DEP is keeping the Ashokan down
With recent rains and snowmelt raising local water levels, Hurley supervisor Gary Bellows welcomed the New York City Department of
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Another look southward
Employment in New York City, as is well known, continues to grow like gangbusters. New York City now hosts about
Urban Anthropology: New York can wait
My co-workers in the city were especially chatty the Thursday before Christmas. Pasting my boss’ smiling face on a male
URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY 5: Six degrees of separation
Thanksgiving is an American holiday which tends towards excess — an abundance of turkey, stuffing, family and shopping. But not
Urban Anthropology: Personal space
Living in the big city has forced me to make many changes in my thinking. Some are small adjustments, others
URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY: Full-contact commuting
It started out an ordinary Tuesday — 7:45 a.m. awakening, a hastily grabbed to-go coffee cup, out the door, headed
Everyday anthropology: Saturday in the park
Lately I’ve been feeling all kinds of melancholy. Two weeks of dreary gray skies and near social isolation in a
Everyday anthropology: In transit
“If you can make it in New York…” But what if you haven’t made it anywhere yet? What if instead,
What price water? Hurley says its NYC settlement is a compromise
What’s the real story behind the settlement that the Town of Hurley has reached with New York City regarding its
Shandaken wants City assistance for individual septic systems
Shandaken supervisor Rob Stanley has asked the officials of the Coalition of Watershed Towns (CWT) to back him up in