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Modern Store in Historic Village One Of A Kind Location & Space

email: goodrockrealty@earthlink.net     Ground floor corner retail space, track lighting, bathroom, hardwood floors, double door rear entry, rear parking. Located on Main Street in the village of Cold Spring on The Hudson. Call 845 265 6300 for more info.  Corner window means more display area and natural ;light.   Who's next door? Jane Krenach Antiques has recently moved in. Double door rear entry and enclosed utility closet. Large rear area tenant parking .

New Jersey Palisades Park WeekEnd Hikes November 14 & 15TH

The Palisades Cliffs   Palisades Interstate Park Commission New Jersey Section Weekend Hikes November 14 and 15th, 2009 "Closter Landing Loop" Hike: Saturday, November 14th at 10 AM There will be a history hike with Eric Nelsen on Saturday, November 14, meeting at 10 AM at the Kearney House at the Alpine Boat Basin & Picnic Area (PIP Exit 2). The hike will cover about 5 miles round-trip distance in about 3 hours over moderate trails. To be held "drizzle or shine," this is a free program, open to all with no advanced registration required. Hikers should wear sturdy shoes and bring lunch and water to drink.  For more information, or to confirm on the morning of the hike if weather seems questionable, please call 201 768-1360 ext. 108. "The Giant Stairs" Hike: Sunday, November 15th at 10 AM There will be a guided hike with Christina Fehre on Sunday, November 15, meeting at 10 AM at State Line Lookout in Alpine (northbound PIP opposite Exit 3). The hike will cover about 4 miles round-trip distance in about 3 hours over a difficult rock scramble with challenging slopes. This hike is intended for experienced hikers only - no dogs or small children, please. To be held "drizzle or shine," this is a free program, open to all with no advanced registration required.  For more information, or to confirm on the morning of the hike if weather seems questionable, please call 201 768-1360 ext. 107

Kenco "Get Ready For Winter Sale" 10 - 30 % discounts

"Get Ready For Winter Sale" at Kenco!

  

5 days to SAVE on the warmest, most comfortable and best looking clothing and footwear.

• First item- 10% OFF

• Second item- 20% OFF

• Third item- 30% OFF

Black Friday Fun: November 27th, save 20% on anything black!

 

November "Add It Up" Snowboard Sale

10% off any snowboard

Add bindings, get 10 % off the board and 15% off the bindings.

Add Boots, get 10% off the board, 15% off the bindings and 20% off the boots!

New-York Announces New "Empire Gold" License Plates

6th Annual Cold Spring By Candlelight Tour December 5

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Cold Spring by Candlelight – Holiday Festival & House Tours Saturday, 

December 5, 2009. 

Historic homes and sites will be open to the public during this 6th annual tour to benefit PARC. Expect homes and sites featured on the National Historic Register, holiday caroling, discounts at local stores and restaurants, holiday music, visits with Old St. Nick and Much More! Kick off the holiday season in beautiful and historic Cold Spring. Tours from noon- 6 p.m. It’s Currier & Ives meets It’s a Wonderful Life. A benefit for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Advance tickets: $25 adults, $20 seniors; $12 children under 12. Day of event tickets: $30 adults, $25 seniors, $15 for children under 12. A benefit for children and adults with developmental disabilities. For information, call 845-278-PARC, ext. 287

Croton-On-Hudson Seven Miles Of WaterFront

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/realestate/08living.html

LIVING IN | CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.

Where Rivers Meet, Ahh-Inspiring Views

Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times

NATURAL BEAUTIES Croton-on-Hudson has an abundance of parkland, much of it along the waterfront, like Silver Lake Park, which abuts the Croton River. The Westchester village also borders the Hudson River. 

ELSA BRENNER

ITS seven miles of waterfront afford striking views of storms barreling across the widest portion of the Hudson River — which is what makesCroton-on-Hudson the closest thing Silvana Cappabianca has found to her childhood home on the Adriatic Sea. For her husband, Claudio, the river at moonrise stirs memories of his first home in Naples, on the Mediterranean.

“Sometimes, it’s the sun setting and turning the clouds a reddish purple that takes our breath away,” said Mr. Cappabianca, a retired banker who has lived with his wife, a high school teacher, at Half Moon Bay condominiums along the river for more than 13 years. When they moved from Nassau County, they paid about $350,000 for their three-bedroom three-bathroom duplex home.

