History Nyack People & Places: Peter Williamson–The Last Surviving Person Formerly Enslaved in Rockland County Peter Williamson died in Upper Nyack in January, 1886. He was said to be the last living person in Rockland County born in bondage.... Mike HaysFebruary 10, 2022
News Nyack Sketch Log: Hezekiah Easter Veteran’s Memorial Square by Bill Batson This Veterans Day, November 11, at 9:30am, The Village of Nyack will rededicate the community space at the corner of Main... Bill BatsonNovember 9, 2021
History Nyack People & Places: Four Nyack Brothers Went to War by Mike Hays The story of the Waldron family of Central Nyack is like a northern version of Gone With the Wind. The family’s... Mike HaysSeptember 23, 2021
History Nyack People & Places: How the Lincoln Memorial Boulder Came to Be by Mike Hays The Gettysburg Address, given by Abraham Lincoln on Nov. 19, 1863, looms large in our national imagination, but is, in reality,... Mike HaysOctober 22, 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
Nyack People & Places Nyack People & Places: Barons of Broadway, Rivercliff by Mike Hays Rivercliff is the third of Nyack People & Places’ Barons of Broadway series, tracing how Upper Nyack farmland was converted to... News & Views StaffJuly 25, 2019
News Nyack People & Places: The 4th of July Parade through Nyack’s Memorial Arch Revisiting an iconic photograph of Nyack’s ultimate 4th of July celebration 100 years ago by Mike Hays On a steamy 4th of July 100 years... News & Views StaffJuly 4, 2019
News Nyack People & Places: The 4th of July Parade through Nyack’s Memorial Arch Revisiting an iconic photograph of Nyack’s ultimate 4th of July celebration 100 years ago by Mike Hays On a steamy 4th of July 100 years... News & Views StaffJune 27, 2019
Food Nyack People & Places: How Art Café Jumped Over Broadway The 150-year Saga of the House You Know As Home to Art Café by Mike Hays The Art Café and the red-and-blue painted Italianate-style house... News & Views StaffAugust 16, 2018