Not Funky and Cool Anymore
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5/11/2009
New Paltz has a reputation for being a progressive artsy college town, but regrettably, this hasn't been true for a long time. It's become a crowded and expensive tourist town that has been over-run by bourgeois families who pump up school taxes and the cost of living, block the development of art centers and buy up houses for student rental investments. The view is beautiful, but the armies of families in mini-vans and weekend tourist gridlock have chased away the artists and progressives. Even the student body, the last breath of diversity in town, has become increasingly preppy, or up-state conservative, or inner city low-brow in contrast to its alternative reputation. It's simply not funky and cool anymore.
chris | New Paltz, NY