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by Mike Hays Clang! Crash! Slam! “OUCH!!”  That was the sound of the men working at the Historic Nyack Icehouse on Sunday mornings in...

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When the St. Nicholas Hotel opened in Nyack in December 1866, it ushered in a new era for the village. Located at 87–91 Main...

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In the summer of 1885, members of the Sunday Schools of Nyack’s Dutch Reformed and Grace Episcopal churches set out for Iona Island on...

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At precisely 12:15 p.m. on July 20, 1909, the sharp, acrid scent of smoke spread through the village air. Inside the Jackson Hose Company’s...

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One hundred and fifty years ago this month, Nyack faced a natural disaster of unprecedented proportions. A series of powerful storms struck the village...

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There was a time when the Hudson River shimmered with summer promise. In the early 20th century, riverside parks like Nyack Beach, Hook Mountain...

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On Friday night, July 8, 1887, electricity crackled through the air in more ways than one. A full moon hung overhead, but its glow...

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On July 4, 1919, under a blazing summer sun, Nyack staged the most spectacular Fourth of July celebration in its history. At the heart...

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For 63 years, Tom Vasilow and his brother Chris churned out oceans of ice cream and rivers of chocolate at the Eagle Confectionery at...

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Chrystenah, named in honor of the mother of its owners, was among the most beautiful and fastest steamboats on the lower Hudson River during...