Fire Island, New York

About Fire Island

Fire Island is a small unincorporated community in southeastern New York.

Fire Island holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 9.17 square miles.

📰 Fire Island News Today

• Fire Island whale rescue: 2 humpbacks freed from sandbars ABC7 New York · Oct 7
• Juvenile humpbacks freed from Fire Island sandbars after hourslong stranding News12 | Long Island · Oct 8
• 2 humpback whales found stranded on Fire Island beach CBS News · Oct 7
• Rescuers Spend Hours Protecting 2 Young Whales Stuck on Sandbar Near Fire Island People.com · Oct 8
• Long Island swimmer vanishes in ocean off Fire Island during deadly nor'easter as officials launch search New York Post · Sep 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest New York headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Fire Island Unique

• The only place in America named Fire Island — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Fire Island

• Dive
• Kismet Inn

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Fresnel Lens Building · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Fire Island

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