...  Fire Island Pines, called “The Pines” and Cherry Grove, called “The Grove” are areas of the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, located on Fire island a barrier island on the south side of Long Island in New York state. Originally the site of a Coast Guard station built in 1876. The area was developed into a resort starting in 1924 but Fire Island would not come of age until after World War II, there was no electricity or amenities until 1960 when a co-op complex was built. It’s impossible to speak of Fire Island as a unity for there are many different [...]