Nathan’s Famous, which opened as a 5-cent hot dog stand in Coney Island more than a century ago, has been sold to packaged meat giant Smithfield Foods in an all-cash $450 million deal, the companies ...

The New York Special Olympics has postponed its annual Freezin’ for a Reason Polar Plunge because of unsafe weather conditions. The event, originally scheduled for Feb. 7 at North Hempstead Beach Park ...

For the first time ever, the annual polar bear plunge that draws thousands to Long Beach’s boardwalk and raises hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Make-A-Wish Foundation will not take place on ...

For Bethpage resident Paula Braband, February on Long Island doesn’t mean hibernating indoors. It means keeping a family tradition alive by plunging into the icy cold Atlantic. Braband, a health care ...

MP Coney Island is opening a second location on upper Peach Street in Summit Township. The chili dog franchise originated in New Castle in 1923 and is known for its unique chili recipe. Franchise ...

On Sunday, Feb. 1, the Shelter Island High School Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted 11 new members at a luncheon at the Rams Head Inn. Eight members ...

That was Island County Sheriff Rick Felici’s advice to Whidbey residents on handling interactions with ICE, or Immigration and Customs Enforcement, during an Island County Board of Commissioners’ ...

He’s freezing the day! A Brooklyn model has spent nearly every morning with a bone-chilling dip in the icy waters of Coney Island for decades — and this weekend’s monster Winter Storm Fern wasn’t ...

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