Daniel Rattiner
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of May 15–21, 2019
Week of May 15–21, 2019 Riders this past week: 38,898 Rider miles this past week: 112,812 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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60 Summers
60 Summers Throwback: Dig In to Dan Rattiner’s Many Books
During these past 60 years, I have written more than a dozen books, ranging from Albert Einstein’s Summer Vacation, about…
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Crazy Hamptons Stories Leading to Summer 2019
It was pretty quiet in the Hamptons all winter. But if you think about what has happened in just the…
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Newseum: A Trip to the Freedom of the Press Museum in Washington
I had an opportunity to go to Washington D.C. last week for two days, accompanying my wife, who had work…
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Nothing Goes Away: WWII-Era Tanker Coimbra Leaking Oil off Shinnecock
The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, marked America’s entry into the Second World War. Within days, we…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of May 8–14, 2019
Week of May 8–14, 2019 Riders this past week: 41,356 Rider miles this past week: 105,741 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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60 Summers
60 Summers Throwback: Me and Movies Made in the Hamptons
The Hamptons, because of its Old New England towns, bays and beaches, has often been chosen by Hollywood as a…
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Shred This: We’ve Intercepted This Month’s Report to America’s Robots
As always, after absorbing this newsletter, stuff it in your maw and activate your internal shredder. Important. The humans have…
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For Fairness: High-Powered Lawyers Should Work Pro Bono for Hamptons Towns
When a wealthy homeowner with a house in the Hamptons wants something done on his property that is likely to…
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Rosenblatt: Professor and Author Offers One-Man Show at Bay Street
A little after 8 p.m., the crowd at the Bay Street Theater began to settle down. Onstage was a piano,…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of May 1–7, 2019
Week of May 1–7, 2019 Riders this past week: 38,754 Rider miles this past week: 96,844 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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Dan Rattiner's Stories
Crazy Decisions: Issues at Sand Land in Noyac and Septic Rebates
Two decisions made by local authorities in the last few weeks are totally nuts. The first is a decision made…
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Before Linda Scott’s ‘Stargazer,’ There Was Martin Maurer’s Big Duck
Today the unofficial entrance to the Hamptons is the big, 50-foot tall red sculpture in a farm field on the…
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Steven Matz May Have Set a Record for Badness But Smartly Recovered
Every few years, we have a local boy who rises up through the minor leagues of professional baseball to take…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of April 26–May 1, 2019
Week of April 26–May 1, 2019 Riders this past week: 51,388 Rider miles this past week: 114,812 DOWN IN THE…
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Little Us: Tiny Planets, Giant Suns, Enormous Galaxies & Black Holes
There’s been quite a lot of news these past few weeks about the universe and our attempts to delve its…
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Bugle Call: Kick Out Hamptons Mute Swans and Bring in Trumpeter Swans
You may remember the shocking attempt by the State of New York two years ago to pass laws ordering the…
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Hamptons Overfished? Report Says No, They’ve Swum for Cooler Water
A study appeared recently in the journal Science that has serious ramifications for the East End. It stated that from…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of April 19–25, 2019
Week of April 19–25, 2019 Riders this past week: 45,323 Rider miles this past week: 102,844 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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One Story Is Bad for Hamptons Leaves, Another Is Good for Local Deer
There was good news and bad news for nature in the Hamptons this week. The bad news—we always give the…
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Look Out! Hurricane Season Predicted as Average, So Prepare for the Worst
June 1 is the start of hurricane season every year. From then through to the end of October, we all…
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The Hamptons’ 11 Historic Windmills Were Built from 1788–1820. Why?
The eastern end of Long Island is graced with 11 historic wooden windmills. This is the largest collection of such…
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Wires Down? Noyac Street Becomes Model for Taking Down Utility Poles
A group of homeowners who live across from Long Beach in Noyac have been given the go-ahead to take down…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of April 12–18, 2019
Week of April 12–18, 2019 Riders this past week: 46,722 Rider miles this past week: 122, 512 DOWN IN THE…
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Making Money: East Hampton Man Arrested for Cryptocurrency Fraud
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a box that fell off the back of a truck on Newtown Lane…
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Does Leaf Blower Noise Cancel East Hampton Airport Noise?
Sunday afternoon, March 24, is going to live as the day in history when, at one amazing moment, the problems…
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Go Killer Bees! Bridgehampton Basketball Team Tries for 10th State Title
March Madness is just winding down as I write this, and I am not talking college basketball so much as…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of April 5–11, 2019
Week of April 5–11, 2019 Riders this past week: 42,343 Rider miles this past week: 116,512 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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60 Summers
60 Summers Throwback: Interviewing Donald Trump in 1996
In the early 1990s, Donald Trump opened a helicopter service called Trump Air to ferry those who could afford it…
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Southold or Southampton? Which Town Is the First Settlement? A Surprise Answer!
At the entrance to Southampton Village, you encounter a sign that reads “Welcome to the First English Settlement in the…
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