History Nyack People & Places: Simpson’s Religious Resort in Nyack Heights – Nyack College’s Early Years by Mike Hays The purchase of 26 acres on Nyack Heights was a closely guarded secret, even the close associates of A. B. Simpson,... Mike HaysJuly 9, 2020
News Nyack People & Places: Long Lost Hook Mountain Beach by Mike Hays If there was a Truth In Advertising Law for state parks, the beautiful public space on the Hudson River at the... Mike HaysJuly 2, 2020
History Nyack People & Places: Barons of Broadway — Widewater by Mike Hays Widewater is the fifth of the Nyack People & Places’ Barons of Broadway series, tracing how Upper Nyack farmland was converted... Mike HaysJune 25, 2020
Mario Cuomo Bridge Nyack People & Places: Nyack’s Very Own Walkway Over the Hudson by Mike Hays Like eating ice cream too fast, Nyack’s (and the Hudson River Valley’s) shared user path, the Gov. Mario Cuomo Bridge (MCB)... Mike HaysJune 18, 2020
Nyack People & Places Nyack People & Places: Hooked on River Hook by Mike Hays Just as spring weather turned nice this year and villagers headed outside for some exercise and escape from lockdown, all but... Mike HaysJune 11, 2020
History Nyack People & Places: The Last Living Person Born Into Bondage in Rockland County by Mike Hays Peter Williamson died in Upper Nyack in January, 1886. He was said to be the last living person in Rockland County... Mike HaysJune 4, 2020
History Nyack People & Places: A Colonel, An Estate, & the Origins of “Goosetown” by Mike Hays Meet the man responsible for one of the possible legends behind Upper Nyack’s pet moniker, Goosetown. Meet an orphan, inventor, soldier,... Mike HaysMay 28, 2020
History Nyack People & Places: Skirmish Krew Relives Revolutionary War in Upper Nyack by Mike Hays The thunder of cannons, the crash of cannonballs, the crack of musket fire. Villagers may think of the Revolutionary War as... Mike HaysMay 21, 2020
History Nyack People & Places: A Meditative, Historic Brookside Walk by Mike Hays The trickling sounds of a springtime brook, fresh flower smells, emerging green leaves, and presence of historical sites are some of... Mike HaysMay 14, 2020
Food Nyack People & Places: OD’s Survived Prohibition But Not the Pandemic by Mike Hays O’Donoghue’s Tavern, a village favorite for over 100 years, has decided to close its doors due to the economic toll the... Mike HaysMay 7, 2020