History The Short-Lived Glory of Central Nyack’s 8,000-Seat Sports Centre The Story of Pierre Bernard & Summer Baseball in Nyack Pierre Bernard, who formed the Clarkstown Country Club in Nyack, was an unusual and... Mike HaysJuly 31, 2024
History Rediscovering the St. George Hotel (Part 4)-Midcentury Decline & Renewed Vitality Recap In the previous parts of the history of the St. George Hotel, we examined its founding, learned about its founder, restauranteur George Bardin,... Mike HaysNovember 2, 2023
Nyack People & Places Helen Hayes Daughter, Nyack’s “Act of God Baby”, Was A Polio Poster Child Polio has reared its ugly head again in 2022 as it did frequently every summer so many years ago when it crippled and killed... Mike HaysAugust 25, 2022
History Nyack People & Places: Nyack’s Celebrity Baseball Game of the Century by Mike Hays It was the charity baseball game of the century. A motorcade of buses and cars from New York City brought stars... Mike HaysMarch 17, 2022
Arts Nyack Sketch Log: Helen Hayes MacArthur by Bill Batson Legend has it that when Helen Hayes MacArthur first saw this fine example of Italianate architecture on North Broadway, her husband,... Bill BatsonMarch 15, 2022
History Nyack People & Places: Polio Pandemic & Nyack’s “Act of God Baby” by Mike Hays The polio pandemic was a scourge that reappeared every summer through the first half of the 20th century, killing and crippling... Mike HaysMarch 19, 2020
Nyack People & Places Nyack People & Places: A Rockland Riot for Russians by Mike Hays Riots and Russians in Rockland? Indeed! On a steamy, moonlit August night in 1942, the largest crowd ever to attend an... News & Views StaffAugust 22, 2019
Nyack People & Places Nyack People & Places: The Baseball Game of the Century by Mike Hays It was the charity baseball game of the century. A motorcade of buses and cars from New York City brought stars... News & Views StaffMay 17, 2018
Arts Nyack Sketch Log: Helen Hayes MacArthur by Bill Batson Legend has it that when Helen Hayes MacArthur first saw this fine example of Italianate architecture on North Broadway, her husband,... News & Views StaffJanuary 27, 2015
Arts Nyack Sketch Log: Our Village Was A Stop on The Trip to Bountiful by Bill Batson Nyack was a stop on The Trip to Bountiful. The play of that name was just nominated for a Tony Award... News & Views StaffMay 7, 2013