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50-454: When NY 59 was first assigned, it began at NY 17 in Suffern. A western bypass of Suffern was designated as New York State Route 339 c.  1932 ; however, it became part of a realigned NY 17 in the mid-1930s. NY 339 was reassigned to NY 17's former routing between Hillburn and Suffern, but it was replaced again c.  1937 by an extended NY 59. In

100-590: A minor league baseball team based in Nyack, New York. The Rocklands were unofficially nicknamed the "Rockies" and played as members of the Class D level North Atlantic League from 1946 to 1948. The Nyack Rocklands were an affiliate of the Philadelphia Athletics in 1947. Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, Nyack was known for its shipbuilding and was the commercial center of Rockland County. In

150-814: A 5-mile (8.0 km) bypass of NY 59 in Monsey and NY 45 in Hillcrest . Rockland County approved the proposed bypass two years later. In 1966, the Tri-State Transportation Commission released its long-term highway report for the area. The new study replaced the Spring Valley Bypass with the NY ;45 expressway, a north–south bypass of Spring Valley connecting the Garden State Parkway to

200-481: A bypass of West Nyack Road between Nanuet and West Nyack . The highway was completed c.  1955 and became part of a realigned NY 59. The portion of NY 59's former routing that did not overlap NY 304 was redesignated as NY 59A in February ;1956. This designation was short-lived as it was removed from West Nyack Road in the late 1950s. A local company carried out work to convert

250-503: A family to provide for. On the north wall of the Key Bank building at South Broadway and Burd Street in Nyack is a plaque installed in 1938 that reads: The Tappan Indians , from time immemorial, occupied these lands fronting the river shore. Here, in summer they lived upon fish and oysters. In Algonkian dialect spoken by them they called this location NAY-ACK which means the fishing place. The first settlement of white people within

300-555: A household in the village was $ 54,890, and the median income for a family was $ 69,146. Men had a median income of $ 50,043 versus $ 35,202 for women. The per capita income for the village was $ 32,699. About 2.2% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over. Nyack is located along the New York State Thruway , in its concurrent section with Interstate 87 and Interstate 287 , just to

350-619: A major hospital in Rockland County. While in Airmont, NY 59 intersects County Route 89 (CR 89) and CR 85 . After leaving Airmont, NY 59 proceeds east through Monsey , where it intersects the southern terminus of NY 306 . As NY 59 passes Spring Valley High School , it enters the village limits of Spring Valley . While in Spring Valley, NY 59 has an overlap with CR 35A for about

400-529: A one block wrong way concurrency along Orange Avenue—as NY 59 eastbound is paired with US 202 westbound and vice versa—during which time both routes cross a Norfolk Southern Railway line at-grade . At the end of the overlap , US 202 continues south along Orange Avenue to the New Jersey state line while NY 59 forks eastward toward central Rockland County. As NY 59 leaves Suffern and enters Airmont , it passes Good Samaritan Hospital,

450-459: A tenth of a mile and meets the Thruway at exit 14, with a pair of park and ride lots located at the interchange. The route continues eastward into Nanuet , where NY 59 passes through a heavy commercialized area, crossing under NJ Transit /Metro-North Railroad's Pascack Valley Line . Before its busy intersection with CR 33 , NY 59 passes The Shops at Nanuet to its south and

500-750: A very small western section in Clarkstown . The village had a population of 7,265 as of the 2020 census . It is a suburb of New York City lying approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of the Manhattan boundary near the west bank of the Hudson River , situated north of South Nyack , east of Central Nyack , south of Upper Nyack , and southeast of Valley Cottage . Nyack is one of five southeastern Rockland County villages and hamlets that constitute "The Nyacks" – Nyack, Central Nyack , South Nyack , Upper Nyack and West Nyack . Named after

550-567: Is a north–south state highway in western Rockland County, New York , in the United States. NY 306 runs from NY 59 in the hamlet of Monsey to U.S. Route 202 (US 202) in Ladentown, on the western boundary of the village of Pomona . The road is currently 5.33 miles (8.58 km) long; however, it originally extended south to the New Jersey state line and north to Willow Grove Road (former NY 210 ) when it

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600-587: Is approximately 1.6 square miles (4.1 km ) in area, over 50% of which falls within the Hudson River. It is in the Nyack Public Schools . Native American stone relics and oyster middens found along the shore of the Hudson indicate today's Nyack was a favorite pre-Colonial fishing spot. The first Europeans settled in there in 1675, calling the general area "Tappan". Harman Douwenszen

650-688: Is located adjacent to the municipal parking lot on Artopee Way. Nyack is also served by Rockland Coaches 9T buses to the Port Authority Bus Terminal and 9A buses to the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal in New York City . The Rockland Coaches main bus stop is located at the intersection of South Broadway and Cedar Hill Avenue. A secondary stop is located at the intersection of Midland Avenue and Castle Heights Avenue. Local bus transit

