Coronavirus

Before the Covid-19 pandemic struck, the East End real estate market had been in the midst of a boom that led to the highest first-quarter revenues for the Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund in its 22-year history.

The state-owned Montauk Downs golf course, which had been open, closed, open, then closed again, reopened for play on Monday, having been so directed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

"We need to get this right," County Executive Steve Bellone said, because having to reinstate restrictions would be "emotionally, psychologically, and economically devastating."

La clave para poder reactivar las economías locales y regionales, será el testeo para Covid-19 y en ese sentido se han redoblado los esfuerzos para poder hacerlo más asequible.

"The town will continue to seek compliance with social distancing guidelines and parking restrictions and consider further actions as necessary to protect public health," Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc said.

When the staff at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital was challenged to a "dance break" two weeks ago by a sister hospital on the North Fork, they rose to the challenge. The result? An uplifting, energetic, three-minute video that has been posted on YouTube, gathering nearly 4,000 views in the last two days.

Everyone donned masks for the challenge, in which nurses, doctors, aides, technicians, and other employees moved to the song "I Got This Feeling" by Justin Timberlake. Most of it was shot outdoors, though some of the staff got their groove on in the hospital hallways.

Drive-through testing will be available at HRH Care on Tuesdays and Thursdays by appointment, with priority given to those exhibiting symptoms.

East Hampton Memorial Day observances, including the annual parade, rifle squad ceremonies at cemeteries, and a tribute to the lost at sea at Main Beach, will be canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

In the past 24 hours, 891 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Suffolk County, marking a drop-off from the surprising spike of 1,039 cases reported on Friday.

As New York State and Suffolk County continue trying to contain the spread of Covid-19, an up-and-down pattern in the detection of new cases has emerged. Suffolk saw 1,039 new cases confirmed in a single day by Friday afternoon.

The recently passed federal CARES Act allows mortgage holders to delay payments on federally backed mortgages for up to 180 days, but it doesn't cover those whose mortgages are not federally owned or backed.

The restaurants and taverns that host their performances have been shuttered for more than a month, but technology is providing South Fork musicians with multiple avenues to be heard and seen, make money, and do good.