Nyack
New York (NY), 10960
Nyack (pronounced /niak/) is a village in Rockland County, New York, United States. The population was 6,737 at the 2000 census. The village is located approximately 19 miles north of Manhattan, by way of driving. It lies on the west bank of the largest expanse of the Tappan Zee, directly across the river from Tarrytown, New York.
Nyack was originally settled by Native Americans known locally as the Nyack Indians, from whom the village takes its name. Stone Indian relics and heaps of oyster shells found along the shore of the Hudson indicate this was a favorite fishing spot of the natives. In 1675, the first white man settled in Rockland County at Nyack. Three major industries once thrived here: sandstone quarrying for New York City building (ca. 1800-40), boat building - sloops, steamboats, and then pleasure craft and WWI & WWII submarine chasers (ca. l8l5-l948), and shoe manufacturing (ca. 1828-1900). Nyack was incorporated as a village in 1782.
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Landmarks & Places of Interest Nyack, NY:
- Edward Hopper House Art Center - 82 North Broadway - This home of the realist painter Edward Hopper was built in 1858. One room is devoted to materials about Hopper�s work and life in Nyack. Three other rooms provide space for monthly exhibits by local artists. The restored garden is the setting for jazz concerts on summer evenings.
- John Green House - Main Street - Built in 1817 by John Green of local sandstone, now covered with stucco, painted yellow. This is the oldest house standing in Nyack. Green started the first lumber yard in Nyack and later opened a store. House is a private residence.
- Julius Petersen Inc. - Foot of Van Houten Street - Old Nyack families held ownership of the yard. The John Van Houten Family, owners since the early 1800�s, originally founded the yard. Then James P. Voris and passed it onto Samuel Ayers and finally it was purchased in the 1940�s by Julius Petersen who built government crafts during the war effort. Young Edward Hopper spent time drawing and sketching here.
- Oak Hill Cemetery - 140 N. Highland Avenue (Rte. 9W) - 1840-present. Dedicated on June 27, 1848, it reflected a change from small family and religious burial grounds to community cemeteries. Graves include founders of Nyack, playwright Charles MacArthur and his wife, actress Helen Hayes, scientist and inventor William Hand, and artist Edward Hopper.
- Red Cross Center - 143 North Broadway, A distinctive, cross gable Queen Anne Style architecture building, built by Julia and Garret Blauvelt, a physician, surgeon and director of Nyack Hospital in 1882 and given to the Red Cross in1915. During World War I, World War II and the Korean War, the center was a hub for food and blood drives, gathering of clothes and supplies for shipment overseas. Helen Hayes, who lived nearby was chairwomen of the war fund drive during WWII. Camp Shanks, one of the military's major wartime staging areas, rely heavily on the Red Cross volunteers and services. Today the center continues to provide clothing, food and shelter in times necessity and emergencies. The center also provides certification courses in first aid & lifesaving skills since 9/11.
- Nyack is also home to Modern Metro Studios and Rockland World Radio, which includes a 49-seat multimedia black box theatre in the historic F.W. Woolworth Way Building. The Village of Nyack's Mayor John Shields hosts a weekly radio program on the station.
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