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The Story of DePew’s Glen & the Bridging of Broadway by Mike Hays Broadway was not always a through street. South Broadway was interrupted...
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The Bomb Cyclone That Changed New York by Mike Hays A little after midnight on Monday morning, March 12, 1888, heavy rain changed to...
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Before climate change spoiled the formation of deep ice on local ponds and rivers, children would gather on weeknights and weekends to skate and...
Arts
“Final Curtain Call,” is a story loosely inspired by the life of Ray Bohr, the Chief Organist at Radio City Music Hall. Bohr accompanied...
History
Peter Williamson died in Upper Nyack in January, 1886. He was said to be the last living person in Rockland County born in bondage....
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When people hear the term “Gilded Age” they may think of Julian Fellowes’ new TV series or of some distant time populated by remote,...
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by Mike Hays After a snowfall quiets the landscape, there’s a noise. The shrieks and shouts of children riding sleds. Nyack took special pride...
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by Mike Hays Before the first Tappan Zee Bridge and the George Washington Bridge, there was a winter express route across the Hudson River...
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by Mike Hays Nyack is no North Pole, but historically it has not lacked in wintertime attractions. Not only was Nyack home to the...
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by Mike Hays Dancing, hats, noisemakers, all night openings, turkey sandwiches, pizza, swing bands, dinners, movies, dreams of ski jumping, parties at home, and...