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| Fire Island Pines, along with neighboring ], comprise the ] community on Fire Island. | Fire Island Pines, along with neighboring ], comprise the ] community on Fire Island. | ||
| While Fire Island Pines may have an official year-round population of 310, the summer population swells to exponential levels especially on weekends. The large houses are filled with summer shares and a 4 bedroom house can easily contain 8 people at a time. The population is primarily gay men from 20-50 years old. It is affectionately referred to as "Chelsea with sand." | |||
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| The isolation, the absence of cars, the 'anything goes' attitude and the lack of a visible police or governmental presence contributes to a hedonism unmatched in the western hemisphere. | |||
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Revision as of 22:14, 28 January 2006
Fire Island Pines is an hamlet in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York. It is located on Fire Island, a barrier island on the southern side of Long Island. As of the 2000 census, the hamlet had a total population of 310.
Fire Island Pines, along with neighboring Cherry Grove, comprise the gay community on Fire Island.
While Fire Island Pines may have an official year-round population of 310, the summer population swells to exponential levels especially on weekends. The large houses are filled with summer shares and a 4 bedroom house can easily contain 8 people at a time. The population is primarily gay men from 20-50 years old. It is affectionately referred to as "Chelsea with sand."
The isolation, the absence of cars, the 'anything goes' attitude and the lack of a visible police or governmental presence contributes to a hedonism unmatched in the western hemisphere.