![]() Shandaken Town Supervisor Rob Stanley admits that although some areas were hit very hard by Irene, most of Phoenicia is intact. The NY Times article that followed, according to Koegel, created a butterfly effect - which included derogatory posts on the social network, facebook. A reporter from the New York Times got wind of the story and made the trek to Phoenicia, again looking at the two affected sites. Koegel explained that the reporter didn't bother to check out the rest of the town. ![]() On my trip through the area I saw smaller "driveway" bridges that had buckled and a trailer or two in low-lying areas that most certainly had taken on water. Koegel notes that one highway bridge and one house were damaged by the flood. Michael Koegel owns Mama's Boy Restaurant along the town's Main Street: he says the rumour began with a television news story that suggested Phoenicia took a major hit from Hurricane Irene. the problem is, many of the tourists think Phoenicia has disappeared! it's a popular year-round tourist destination. ![]() Phoenicia, a beautiful little hamlet surrounded by mountains, is located in the northeast part of the Ulster County Town of Shandaken. Phoenicia, NY – When Hurricane Irene struck the Hudson Valley, the media rushed to cover the story from the "devastation angle" - a handful of locals in the Ulster County hamlet of Phoenicia are trying to get the word out that their little town has NOT reportedly been "swept away" - Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Dave Lucas reports. ![]()
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