Stranded cruise passengers get the Tom Hanks treatment on actual ‘Cast Away’ island

Stranded cruise passengers get the Tom Hanks treatment on actual ‘Cast Away’ island

Cruise ship denizens got a taste of the “Cast Away” life when they were stranded near the island that served as the setting for the 2000 Tom Hanks film. The MV Fiji Princess, a small luxury liner that is part of the Blue Lagoon fleet, was carrying 30 passengers and 31 crew members when it … Read more

Jason Momoa escapes raging Hawaii floods as powerful storm batters the island: ‘We’re safe for now’

Jason Momoa escapes raging Hawaii floods as powerful storm batters the island: ‘We’re safe for now’

Actor Jason Momoa said he and his family are safe after evacuating parts of Hawaii as a powerful storm batters the state, unleashing the worst flash floods the island has seen in more than 20 years. The “Aquaman” star somberly revealed on Instagram that he and his family fled Oahu’s North Shore Friday after losing … Read more

From Fyre Fest failure to secret billionaire escape, can this sun-soaked island chain challenge the Maldives?

From Fyre Fest failure to secret billionaire escape, can this sun-soaked island chain challenge the Maldives?

The last time the world heard about Exuma, it was because of Fyre Festival, 2017’s infamous non-event that turned this Bahamian island chain into a meme-a-palooza. But what Fyre Festival got right was the real estate: This pristine archipelago, just a 45-minute flight from Miami, offers white sand beaches and shockingly clear waters on par with … Read more

Exclusive | Hochul lets Long Island grandpa keep his pee-themed license plate in win for dad jokes

Exclusive | Hochul lets Long Island grandpa keep his pee-themed license plate in win for dad jokes

He feels like No. 1. Gov. Kathy Hochul spared a Long Island granddad’s pee-themed license plate from getting flushed down the toilet after the DMV had revoked the tags. Motorist Seth Bykofsky, 69, had asked the Democratic governor to step in to pardon his vanity plate PB4WEGO and Hochul answered the call Tuesday afternoon — … Read more

Long Island granddad peeved after PB4WEGO license plate revoked by DMV — now he’s asking governor to step in

Long Island granddad peeved after PB4WEGO license plate revoked by DMV — now he’s asking governor to step in

A Long Island grandpa whose pee-themed license plate was revoked by the DMV is a wee bit peeved about the turnaround — and now he’s asking the governor for some relief. Seth Bykofsky, 69, said he was surprised when his “PB4WEGO” vanity plates were yanked in January because they weren’t offensive or any more controversial … Read more

Long Island kids cook up best mac and cheese in state with recipe that’s not like mom used to make

Long Island kids cook up best mac and cheese in state with recipe that’s not like mom used to make

It’s NOT just like mom used to make. A crew of Long Island eighth grade boys beat out 260 entries to earn the title of best mac’n’cheese recipe in the state — with ingredients like sweet corn, Muenster cheese and garlic toast breadcrumbs. Eleven Southampton Intermediate School kids in the last-period cooking club also used … Read more

Exclusive | ‘Love Island’ star Olandria Carthen reveals why Nic relationship works outside the villa

Exclusive | ‘Love Island’ star Olandria Carthen reveals why Nic relationship works outside the villa

Olandria Carthen is sharing the secret behind her and Nic Vansteenberghe’s lasting relationship. The couple, famously dubbed Nicolandria, first met on Day 1 of “Love Island USA” Season 7 last year. Although Carthen was initially coupled with Taylor Williams and Vansteenberghe with Belle-A Walker, the pair officially coupled up during the final week of the … Read more

Exclusive | Cancer survivor hits North America’s 124 stadiums with final stop on Long Island — and discovers extraordinary coincidence

Exclusive | Cancer survivor hits North America’s 124 stadiums with final stop on Long Island — and discovers extraordinary coincidence

A Chicago cancer survivor who realized life is too short ventured to see a match-up at all 124 major stadiums and arenas in North America — and set his final stop as an Islanders hockey game over the weekend. Then he discovered something else extraordinarily special about the date. Ashvin Lad,. 51, told The Post … Read more

Exclusive | Long Island pizzeria goes viral for Thanksgiving pie with all the trimmings: ‘Probably sold over 500 pies’

Exclusive | Long Island pizzeria goes viral for Thanksgiving pie with all the trimmings: ‘Probably sold over 500 pies’

They’re gobbling down these slices. Pino’s Pizza of Deer Park has something savory to be thankful for this Turkey Day — their viral Thanksgiving pizza pie, which is served with sliced roasted turkey breast, gravy, sausage and apple cornbread stuffing and topped off with cranberry sauce. Customers trot from far and wide to get their hands … Read more

This Long Island hamlet is the most expensive place to live in New York

This Long Island hamlet is the most expensive place to live in New York

If you thought Westchester was the most expensive place to live in New York state, think again. A new study has listed the Empire State suburbs with the highest cost of living for essentials — and 15 of the top 20 are on Long Island. GOBankingRates determined the priciest places by analyzing the monthly cost … Read more

