Nyack News And Views

11/05/2025

In today’s , Mike Hays shares the story of the Hilltop Restaurant, one of Nyack’s most beloved restaurants for 60 years, which closed on July 16, 2005.

“If I were ever told this would be my last meal on earth, I would probably ask for Lobster Della Fano.” Elaine Bissel, 1994, Journal News On July 16, 2005, Rudolph “Sonny” Donato and his 79-year-old brother Nick served the final meal at the Hilltop, one of Nyack’s most beloved restaurants ...

10/31/2025

This year's Nyack Halloween Parade didn't dissapoint with plenty of entertainment, essentially kicking off a long leadup to Halloween night in the Village with a lineup featuring hundreds of inventive costumes, dozens of floats and spooky tableaus. Our spookily sensational photographer Andrea Swenson was there to document all the ghoulish scenes (Courtesy of the Nyack Chamber of Commerce).

Check out the best viusals from Nyack's annual Halloween parade in our latest Photo Shoot.

10/31/2025

Frank LoBuono invokes Dr. Strangelove.

The views expressed in this article are those of this independent writer and not the Nyack News & Views editorial staff. We welcome submissions from anybody who is interested in publishing their thoughts, ideas and perspectives about issues facing our community, both large and small. Please send to [email protected] with detailed contact information.
https://nyacknewsandviews.com/blog/2025/10/how-i-learned-to-love-the-bomb/

10/31/2025

Humor writer and Nyack News and Views alumnus Jocelyn Jane Cox - Writer recently published a new memoir, Motion Dazzle: A Memoir of Moterhood, Loss, and Skating on Thin Ice. Enjoy this exerpt, Home, which chronicles, among other things, her move from the Bronx to Rockland County. (Photo courtesy of Jocelyn Jane Cox)

In an excerpt her new book about motherhood and loss, Cox writes about her move to Rockland County.

10/31/2025

Our roundup of events this week includes a Phantom Feast and Film at the Angel on Friday, The Great Nyack Snapshop at Fresh Market on Saturday, the last Nyack Flower Market of the season, a screening of Riefenstahl, and more.

Our roundup of events this week includes a Phantom Feast and Film at the Angel on Friday, The Great Nyack Snapshop at Fresh Market on Saturday, the last Nyack Flower Market of the season, a screening of Riefenstahl, and more.

10/30/2025

Meet Nyack Library’s new director, Tracy Dunstan, whose career in libraries combines everything she loves: history, talking with people, and programs and events. https://nyacknewsandviews.com/blog/2025/10/meet-tracy-dunstan-nyack-librarys-new-director/

10/29/2025

The Village of Nyack and its NY Forward Local Planning Committee (LPC) invite residents, businesses, and community stakeholders to provide feedback on potential downtown improvement projects through the NY Forward program using an online survey which may be found at www.nyacknyf.com.

The LPC is scheduled to meet on November 5, 2025 at 5:00pm at Village Hall to discuss the projects and the feedback received.
https://nyacknewsandviews.com/blog/2025/10/nyack-seeks-feedback-on-potential-downtown-improvement-projects-before-november-3/

10/29/2025

In today’s , Mike Hays shares the story of Nyack’s Broadway Theater which was once located at the corner of South Broadway and Church Street.

The story of a theater that rose above its rivals, ruled the screen through the 1920s, and remained a cultural force on stage until 1975. Before the age of multiplexes, before Dolby sound and reclining chairs, there was the Broadway Theater. When it opened its doors in December 1911, it wasn’t jus...

10/24/2025

Frank LoBuono summons Chaplin using frivolity to fight fascism.

The views expressed in this article are those of this independent writer and not the Nyack News & Views editorial staff. We welcome submissions from anybody who is interested in publishing their thoughts, ideas and perspectives about issues facing our community, both large and small. Please send to [email protected] with detailed contact information. https://nyacknewsandviews.com/blog/2025/10/the-great-dictator/

10/24/2025

Our roundup of events this week includes the Nyack Halloween Parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, the 4th annual Rides and Strides, a tour of Oak Hill Cemetery, a Phantom Feast fundraiser, and more. Photo credit: Andrea Swenson

Our roundup of events this week includes the Nyack Halloween Parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, the 4th annual Rides and Strides, a tour of Oak Hill Cemetery, a Phantom Feast fundraiser, and more.

10/24/2025

We are saddened to learn, Terry Martin Hekker, the former mayor of Nyack, passed away this week at the age of 92. Read all about her fascinating life.

Terry Martin Hekker, the former mayor of Nyack, passed away this week at the age of 92. Read all about her fascinating life.

10/22/2025

In today’s , Mike Hays shares the history of the Ivanhoe which was once a popular Victorian boarding house run by Isaac and Elizabeth Lydecker. It was eventually replaced during Nyack’s 1960s apartment boom but the new 46-unit brick building kept the name to honor its predecessor.

On a warm Saturday night in August 1893, seventy-five people gathered at the popular Victorian boarding house run by Isaac and Elizabeth Lydecker on Fourth Avenue in Nyack to witness the formal naming of the house. The chosen name, Ivanhoe, came from the Sir Walter Scott novel evoking chivalry and ...