A Star Is Worn

A Star Is Worn

Manorville’s Stargazer sculpture is in bad shape. It’s steel bones exposed after an August storm tore off its red fiberglass covering. Now an effort is underway to restore the public art pieces, a roadside attraction akin to the Big Duck and one that marks the gateway...
Donors Push Stargazer Repairs Skyward

Donors Push Stargazer Repairs Skyward

A donor presented the co-creator and steward of “Stargazer,” the famed but storm-damaged sculpture in Manorville with a $100,000 check Sunday to help fund the beloved artwork’s much-needed restoration. Westhampton Beach resident and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Harvey Manes...
Peace Prize Donation

Peace Prize Donation

Dr. Harvey Manes of Westhampton Beach and NYC presented a $50,000 grant from his Manes Peace Prize Foundation to Rabbi Perl and Chabad of Mineola. Dr. Manes, an esteemed orthopedic surgeon and attorney, is also an avid art collector and...
A Passion for Giving

A Passion for Giving

In 2020, I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Harvey Manes on my podcast, also entitled “A Passion for Giving,” where we discussed his work with the Nassau County Museum of Art (you can listen to it on the ALINE Wealth website or Apple Podcasts.) When Harvey reached...
Donors Push Stargazer Repairs Skyward

Stargazer Looking Up

“Stargazer,” the famed but storm-damaged sculpture in Manorville that is considered locally as the gateway to the Hamptons, was saved this year. Lindenhurst-based orthopedic surgeon Dr. Harvey Manes of the Manes American Peace Prize Foundation presented at $100,000...

Doc Saves Sculp with Joint Effort

A fund-raiser to save beloved Hamptons sculpture the Stargazer has reached its goal of $100,000 through a generous donation. The structure – a huge ruddy-colored abstract of a deer head on County Road 111 in Eastport that serves as a sentry to the Hamptons...