Barney Frank Throws Fit Over Fire Island Senior Discount 4.90K Jim Newell 07/27/10 10:15AM Filed to: Seniors Seniors Barney Frank Fire Island Rep. Barney Frank apparently got all hot and bothered over a denied $1 senior discount for a Fire Island ferry. What did he expect? He forgot his Suffolk County Senior Citizens ID! There are regulations in this world, Barney Frank.