Ken Karlewicz and the Riverside Arts Project Proudly Present “Back to the Streets.”
A collection of photographs by Ken and his students which capture the colorful life, texture and ever changing mood of Haverstraw Village’s downtown landscape.
Archive for the ‘Downtown’ Category
“Back to the Streets” Student Photography Exhibition Opens at Union Restaurant
Posted: May 15, 2012 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, Events, Local Artisans1
Gran Fondo Rolls Through Downtown
Posted: May 6, 2012 by HaverstrawLife.com in Activities, Downtown, Events, WaterfrontTags: Bella Rose Cafe, bicycle, bike, biking, cycling, cycling race, Gran Fondo, Haverstraw Downtown, haverstraw village, Hudson Highlands, Hudson River, Hudson Valley, Italian, New York, race map, Route 9W, spectator, vertical climb, village of haverstraw, volunteer
Gran Fondo will roll through Downtown Haverstraw on May 20, 2012.
Great American Cleanup 2012
Posted: April 30, 2012 by HaverstrawLife.com in Activities, Downtown, Sustainability, WaterfrontAs part of the Keep Rockland Beautiful-sponsored Great American Cleanup 2012, we met for a few hours in the Village (Downtown and the Greenway) to do some spring cleaning. Check out the pics (thanks to Alex Guarino for taking them – that’s why he’s not in the pictures!):
“Reconnecting Rockland” Column in the Rockland County Times
Posted: April 27, 2012 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, History, Opinions & Politics, SustainabilityI stared writing a monthly column in the Rockland County Times called “Reconnecting Rockland.” In it I focus on planning, engineering, real estate development, and architecture issues that are facing the County. Check out Part 1 and Part 2, aptly named “Back to Our Roots.”
Major Haverstraw Spring Weekend! 4/20/2012 to 4/22/2012
Posted: April 10, 2012 by HaverstrawLife.com in Activities, Downtown, Events, WaterfrontTags: April, Cash Mob, community, documentary, Downtown, economic, Events, free events, fun, Haverstraw, History, Hudson River, Hudson Valley, local economy, march, Outdoor, parade, Rockland County, rowing, support economy, Village, walk, weekend, wine and cheese
A full Spring Weekend of events in the Village of Haverstraw, New York. 4/20/12 to 4/22/12.
Get Your Mob Gear Ready . . .
Posted: April 2, 2012 by HaverstrawLife.com in Cafes & Restaurants, Downtown, Events, Local Artisans, New Stores, Opinions & Politics, SustainabilityTags: Broadway, Brooklyn, Cash Mob, economic growth, food, hardware store, Haverstraw, Hudson River, Hudson Valley, local economy, local food, Main Street, mobbed, New York, NYC, restaurant, river, slow food, slow money, small economy, State, upstate new york, upstater, village of haverstraw
The North Rockland Cash Mob started with a flash. Local resident Ellen Donovan contacted me via Facebook to get a local cash mob initiative launched and generating buzz. Well, the mob is buzzing. Now over 700 members in size, and growing by the hundreds each day, the North Rockland Cash Mob is becoming, well, unruly. [...]
Come to the Annual “Brickyard” Sprints: Sunday April 22, 2012
Posted: March 9, 2012 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, Events, Ferry Service, WaterfrontTags: admiral's cove, brickyard sprints, cove, crew races, crew rowing race, ginsburg, haverstraw marina, haverstraw village, Hudson River, marina haverstraw, North Rockland, north rockland rowing club, race, races, river racing, rowing, spectator, sprints
This year, the Bricktown Sprints will take place on Saturday April 9, 2011 at the Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry Landing in the Village of Haverstraw (adjacent to the Harbors at Haverstraw on Dr. Girling Drive). The races will last from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM.
