Newsletter of June 26, 2020

Greetings!

We have some news about FIPPOA events and much anticipated ferry schedule updates this week.

Celebrating July 4 ^th Without The Invasion

As many of you probably know by now, the Invasion is not taking place this year. Still, July 4th is a national holiday and an important summer tradition, and we hope you will find time to celebrate. For its part, FIPPOA will continue the tradition of decorating the harbor to greet residents and visitors who are coming for the holiday. All of FIPPOA’s harbor staff will be present during the weekend, and we will have extra security and port-o-potties at one end of the harbor for our additional guests and visitors.

Pines Party 2020

Next week, we will have an announcement of our exciting plans for Pines Party 2020 On Air - a "Through the Looking Glass" themed event. While we won''t be able to gather on the beach this year, get your costumes ready for a magical evening in the Pines. In the meantime, you can reserve a spot now for your furry friends in the Pets of the Pines section of the Pines Party Community Journal.

Sayville Ferry Schedule Changes

You will be glad to see that Sayville Ferry Service has made a number of changes to its schedule, expanding its service as we have officially hit high season. SFS has added two boats on Thursdays at 11:25 am and 7:30 pm, and other ferry times have been adjusted as well. Triangles have been eliminated except for the first boat on Monday mornings. SFS will continue to make every effort to avoid exceeding its goal of 50% occupancy per boat and will run extra boats whenever possible. SFS advised us that, at peak ridership times, it may not be possible to adhere to that goal. In particular, the Thursday 3:30 pm boat is typically very crowded. SFS recommends that passengers take the Thursday 5:30 pm as an alternative to reduce overcrowding.

COVID-19 Antibody Testing

Northwell Health conducted COVID-19 antibody testing of 357 people during the weekend of June 13 ^th . This was an invaluable service to the Pines. We thank Northwell Health and its Vice President for Community Relations, Ed Fraser, as well as the Vice President of FIPPOA, Ed Schulhafer, for organizing this event.

Black Lives Matter

During the weekend of the nationwide demonstrations in early June, under my direction, FIPPOA appointed a committee to advise the Board on steps it could take to foster greater inclusiveness in our community. Now known as the Committee on Black Equality, the Committee will soon be publishing a vision and mission statement. We look forward to hearing about its progress over the summer.

Help Us Keep Fire Island Boulevard Clean

Our Community Manager, Karen McCutcheon, has made great strides to clean up the Boulevard this summer in an effort to keep our community free of debris. We continue to ask for your support in this effort. If you need to discard any landscaping or home debris, please contact Tony’s Barge for pickup. Please be aware that absolutely NO dumping is allowed on the Boulevard or anywhere else within the Pines. If you see any dumping, or any piles of debris, please report them to 311@fippoa.org along with photos, if you have them.

In an effort to keep the community neat and organized, FIPPOA recently added seven parking corrals for John Deeres and other small carts near the harbor.

We have received numerous complaints about people riding bicycles on the boardwalks. The Town of Brookhaven prohibits bicycle riding on the boardwalks.

Let’s Protect Each Other

Suffolk County has entered Phase Three of the recovery, and the weather is warmer. It’s time to enjoy the beach! Still, we want to urge you PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING throughout the community and WEAR YOUR MASK at all times in the harbor so we continue to each other safe throughout the summer.

We wish you a great weekend and, for many of you, a great week in the Pines!

Best,

Jay

David DeMuro

David DeMuro passed away on February 27, 2020. Born in 1949, David graduated from the University of Michigan in 1971 and received his Law Degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1974. Throughout his successful career, DeMuro worked with the Securities and Exchange Commission, E.F. Hutton and Lehman Brothers. David was supportive of Lambda Legal, The Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD, the Detroit Zoo and MOMA among other organizations. More information is available in Demuro's New York Times Obituary .