700-522: Is provided by Transport of Rockland . USS Nyack Nyack Public Schools serves Nyack. Nyack High School is the village's high school. Nyack was also home to Nyack College , a Christian liberal arts college and one of the four colleges in the United States affiliated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance church. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York operates Catholic schools in Rockland County. St. Ann Parish School in Nyack staffed by

750-647: Is thought to be the first white settler. He came to America as a toddler and grew up in Bergen, New Netherland , which became New Jersey after the British assumed control and divided New Netherland in 1664. In the State Archives in Albany there is a 1687 letter on file petitioning Governor Dongan to buy a strip of land in the west hills of Tappan (today Nyack), in which he had lived on for 12 years. His petition

800-579: Is water. Nyack is on the west bank of the Hudson River , north of the Tappan Zee Bridge . The village is also home to Hook Mountain and has hilly terrain, especially along the shore of the river. As of the census of 2000, there were 6,737 people, 3,188 households, and 1,511 families residing in the village. The population density was 8,749.1 inhabitants per square mile (3,378.0/km ). There were 3,288 housing units at an average density of 4,270.0 per square mile (1,648.7/km ). The racial makeup of

850-550: The Native Americans who resided there before European colonization , the village consists mostly of low-rise buildings lying on the hilly terrain that meets the western shore of the Hudson River . Adjacent South Nyack is the western terminus of the Tappan Zee Bridge , connected across the Hudson River to Tarrytown in Westchester County by U.S. Interstate 87 , an important commuter artery. The village

900-488: The New Jersey state line. In the mid-1930s, the alignments of NY 17 and NY 339 south of Ramapo were swapped, placing NY 17 on the bypass and NY 339 on the Ramapo–Suffern route. In Suffern, NY 339 ended at a junction with US 202 just one block north of NY 59's western terminus. NY 339 was replaced by an extended NY 59 c.  1937 . In the early 1950s, construction began on

950-599: The Nyack village line, NY 59 has its final interchange with the Thruway. The southbound entrance to the Tappan Zee Bridge is via Mountainview Avenue, and the northbound entrance is via Polhemus Street. At the Nyack line, NY 59 becomes known as Main Street. As Main Street, NY 59 runs under the Thruway one final time before the Thruway heads over the bridge. The route continues toward downtown Nyack; however, it ends at an intersection with US 9W before it reaches

1000-657: The Palisades Interstate Parkway . The road would serve a steadily growing area of commercial businesses along the NY 45 corridor. No action was taken on this proposal. With the Spring Valley Bypass plan shelved, traffic continued to pour through the Spring Valley–Nanuet area. In 1987, a task force was introduced to come up with a plan to solve this issue. Traffic became even worse when the Nanuet Mall expanded in 1994. NYSDOT tried to fix

1050-663: The Ramapo River and the Metro-North Railroad 's Port Jervis Line before following both into Suffern . The river leaves NY 59 just inside the village line; however, the railroad continues to run alongside NY 59 into the center of Suffern, where both pass under the New York State Thruway near where Interstate 87 (I-87) connects to I-287 . Just south of the I-87 overpass, NY 59 meets US 202 at Wayne Avenue. US 202 joins NY 59 for

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1100-486: The real estate agent ) was required to disclose that to prospective buyers. The owner, Helen Ackley, earlier had organized haunted house tours and was party to an article about it in Reader's Digest . After Ackley sold the house to another buyer there were no subsequent reports of hauntings. On August 10, 2010, Highland Hose Company No. 5, a two-story brick firehouse located at 288 Main Street, celebrated 100 years at

1150-657: The 1830s, despite many years of local opposition to the highway. Its charter was renewed multiple times throughout the 19th century, and it was designated as a toll road to help pay for its upkeep. In 1894, the turnpike was absorbed into the Rockland County road system. The turnpike was turned over from the county to the state of New York on July 14, 1911, and added to the state highway system as part of Route 39-b, an unsigned legislative route extending from Nyack (at Broadway) to Harriman via modern NY 59 and NY 17 . The Route 39-b designation

1200-735: The 1960s, proposals surfaced for the Spring Valley Bypass , a highway that would utilize the NY 59 corridor between NY 306 in Monsey and NY 45 in Spring Valley . The proposed highway was never built. NY 59 begins at an intersection with NY 17 in Hillburn , just south of the village of Sloatsburg in southern Rockland County . It heads to the southeast as the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway, crossing over

1250-409: The 1980s, the village underwent a major urban revitalization project to commercialize the downtown area and to expand its economy. The Helen Hayes Theatre was built, and the downtown area became home to many new business establishments. In 1991 the landmark court case Stambovsky v. Ackley ruled that a house at 1 LaVeta Place on the Hudson River was legally haunted and that the owner (but not

