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NYACK
Once the home of renowned artist Edward Hopper and Helen Hayes, known as the First Lady of the American Theater, Nyack is proud of its artistic heritage. Memorial Park, located close to Nyack’s downtown, is a major recreational and cultural hub, with outdoor concerts and movies, as well as tennis courts, a skateboard park, a butterfly garden, and canoe and kayak launching areas.
ROCKLAND COUNTY
Nyack is also known for its many popular restaurants and cafés, boutiques and antique stores. Throughout Nyack, ornate Victorian houses abound, giving the area a charming, stately aura. Main Street brims with international flair, thanks to its numerous ethnic restaurants. You’ll find falafel shops, Japanese eateries, French bistros, Thai spots, and more, all within the space of a few blocks. And staples like Hudson House, Communal Kitchen, Boxer Donut, and Pie Lady & Son attract both tourists and residents. Small stores rule the roost here, from independent pharmacies and gift shops to Main Street Beat, a boutique offering records, clothing, and books. For nightlife, head to Olive’s or Karma Restaurant, Bar & Lounge. And for those loving a good street fair, Nyack’s are epic, held from spring through fall, on Main Street, Broadway, and Cedar Street.
PUTNAM COUNTY
Nyack Street Fair
Downtown Nyack
Metro-North can take you there in just over an hour. Main Street’s natural slope glides pedestrians past little garden cafés, boutique apothecaries, clothing stores, and pizza and barber shops before landing at the train tracks. Passing under the recently beautified train tunnel, you’ll find more splendor: a charming little Argentine spot, Rincon Argentino, which has sidewalk tables and a secluded garden; the historic Hudson House River Inn; and the waterfront plaza where kids on scooters circle a little gazebo, all with a magnificent view.
Aerial view of Cold Spring
COLD SPRING
Cold Spring is well-known for its quaint, storybook quality. City Council members fiercely defend Main Street from chain stores, and they have worked hard over generations to preserve and protect the surrounding natural resources. The result is a town where one can stroll
through unspoiled neighborhoods of Victorian homes, lay in the grass with an ice cream cone looking across the river to Storm King Mountain, take a kayak ride through the reeds at Constitution Marsh, or scramble up Breakneck Ridge for panoramic views of the Hudson and its Highlands. If you crave the city, the
Rincon Argentino
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