Nyack, New York

If your politics are blue, Nyack is for you. Visitors and newcomers are often surprised that a quiet suburb would be so liberal and diverse.

What it offers:
-Nyack Beach State Park and Hook Mountain (200 million-year-old rocks anyone?)
-Upper Nyack has the leafiest lots and the largest houses, particularly along the river.
-Newer homes, in Cape Cod and colonial styles, are inland.
-Whimsical Victorians, with carvings, shingles, and colorful gingerbread trim can be found in South Nyack, where streets dead-end at private docks.
-The village of Nyack is a dense mix of houses, apartments, bars, cafes, and restaurants. Some large-scale luxury housing developments have gone up as well as the occasional postwar, red brick co-op.
-Driving is common. To hop a Metro-North, some residents drive to Tarrytown or grab a Westchester-bound bus.
-The area is full of head-turning architecture, like the Iglesia La Mision A/D Romanesque church on South Broadway, in South Nyack

To see what locals get up to for fun in Nyack, check out the calendar of events.

We highly recommend visiting Nyack and staying in the community in a VRBO rather than a hotel to get a feel for living among the locals. You can also receive discounted travel fares via our partnership with Expedia.

feralcomms
2y ago
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Hiya!

We moved in may of 2020 to nyack after living in greenpoint for almost 20 years. We have three kids (two when we moved) and absolutely love nyack.

My partner and I both commute to the city via metro north (Hudson links across the bridge) three days a week to Harlem and Chelsea respectively. I usually bike across the bridge to catch the train. Or occasionally will bike all the way

The drive isn’t so bad, and you can head down 9w to the GW or across the Cuomo/Tappan bridge.

I find that that the opportunity to change up the commute keeps it from getting too mundane.

We live south of main street and west of Franklin street-and find the village walkable and near enough with amenities that we don’t always have to drive…though that can change pretty quickly depending on your location.

I adore our community, and our neighbors specifically are super tight and helpful. I don’t know how this varies across the board tho.

As far as areas to live, it depends what you want. We wanted that Brooklyn feel of walkability and such, so live in an area that’s a bit tighter in terms of neighbors, but there are areas that are more spread out (upper nyack).

I don’t think there are really any “bad” neighborhoods in nyack proper. Política change around rockland county however, and there has been an influx of Hasidics since they bought the seminary.

My kid goes to liberty and we like it well enough, and my other kid has gone to a couple day cares that are good.

All in all, we think it’s great. The only bummer is on the occasional late night in the city it can Be a drag coming back.

For more reviews of what living in Nyack is like from locals, check out The Reviews.