Stephanie Krikorian
Writer
Stephanie Krikorian is a contributing writer for Vanity Fair, reporting mostly on the bad behavior of the rich people of the Hamptons. She’s a New York Times best-selling ghostwriter, an Emmy-nominated producer, and the author of Zen Bender: A Decade-Long Enthusiastic Quest to Fix Everything (That Was Never Broken). Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, East, and O, the Oprah Magazine. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram.
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Rich People of the Hamptons Have a New Headache: Even Richer People
Prices are ballooning as an influx of city dwellers subsumes the East End. “There’s so much money now it’s nauseating,” said one longtime homeowner. “I’m a 1-percenter. But I bear no resemblance to these people.”Oh, Rats: Hamptonites Are Freaking Out Over Vermin
Just in time for the unofficial start of summer, the rat race heads east—out East, that is.“People Get Upset”: A Mass Labor Shortage Is Leaving Hamptonites to Fend for Themselves
Sky-high rental costs, a ban on temporary work visas, and an exploding population due to COVID have forced East Enders to mow their own lawns, iron their own sheets, and forego salon appointments. “Everyone’s going for the natural look this year,” says one resident.Caviar Shortages, Sewage Overload, and Country Club Trespassers: Inside COVID-19 Winter in the Hamptons
Winter quarantine is hard for those used to jetting off to Vail or St. Barts to break up the monotony. Citarella is out of caviar, old septic tanks are overflowing, and no one can find ammunition for the guns they panic-bought in March: “It fell off the market. It was gone,” says one local.From the Hamptons to the Shore, a Plague of Pandemic Houseguests Who Won’t Leave
Single people lucky enough to ride out COVID-19 lockdowns with friends with summer houses have found it difficult to go back home, and the homeowners aren’t sure how to kick them out, either.“I Simply Won’t Show Up”: Agita in the East End as Hamptonites Are Dragged Kicking and Screaming Back to the Office
The great remote-work COVID reprieve is over—just in time for the start of the summer season. For some, it is disastrous timing. If she’d known she would be recalled to the sweltering city, says one advertising executive, “I wouldn’t have spent $600 on two monthly beach passes.”
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