Governor Cuomo has worked with the federal government to “fast track” the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement environmental review. Planning will speed along and the project could be ready for groundbreaking by fall 2012. No funding sources have been secured. Rockland County and Westchester County residents were shocked to learn that the originally planned-for mass transit [...]
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TZB Transit Alternative: Expand Ferry Service
Posted: February 15, 2012 by HaverstrawLife.com in Ferry Service, Sustainability, Waterfront4
Haverstraw Bay Sunset
Posted: February 11, 2012 by HaverstrawLife.com in Ferry Service, WaterfrontTags: brilliant sky, Haverstraw Bay, Hudson River, Hudson Valley, New York, Ossining, photo montage, river, Sunset, village of haverstraw
Haverstraw in the Toronto Sun
Posted: August 2, 2011 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, Ferry Service, Sustainability, WaterfrontTags: $14 per night, camping, Celebration, community, Conservation, Downtown, ferry, Harriman, Harriman State Park, Haverstraw, haverstraw new york, Haverstraw Village Hall, high tor mountain, Hudson River, Hudson Valley, local food, New York State, NY Waterway, stone cabin, The Picturesque Hudson, vacation, village of haverstraw
While trekking through the blogosphere, I came across a nice article from the Toronto Sun about a $14 per day option to vacation in “New York City.” Instead of paying $150+ per night at a New York hotel, a visitor might enjoy more rustic accommodations for, yes, around $14 per night. The article highlights that [...]
Tony Bourdain’s Take on the Hudson Valley
Posted: July 29, 2011 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, History, WaterfrontTags: Anthony Bourdain, black dirt region, blue crabs, cruise, culinary, food, Haverstraw, Hudson River, Hudson Valley, New York, No Reservations, Pine Island, television, Tony Bourdain, village of haverstraw
Anthony Bourdain’s take on the Hudson Valley by boat, and by multi-day feast.
Scenes from Ossining (Sing Sing)
Posted: July 18, 2011 by HaverstrawLife.com in Cafes & Restaurants, Downtown, Ferry Service, Sustainability, WaterfrontFive elderly women ride the NY Waterway Ferry to Haverstraw for an evening of fun and dinner at Union Restaurant.
Movie Night @ Emeline
Posted: June 28, 2011 by HaverstrawLife.com in Activities, Downtown, WaterfrontTags: Cafe, Celebration, community, Conservation, coolers, Crafts, Downtown, Emeline Park, Events, farmers market, free, free activities, free movie, free movies Rockland, haverstraw new york, Haverstraw Restaurant, haverstraw village, Henry Hudson, high tor mountain, Hudson River movie, Hudson Valley, Hudson Valley movie, lawn chairs, outdoor movie, refreshments, riverside movie, Rockland County free, Stony Point, summer, sustainability, The Picturesque Hudson, village of haverstraw
The Hudson Riviera: Why not Vacation in Haverstraw?
Posted: June 16, 2011 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, WaterfrontTags: arts, beachfront, bohemia, ethno-chic, Haverstraw, hipsters, Hudson River, Hudson River Valley, nyack, riverfront, rockaways, staycation, summer, summering, vacation, village of haverstraw, williamsburg
After reading a New York Times article on the resurgence of the Rockaways among twenty- and thirty-somethings as a mecca of weekend vacationing/staycationing, my mind started to tick. Of course the ticking revolved around Haverstraw, however, this may be a lesson for most still grungy rivertowns in the Hudson River Valley. Hipsters proudly proclaim that [...]
Learn to Row Day 2011 is on June 4, 2011
Posted: May 22, 2011 by HaverstrawLife.com in Activities, Downtown, Events, WaterfrontJune 4, 2011 – 9:00AM until 4:00PM . . . rain date: June 5 National Learn to Row Day at the Haverstraw Ferry Landing at Dr. Girling Drive, Haverstraw, NY. Each year, the North Rockland Rowing Club hosts Learn to Row Day to expose more New Yorkers and Rocklanders to the sport of rowing or [...]
