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TRUMP TURMOIL

East Hampton Elites Scared Trump Will Deport Their Nannies

Residents held a meeting Tuesday seeking reassurance from local authorities.

Isabel van Brugen

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HARD BARGAIN

Mansion Where No One Can Live Being Sold for $38M: Report

The uninhabitable mega-crib reportedly has Steven Spielberg as a neighbor.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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DISMISSED

Billionaire Father and Son Lose Absurd School Bullying Suit

The suit claimed the son suffered “tremendous pain of mind and body” after high school students were encouraged to drink whiskey on a glacier hike in South America.

Noah Kirsch

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FOLLOWING THE MONEY

$50K School Opens in Hamptons for Elite Kids Fleeing COVID

Some good news for parents sheltering from New York’s COVID pandemic: The new East Hampton branch of the Avenues school franchise has fees of just $48,000 rather than $56,000.

Tom Sykes

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Class War

The Rich Panic-Buy—and Garbage Haulers Pay the Price

Boats, furniture, and other toys are getting tossed out as the 1 percent go on shopping sprees in The Hamptons. Meanwhile, the virus lingers.

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‘HEARTBROKEN’

Body of Missing Photographer Peter Beard Found in Montauk

The famed wildlife photographer, who suffered from dementia, wandered away from his home on March 31 and had not been seen since.

Emma Tucker

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Easy Does It

Why Those Rich Ladies Who Lunch Just Love Tory Burch

With geometric prints and rigorous tailoring alongside tunics and gauzy, strapless dresses, Tory Burch’s NYFW show gave her rich ladies-who-lunch clientele exactly what they want.

Lizzie Crocker

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Air Wars

High-Flying Jerks Ruining Hamptons

The truly rich are different from you and me; they take a noisy helicopter to their weekend getaway. And it’s ruining the place for everyone.

Clive Irving

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Rich Bitch

The Hell of the Hamptons

You may think New York’s rich and glamorous decamp there for weekends of sun and high-end socializing, but don’t be fooled—it’s a nightmare this writer is desperate to escape.

Robert Gold

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Beach Time

The Hamptons Hot List

Summer is officially here…which means it's time to flee the city and head to the shore. For New Yorkers, the mass exodus tends to have one destination in mind: The Hamptons.

Brandon Presser

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Blast From the Past

Sexy, Glamorous Vintage Hamptons

In the Hamptons, high society is always on display: summer weddings and pony rides run rampant as the best in what seems to be American royalty roll in for a beach day. These throwback, vintage Hamptons photos show a blast from the past.

The Fashion Beast Team

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