How New Yorkers in One Small Town Became Allies Instead of Enemies
The pandemic brought hordes of city dwellers to quiet Cornwall, Connecticut. But the urban influx hasn’t been all bad.
A covered bridge in Cornwall, Connecticut, which has enjoyed a population boost — and with it, more civic engagement — during the pandemic.Credit...Jane Beiles for The New York Times
July 30, 2021Updated 9:33 a.m. ET
In contrast to the $2,200 caviar at Le Bilboquet in Sag Harbor, the Cornwall Country Market in Cornwall, Conn., offers a chicken Cordon Bleu sandwich for $8.99. If you wanted to take things up several notches, you would need to drive 24 minutes to the White Hart Inn in Salisbury, but even there you would have a hard time competing with the profligacy of Long Island’s East End: The most expensive item on the menu is a strip steak for $42 that comes with fries.