A Quirky Art Opening at the Haverstraw Arts Alliance: March 2, 2012
Posted: February 28, 2012 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, Events, Local ArtisansTags: art, art auction, art gallery, art opening, art scene, artisans, auction, cat sculpture, creativity, dog sculpture, Downtown, gallery opening, Great Painted Paw Brigade, haverstraw new york, haverstraw village, Hi-Tor Animal Care Center, Hudson River, Hudson Valley, north rockland rowing club, paint, Painted Paw Brigade, painted sculptures, Rockland County, the arts, village of haverstraw, wine and cheese
Come to the gallery opening of the Great Painted Paw Brigade, a public art project that is to begin on Friday March 2, 2012.
A Bright Future for Local Theater
Posted: February 23, 2012 by Donna Schmidt in Downtown, Events, Local ArtisansTags: actor, actress, American Chestnut ceiling, architectural heritage, Cafe, Central Presbyterian Church, Community Theater, haverstraw village, Haverstraw Youth Theater, historic church, Hudson Avenue, Hudson River, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Nuyorican Poet's Cafe, Samuel Harps, Shades Repertory Theatre, Theater, theatrical, Tiffany Stained Glass Windows, village of haverstraw
Shades Repertory Theater, where Harps is the artistic Director, resides in the lower level of the Central Presbyterian Church on the corner of New Main Street and Hudson Avenue in the Village of Haverstraw, New York. With Tiffany stained glass windows and American Chestnut (now nearly extinct) ceilings, the church itself is a proud and substantial entity as you enter the village.
Why Buy Local?
Posted: February 16, 2012 by HaverstrawLife.com in Activities, Cafes & Restaurants, Downtown, History, New Stores“Every day we’re faced with choices: Buy from Home Depot or the guy that owns the hardware store in the Village? Get a cup of coffee from Starbucks or the local coffee shop? In these difficult economic times, to me it makes more sense to shop, buy, and dine at our local businesses. Buying local strengthens [...]
Downtown Streetscape Plans Emerge
Posted: February 16, 2012 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, New ConstructionTags: art, artists, bike parking, Broadway, bulb-outs, bulbout, bump outs, Creative Class, creativity, cycling, design, designer, downtown Haverstraw, downtown rebirth, grandeur, heritage, hipster, historic downtown, Hudson River, Hudson Valley, landscape architecture, Main Street, pedestrian, pedestrianization, plans, revitalization, sidewalks, street, street light, street tree, streetsblog, streetscape designs, village of haverstraw
The Village is aiming for a spring 2013 start date and an 18-month construction period where crews will replace sidewalks, road surfaces, and utility poles. The project focuses on Broadway to Broad Street, New Main Street to Clove Avenue, and Main Street to 2nd Street.
Illuminating Images at the Central Presbyterian Church
Posted: February 10, 2012 by Donna Schmidt in Downtown, Events, Local ArtisansThe Piermont Photography Meetup Group is presenting “ILLUMINATING IMAGES” this Saturday, February 11, at the Central Presbyterian Church (Haverstraw Youth Theater) with a wine and appetizer reception from 4:00pm-6:30pm. 64 New Main Street, Village of Haverstraw. On display are wonderful works by Wayne Bizzinger, Paul Brizzi, Ely Dennis, Peter Giraudin, Barb Levitt, Stefanie Livanos, Diedre Marangi, [...]
How or Why Cars Erode Cities & Villages
Posted: February 7, 2012 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, History, SustainabilityTags: Architecture, automobiles destructive, car, cars, Cars Erode Cities, downtown Haverstraw, downtowns, Haverstraw, Jane Jacobs, Main Street, New York, Old Fashioned, parking, storefronts, streetscape, sustainability, traditional neighborhood, village of haverstraw, walkability, walking
Jane Jacobs was one of the first writers to document the effects of cars on urban fabric. By “urban,” I mean “old-fashioned” or traditional towns and downtowns. Densely populated cities and villages throughout the United States were beginning to take steps to incorporate automobiles into the built environment. Planners and politicians began to see parking [...]
“Railbus” Could Serve the West Shore
Posted: February 4, 2012 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, Ferry Service, UncategorizedTags: DMU, Haverstraw, NJT, railbus, railcar, Rockland, Secaucus, trains, West Shore Railroad
Can railbus service revolutionize transportation trends west-of-Hudson?
