Gran Fondo will roll through Downtown Haverstraw on May 20, 2012.
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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
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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!):
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.
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.
Waterfront Promenade is About to Double in Size
Posted: March 6, 2012 by HaverstrawLife.com in Waterfront, SustainabilityTags: beauty, esplanade, Haverstraw, health activity, high tor mountain, hiking, Hudson River, Hudson Valley, nature, New York State, promenade, recreation, river view, scenery, scenic, village of haverstraw, walking, walkway, waterfront
The waterfront promenade, currently stretching from Warren Avenue to the old chair factory peninsula and from the edge of the Tilcon rock quarry to the ferry landing, is about to grow.
TZB Transit Alternative: Expand Ferry Service
Posted: February 15, 2012 by HaverstrawLife.com in Ferry Service, Sustainability, WaterfrontGovernor 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 [...]
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: Haverstraw, Hudson River, village of haverstraw, summer, Hudson River Valley, hipsters, summering, vacation, staycation, arts, bohemia, riverfront, ethno-chic, williamsburg, rockaways, beachfront, nyack
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 [...]
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, [...]