1300-481: The 19th century, a number of factories manufactured shoes. The Erie Railroad connected with Jersey City, New Jersey , where ferries took passengers to Chambers Street, New York City , until it was discontinued in 1966. With the completion of the Tappan Zee Bridge in December 1955, connecting South Nyack with Tarrytown in Westchester County , the population increased and Nyack's commercial sector expanded. In

1350-593: The Ramapo town line). The current southern terminus of NY 306 in Monsey was the proposed southwestern terminus of the Spring Valley Bypass, a bypass of NY 45 and NY 59 that was never built. The entire route is in Rockland County . Nyack, New York Nyack ( / ˈ n aɪ . æ k / ) is a village located primarily in the town of Orangetown in Rockland County , New York , United States. Incorporated in 1872, it retains

1400-558: The Rockland Plaza to its north. Upon entering West Nyack , NY 59 becomes a four-lane expressway and intersects NY 304 and the Palisades Interstate Parkway (exit 8). The route proceeds onward, passing Palisades Center , one of the largest shopping malls in the country. Immediately after passing Palisades Center, NY 59 becomes a four-lane surface road and briefly enters Central Nyack . Here it connects to NY 303 by way of an interchange. Before hitting

1450-468: The Route 59 Area Transportation & Land Use Study to study NY 59 between Airmont Road and the bridge over South Pascack Road. The study, taking place between Winter 2019 and Spring 2020, will investigate possible improvements to the road, such as new bicycle lanes and sidewalks. The entire route is in Rockland County . New York State Route 306 New York State Route 306 ( NY 306 )

1500-489: The Tallman homestead , at the northeast corner of what is now Broadway and Tallman Place. The building was demolished in 1914. Letter dated 31 August 1687 on file at New York State Archives at Albany: The humble Peticon of Harman Dowse of Tappan Neare Ye River Side, Alias New Orania farm ... your peticonr is a farmer that hath nothing wot comes by his hard labour but by God's Blessing out ye Produce and ye ground, and hath

1550-608: The Thruway for all motorists except truckers. This helped reduce traffic on NY 59 between exits 14A and 14B. Shortly after the traffic problems in Nanuet were reduced, the focus was shifted to West Nyack where Palisades Center was being constructed. First proposed in the late 1980s, construction finally started in 1995. This caused major delays for motorists when a bridge was constructed from NY 59 to Palisades Center south parking lot. To keep this portion of NY 59 from being overloaded with mall goers, exit 12 of

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1600-628: The Thruway with NY 303 was re-routed through Palisades Center via Palisades Center Drive. In coordination with the Lower Hudson Transit Link , new traffic signals, with transit priority, were built on NY 59, along with new bus shelters, ADA-compliant sidewalks and crosswalks. Integrated Corridor Management systems and Intelligent Traffic Signal technology were also installed on NY 59 to decrease travel times for Hudson Link buses going to and from New York City . The New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC) has started

1650-475: The central district. Main Street continues for several blocks into downtown Nyack. NY 59 originated as the Nyack Turnpike, which was the first major thoroughfare in Rockland County . A petition was filed in 1813 to construct the turnpike. Legislation stemming from the petition was passed on April 17, 1816, allowing construction to begin. The Nyack Turnpike was completed from Suffern to Nyack in

1700-438: The community in the mid-19th century, rapid growth ensued. Because town government was no longer seen as an effective way to deal with the community's needs, village incorporation was discussed. Fearing higher taxes , those in what would have become the northern part of Nyack village formed their own municipal corporation first, named Upper Nyack. Nyack village was incorporated, although without this northern portion. Residents in

1750-513: The firehouse. The firehouse was built in 1910 – fifteen years after Highland Hose was founded. The company's 1949 Ahrens-Fox fire engine was polished to bright, gleaming red and is still in use after more than 50 years. According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km ), of which 0.8 square miles (2.1 km ) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km ) (51.88%)

1800-527: The highway into a shopping center access road; however, Rockland County asserted that the town—and by extension the company—had no rights to perform this action. The county sued the company that helped improve the highway in 2002. In 1958, Ramapo town engineer Edwin Wallace noticed an increase in the amount of traffic passing through the village of Spring Valley , which had become the largest village in Rockland County by this time. This led Wallace to propose

1850-529: The late 1920s when was designated as NY 59. At the time, NY 59 was routed on West Nyack Road between Nanuet and Central Nyack . The route was rendered unchanged in the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York . A western bypass of Suffern was designated as NY 339 c.  1932 . The north–south highway left NY 17 at the hamlet of Ramapo and followed the modern New York State Thruway and I-287 corridors south through Hillburn to

