Original: Of some importance is the fact that , in New York , a town provides a closer level of governance than its enclosing county , providing almost all municipal services to unincorporated areas , called hamlets , and selected services to incorporated areas , called villages .
Simplified: In New York , a town gives people more direct power than its county , giving almost all town services to places not in towns , called hamlets , and some services to places in towns , called villages .