Village residents refer to the wind-swept stretch of Fire Island as, simply, "our beach." But over the summer, Ho Hum's bucolic image was rattled when it became the focus of a turf war over ...

Brookhaven is allowing all town residents to visit Ho-Hum Beach on Fire Island — where for years only Bellport Village residents were allowed — in a bid to reverse a policy town officials ...

Brookhaven Town Supervisor Dan Panico wants to make a Fire Island beach more accessible to residents. While Ho Hum Beach is part of the Fire Island National Seashore, this public beach is mainly ...