1900-458: The limits of the present Rockland County, New York, took place in 1675 when Harmen Dowesen (Tallman), a young Dutchman of Bergen, New Jersey relocated here. The Tallmans erected a mill upon a stream which still is known as Mill Brook. Abraham Lydecker purchased land from the Tallmans when there were but seven homes in Nyack in 1813. Nyack became an incorporated village in 1872 according to

1950-715: The north of the Tappan Zee Bridge (officially named the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge). Other important arterial roadways include U.S. Route 9W and New York State Route 59 . Nyack was formerly served by the Northern Branch of the Erie Railroad , with service to Pavonia Terminal in Jersey City . (The southern terminus was shifted to Hoboken in 1958 and the Erie Lackawanna operated

2000-607: The same plaque on the Midland Trust Building. Three major industries once thrived in Nyack: sandstone quarrying for New York City buildings ( c.  1800 –1840); boat building— sloops , steamboats , then pleasure craft and World War I and II submarine chasers (ca. 1915–1948); and shoe manufacturing (ca. 1828–1900). Following the extension of the Northern Railroad of New Jersey into

2050-415: The southern part of Nyack village, however, soon became dissatisfied with the notion of paying taxes that more heavily benefited the rest of the village. After succeeding in dissolving Nyack's corporation, the southern portion of the former village incorporated as the village of South Nyack. The area between Upper Nyack and South Nyack was reincorporated thereafter, again as Nyack. The Nyack Rocklands were

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2100-652: The town of Ramapo. Roughly 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Kaser, NY 306 intersects County Route 74 (CR 74). Ramapo High School is located just east of NY 306 on CR 74. NY 306 then passes a large cemetery called Church of the West Hempstead Cemetery. NY 306 continues north past CR 80 , and enters the village of Wesley Hills . There it passes a small shopping center, and proceeds into residential areas. Finally, NY 306 enters Pomona at CR 86 . The route ends shortly afterward at US 202 . When NY 306

2150-549: The train after 1960.) Passenger service was discontinued in 1966, and the rail line has been converted into a walking path. As a result, Nyack no longer has direct passenger rail service. The nearest railroad stations with current passenger service are Tarrytown 8 miles away and Nanuet 5.8 miles away. Nyack is served by the Lower Hudson Transit Link (known colloquially as Hudson Link), which connects Nyack with rail stations in Tarrytown and White Plains . The bus station

2200-538: The village was 63.8% White , 26.3% African American , 0.2% Native American , 2.4% Asian , 2.7% from other races , and 4.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.6% of the population. There were 3,188 households, out of which 20.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.0% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.6% were non-families. 42.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who

2250-571: The worsening situation in 1995 when they reconstructed almost 3 miles (5 km) of NY 59 from the eastern border of Spring Valley to exit 8 of the Palisades Interstate Parkway. The project widened the road to six lanes, helping to move traffic through the area from Grandview to Middletown Roads in Nanuet. In 1997, the New York State Thruway Authority dropped the Spring Valley toll on

2300-452: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.93. In the village, the population was spread out, with 19.0% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 36.2% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males. The median income for

2350-729: Was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York , it extended from the New Jersey state line in the south to Willow Grove Road (then part of NY 210 ) in the north via East Saddle River Road, Monsey–Ladentown Road, and Call Hollow Road. NY 306 was truncated to its current northern terminus at US 202 in Ramapo (now part of the village of Pomona ) c.  1939 and to its modern southern end at NY 59 in Monsey c.  1962 . The former extensions of NY 306 are now largely maintained by Rockland County as CR 73 (East Saddle River Road) and CR 75 (Call Hollow Road north of

2400-478: Was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York . NY 306 begins at NY 59 in the Ramapo hamlet of Monsey and proceeds north as Main Street through part of the business district of Monsey. After passing Maple Avenue in the Jewish village of Kaser , NY 306 becomes Monsey–Ladentown Road for the rest of its run. NY 306 quickly leaves the small village and reenters

2450-404: Was eliminated on March 1, 1921, as part of a partial renumbering of New York's legislative route system. When the first set of posted routes in New York were assigned in 1924, the portion of former Route 39-b between Suffern and Harriman became part of NY 17. The remainder of the route from Nyack to Suffern was not given a number. The Suffern–Nyack highway remained unnumbered until

2500-607: Was granted and he bought the land from the Native Americans. He called his farm New Orania ( Oranje in Dutch). This section of Nyack became known as Orangetown in 1683. The Tappan Register of 1707 claimed it was pronounced Nay-ack. Nyack became part of Rockland County in 1798. Harman's younger brother Theius changed the family name from Douwse ( Frisian for first son) to Talma ( Dutch for first son). His children became Talman and eventually Tallmans. The New Orania farm became

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