Pete Davidson makes surprise return to ‘SNL’ — and roasts his and Colin Jost’s Staten Island ferry

Pete Davidson makes surprise return to ‘SNL’ — and roasts his and Colin Jost’s Staten Island ferry

Pete Davidson isn’t going down with the ship. The comedian, 31, poked fun at his and Colin Jost’s infamous Staten Island ferry boat as the pair reunited at the “Weekend Update” desk during Davidson’s surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend. “So yeah, in case you’re wondering why I had to do a show in … Read more

Shark attack has beachgoers in panic as popular Hawaii island goes on high alert

Shark attack has beachgoers in panic as popular Hawaii island goes on high alert

A popular Hawaiian vacation destination has been closed to the public after a surfer suffered a shark bite earlier this week. The incident happened shortly after 3 p.m. on Nov. 5, when a surfer was bitten by a shark while swimming in Kaua’i island’s Hanalei Bay, the Ocean Safety Bureau (OSB) said in a news release. The surfer, … Read more

This rap group put ‘Strong Island’ on the hip-hop map, broke through NYC barrier

This rap group put ‘Strong Island’ on the hip-hop map, broke through NYC barrier

They’re still number one in the 631. Rap pioneers JVC Force put the suburbs on the hip-hop map with the iconic anthem “Strong Island” in the late 1980s — and their funk-filled ode to Long Island has new life stretching all the way across the pond. “People have come up to me and were telling … Read more

Daughter of 80-year-old cruise passenger left to die on remote island reveals heartbreaking final moments

Daughter of 80-year-old cruise passenger left to die on remote island reveals heartbreaking final moments

An 80-year-old who tragically died after she failed to board a cruise ship on Lizard Island has been identified, as her daughter speaks about her horror final moments Australian retiree Suzanne Rees, who was travelling solo, was allegedly left behind by the Coral Adventurer on the first stop of a 60-day, $52,681 USD circumnavigation of … Read more

Anguilla was just ranked safest island in the Caribbean — here’s why travelers love it

Anguilla was just ranked safest island in the Caribbean — here’s why travelers love it

If safety is at the top of your vacation checklist, one tiny Caribbean island just earned top honors for peace, calm beaches and a world-class food scene. Anguilla, a British overseas territory just north of St. Maarten and east of the Virgin Islands, was named the safest destination in the Caribbean, according to a 2025 ranking from … Read more

Ariana Madix weighs in on making relationships last outside ‘Love Island’ villa

Ariana Madix weighs in on making relationships last outside ‘Love Island’ villa

What’s the secret to having things heat up outside the villa? Well, according to “Love Island USA” host Ariana Madix, it can be hard to make relationships last post-season. “Well, you never know, because in the villa things are so condensed and you’re living together, right? And of course, when real life starts happening, it’s … Read more

Long Island teen golfer runs putt challenge for hospital that saved his life as a baby: ‘My duty to return the favor’

Long Island teen golfer runs putt challenge for hospital that saved his life as a baby: ‘My duty to return the favor’

He’s paying them back with each putt. A Long Island high school golfer with a deeper calling has hit a hole in one — raising $700,000 and counting for the hospital that saved his life as an infant. “They saved me, so it’s my duty to return the favor,” Skylar Friedman, 17, told The Post. … Read more

Long Island lunch lady nabs $65K win on food-themed ‘Wheel of Fortune’

Long Island lunch lady nabs K win on food-themed ‘Wheel of Fortune’

A Long Island lunch lady served up a big-money win on “Wheel of Fortune” that left her lapping up some $65,000 in prizes, including a brand new Toyota truck, a week-long tropical vacation and a year’s supply of sweet treats. Single mom Katie McCann emerged as the winner of Tuesday night’s fittingly food-themed episode called … Read more

Exclusive | NYC’s best new Italian deli is in a Staten Island gas station — as Big Apple fuel depots upgrade to premium fare

Exclusive | NYC’s best new Italian deli is in a Staten Island gas station — as Big Apple fuel depots upgrade to premium fare

On the outside, the Shell station at the corner of Victoria Boulevard and Seneca Avenue on Staten Island looks like any other of the hundreds of fuel depots in NYC’s most car-centric borough — but only one of them can claim Italo and Gerardo Perito. Venture through the sliding doors into what elsewhere might be a … Read more

Exclusive | Long Island pizzeria goes viral with saucy videos giving bad diners a taste of their own medicine: ‘Go sit down’

Exclusive | Long Island pizzeria goes viral with saucy videos giving bad diners a taste of their own medicine:  ‘Go sit down’

That’s-a one spicy pizzeria! A Long Island pizza shop has gone viral for saucy social media video skits that mercilessly mock bad customer behaviors — with one clip showing a dining dunce punished with water sprayed in his face. Phil’s Pizzeria in Syosset has been dramatizing blood-boiling interactions with customers using some real pie-in-the-face humor … Read more