History Nyack People & Places: The Ice Bridge by Mike Hays Before the first Tappan Zee Bridge and the George Washington Bridge, there was a winter express route across the Hudson River... Mike HaysFebruary 11, 2021
History Nyack People & Places: A Blizzard For the Ages–In 1888 by Mike Hays During the Great Blizzard of 1988 when only one milkman was able to make a few of his deliveries, 879 cans... Mike HaysFebruary 4, 2021
History Nyack People & Places: Ice Harvesting by Mike Hays Once upon a time, one of the largest and most important local industries in Nyack was ice harvesting, so called because... Mike HaysJanuary 28, 2021
Analysis ‘Controlled Destruction’: How Urban Renewal Changed Nyack Permanently by Owen Voutsinas-Klose Why does Nyack have a perpetually vacant pedestrian mall in its downtown? How did Nyack’s housing projects come to be, and... owenvJanuary 16, 2021
History Nyack People & Places: Sledding Sagas 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... Mike HaysJanuary 14, 2021
History Nyack People & Places: When Nyack Was a Sleigh-Making Village By Mike Hays Before SUVs and all-wheel drive cars, navigating Nyack’s hilly unplowed roads in the winter was made possible using locally made horse-drawn... Mike HaysDecember 31, 2020
History Nyack People & Places: Electrifying Night by Mike Hays Electricity was in the air on Friday night July 8, 1887. The full moon paled by comparison. Villagers celebrated. Bands paraded... Mike HaysDecember 3, 2020
History Nyack People & Places: The Daylight Ride of Major John Smith by Mike Hays It’s not an iconic “one if by land, two if by sea” Paul Revere midnight ride story. But Upper Nyack’s Major... Mike HaysNovember 19, 2020
Arts Weekender Recommendations: Exhibits, Workshops, Events at RoCA by Amy Alinkofsky November is a busy month at Rockland Center for the Arts (RoCA) with exhibits by 2 artists who are influenced by... amyalinkofskyNovember 13, 2020
History Nyack People & Places: A WWII Vet at the Piermont Pier by Mike Hays Weary from 4 long days of train rides from California, Capt. Ray Hays of Champaign, IL was ready for a change.... Mike HaysNovember 12, 2020