Hundreds of yachts are crowding the waters around the US Virgin Islands as...
The US Virgin Islands are dealing with an influx of yachters who haven't been able to dock in other Caribbean islands. As The New York Times' Emily Palmer reported, the territory typically has about...
View ArticleWealthy families are hiring laid-off chefs from NYC's cratering restaurant...
Top New York City chefs have been recruited to become private chefs for wealthy families. The New York City restaurant industry was severely impacted by the coronavirus. On March 17, all restaurants in...
View ArticleAn oceanfront compound in Southampton just sold for $57.5 million. Here's a...
A two-house compound in one of the Hamptons' most exclusive areas has sold to an undisclosed buyer for $57.5 million, Katherine Clarke reported for the Wall Street Journal. The 9-bedroom Murray...
View ArticleHere's how the 1% are getting their booze during the pandemic, from wine...
Online alcohol sales have spiked during the coronavirus pandemic.People are getting wine delivered to their homes and ordering takeout cocktails from restaurants. But shopping for booze during a...
View ArticleTherapists for the 1% say they're seeing a boom in business from clients...
Therapists for the 1% are seeing a surge in business during the pandemic, Mark Ellwood reported for Bloomberg.Some of their wealthy clients are worried about finding the perfect Hamptons vacation...
View ArticleThe Hamptons rental market is booming, making the ritzy area more...
Rental costs in the Hamptons are soaring, pricing out many in the upper-middle class.The demand for rentals in areas like the Hamptons has been steadily rising as people look to escape big...
View ArticleThe demand for rentals in the Hamptons is so huge right now that one couple...
The rental market in the Hamptons has surged so much, one couple is paying $10,000 a month to stay in a renovated "fisherman's shack," reports Marcelle Sussman Fischler for the New York Times.The...
View ArticleThe owner of a Hamptons spa resort is offering to rent out the entire hotel...
Amy Cherry-Abitbol, owner of a resort and spa in the Hamptons, decided to put the property on the market as a single rental for the entire summer (from Memorial Day through Labor Day) for $1.25...
View ArticleWealthy New Yorkers fled the city when the coronavirus outbreak started. New...
New data analyzed by Kevin Quealy of The New York Times shows that New Yorkers from wealthy neighborhoods, such as the Upper East Side, fled the city at a higher rate than those from poorer...
View ArticleDemand for rentals in the Hamptons is soaring. Here are 8 of the cheapest...
Demand for rentals in the Hamptons is soaring as city dwellers flee to more remote locations during the coronavirus pandemic to self-isolate in comfort. Business Insider teamed up with four major real...
View ArticleJackie Kennedy's childhood summer home just hit the market. Look inside the...
Wildmoor, the East Hampton property where Jackie Kennedy Onassis summered as a young girl, has hit the market for $7.5 million.Onassis' grandparents owned Wildmoor, and Onassis would travel with her...
View ArticleThe billionaire art collector who owns Andy Warhol's former Montauk estate is...
The owner of Andy Warhol's former Montauk estate is accepting offers in the range of $65 million for the property, Jennifer Gould Keil reported for the New York Post. Warhol once entertained the likes...
View ArticleA hedge-fund manager finally unloaded his Hamptons mansion — for half of its...
Hedge-fund manager Barry Rosenstein just sold his Hamptons beach house for $35.75 million— half of its original $70 million listing price.The property covers over 13,000 square feet and has seven...
View ArticleSuburban houses that had been on the market for hundreds of days are now...
Suburban homes that lingered on the market for hundreds of days are being snatched up by New Yorkers during the pandemic, the New York Post reported.New Yorkers are buying homes "sight unseen" in...
View ArticleI stayed at a $700-a-night Hamptons hotel right after it opened back up...
As the US starts to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic, hotels are announcing new cleaning protocols and safety measures to help guests feel safe.Last weekend, I spent a night at Gurney's Montauk, a...
View ArticleThere are 2 tiers of escape for wealthy New Yorkers who fled the pandemic
You can tell how rich a New Yorker is by where they're riding out the pandemic.The "old elite" fled to the Hamptons, wrote New York Times columnist Ben Smith, and the "second tier" headed for Hudson...
View ArticleThe pandemic cut off the ultrawealthy from their favorite places to spend...
The United States is slowly beginning to reopen, but wealthy people still aren't spending as much money as they used to — and it's causing the economy to tank. Nathan Hendren, a Harvard economist and...
View ArticleRihanna is spending $415,000 to rent a summer cottage in the Hamptons for one...
Rihanna is spending $415,000 to rent a Hamptons cottage from mid-July to mid-August, Jennifer Gould Keil first reported for the New York Post.The Grammy Award-winning singer put down a $1 million...
View ArticleThe best Airbnbs in the Hamptons
Located at the East End of Long Island roughly 2.5 hours from New York City, the Hamptons has quite the reputation. This string of little beach towns is known for big money and oceanfront mansions....
View ArticleBillionaires in the Hamptons are hiring armed guards to protect them from...
Wealthy Hamptons residents are reportedly hiring armed guards for protection as protests continue to sweep the East End.On Wednesday, demonstrators took to the Hamptons to protest the rising inequality...
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