New City
New York (NY), 10956
New City Courthouse
New City is a hamlet in the town of Clarkstown in Rockland County, NY. New City is the county seat of Rockland and is also the location of the Clarkstown Police Department. Located just 25 miles north of New York City, Clarkstown has lakes, parks, top-rated schools, business and industry and an active community.
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About New City, NY:
New City is accessible from major Rockland arteries providing rapid access to Bergen county in New Jersey, as well as Westchester, Manhattan, and the Bronx in NYC.
New City contains several particularly affluent neighborhoods which are among the wealthiest in the United States. The community is diverse, however, and more affordable areas can be found closer to the center of the hamlet.
New City has experienced rapid development yielding an affluent tax base. Despite booming development, many of its residential areas have remained tranquil and comprised of wooded acres, winding roads, stone walls, trees, lakes, and streams. While undeveloped land for development is scarce, a few small farms still dot the landscape now shared with golf courses, homes and businesses.
Landmarks & Places of Interest in New City, NY:
- Coe's Tavern - Formerly at northeast corner of Route 45 & New Hempstead Road - Operated by John Coe. On two occasions Continental Army troops encamped here. Maj. Tallmadge and his dragoons halted here when taking Joshua Heft Smith and Mjr. John Andre from West Point to Tappan in 1780.
- Cropsey Farm, 230 Little Tor Road., (845) 634-1545. - This is one of the five remaining vegetable and fruit farms in Rockland County. The farmhouse and its twin, China Echo farmhouse were built of native red sandstone around 1769 by the Blauvelt brothers and is one of the oldest existing barns in the county. It wasn't until 1893, that Andrew C. Cropsey's wife Lizzie became the owner of the 50 acres of land which is now known as Cropsey Farm. A gentleman farmer and attorney who commuted to NYC daily, Andrew died in 1911 leaving enormous debts. His children continued to farm the land but as a business. There are also historic stone walls on the site. Today, Cropsey is very modern in its farming approach with a Garden Center and Produce Store. Everyday is an exciting event at Cropsey which is open 7 days a week year-round.
- Dutch Garden - Designed by Mary Mowbray Clarke, a West Nyack native, in 1933-34 as memorial to county's early settlers, and won "Garden of the Year" from Better Home and Gardens magazine in 1935. Master craftsman Biaglo Gugliuzzo of Garnerville created walks and latticed walls of Haverstraw brick. Still standing is Tea House with carvings of mountains, windmills and other serene symbols representing aspects of Dutch-American history, others of motifs popular in 1930's - Popeye, the Baker Cocoa and Old Dutch Cleanser maids. Over the years, it served as a site for weddings and for concerts. It has been said that folk singer Burl Ives once performed there and that Eleanor Roosevelt visited the garden. Markers on site. Now a county park with beautiful display of flowering bulbs in spring.
- English Church and Schoolhouse
- H. R. Stevens House - 234 Congers Road
- The Historical Society of Rockland County, 20 Zukor Road.
- The Jacob Blauvelt Farmhouse, 20 Zukor Road. - A farmhouse of Dutch colonial style built 1882. Contains an open fireplace for cooking demonstrations. The four-acre site also has a museum, herb garden and nature trail. Museum open Tuesday-Sunday 1 to 5 PM Tours of Blauvelt House Sunday 1 to 5 PM Other times by appointment. Telephone (845)634-9629
- Law Enforcement Museum - The walls of the county Sheriff�s Department are lined with photos and interesting memorabilia about enforcement in Rockland County, New York City and around the nation
- New City Library - 220 North Main Street
- The New Hempstead Church, 484 New Hempstead Road., The first English-speaking church established in the county, organized by English settlers from Hempstead, Long ISland in 1734 who wish to have services in English rather than Durch as in the Reformed Church.
- Saint Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church - Celebrated 100 years - November 2007
- Van Houten Gardens - 241 S. Little Tor Road - Formerly part of the Cropsey Farm. Across the road is a Dutch Sandstone house, built around 1769 and owned by the Cropsey family since 1893.
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