changing of the guard

Mayor Nyquist called the upset "a student takeover" and predicted that elderly residents would leave New Paltz in droves.

But Mr. West, who takes office on June 1, shrugged off the attacks.

"I've heard their fears of a student takeover, but I'm never quite sure what that means — if students need money for more shots at the bar, they'll call the village clerk to cut them a check?"

article on new mayor of new paltz in the sunday times.