boutique hotel.The surge in interest is a welcome relief to PJ McAteer, managing director of Fire Island Pines. But, he says, it was not a total surprise as even in the height of last summer’s pandemic, the season was not a total wipe-out.“Fire Island Pines is a quick train and ferry ride for everyone in the tri-state area,” Kenneth Sullivan, resort director of the Pines explains. “It quickly became a haven last summer for city dwellers looking to work from home.
After their Zoom meeting, they could switch into shorts and flip flops and find themselves with a cocktail in hand on the beach or dancing outside at Low Tea with their friends.” Of course, safety was a top concern last summer and remains so this season.