“Other times it’s the silvery colors of the moon reflected on the water,” Mr. Cappabianca said. “But most of all, after a storm has passed and the hill contours can be seen again, the clear definition of the views of countryside is sharper than anything you could see, even on HDTV.”

The five-square-mile village is about 35 miles north of Midtown Manhattan, at the confluence of the Croton and Hudson Rivers, which form its southern and western boundaries. Directly to the north lies a section of the town of Cortlandt, of which the village is a part.

Water is Croton’s most precious commodity — the two rivers offer recreational and aesthetic benefits, while aquifers produce high-quality drinking water. The village, which is considered to have some of Westchester County’s best-tasting water, pumps close to two million gallons a day, depending on the season, to its almost 8,000 residents.

Croton’s Hudson River shoreline is the only waterfront inWestchester that is totally accessible to residents, according to Abraham J. Zambrano, the village manager. Even the private Half Moon Bay condo complex has a section set aside as a public village walkway.

Mr. Zambrano also said the waterfront area was one of the few in Westchester with “not a single remnant left from its industrial past,” apart from the railroad tracks that run along the river.

In the 19th century, farming, shipping, shipbuilding and brick manufacturing were the major industries. The railroad and construction of the Croton and New Croton Dams and the New Croton Aqueduct also provided employment.

Nowadays, businesses are in much shorter supply — and that lack is spurring an effort to enlarge the tax base by revitalizing the small commercial district near the train station.

The village’s Board of Trustees has proposed allowing owners of 19 one-story buildings to add second and third floors for residential and some office use. The idea is that owners could use parts of the street floor for their own businesses and live above them, or rent or sell commercial and residential space.

The measure is not necessarily welcome news to some residents who worry about overburdening the school system and detracting from the village’s natural beauties: the waterfront with sailboats gliding by; the children at play in the parks; the clear drinking water from undisturbed aquifers.

But the beauty comes at a price, too, Mr. Zambrano pointed out, not so much in terms of expensive real estate, but in the high levels of vigilance required to maintain the views and the purity of the water supply.

WHAT YOU’LL FIND

Croton lies to the east and west of Route 9, a busy and often congested highway. Turning west off the road, one finds a riverfront lined with railroad tracks, parks and the Half Moon Bay complex, which has 278 units and was built in two sections by different developers in the late 1980s and 1990s.

In addition to the small and underutilized business district near the train station, Croton has shops in three other areas.

Only about 550 of the village’s 3,200 acres are not parkland or set aside as open space.

That works out to about 40 percent of its space, on which Croton has a variety of housing: about 2,100 single-family homes, 120 two-family homes and 45 multifamily homes, said Daniel O’Connor, the village’s building inspector and engineer.

Small Cape Cods can be found on side streets east of the highway, and large stone homes built in the early 1900s line North Old Post Road, with many newer colonials and contemporary homes set along Arrowcrest Drive and North Highland Place.

The largest and most expensive homes are on multiacre lots on hillsides with river views.

WHAT YOU’LL PAY

The residential market is in a slump. As of Nov. 2, 37 single-family homes had sold this year, versus 64 on the same date a year ago and 75 in 2004, according to the Westchester-Putnam Multiple Listing Service. Countywide, sales fell to 2,322 as of Nov. 2 from 3,050 the same time last year.

The median sales price on a single-family home also slid, to $486,500 last month from $529,000 in late October 2008 and from $507,700 five years ago. The median for the county was $630,000 at the end of the third quarter, down from $710,000 in the year-ago quarter.

There have been eight condominium sales so far this year in Croton, up from four the same period last year, though down from 42 in 2004.

All residential properties are generally taking longer to sell. Single-family homes in the school district lingered on the market an average of 168 days, compared with 135 a year ago and 110 five years ago. Condos averaged 198 days on the market, versus 143 last year and 151 in 2004.

At the low end of the market, a two-bedroom one-bath house is listed at $279,000; at the high end, a seven-bedroom house with nine baths and two half baths on 9.1 acres is on the market for $3.95 million.

In between are a number of good buys. A four-bedroom two-bath Cape Cod on the market for six months at $439,000 is priced $100,000 below its very first list price in 2006, said Lynn A. Harmonay, a broker for Sotheby’s International Realty.

Another, Ms. Harmonay said, is a three-bedroom one-bath Cape, perfect for first-time buyers at $382,000, down from $425,000.

