Cohousing-L Mailing List: Yes, there is CoHousing in the Region of NYC

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On Dec 25, 2023, at 6:16 AM, cohousing-l-request [at] cohousing.org wrote:

Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2023 13:29:22 -0500
From: Steve Welzer <stevenwelzer [at] gmail.com <mailto:stevenwelzer [at] 
gmail.com>>
Hi, Folks,
Re: Excerpt: 'There is still not a single cohousing community in the entire
NYC-NJ-Philadelphia metropolitan area of 20 million people. Where I live.’

Good morning and good wishes to you all!

Cantines Island CoHousing:  been in residence over twenty years……..
Met seven before we finally built and moved in.
Please do see our website——there is one house available as our neighbor and two 
children now living her dream, moved to Alaska.
And we have weekly potlucks,  actually twice a week.

We are a hundred miles N of NYC, [the Hudson Valley, not 'upstate’]
family friendly— glad to welcome another family,  and maintain mixed ages.  
All best,
Ruth , Cantines Island, Saugerties

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There?s one article (or podcast) after another these days that mentions the
?loneliness epidemic? ... that recognizes the problematic trends toward
social isolation and the atomization of life. More and more of the articles
show awareness about the need for revitalization of community life -- and,
specifically, cohousing -- as a solution.

I believe a critical mass of such awareness will eventually, hopefully
soon, lead to a blossoming of our movement. We already see in Europe some
governmental fostering of cohousing. In the United States we need that and
a legion of cohousing developers.

There is still not a single cohousing community in the entire
NYC-NJ-Philadelphia metropolitan area of 20 million people. Where I live.

Steve Welzer
Altair EcoVillage project