History A Colorful 4th of July Extravaganza at the Clarkstown Country Club Performing elephants, gaily garbed singers, flame-lit dancing near a rock grotto, lectures, piano recitals, and movies brought the 4th of July weekend in 1932... Mike HaysJune 29, 2023
Nyack People & Places When Widewater Graced North Broadway in Upper Nyack Leroy Frost made and lost several fortunes in the stock market in the early 20th century. One of his enduring assets was his riverfront... Mike HaysFebruary 23, 2023
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: Rockland’s First Airport Founded by Pierre Bernard by Mike Hays Dr. Pierre Bernard whose visionary yoga club in Nyack foretold today’s interest in yoga, also jumped on the aviation craze in... Mike HaysDecember 16, 2021
History Nyack People & Places: When September Was Circus Month by Mike Hays In the late 19th century, Nyack was visited by elephants, acrobats, and tightrope walkers. The village was a regular stop for... Mike HaysSeptember 9, 2021
History Nyack News & Views: When Nyack Had an Airport(s) by Mike Hays The buzzing whine of prop planes and the whir of revving engines before filled the ears of residents living near the... Mike HaysMay 6, 2021
History Nyack People & Places: Nyack Elephants Performed in New York City by Mike Hays It’s a long way from Nyack to the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Fl, once the winter home of the Ringling Brothers... Mike HaysApril 15, 2021
History Nyack People & Places: Baroness of Broadway—Shadowcliff Shadowcliff is the fifth of Nyack People & Places’ Barons of Broadway series, tracing how Upper Nyack farmland was converted to large estates by... Mike HaysFebruary 18, 2021
History Nyack People & Places: Nyack College Nabs Noisy Neighbor to the North by Mike Hays Nyack College, 1919 to 1972 Christian hymns did battle with yoga “om”s in Nyack Heights in between WWI and WWII. There... Mike HaysJuly 30, 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