Cow Harbor Weekend: How a 10K, a Parade and a Boat Show Explain Northport
Cow Harbor Weekend packs Northport into 48 hours. A village guide to the race, the parade, the harbor’s history, Census housing figures and the commute.
Neighborhood Profiles
Community character, social geography, and neighborhood identity across the North Shore.
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Great Neck, NY: A Peninsula of Villages, the Housing Numbers Village by Village, the School District, and the Station at the Center
Great Neck, NY guide: the peninsula’s villages, Census housing figures for three of them, the ten-school district, LIRR station basics, and the Gatsby link.
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Jericho, NY: Housing Numbers, Schools, Getting Around, and the History Behind the Name
Jericho, NY at a glance: Census housing figures, school district data, nearby LIRR stations, Jericho Turnpike, and the Quaker history behind the name.
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Setauket in August: Why the Streets Feel Emptier Than They Are
Buyers touring Setauket in August notice empty driveways and wonder if the neighborhood hollows out. The housing data says otherwise. Here is what actually leaves.
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Inside The Hamlet Estates at St. James: The North Shore’s Only Guard-Gated Address
Inside The Hamlet Estates at St. James — a guard-gated North Shore community of 126 homes on 149 acres, with Smithtown schools and resort amenities.
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The Road That Can’t Change Fast Enough: Why Route 25A in Three Villages Has Been Stuck in Committee Since 2017
A 2017 community vision for safer streets on Route 25A through Setauket and Stony Brook still hasn’t become zoning code. Here’s why — and what it means for buyers on the corridor.
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Setauket, East Setauket, and South Setauket: What’s Actually Different Between Them
Three names, one ZIP code (mostly), and a school district that ties them together. Here’s what actually separates Setauket, East Setauket, and South Setauket.
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Strong’s Neck Road at Low Tide
Strong’s Neck is a Setauket peninsula surrounded by Conscience Bay, Setauket Harbor, and the Sound — tidal, intimate, historically layered. Here’s what waterfront actually means here.
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Open Since Before the Zip Code Existed
A few institutions in the Three Village area have operated for generations in the same location. What that kind of continuity signals — and why buyers notice it.
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Summer in Stony Brook: The 2026 Guide to Everything Happening on the Village Green and Beyond
Free concerts on the village green, the Long Island Museum’s Revolutionary War 250th programming, LIMEHOF, and more — your guide to summer 2026 in Stony Brook.
