new york: NYPA Offering Free Weatherization Kits To Customers - 11/14/08 05:33 PM
NYPA is dispensing free weatherization kits to customers of municipal power companies as a statewide energy efficiency blitz.
LIPA customers are not eligible for the kits.
According to Richard Kessel, Chief of the New York Power Authority, the free kits, which include compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFL), weather stripping, caulking, thermometers (2 comments)
new york: The New Heritage Center In Mount Sinai - 01/09/08 10:54 AM
The Heritage Center is located within the property of the North Shore Heritage Park in Mount Sinai, also known as "the wedge". The park is bordered by Route 25A, Mount Sinai-Coram Road, and County Road 83. This community center has become a focal point of the park. The Heritage Center is (2 comments)
new york: Norman Rockwell Visits The Long Island Museum at Stony Brook - 01/01/08 08:22 PM
The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts has loaned 323 of the artists Saturday Evening Post covers to the Long Island Museum at Stony Brook through January 27, 2008. Norman Rockwell's relationship with the Saturday Evening Post lasted 47 years. These original tear sheets feature such classics as No Swimming, Rosie the (7 comments)
new york: The Planets Are Aligned On Long Island - 01/01/08 05:18 PM
The Vanderbilt Planetarium is located on the grounds of the Vanderbilt Museum. The planetarium opened in 1971 and is the largest facility of its kind on Long Island. The Vanderbilt Museum is located at 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport, New York. The website http://www.vanderbiltmuseum.org/home.php?section=planetarium lists hours, directions and admission charges, as (6 comments)
new york: Holiday House Tours on Long Island - 11/29/07 09:46 AM
Photo courtesy of Steve & Mary Skjold Christmas house tours begin this weekend on Long Island. From Nassau to Suffolk Counties there is something nearby for everyone. Many of these homes are historical. I love house tours in general, but they seem even more special at the holidays. East Hampton ~ The East Hampton (9 comments)