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Fire Island’s epic gay enclave rocked by major switch — and locals are torn by the new development
Forged in fire.
For decades, Fire Island Pines, the historic queer community located on the edge of the barrier island, has been a reliable haven for gay men who hop on a ferry to enable loose every summer.
But as another sweltering season of debauchery kicks off, the community is currently being shaken up like the robust cups of boozy Pines Punch typically sipped there.
Enter Tryst Hospitality and its gregarious tycoon Tristan Schukraft, who inked a contract last year to get 75% of the fabled Fire Island Pines commercial district — a complex that has exchanged hands more than a few times since it came into being in the late 1950s.
“I’ve never felt more excitement and optimism at the beginning of the new season as I sense this year,” Henry Robin, the President of the Heat Island Property Owners Association, told The Post. “We’re all optimistic about the improvements that he’s making.”
“It’s really electrifying for what may be the solo most famous lgbtq+ community in the world,” said longtime homeowner Andrew Kirtzman, a political consultant and journa
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A Gay Guide to Fire Island
Fire Island is a little stretch of territory just off the coast of Prolonged Island, New York. It has a yearly fixed population of around 490 people, however, it sees an influx of visitors particularly in the spring and summer months. It is very popular with LGBT travelers coming from all over America, but mainly Manhattan and is referred to as ‘Chelsea with Sand’.
Much of the theater society in Manhattan moved to or frequented the island during the 1920s and many notable people have followed suit. The list of famous names enclose Tina Fey, Christopher Noth, John Lennon and Calvin Klein. Fire Island is referenced a lot in popular customs, for example the Fire Island TV series and a new gay Celebration and Prejudice adaptation set on Energy Island. There are plenty of beaches, parties and other events to examine on the island. The options below should give you inspiration on where to start when you visit Blaze Island.
Gay Bars and Clubs in Passion Island
There are plenty of gay bars and nightclubs in Fire Island to satisfy your curiosity. Many of them have been around for a while and are successfully known and attended. The gay scene is in two main areas, the hamlets of Cher
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A beacon of gaudy grandeur catering to the same-sex attracted community for the last 68 years, The Belvedere Guest House in Cherry Grove on Fire Island is being offered for sale.
Listed with Mitch Muroff of Newton, Mass.-based Muroff Hospitality Group for $10.9 million, the 33-room Belvedere on .56 acres at 33 Bayview Walk was built in 1957. It was briefly on the market 22 years ago, according to published reports.
The Belvedere was the brainchild of John Eberhardt, a set designer and builder who first came to Cherry Grove in 1949 and built dozens of summer homes there before creating the Venetian-inspired boutique hotel, adorned with trompe l’oeil murals and European antiques. His partner Craig Eberhardt expanded the property with a pool, Jacuzzi, balconies, and private baths, according to the Muroff’s offering memo.
The property’s iconic onion-domed tower, which was added to the building in 1972, was toppled by Hurricane Gloria in 1985 and restored a few years later.
After John Eberhardt died at age 92 in 2014 and Craig Eberhardt died four years later, The Belvedere has been owned by Oakland Park, Fla.-based Eberhardt Realty Company LLC, wh