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NEWS ABOUT: Hamptons

Hamptons stories: 12 news summaries

 Madoff's $8.75M Beach House Not All That

Marshals Service puts property up for sale

Sep 2, 09 9:25 AM CDT
(AP) - Those who see Bernard Madoff as an evil purveyor of excess might be disappointed by his beach house: It's not that palatial. At 3,014 square feet, the home is cottage-size by super-rich standards. There's no garage. Not even a walk-in closet. But the 1.2-acre lot sits closer to... More »

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real estate • Ponzi scheme • Hamptons • U.S. Marshals Service • Bernard Madoff

(Newser) - As foreclosure sales begin to lure buyers back to the housing market in some parts of the country, realtors in New York are finding the market crisis has come home to roost, Reuters reports. Things are bad and could soon be much worse. Condo sales in Manhattan have plummeted 71%... More »

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New York City • Manhattan • housing market • home sales • housing crisis • luxury condo • Hamptons

GLOSSIES

 Hamptons Grim, But Not Dead 


Jun 9, 09 3:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Hamptons are not a happy place these days, Michael Shnayerson writes in a Vanity Fair piece detailing fortunes destroyed, plans dashed, homes selling for bargain basement prices. The stink of the financial crisis in general, and Bernard Madoff especially, has descended on the oceanfront playground of New York’s... More »

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real estate • rich • real estate values • Hamptons

(Newser) - A "slim, well-dressed man in his fifties" ran up to Rudy and Judi Giuliani in the Hamptons today and threatened to deck him, witnesses tell the New York Post. Sitting outside a Bridgehampton, NY, bakery, the pair was initially startled by the man. "Alright, do it then!... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • Judith Giuliani • threats • attack • Hamptons

 Thrift Is Expensive 
 in the Hamptons 

Wave goodbye to conspicuous consumption in the playground of decadence

May 16, 09 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Keeping up with the Joneses means downplaying wealth in the Hamptons this summer, Allen Salkin writes in the New York Times. Conspicuous consumption is out, conspicuous thrift is in as Hamptonites try very hard to match the economic malaise in the rest of the country. “Low-key” and “beachy”... More »

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New York • beach • recession • Long Island • Hamptons • conspicuous consumption • wealthy • Jay-ZTV

 Madonna Fell 
 All By Herself: 
 Photog 

Paparazzo and cops say he left before Madge's horse dumped her

Apr 20, 09 8:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A photographer Madonna blames for a weekend tumble off her horse in the Hamptons claims he had nothing to do with the accident—and local cops back his version, reports the New York Daily News. A spokeswoman claims Madonna was thrown when her horse was startled by a paparazzo, but... More »

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New York • paparazzi • horse • photographers • Long Island • Madonna • Hamptons • equestrian • Madge

 Madge Thrown From 
 Pap-Spooked Horse 


Second fall for devoted equestrian

Apr 19, 09 5:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna was thrown from a horse in the Hamptons after camera-wielding paparazzi jumped from the bushes, spooking the animal, reports the New York Daily News. The longtime equestrian was rushed to the nearest hospital for treatment of her bruises and minor injuries. This is the second tumble for Madge, who... More »

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paparazzi • horse • accident • Madonna • Gwyneth Paltrow • Hamptons

Playgrounds of Rich and Famous Hit the Skids

What would Jay Gatsby say?

Mar 17, 09 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Even crème de la crème communities are curdling in the current crisis, reports the Telegraph. Take the Hamptons, where nearly as many homes were being foreclosed last week as the number of places sold. Residents in the super-affluent towns on Long Island's east end are struggling to meet... More »

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real estate • New York real estate • New York • foreclosure • mortgage • Long Island • Hamptons • fiscal crisis

Seinfeld Helps Madge with Secret A-Rod Reunion

Kabbalah 'friends' take separate copters to funnyman's Hamptons manse

Oct 31, 08 10:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Less than a week after she split with her husband, Madonna arranged for a clandestine meeting with her Kabbalah "soul mate," Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez. They each flew from Manhattan to East Hampton in separate helicopters where Jerry Seinfeld and his wife picked them up and squired them... More »

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Jerry Seinfeld • Alex Rodriguez • celebrity • Madonna • Hamptons • celebrity divorces

Downswing Not Hurting Pricey Golf Retreats

Wall Streeters keep country clubs full even as sport declines in US

Aug 21, 08 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - As the recession puts a damper on luxury spending throughout the country, the nation’s toniest golf clubs—catering to a clientele at the heart of the credit tumult—are flourishing, Portfolio finds. Even with initiation fees approaching $1 million, Wall Street’s clubs of choice are brushing off the... More »

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Wall Street • golf • credit crisis • Hamptons • Shinnecock • Winged Foot

 $50K to Host This Guy's Party?

Entourage star Grenier shopping birthday bash to clubs, source tells Post

Jun 30, 08 11:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - His rep denies it, but Entourage star Adrian Grenier is said to be “shopping” rights to host his birthday party to various Hamptons hotspots: "He's been asking clubs for $50,000 for the honor,” a source told the New York Post. Grenier apparently knows how to put... More »

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television • celebrity • Entourage • birthday party • Hamptons • Adrien Grenier

Seinfeld Rolls Vintage Car,
Is Unhurt

Brakes fail, but comic's quick thinking avoids major crash

Apr 3, 08 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - What’s the deal with brake lines? Jerry Seinfeld found his suddenly inoperable Saturday night, leading to a spectacular rollover crash in the swanky Hamptons, the New York Post reports. With the car careening out of control, Seinfeld swerved sharply to avoid sailing into an intersection, and the car flipped—... More »

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car accident • Jerry Seinfeld • brakes • rollover • Fiat • Hamptons

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