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and
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in the
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of
Orangetown Orangetown is a town in Rockland County, New York, United States, located in the southeastern part of the county. It is northwest of New York City, north of New Jersey, east of the town of Ramapo, south of the town of Clarkstown, and west of t ...
in
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, New York, United States. It is located north of Grand View-on-Hudson, northeast of Orangeburg, east of
Blauvelt State Park Blauvelt State Park is a undeveloped state park located in the Town of Orangetown in Rockland County, New York, near the Hudson River Palisades. The park's land occupies the site of the former Camp Bluefields, a rifle range used to train mem ...
, south of Nyack and west of the
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. The hamlet is the western terminus of the Tappan Zee Bridge. Its population was 3,510 at the 2010 census. The hamlet was formerly incorporated as a
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from 1878 until 2022.


History

Following the extension of the Northern Branch of The New Jersey Railroad into the area in the mid-19th century, rapid growth ensued. Town government no longer being seen as an effective means of dealing with the area'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 Upper Nyack is a village incorporated in 1872 in the town of Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of the village of Nyack, east of Valley Cottage, south of Rockland Lake State Park, and west of the Hudson R ...
. Nyack village still incorporated, although without this northern portion. Residents in the southern part of Nyack village, however, soon became dissatisfied with the notion of paying taxes that more heavily benefitted 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. On December 17, 2020 residents voted 508-292 to dissolve the village in favor of becoming an unincorporated area within the town of Orangetown. The dissolution vote does not take immediate effect, and the village continued to exist until March 31, 2022, after which it became a hamlet within the Town of Orangetown.


Geography

According to the
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, the hamlet has a total area of , of which is land and , or 63.31%, is water. South Nyack is located adjacent to the
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. The
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( Interstate 87) passes through the hamlet after passing over the Tappan Zee Bridge.


Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,473 people, 1,201 households, and 690 families residing in the village. The population density was 5,665.0 people per square mile (2,198.3/km2). There were 1,258 housing units at an average density of 2,052.0 per square mile (796.3/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 71.32%
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, 16.04%
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, 0.20% Native American, 5.79%
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, 0.03%
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, 2.39% from
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, and 4.23% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 6.91% of the population. There were 1,201 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.5% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.10. In the village, the population was spread out, with 18.3% under the age of 18, 20.5% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males. The median income for a household in the village was $53,000, and the median income for a family was $62,262. Males had a median income of $45,735 versus $39,850 for females. The per capita income for the village was $26,135. About 6.2% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.


Tourism


Historical markers

* Carson McCullers House – 131 South Broadway – ( NRHP) * Ross-Hand Mansion – 122 South Franklin Street - (NRHP) *Joseph Cornell House - 137 South Broadway


Landmarks and places of interest

*
Nyack College Alliance University (formerly Nyack College ()) is a private Christian college affiliated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance and located in New York, New York. Enrolling just over 1,000 students, the school is organized in three academ ...
– Established 1897 by Dr. A.B. Simpson as the "Missionary Training Institute". It is considered to be the first school of its kind in North America. Simpson Hall, built 1897, is believed to be one of the oldest wooden institutional structures and largest the Victorian structure in the Hudson Valley. *St. Paul’s United Methodist Church – 134 South Broadway at Division Avenue


Other sites of interest

The Nyack Ice House, formerly located at 90 Clinton Avenue, which opened in 1881, producing and delivering blocks of ice to homes, restaurants, bars and stores, was demolished on April 2 and 3, 2008. During the 19th century, the Nyack Ice House was the only ice plant between
Englewood, New Jersey Englewood is a city in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, which at the 2020 United States census had a population of 29,308. Englewood was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1899, from por ...
and
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. When sold in 1921, production of coal and later oil began at the site and the name changed to "Nyack Ice and Coal Co." In 1965, the business also sold milk and was operated under the original name. Recently, the company sold mostly to ice carvers and supermarkets and supplied the ice for magician
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's stunt in 2000 when he suspended himself in a block of ice over
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. Orangetown Fire Company No. 1, located at 90 Depot Place, was founded in 1834 and was Rockland County's first fire company. Today it is one of eight components of the Nyack Fire Department. The company was unofficially formed in 1832 with 16 members and was organized in 1834. The company still holds in its possession its first apparatus, which dates back to 1749 and survived a fire in the firehouse some years ago. The Orangetown Fire Company No. 1 also serves
Upper Nyack Upper Nyack is a village incorporated in 1872 in the town of Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of the village of Nyack, east of Valley Cottage, south of Rockland Lake State Park, and west of the Hudson R ...
and Nyack.


Transportation

The Hamlet of South Nyack is the western terminus of the Tappan Zee Bridge, which connects the village to
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in
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. The hamlet is served by the
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(in its section concurrent with Interstate 87 and
Interstate 287 Interstate 287 (I-287) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in the US states of New Jersey and New York. It is a partial beltway around New York City, serving the northern half of New Jersey and the counties of Rockland and Westchester in ...
) at Exit 10 (westbound only). Another important arterial roadway serving the hamlet is
U.S. Route 9W U.S. Route 9W (US 9W) is a north–south U.S. Highway in the states of New Jersey and New York. It begins in Fort Lee, New Jersey, as Fletcher Avenue crosses the US 1–9, US 46, and the Interstate 95 (I-95) approache ...
. South Nyack was formerly served by the
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of the
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, with service to
Pavonia Terminal Pavonia Terminal was the Erie Railroad terminal on the Hudson River situated on the landfilled Harsimus Cove in Jersey City, New Jersey. The station opened in 1861 and closed in 1958 when the Erie Railroad moved its passenger services to nearby ...
in Jersey City. The hamlet had its station near the corner of Broadway and Cornelison Avenue. Passenger service was discontinued in 1966, and the right-of-way has been converted into the Raymond G. Esposito Trail. Today, South Nyack is served by Lower Hudson Transit Link buses, with South Nyack's bus stop located on Franklin Street Extension. H07 buses connect South Nyack to Tarrytown while H05 buses connect to White Plains. South Nyack is also served by
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/Red and Tan Lines Buses (operated by
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) to the
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and
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in
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.


Notable people

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Carson McCullers Carson McCullers (February 19, 1917 – September 29, 1967) was an American novelist, short-story writer, playwright, essayist, and poet. Her first novel, '' The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter'' (1940), explores the spiritual isolation of misfits ...
, novelist, playwright, and poet. *
Rosie O'Donnell Roseann O'Donnell (born March 21, 1962) is an American comedian, television producer, actress, author, and television personality. She began her comedy career as a teenager and received her breakthrough on the television series '' Star Search'' ...
, comedian and
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activist. *
Arthur Zegart Arthur Zegart (March 16, 1916 - February 2, 1989) was an American documentary film producer. He produced 125 documentary films for television. Early life Zegart was born on March 16, 1916 in Chicago. Zegart's father, Joseph, emigrated from Poland ...
(1916-1989), American documentary film producer.


Footnotes


External links


Village of South Nyack official website

Historical Markers and War Memorials in South Nyack, New York
{{authority control Former villages in New York (state) Hamlets in Rockland County, New York New York (state) populated places on the Hudson River Populated places disestablished in 2020