Community news and opinion for Nyack, NY
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...]
Nyack, Dec 23 -- Looking back, it was 350 years ago this week when the natives of Nyack lost jurisdiction over part of Brooklyn. Looking ahead, blogger Cap'n Transit offers 100 Years of the Tappan Zee Bridge -- a food-for-thought view of where today's transportation decisions might be taking … [Read more...]
by Kipp Jarden The plans to fast track a new Tappan Zee Bridge don't include any of the previously promised trains or buses to ease congestion. But they do include shoulders and a dedicated lane for emergencies -- be they political or otherwise. Illustrator Kipp Jarden is a Nyack native with a … [Read more...]
by Jocelyn Jane Cox Well, it’s late fall and here in the Northeast that means everything is a complete mess. Isn’t it a bit disrespectful the way the trees just let their leaves fall to the ground for others to pick up? I, for one, was taught to not drop my clothes all over the floor. … [Read more...]
by Tina Traster I have a picture I took 30 years ago of a white clapboard house partially obscured by brilliant, blazing leaves of autumn. The photo, which I framed and hung up in my Upper West Side apartment, represented something beatific, something out of reach. I could only imagine what it … [Read more...]
Yes, it's that time of year again. Say Goodbye to Daylight Savings Time and Hello to Eastern Standard Time on Sunday. It also means that if you have a relative in Arizona, you have to remember that come Sunday they will be two hours behind us, not three. Daylight Saving Time in the US begins on … [Read more...]
by Jocelyn Jane Cox Do you refuse to believe there will ever be a new Tappan Zee Bridge until you actually see it? Even if it does come to fruition, we probably all have just a few more trips to take across the current one. In the mean time, here are some ways to make that turtle-paced crawl more … [Read more...]
by Jocelyn Jane Cox Great news! We now have only 29 years left on our 30 year mortgage! We have been in our house for one year, which means that we have paid exactly .0000000000000000000000042 percent of the principle on our loan. Please hold your applause. As most new homeowners can attest, … [Read more...]
by Victoria Fedden We stopped because the traffic wasn't even at a crawl. It was a parking lot and we were starving and the exit was right there so I said, just get off here because at least I know where to go. I think. I think I still remember, because how long ago was 1989? But secretly it was … [Read more...]
by Dave Zornow For anyone fascinated with signs that the end of the world is near, this week is filled with harbingers of ill things to come. On Tuesday there was an earthquake which sent serious rumbles through the news media and was felt in the far corners of the globe reached by anyone with … [Read more...]
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