WHAT TO DO

On weekends, Maria Elena DiBella, a project manager with a financial firm in Midtown, tosses aside her high heels for her jogging shoes and runs along the river, some days completing the nine-mile round trip between the Croton Point Park and Croton Landing Park.

In the summer, Ms. DiBella, who lives in a three-bedroom two-and-a-half-bath duplex at Half Moon Bay condos, also joins friends on the Hudson in a motor boat. When the weather turns cold, she exercises in a local gym and checks out the offerings at malls in White Plains or Rockland County, both about 30 minutes away by car.

She loves the natural beauty of living by the river but, as a single person, wishes there were more places to shop and meet friends. “Personally,” she said, “I’d like to see a little more activity in town.”

But for James and Susan Sanders and their two young children the village is ideal. Mr. and Mrs. Sanders — he is a financial analyst and she is saleswoman for a pharmaceutical company — often ride bikes along the river with their children, walk across the Croton Dam or, when it snows, sled on a capped landfill at Croton Point Park.

They’ve lived in Croton for five years, the last year in a three-bedroom colonial on nearly an acre. Mr. Sanders declined to say what they paid for the house, but comparable homes in the neighborhood cost about $750,000.

For seafood lovers, dining options include the Ocean House Oyster Bar and Grill in Croton and the Goldfish Oyster Bar and Restaurant in nearby Ossining. For dessert, the Blue Pig Ice Cream Factory’s offers pumpkin ice cream.

THE SCHOOLS

The village’s district consists of Carrie E. Tompkins School, which runs through Grade 4; Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School, for Grades 5 through 8; and Croton-Harmon High School.

At the high school level, SAT averages last spring were 576 in critical reading, 582 in math and 573 in writing, versus 502, 515 and 494 statewide. Of the 118 students who graduated in June, 86 percent attend four-year colleges, 8 percent two-year colleges, and 6 percent joined the work force or the military.

THE COMMUTE

The train ride on Metro-North’s Hudson line from the Croton-Harmon Station to Grand Central Terminal takes about 50 minutes on weekday mornings. A round-trip ticket during peak hours costs $21.38 online, more at the station. A monthly ticket costs $238.14 online.

THE HISTORY

The village is named after Kenoten, a chief of the Kitchawancs, part of the Wappinger Confederacy of the Algonquin Nation. Records indicate that the Kitchawancs were living in the area when Dutch traders arrived in the 1600s. Senasqua, the name of a Croton park, comes from the Kitchawanc name for the marsh separating Croton Point from Croton Neck.

Nyack Beach State Park Trim The Trail Saturday November 14 @ 8:AM

Shore Trail at Nyack Beach   New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation Palisades Interstate Park Commission and Keep Rockland Beautiful Nyack Beach State Park  Trim the Trails  Saturday November 14, 2009  8:00 am to 4:00 pm The Palisades Interstate Park Commission and Keep Rockland Beautiful will host a Trim the Trails festival from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. November 14 at Nyack Beach State Park, North Broadway in Upper Nyack. Volunteer teams of adults and children will make six rustic Knickerbocker Benches from fallen locust logs harvested along the 4.75 mile Nyack to Haverstraw trail. Once completed, these logs will return to the trail as durable and beautiful seating. Volunteers will assist professional sawyers as they use the traditional tools of those who built the PIPC's historic facilities, as well as contemporary gear such as portable band saw mills and laser levels. The teams will also adopt the site where their bench will reside, pulling invasive species, trimming back overgrowth, and removing garbage.  Sawing begins at 9 a.m. The historic Bath House at Nyack Beach, which served as the power plant for the Manhattan Trap Rock Company, will welcome visitors with a roaring fireplace. Inside, Artists in the Park, a group that paints and promotes the beauty of the Palisades parks will display their recent works, which will be for sale as an additional benefit to the Commission. Available all day for $5.00 per person, visitors can purchase a "lumberjack" meal of pancakes or chili, both with a drink. Catering is courtesy of At Your Service Caterers, who will serve all of their food in compostable containers that will find their way to the Rockland County Solid Waste Management Facility's composting initiative. Historical photographs and drawings of the WPA renovation of the Power House into a community center and bath house will also be on display. Outfitter Eastern Mountain Sports will have a display advising patrons about proper winter wear for the outdoors.  Upon completion mid afternoon, the six benches will provide seating for an impromptu performance by The State Workers, will play their blend of environmental messages and feel good music using instruments made from recycled materials, will play about 3:30 p.m. Contributors to the event include Ira Wickes Arborists, New York On Site Milling, Jerome Daly Woodworks, Strawtown Studios, At Your Service Catering, New York New Jersey Trail Conference, Artists in the Parks, Timberline Tree Service, The State Workers, Pfizer, Eastern Mountain Sports, the Boy Scouts, and you. There is no admission or parking fees at this event. Parking is extremely limited, so carpooling is recommended.

