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Nyack Halloween Parade 2017 Prize Winners
The Nyack Chamber of Commerce hosted its 30th annual Halloween Parade on Saturday, October 28 in the heart of Nyack. The event once again broke records for color, creativity and the sheer size of the spectator crowd — estimated at 30,000. “The Travel Channel currently ranks Nyack’s parade fourth in [...]
Celebrating 30 Years with Maria Luisa
Maria Luisa Whittingham first opened shop in 1987, in a basement space next to the YMCA on South Broadway. Thirty years later, she has two retail stores, a thriving online store, and she holds a place of honor in the Rockland County community. In a 2014 profile of Maria Luisa, [...]
October in Nyack: Beautiful Colors and Spooky Fun
October in Nyack is all about dressing up. The trees are beginning to change into their fall finery, and the humans are planning for Halloween because we have THE BEST parade outside of NYC! Celebrate all things spooky and fun with a screening of the classic horror fantasy film Nosferatu on the [...]
Carnegie Concerts Return for 2017-18 Season
Ron Carter, via Ralph Miriello (click photo for info) On select Friday nights from September through May, the Nyack Library is filled with the sound of music. Since 2008, the Carnegie Concert Series has presented a talented and diverse roster of musicians in the intimate Carnegie-Farian room -- [...]
Hiking 101: 10 Things to Know before Hitting the Trail
Labor Day weekend: time to review that summer to-do list you made back in May and squeeze as much summer fun as possible into this last weekend. Forget the water parks, art museums, and historic sites -- there's no time for that. This is the weekend to get outside and [...]
New Tappan Zee Bridge to Open Westbound Side Aug 25, 2017
During the overnight hours of August 24th-25th, westbound traffic on the old Tappan Zee Bridge will shift to the new Tappan Zee Bridge (aka the Governor Mario Cuomo Bridge). We've been watching the bridge take shape since the project began in 2013, and we're feeling pretty excited about it! Our favorite [...]