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Peter’s Clam Bar manager Pepe Poblador in the restaurant at noon on a recent Friday. “We usually get a decent crowd for lunch,” he said.

Peter’s Clam Bar owner says Barnum Island Bridge construction has hurt business

It was noon on a warm September Friday. “We usually get a decent crowd for lunch,” Peter’s Clam Bar manager Pepe Poblador said as he stood in the nearly empty dining room of the venerable … more

By Peter Belfiore | 9/21/17

Local firefighters came to Peter's Clam Bar in Island Park on July 16 to compete in the annual Long Island Clam Eating Contest.

Long Island firefighters eat thousands of clams for charity

Firefighters descended upon Peter’s Clam Bar in Island Park on July 16 to try and break the world record for the most clams eaten in the shortest amount of time. The best eaters from the Island … more

7/20/17

Hempstead Fireman wins clam eating contest

The Third Annual Long Island Clam Eating Contest took place Sunday at Peter’s Clam Bar in Island Park. Firefighters from Island Park, Oceanside, Long Beach, Lakeview, Baldwin, Point Lookout, North … more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 8/14/16

Nearby things to do this week

Award winning songsSinger-pianist, entertainer and bandleader Mitch Kahn will be performing at the Island Park Library on Wednesday, August 17 at 7:00pm. Kahn is a top society pianist and orchestra … more

8/10/16

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, champion eater Takeru Kobayashi and Peter’s Clam Bar owner Butch Yamali watched as contestants consumed large quantities of clams last year. (Courtesy Peter’s Clam Bar)

Contest to benefit firehouses damaged by Sandy

World champion competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi will coach members of the Island Park, Long Beach, Lakeview, Baldwin, Point Lookout and East Rockaway fire departments on the finer points of clam ingestion as they compete for thousands in cash prizes at the second annual Long Island Clam Eating Contest at Peter’s Clam Bar in Island Park on Aug. 16. more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 8/12/15

Island Park was among the hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012.

Some Sandy damages can’t be measured

In some ways, we have assessed the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy, as disturbing as the figures may be. Sandy’s destruction caused at least $65 billion in damages nationwide, and no region was hit harder than Long Island’s South Shore, Oceanside and Island Park in particular. more

By Tom Jordan | 10/29/14

Jim Sarro, representing the Island Park Fire Department, dug into a pile of eight dozen clams last Sunday at the Peter’s Clam Bar Clam Eating Contest.

That’s a lot of clams

Peter’s Clam Bar hosted a clam-eating contest on Sunday to benefit Long Island firehouses that were damaged by Superstorm Sandy. A total of 14 contestants from Island Park Fire Department, Oceanside Fire Department, Point Lookout-Lido Fire Department, Long Beach Fire Department, North Merrick Fire Department, and Baldwin Fire Department competed in the first part of the contest . A total of almost 2,000 clams were eaten by all. more

8/20/14

Killing and eating dinner, and other summer fun

It’s no season for pot roast, but it is open season on local seafood. more

8/14/13

Chris Vaccaro, 28 months, enjoyed a clam at the reopening.

The return of a seafood legend

Peters Clam Bar, the Oceanside restaurant famed for its seafood — and its long lines to get in — reopened last week after a six-month hiatus dictated by the swirling waters of Hurricane … more

Howard Schwach | 5/10/13

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