The following guest post is authored by Jonathan M. Solis, a Haverstraw Village resident and local entrepreneur. Jonathan created Local Roamer, a local business discount platform, and NutraSol Natural Center (a health food center); Jonathan hopes to eventually open a branch of NutraSol in the Village. I’ve always said that Haverstraw is a gold mine [...]
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Guest Post: Local Business in Haverstraw
Posted: April 7, 2012 by HaverstrawLife.com in Uncategorized10
“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?
A new documentary by Gary Hustwit (Helvetica and Objectified) explores the changes happening to our cities, villages, and other settlements. The world is urbanizing and the places that do it well will ultimately win. Places with the best quality of life and the best urban environments (all places are ultimately “urban,” even suburb and rural [...]
Quote of the Week
Posted: September 30, 2011 by HaverstrawLife.com in UncategorizedTags: Haverstraw, Downtown, Hudson River, village of haverstraw, New York, Hudson Valley, New York City, urban, New York Region, Chelsea, West Village
Quote of the Week: “We realized that if we were going to live in NYC it would have be in the West Village or Chelsea or something. Obviously, that’s cost prohibitive. So, we just decided to live in Haverstraw.”
When We Build Let Us Think We Build Forever
Posted: July 28, 2011 by HaverstrawLife.com in UncategorizedTags: Architecture, construction, demolition, historic, History, Hudson River, Hudson Valley, New York, old buildings, preservation, save building, save history, village of haverstraw
“When we build let us think we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone. Let it be such work that our descendants will thank us for, and let us think, as we lay stone upon stone, that a time is to come when these stones will be held [...]
Believe it or not, HaverstrawLife.com has been up and running for five years! The blog went online back in February 2006, just as the revitalization in Haverstraw Village was gaining steam. Together, we’ve been through some great and hard times. A new neighborhood has blossomed on the South End and we’ve welcomed a number of [...]
Haverstraw Gear!
Posted: October 4, 2010 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, Events, History, Local Artisans, UncategorizedTags: $15, $5, brick, built on brick, Haverstraw, New York, represent, shirt, sustainability, t, t shirt, tote bage, tshirt, Village, village of haverstraw
Haverstraw, N.Y. Built on Brick T-shirts for sale for $15. Canvas tote bags are $5. Order one today!
The Collaborative City
Posted: August 31, 2010 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, UncategorizedTags: development, Downtown, haverstraw village, Hudson River, new urbanism, planning, smart growth, Urban Planning
Haverstraw is in dire need of an open, transparent, integrated, and sustainability-focused (that’s economic, environmental, and social) planning process. Here’s an explanation of how planning should be done. We have the technology these days to make this a reality. We need a smart plan and vision to guide Haverstraw’s growth and prosperity.
Julie Andrews and Bing Crosby in “High Tor”
Posted: August 20, 2010 by HaverstrawLife.com in History, UncategorizedPulitzer Prize-winning playwright, author, poet, reporter and lyricist Maxwell Anderson, came to the aid of High Tor Mountain in 1936 when he wrote an immensely popular verse play of the same name, “High Tor.” The United States Traprock Company was interested in purchasing the peak at the time and planned to remove the rear side [...]
Haverstraw Word Cloud
Posted: July 25, 2010 by HaverstrawLife.com in UncategorizedTags: Haverstraw Now, haverstraw village, Word Cloud
Haverstraw’s Harvest Farmer’s Market & Union Restaurant Cooking Demonstration
Posted: July 16, 2010 by HaverstrawLife.com in UncategorizedTags: community, community activism, David Martinez, farmers market, haverstraw village, Haverstraw's Harvest, healthy eating, Hudson River, Hudson Valley, local food, local produce, slow food, union restaurant, volunteers
Chef David Martinez walked over from Union Restaurant to deliver an inspiring demonstration of cooking with hyperlocal produce from the Farmer’s Market itself. David cooked amidst narration from a market volunteer and cheers from the market audience. This was a great and uplifting experience.
And through the ages of Impermanence Through nations: rise and fall Through long and short winters The taste of Constancy has riddled our tongues We have built our cities on a Constant Shore We’ve driven the moorings deep We’ve hung the heavy doors Of Civilization, of Art, of Sanctity Yes, we have built our city [...]
Mariella’s Pizzeria Serves up a Slice
Posted: September 20, 2008 by HaverstrawLife.com in UncategorizedMariella’s Pizzeria, owned and managed by Allessandro Gambino and his family, has been serving oven-hot slices for almost two years now, and in that time the restaurant has become a Village staple. Mr. Gambino came to the U.S. in 1969 from Palermo, Italy on the island of Sicily. “I came when I was 16 years [...]
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Kohut Sits in the Mayor’s Seat
Posted: November 7, 2007 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, UncategorizedDemocrat Michael Kohut, formerly a Village Trustee, defeated three-term Mayor “Bud” Wassmer, who is also a long-term resident of the Village. The entrance of a new mayor insights a sense of uncertainty amid Haverstraw renaissance supporters. With such a major political upset it is hard to tell whether the Village will move forward smoothly in [...]
