Community news and opinion for Nyack, NY
Pull With Purpose Charity Ergathon Saturday, February 28, 2009 Register for our Third Annual “Pull With Purpose” Charity Ergathon, which will once again benefit the Nyack Center. Last year we raised over $6000 to support the Nyack Center’s many fantastic community programs. To participate, … [Read more...]
Conceived in 1881, by Julian O. Davidson1, local artist and marine painter, and his brother in law, Arthur Merrit,2 the Nyack Rowing Association opened to almost immediate notoriety and prestige. The first meeting, reportedly on May 2, 1881, was held in the old Nyack Armory, where twenty-five … [Read more...]
Merrill Lynch will lead a team of outside consultants to find financing to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge. The one year $2.2 million contract was award by the NYS Department of Transportation. Regional transportation officials are looking at creative financing options to pay for the $16 billion … [Read more...]
There has been a rumor going around town that the Nyack Chamber of Commerce is closing. That isn't true. "The Chamber has been through a challenging financial period", says Board President Bob Gunderson. But in response the Chamber is not shutting down, but rather made some changes to reduce … [Read more...]
Despite a large and spirited turnout of opposition, much from the business sector, the Village Board unanimously passed a resolution to increase the parking rates to 75 cents an hour. A unanimous vote shows how pressing the budget issue is, where the Board had to absorb a tremendous amount of … [Read more...]
The Village Board has on the agenda to discuss raising parking fees, and there may be no hotter topic they could pick. There is a flurry of emails going out alerting the public of the upcoming event. The Chamber of Commerce has sent out an email to their members asking "Will anyone shop in … [Read more...]
The Village Board meeting is this Thursday and will have two hot topics on the agenda: raising parking rates and reviewing the noise ordinance. The proposed parking rate increases would include: Meters will increase to 20cents/20minutes or 75cents/hour Parking fines will increase from $15 … [Read more...]
Tonight at 6pm the Village will be discussing what to do with cars parked on the street during snow storms. Victor Overton, Superintendent of Maintenance, has expressed frustration over the number of cars parked on the street as his crew is trying to clear the streets. It costs the Village more … [Read more...]
AT&T Mobility has announced plans to add a new cell site to its network in Nyack at Main Street and Broadway in 2009. The company is expanding service its Rockland County service with additional coverage in Nyack, Monsey and Haverstraw. New sites are also being added in Westchester County on … [Read more...]
One of Nyack's mainstay stores has closed. Below is a posting on the Nyack Social Scene. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- You may have heard that the Ben Franklin Bookshop has closed. It's true. You can own one of their beautiful bookcases, … [Read more...]
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