East Islip

A pristine, friendly neighborhood with beautiful homes on ample properties, East Islip is a nautical community with canals, coves, marinas, and beaches. The BroadHollow Theatre Company puts on live productions at the Bayway Arts Center on Main Street, where there are just enough places to grab a bite to eat or meet for drinks. Shandon Court on Main and The Irish Coffee Pub on Carleton Avenue, each with a restaurant, lounge, catering, and live music, are neighborhood institutions. Green space includes the South Shore Nature Center, a 200-acre preserve, and Heckscher State Park, 1,600 acres of parkland with a beach on the Great South Bay.