Minnewaska State Park Preserve November 2009 Public Programs

Awosting Falls in Fall Foliage. Photo by Laura Conner.   New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation Palisades Interstate Park Commission Minnewaska State Park Preserve November 2009 Public Programs  ***Pre-registration is required for all programs since they are weather contingent. For outings, please wear appropriate clothing and footwear and bring snacks and water. A parent or guardian over the age of 18 years must accompany children wishing to participate in programs.*** Saturday, November 7, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.: Raptors of the Ridge  Join park educator Jillian Koehnken for a four-mile hike to Echo Rock, the rock ledge offering a panoramic view of the deep Palmaghatt Ravine and an excellent observation point for the many species of raptors at Minnewaska. Learn a few basic differences between the large birds seen gliding over the Shawangunk Ridge.  Tuesday, November 10, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Wellness Walk to Millbrook Mountain This five-mile adventure to one of the most expansive scenic vistas at Minnewaska, Millbrook Mountain, features numerous stunning sights, including Lake Minnewaska and Patterson's Pellet. Along the way, look for the many species of raptors that frequent these high cliffs for hunting and habitat.  Saturday, November 14, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.: High Peter's Kill and Awosting Falls Hike Join park educator Renee Jones for this five-mile hike featuring stunning views of the Catskill Mountains and Awosting Falls. Please come prepared with appropriate footwear, water, and a lunch to eat on the trail. This hike will meet at the Awosting parking lot.  Sunday, November 15, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Mini Ridge Hike  Join a park naturalist for this eight-mile mini Ridge hike along the Castle Point and Hamilton Point Carriageways. Enjoy stunning views of the entire Hudson Valley and the mysterious Palmaghatt Ravine, one of the oldest hardwood Hemlock forests on the east coast.  Saturday, November 21, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Turkey Trial Come to the Nature Center for a fun-filled afternoon featuring one of our favorite birds, the turkey. A brief discussion about turkeys will be followed by a scavenger hunt activity near Lake Minnewaska. You will discover exactly how hard it is to live the life of a turkey, and maybe gain some appreciation for the bird that many say thanks over each year. This program will feature coloring, running around, and fun for everyone over five years of age with their parents.  Sunday, November 22, 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Wildlife Walk Come to the Nature Center to make your own plaster cast of an animal track to take home! After a brief presentation about animal tracks, we'll take a hike around Lake Minnewaska in search of signs of wildlife. This program is appropriate for families with children ages 5 and older. Tuesday, November 24, 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Wellness Walk to Echo Rock Join a park naturalist for a three-mile long hike along the Hamilton Point, Millbrook Mountain and Lake Minnewaska carriageways to reach Hamilton Point. This route features excellent views of the Palmaghatt Ravine below as well as the Hudson Valley.  Saturday, November 28, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.: Orienteering Nature Challenge II  An introduction to the basics of map and compass navigation will be followed by an orienteering scavenger hunt featuring nature-based challenges near Lake Minnewaska. This program will feature a new course from our first Orienteering Nature Challenge.  Sunday, November 29, 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Turkey Walk Off Still feeling a little stuffed from the turkey day feast? Join environmental educator Laura Conner for the Turkey Walk Off, a five-mile hike along the dramatic cliffs of the Peter's Kill area to the always beautiful Awosting Falls. This adventure will be on both carriageway and footpath, and will include steep inclines. Please make sure to bring a snack, beverages and wear warm and comfortable clothing! For more information and to register for programs, please call the Park Office at 845-255-0752.  The fee for parking at Minnewaska is $6 per car. There are no additional fees for public programs, unless noted otherwise. The Park will be open from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Minnewaska State Park Preserve consists of approximately 20,000 acres of wild and scenic land located on Route 44/55, five miles west of the intersection with Route 299 in Gardiner, New York.

