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nypost.com > 09/14/2026 > us-news > long-island-is-opening-an-80-mile-trail-to-montauk-in-honor-of-teddy-roosevelt

Long Island is opening an 80-mile trail to Montauk in honor of Teddy Roosevelt

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (301+ words) Long Island is getting a new 80-mile trail in honor of Teddy Roosevelt – stretching from the former president’s one-time residence in Nassau County all the way out to Montauk. Local officials announced the “tourism trail” at a press event Monday…...


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The Patriot Line: Remembering a 4,300-mile walk to New York 25 years after 9/11

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (536+ words) Mesa resident Elle Deveraux set out on New Year's Day 2002 to carry an American flag on a 4,300-mile trek from Oregon to New York. Called the "Patriot Line," the 147-day journey allowed strangers across the country to share their grief…...


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The Call to Service that Fire Island Ferries Answered in the Aftermath of September 11 » Fire Island News & Great South Bay News

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (189+ words) By day’s end, the world watched as the sunny Tuesday morning gave way to a smoke-filled horizon, with 2,753 people killed, including 178 from Suffolk County. In addition, millions of New Yorkers were traumatized, and thousands of first responders would suffer from…...