Here's your chance to live above it all in a seaside tower with spectacular views and round rooms, just off the coast of exotic Staten Island. Two decommissioned lighthouses are being auctioned off by the General Services Administration (GSA), which is starting the bidding next month at $5,000. A GSA spokeswoman tells the Staten Island Advance that several lighthouses auctioned in years past have been converted into private residences, where owners live out their days in sublime solitude, except for when they have to let repairmen in to do maintenance. more ›

Could Queens become the next professional hockey destination? Newsday spoke with Mets COO Jeff Wilpon, who confirmed that he has spoken to Islanders owner Charles Wang about moving the franchise to Queens: "I've had conversations with Charles and we've talked about Queens. We'd like to be helpful and I think Queens is an option. We built Citi Field well under budget and on time. I have all my guys ready." more ›

According to the LI Press, Islanders owner Charles Wang has "abandoned" his billion-dollar plans for a new hockey arena in Hempstead called the Lighthouse. Last week, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz said the hockey team would be welcome in Brooklyn, but the Atlantic Yards' Barclays Center isn't big enough to house a hockey rink... Now, word—via ESPN Radio— has it that the Isles have reached out to Queens to see if something can happen in Flushing! more ›

Tomorrow, between noon and 5 p.m., the Parks Department and New York Restoration Project are celebrating Jeffrey's Hook Lighthouse. The Parks Department explains that the lighthouse, built in 1880 and moved to near the George Washington Bridge in Fort Washington Park in 1921, " is Manhattan Island’s only lighthouse and has become widely known as the children's literary landmark 'The Little Red Lighthouse.' more ›