February 4, 2012

As Others See Us: Tappan Zee Bridge Storefront For Sale

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StreetsBlog is running a caption contest for one of the empty storefronts in Nyack. Like many small businesses with a "For Sale" sign in the window, this shuttered storefront started with high hopes and ended with broken dreams. The Tappan Zee Bridge I-287 Environmental Review space has been … [Read more...]

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How To Make A Donut (Shop)

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by David Schloss Three Nyack familes who have been friends for decades are starting a new business from scratch, making donuts from scratch. Here's a progress report on Gypsy Donut And Espresso Bar, scheduled to open in late March on N. Franklin Street in downtown Nyack. As the second week of … [Read more...]

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First Test For New Nyack Snow Policy

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Nyack, Jan 20-- The first storm of the season will be another first, too: how vehicle owners in Nyack respond to the village's new snow policy. The village's new snow policy requires cars to be moved off the streets and out of the way of plows whenever a snow emergency has been declared. Village … [Read more...]

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New Nyack Business: “A donut…and a dream”

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by Dave Zornow Nyack, January 15 -- The three local families behind Gypsy Donut and Expresso Bar want their new Nyack business to be a community effort. The entrepreneurs are asking family, friends and village residents to support their efforts to open in late March in the space formerly occupied … [Read more...]

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Nyack Sketch Log: Vincent’s Ear

Nyack Sketch Log: Vincent's Ear. ©2012 Bill Batson

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...]

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2011 Images of Nyack

HopperHappens, Veterans Park, May 27, 2011. Photo Credit: Kris Burns

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...]

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Nyack’s Chamber Means Business

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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...]

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2011: One More Saturday Night

Champagne Glass on Beach. Credit: Dave Zornow 7/3/2004.

Here's a directory of restaurants and businesses offering New Years' Eve events on Sat Dec 31. In Nyack: Hudson House: New Year's Eve at the Hudson house features a prix fix, four course meal with three separate seatings. "The School of Hard Knocks" will be rockin' upstairs. Doors open at … [Read more...]

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Nyack Sketch Log: Pickwick Book Shop

Pickwick Book Shop. Copyright Bill Batson, 2011

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...]

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No-Stress Parking for Locals

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by Owen Voutsinas-Klose Have you ever got a parking ticket in Nyack?  It is pretty annoying and can cost $15 and up for any of the offenses.  One possible solution to this problem is to have residential parking passes. Residential parking passes are stickers for Nyack residents that would … [Read more...]

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