Nassau County parks have recently found themselves caught in the crossfire of media statements and a part of ongoing negotiations between County Executive Tom Suozzi and local unions, as the two sides look for ways to navigate the local budget crisis without resorting to salary cuts or layoffs.  Suozzi stated frequently over the past few […]

The Long Island Press wrapped up its fourth annual "Best Of Long Island" poll last month.  Each year the newspaper invites readers to vote on its website for their favorite Long Island restaurants, pizzerias, museums, shops, parks — pretty much their favorite Long Island anything.  The 2009 poll included more than 175 "Best Of" categories.

Last spring I tried to find a convenient course for an after-work twilight round.  Stonebridge in Hauppauge fit my location and rate preferences, but I had a very limited knowledge of the course itself.  The only reason I even knew of Stonebridge at all was because of its listing as a "can't miss" course on

At many Long Island golf courses, the day doesn't end once the 18th flag is back in the cup and the shoes are tossed in the trunk.  Some can host a relaxed post-round meal or a stylish night out just as smoothly as they can turn out a foursome every eight minutes. The Carltun at

Most visitors to Baseball Plus on February weekends are there to hone their swings for upcoming baseball and softball seasons.  For the past year, however, golfers have had a practice area for their own swing work, where the crack of a 5-iron and the thud of a simulator screen join the chorus of aluminum bat

Years ago, before I had much of a clue about what I was doing with a golf club, I woke up early while on a family vacation in Montauk and tried to get onto Montauk Downs as a single.  An outing kept me from playing there, which, in retrospect, was probably a good thing for

So you showed up at the Long Island Dream Club with a dozen Titleists, and you left the 18th green at Cherry Creek Links with only three.  A full sleeve disappeared into the drink when you tried to pull a Roy McAvoy through the wind at Montauk Downs.  You tensed up in the face of

The Spring Lake Golf Club's Thunderbird Course is the main attraction at the 27-hole facility in Middle Island, offering a combination of challenging, strategic golf and a pleasant, park-like setting that cannot easily be topped on the Island.  It is a par-72 that measures 7,048 yards from the championship tees and 6,455 from the middle. 

Golfing Magazine put together a Long Island Dream Golf Club in its Fall 2008 issue, a collection of the area's finest 18 holes and its top off-course facilities.  Made up of ten private and eight public holes from as far west as Garden City and Great Neck, and as far east as Montauk and Greenport,