New Yorkers Planning To Stay In Hamptons Longer Than Usual Because Of COVID-19 Concerns

From CBS New York:

August 27, 2020

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)- An influx of New York City residents, fleeing the coronavirus, landed in the Hamptons in March.

Now many of those families, who rent, lease or own second homes, do not plan to return to the city in time for school next month.

A daily flow of traffic into Southampton Village continues. Many New Yorkers who headed to the village for the summer are now abruptly changing their departure plans as pandemic worries aren’t going away.

“My daughter is staying out here,” one woman said.

“There’s a bunch of people that don’t want to leave after Labor Day,” another woman said.

“Everybody’s concerned about their safety,” one man said.

“School enrollments out here have gone up,” another woman said.

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