In the summertime, Long Island’s East End is overly full, frenetic, often formidable. The traffic on the expressway backs up for miles. The restaurants are rife with expectant egos, and good luck finding parking near the beach.
“I remember growing up out there and it was dead in the winter. But now it’s almost like an opportunity to go to the restaurant that I couldn’t get a reservation at all summer.”Water Mill resident Lexie Routh
But there is flip side: a Hamptons that is peaceful, family-focused, healthful. It’s the Hamptons of right here and now — and it’s better than it’s ever been.
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