Community news and opinion for Nyack, NY
by George Klein TODAY is the LAST DAY to submit public comments to the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) on the the Revised Draft SGEIS on hydrofracking. It is imperative to demonstrate to the NYSDEC and Governor Cuomo the strength of the opposition to hydrofracking by New … [Read more...]
by Bill Batson Until recently, painters in Nyack were second-class artisans. Nyack’s musicians could fine-tune their instruments at Long Island Drum Center. Local writers could always haunt the stacks at Pickwick Book Shop. Our thespians were able to find an audience at Elmwood Playhouse. But … [Read more...]
by Dave Zornow Nyack, Dec 30 -- If a picture can conjure a thousands words, here are some of the more memorable photos, illustrations and graphics in 2011. Without further ado and the thousand words, here's our look back at 2011. There was snow -- and lots of it.The first official snow of … [Read more...]
by the Chamber of Commerce of the Nyacks The year 2011 has been challenging for businesses, families and workers across the United States. Despite this, here in Nyack, we’re fortunate to have an active and thriving downtown, many successful work-from-home entrepreneurs, several regionally … [Read more...]
It's Day 3 of the "Issues for Nyack, Rockland and Beyond" year-end survey sampling public opinion about stories in the news over the last several months. Please take two minutes to complete the nine question survey and let us know what you think about issues like the Tappan Zee Bridge project, … [Read more...]
by Bill Batson San Francisco has City Lights, New York City has the Strand and Nyack has the Pickwick Book Shop. The experience of shopping at Pickwick has changed little since it first opened in 1945. A seemingly infinite number of titles are crammed into a dense thicket of shelves. Books cover … [Read more...]
by Dave Zornow Nyack, Dec 16 -- Pity the poor Tappan Zee Bridge. How would you feel if you turned 56 and people said you were old, run down and needed to be replaced? On December 15, 1955, the TZB opened to regular traffic for the first time. On December 15, 2011, an unlikely coalition of 11 … [Read more...]
Nyack, Dec 16 -- Don't blame the bars on Main Street if people are getting SMASHed - at least not for today. SMASH, an NBC TV show about the behind-the-scenes struggles of producing a musical about the life of Marilyn Monroe comes to Nyack on Friday to tape an upcoming episode. Trucks will begin … [Read more...]
by David Carlucci, NYS Senator (D- Rockland) Last week I proudly voted for common sense legislation that will put more money in the pockets of middle class families, as well as eliminate or substantially reduce the job-killing MTA payroll tax for Rockland and Orange counties’ small … [Read more...]
Nyack, Dec 12 9:45a -- If you are a FiOS having trouble connecting to *some* Internet sites over the past 24 hours, you're not alone. Verizon's Internet service is experiencing technical difficulties which may create "time outs" (page not found) conditions when you visit some Websites. Email, ip … [Read more...]
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