check out photos from our launch party at:
http://www.mcmullinphoto.com/gallery/wiseass/
Special thanks to: The Star Room, Tommy Bahama, DJ Paolo, Daniel Wallance, Molly McMullin [our rockstar intern], Shawn Kwek, David Hawkins, The Kane & Kelleher families & everyone else who came out and supported us.
Our launch party is this Saturday. See below for more information about how to get out east…
The Star Room
378 Montauk Hwy
Wainscott, NY 11975
631.537.3332
www.thestarroom.com
Regardless of where you’re coming from, you have to get to Route 27 East, also known as Sunrise Highway or Montauk Highway[The Star Room is directly off this Road] since it’s the only route in and out of the Hamptons as it goes through all the villages all the way to the end of the island.
Car
There are different ways to get to Route 27 so look at a map for alternate routes. The instructions below are for the Long Island Expressway (I495).
• LIE I495 going East to Exit 70 - Eastport, Manorville (about 65 miles from New York City)
• At the end of the exit ramp, turn right on to Route 111 South until the end (4.5 miles) (There’s a Mobil station and a 711 for human and vehicle refueling)
• Turn left on to Route 27 East (Sunrise Highway)
• As you continue East, the 2 lane highway becomes one lane as it goes through all the villages, beginning with Southampton, through Watermill, Bridgehampton, East Hampton, Amagansett, Montauk.
Total distance from New York City (Manhattan) to East Hampton Village is approximately 105 miles.
Bus
This can take anywhere from an hour and a half during off-peak times to three and a half hours or more during the rush hours. There are two rival services now. Hampton Luxury Liner (631-537-5800, hamptonluxuryliner.com; $32 one-way, $60 round-trip; daily), the new kid on the L.I.E., is positioning itself as a first-class alternative to the Hampton Jitney. The buses are the same size, but with half the number of passengers there’s more legroom, and every row has its own TV screen for the in-transit movie. On the Jitney (631-283-4600 or 800-936-0440, hamptonjitney.com; round-trip fare is $47; twenty-four trips daily) you can bring a pet, in a lap-size carry case, for a $10 fee. The Jitney’s Ambassador Service offer leather seats, more legroom and an attendant serving complimentary refreshments and snacks ($35 one-way, $60 round-trip).
Train
Still the cheapest and least likely to incur delays. The LIRR Montauk Line makes five daily trips (718-217-5477 or 631-231-5477; round-trip fare is $40 peak, $29 off-peak; two hours and 40 minutes to Southampton). FYI: The Cannonball Express departs Penn Station at 3:58 p.m. on Fridays and gets you there in two hours.
Reserving a seat (718-558-8070) costs $32 ($17.50 seat charge; $14.50 ticket). For more information, visit http://www.lirr.org/lirr/Hamptons/index.html
*for those taking the train or bus local taxis are available
** get off at Bridgehampton stop
McRides
Hampton Bays, Southampton, Bridgehampton, Local Airports, NYC
(631) 283-1900 or (631) 287-7180
Hampton Coach Taxi
631-324-7777
For all you ballers, below are some more extravagant means of getting out to the Hamptons.
Limo
Starlight Limousine service (800-800-7440, starlightlimo.com) offers a ‘33 Packard that fits four for $700 plus gratuity and tolls each way. Not impressive enough? Its 35-foot Hummer can bring you and twenty friends out over the traffic for $1500 plus gratuity and tolls one way. Bob Marc Limousine (631-586-2490, bobmarclimo.com) charges $850 one way for a eighteen-person Escalade limo with three flat-screen TVs and DVD players.
Chartered Helicopter
You can charter your own whirlybird through Helicopter Flight Services (888-933-5969, www.heliny.com). The Bell 206 Long Ranger carries six people with light luggage and costs $2610, plus landing fee, each way to East Hampton Airport. Another outfit, Liberty Helicopter Tours (888-692-4354, libertyhelicopters.com), charters a six-person A-Star for $2500 each way; and you’re welcome to bring booze onboard.
Now you can buy Wise-Ass Apparel at two well known boutiques in Westchester, NY. Check ‘em out:
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32 Main Street
Mt Kisco, NY 10549
#. (914) 244-3655
e. shop@newyorkdolls.net
w. www.newyorkdolls.net
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Maison Rouge:
27 Pondfield Rd.
Bronxville, NY 10708
#. (914) 779-8869
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Irishman brings donkey to hotel room. Read Article.
It’s interesting what a little lonliness will do…?! What a sick joke, huh?
Wisely,
Jack the Donkey
