02.18.2022 News East Hampton Town Board delays airport’s temporary closing The East Hampton Town Board on Thursday voted to put off its plans to temporarily close East Hampton Airport until May. After conferring with attorneys in private at Thursday’s...
02.08.2022 Government East Hampton Airport remains on track for temporarily closing, despite FAA warning The East Hampton Airport is still set to reopen on March 4, despite a warning from the Federal Aviation Administration that the process could take up to two years....
01.22.2022 News East Hampton Town Board votes to close airport temporarily, bringing potential relief to North Fork residents The East Hampton Town Board unanimously voted Thursday to close the controversial airport for traffic on Feb. 28 and reopen a private use airport as of March 4 with...
02.25.2020 Government ‘Echo Route’ directs helicopter pilots to fly around North Fork, but critics say problems remain Helicopter pilots are being urged to fly an all-water route to and from the Hamptons rather than transitioning over the North Fork, according to new routes issued by the...
05.28.2019 Government Helicopter noise the key topic in meeting between Zeldin, residents Over coffee and bagels, two dozen constituents met with Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) early Tuesday morning at the American Legion in Southold.
11.11.2018 Letters Featured Letter: The FAA must follow law as it’s written To the editor: The FAA cannot be allowed to interpret a law, it must, as all must, follow the law. The FAA is making a mockery of the FAA...
04.27.2018 Government Amendment in House bill aimed at reducing helicopter noise The House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday with an amendment that would require the Federal Aviation Administration to reassess the North Shore Helicopter Route that North Fork residents...
06.27.2017 News Supreme Court opts against hearing East Hampton’s airport petition The long shot didn’t pay off. On Monday, the United States Supreme Court decided not to hear the Town of East Hampton’s petition to overrule a lower court’s decision...
04.09.2017 Letters Featured Letter: Free helicopter rides are a poor marketing decision To the editor: Corcoran Real Estate and Blade (an on-demand commercial helicopter app) have joined marketing forces to cater to the “elite” potential Hamptons rental customer by offering a...
11.17.2016 Government East Hampton making supreme effort in chopper war East Hampton Town is taking its case to the highest court in the land to restrict access into and out of its airport by helicopters and other so called...