Nyack People & Places
It is a mental picture you won’t forget. An elegantly dressed 60-year-old man driving a herd of geese from the grounds of his large,...
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History
On July 4, 1919, under a blazing summer sun, Nyack staged the most spectacular Fourth of July celebration in its history. At the heart...
Arts
Our roundup of events this week features balloon art, a Where’s Waldo? contest, customer appreciation day at the Nyack Farmers Market, and more …..
History
For 63 years, Tom Vasilow and his brother Chris churned out oceans of ice cream and rivers of chocolate at the Eagle Confectionery at...
Nyack Sketch Log
“This church is a miracle.” That is how the wife of the pastor of Hollingsworth Memorial, Evangelist Myrtle Jones, has described this brick and...
The Villages
This week in the Villages: After a nine-year absence from the U.S., polio emerged in a vaccine-depressed area of Rockland County. Nyack pays out...
News
Nyack Jazz Week fittingly ends where it began — in the heart of Nyack’s jazz scene: Maureen’s Jazz Cellar with two power-packed performances on...
Nyack Sketch Log
This year, St. Philip’s A.M.E Zion Church on the corner of North Mill and Burd Streets celebrates 160 years of worship. The church was...
News
In Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down, the new film from Academy Award nominated directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West, the former Arizona Congresswoman and...
Nyack People & Places
Electricity was in the air on Friday night July 8, 1887. The full moon paled by comparison. Villagers celebrated. Bands paraded through the streets....
News
Imagine the stories that would be told if houses wrote autobiographies. This stately structure on South Highland Avenue could tell us if slaves were...
News
This week in the Villages: A special municipal meeting and music in Nyack. The Village of Nyack will hold a meeting on Tuesday, July...
Arts
Two vibrant Nyack traditions resurface this week as we unofficially enter the dog days* of summer: Nyack’s “famous” street fair and summer music. (*Fun...
