winning first place in the Best Newsletter category, capping a successful awards season for the paper.
Tariffs Are Sobering News for Liquor StoresIt’s not clear when, or if, President Trump’s European alcohol tariff will ever go live. Nonetheless, the threat is looming over South Fork wine and liquor retailers, who have been forced to react to the uncertainty.
Recorded Deeds 03.13.25Mar 13, 2025
More real estate transactions, Montauk to Southampton Village, December to February.
Recorded Deeds 02.27.25Feb 27, 2025
The final Hamptons real estate report of wintry February reaches back into late, lamented November.