Read more Hamptons stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/28371/hamptons.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:17:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68414/madoffs-875m-beach-house-not-all-that.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThose who see Bernard Madoff as an evil purveyor of excess might be disappointed by his beach house: It's not that palatial. At 3,014 square feet, the home is cottage-size by super-rich standards. There's no garage. Not even a walk-in closet. But the 1.2-acre lot sits closer to...http://www.newser.com/story/68414/madoffs-875m-beach-house-not-all-that.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 9:25:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61892/manhattan-teeters-on-brink-of-housing-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs foreclosure sales begin to lure buyers back to the housing market in some parts of the country, realtors in New York are finding the market crisis has come home to roost, Reuters reports. Things are bad and could soon be much worse. Condo sales in Manhattan have plummeted 71%...http://www.newser.com/story/61892/manhattan-teeters-on-brink-of-housing-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 5:23:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61379/hamptons-grim-but-not-dead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Hamptons are not a happy place these days, Michael Shnayerson writes in a Vanity Fair piece detailing fortunes destroyed, plans dashed, homes selling for bargain basement prices. The stink of the financial crisis in general, and Bernard Madoff especially, has descended on the oceanfront playground of New York’s elite....http://www.newser.com/story/61379/hamptons-grim-but-not-dead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Jun 2009 15:57:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59958/angry-man-threatens-to-punch-out-giuliani.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA "slim, well-dressed man in his fifties" ran up to Rudy and Judi Giuliani in the Hamptons today and threatened to deck him, witnesses tell the New York Post. Sitting outside a Bridgehampton, NY, bakery, the pair was initially startled by the man. "Alright, do it then!" the former mayor...http://www.newser.com/story/59958/angry-man-threatens-to-punch-out-giuliani.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 23 May 2009 17:52:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59219/thrift-is-expensive-in-the-hamptons.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKeeping up with the Joneses means downplaying wealth in the Hamptons this summer, Allen Salkin writes in the New York Times . Conspicuous consumption is out, conspicuous thrift is in as Hamptonites try very hard to match the economic malaise in the rest of the country. “Low-key” and “beachy” are the...http://www.newser.com/story/59219/thrift-is-expensive-in-the-hamptons.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 16 May 2009 14:30:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56654/madonna-fell-all-by-herself-photog.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA photographer Madonna blames for a weekend tumble off her horse in the Hamptons claims he had nothing to do with the accident—and local cops back his version, reports the New York Daily News . A spokeswoman claims Madonna was thrown when her horse was startled by a paparazzo, but...http://www.newser.com/story/56654/madonna-fell-all-by-herself-photog.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Apr 2009 8:18:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56580/madge-thrown-from-pap-spooked-horse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMadonna was thrown from a horse in the Hamptons after camera-wielding paparazzi jumped from the bushes, spooking the animal, reports the New York Daily News . The longtime equestrian was rushed to the nearest hospital for treatment of her bruises and minor injuries. This is the second tumble for Madge, who...http://www.newser.com/story/56580/madge-thrown-from-pap-spooked-horse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 19 Apr 2009 5:03:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53524/playgrounds-of-rich-and-famous-hit-the-skids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven crème de la crème communities are curdling in the current crisis, reports the Telegraph . Take the Hamptons, where nearly as many homes were being foreclosed last week as the number of places sold. Residents in the super-affluent towns on Long Island's east end are struggling to meet mortgages or...http://www.newser.com/story/53524/playgrounds-of-rich-and-famous-hit-the-skids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Mar 2009 9:20:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41410/seinfeld-helps-madge-with-secret-a-rod-reunion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLess than a week after she split with her husband, Madonna arranged for a clandestine meeting with her Kabbalah "soul mate," Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez. They each flew from Manhattan to East Hampton in separate helicopters where Jerry Seinfeld and his wife picked them up and squired them to the...http://www.newser.com/story/41410/seinfeld-helps-madge-with-secret-a-rod-reunion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Oct 2008 10:08:04 CDT