Come to the Annual “Brickyard” Sprints: Saturday April 9, 2011
Posted: March 18, 2011 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, 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.
Civile’s Chef Demonstration
Posted: October 18, 2010 by HaverstrawLife.com in Activities, Cafes & Restaurants, Downtown, Events, WaterfrontTags: Civile, Civile's Restaurant, Cooking Demonstration, farmers market, Haverstraw, Italian Fare
The Head Chef of Civile’s Restaurant in Emeline Park set up shop at the weekly Haverstraw Farmer’s Market to whip together unworldly combination of oysters, rack of lamb, and broccoli rabe.
How Climate Change Affects Haverstraw
Posted: October 11, 2010 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, Sustainability, WaterfrontProbably the most pressing question of the 21st Century is: What affects will Global Climate Change have on our local community? The recent and unprecedented release of a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presents a bleak forecast for our future on the global scale and in our own backyards. The panel, [...]
Shouldn’t We Bring Cottage Industry to Haverstraw?
Posted: July 25, 2010 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, History, Local Artisans, New Stores, WaterfrontTags: Cottage, Cottage Industry, Crafts, Craftsmanship, Economic Recovery, Economy, haverstraw village, Hudson River, Hudson Valley, New York State, Rural Craft, sustainability, Upstate, Village
The New York Times has released a fairly interesting article on the revival of cottage industry, which has begun to meld with the world of high-fashion and high-design. Rural Craft is the new “it” for urban dwellers these days. . . and chic is more and more looking like it’s beyond passe. But in all [...]
Reverse Commute
Posted: June 21, 2010 by HaverstrawLife.com in Downtown, Ferry Service, WaterfrontTags: ferry, Haverstraw Bay, haverstraw ferry, Haverstraw Ossining Ferry, high tor mountain, Hook Mountain, Hudson Rail Link, Hudson River Valley, new urbanism, New York Waterway Ferry, Ossining Ferry, Tappan Zee, village of haverstraw
A trip across the widest part of the Hudson River from Haverstraw, New York to the Ossining, New York MetroNorth train station. At the train station in Ossining, you can catch a train into Grand Central Terminal in midtown Manhattan or points north. The whole trip to Grand Central, including the ferry ride, takes about [...]
Rowing Club “Learn-to-Row” Day is a Hit!
Posted: June 6, 2010 by HaverstrawLife.com in Activities, Downtown, Events, WaterfrontTags: crew, Haverstraw, haverstraw village, Hudson River, learn to row, rowing
The “Learn-to-Row” Day held by the North Rockland Rowing Club, sponsored by U.S. Rowing, was held down at the Haverstraw Ferry Landing on Saturday, June 5th. At least 50 new rowers showed up this year, and they were all able to try the rowing machines and go out on the water in the crew shells. [...]
The Palisades’ Majestic Crown. . . High Tor
Posted: June 2, 2010 by HaverstrawLife.com in History, WaterfrontTags: 200 million years ago, ancient geology, ancient rock, Cliffs, Escarpment, Geology, Haverstraw, Henry Hudson, High Tor, high tor geology, high tor mountain, hiking, Hudson River, Hudson River Cliffs, Hudson River Geology, mountains, new jersey geology, New York, New York City, new york geology, NYC Cliffs, Palisade Wall, Palisades Cliffs, palisades discovery, Palisades Escarpment, palisades hiking, Pangea, pomona, ramapo, United States Geological Survey, USGS, Verrazano, village of haverstraw
Much has been said, filmed, recorded, and written about High Tor Mountain since it was first spotted by Henry Hudson’s crew (and before that, maybe Verazzano’s crew, and before that Native Americans. . .). High Tor Mountain is the crowning peak of the Palisades Escarpment, the network of volcanic rock cliffs and peaks that extends [...]