New York WaterWay "Yankee Clipper" To The Parade

Celebrate with the Yankees Show your pride and sail with the Yankee Clipper, decked out for the parade,  to the 'Canyon of Heroes' NY Waterway will be running special service from Port Imperial, Weehawken,  to Pier 11, at the foot of Wall St, at 9:15am and 10:15am The returning ferry leaves at 1pm. Join us in cheering on the Bronx Bombers

                            

New York Yankees 27th World Series ChampionShip Ticker Tape Parade Information

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/11/06/2009-11-06_get_the_details_on_the_yankee_parade_in_manhattan.html

Your guide to the New York Yankees' parade in Lower Manhattan

Friday, November 6th 2009, 4:00 AM

Amendola/AP

The Yankees' celebration of their 27th title resume at 11 a.m. today.

JR/News

Click map above to see complete parade route for Yankees Friday.

WEATHER: The only thing falling from the sky will be ticker tape. According to the National Weather Service, there will be lots of sunshine and no precipitation. Temperatures will be in the mid-40s at the start of the parade and will struggle to get up to 50. It will be a windy day, with gusts from the northwest reaching 15 mph.

HOW TO GET TICKER TAPE: Folks who work and live in lower Manhattan and can request ticker tape by calling 311 or the Downtown Alliance at (212) 566-6700.

MOST RECENT of the city’s 178 TICKER-TAPE PARADES:

• Feb. 5, 2008: New York Giants championship in Super Bowl XLII.
• Oct. 30, 2000: New York Yankees 26th World Series championship.
• Oct. 29, 1999: New York Yankees 25th World Series championship.
• Nov. 16, 1998: John Glenn and the astronauts of the Space Shuttle Discovery.

• Oct. 29, 1998: New York Yankees 24th World Series championship.

ROUTE: The victory parade will begin at 11 a.m. on Broadway at Battery Place, continuing north along the “Canyon of Heroes” and ending at Chambers St.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Following the parade, the Yankees will be honored at a 1 p.m. ceremony at City Hall where Mayor Bloomberg will present the team with keys to the city.

TICKET INFO: If you are reading this, it’s too late to get tickets to watch the ceremony in City Hall Plaza. But you can still line the sidewalks along Broadway and watch the ceremony on a large screen near City Hall Park.

BEST SPOTS FOR WATCHING:

• The sidewalks along Broadway will be jam-packed with fans.
• Looking for an indoor spot? China Chalet, on Broadway near Morris St., is clearing out the tables on its second floor so it can fit more paradegoers. Nearby, Cafe Exchange also will have a good view.

• The Borders bookstore between Pine and Wall Sts. also has second-floor windows facing the street, as does nearby Cafe Toda.

HOW TO GET THERE: NYC &Co. recommends these routes to the parade:

• No. 1, R or W train to Rector St.;
• J, M or Z train to Broad St. or Fulton St.;
• No. 2 or 3 train to Wall St., Fulton St., Park Place or Chambers St.;
• A or C train to Broadway/Nassau St. or Chambers St.;
• E train to World Trade Center;
• No. 1 train to Chambers St.
• No. 4 or 5 train to Bowling Green, Wall St. or Fulton St.

EXTRA PUBLIC TRANSIT:

• Extra PATH service will run in the morning and afternoon from Newark, Hoboken and the World Trade Center.

• NJ Transit will add two trains each on the Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast and Morris and Essex lines.

• NY Waterway will add extra ferries from Weehawken to Wall St. and the World Financial Center.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/11/06/2009-11-06_get_the_details_on_the_yankee_parade_in_manhattan.html#ixzz0W4cb0l9i

Dobbs Ferry Party "s Connett & Co Send Message With Victory

http://www.lohud.com/article/20091103/NEWS02/911030432/-1/SPORTS/Dobbs-Ferry-%E2%80%88-Independent-challegers-sweep-into-office

STACY A. ANDERSON • SANDERSO1@LOHUD.COM 

DOBBS FERRY - The challenging slate on the Dobbs Ferry Party line beat the Democratic incumbents in today's election.

With a margin of more than 300 votes, according to the unofficial tally, former village Trustee Hartley Connett prevailed over Deputy Mayor David Koenigsberg in the mayoral race to succeed Mayor Scott Seskin, who said he is stepping down to focus on family and work.

"We feel pretty good about that tonight and it's been a powerful and strong message delivered by the voters," Connett said at Doubleday's restaurant tonight. "They bought into our message of where we would like to take the village, and we are very excited and thankful for the opportunity."

Connett said he wanted to emphasize that an independent line won.

"It's a great, positive message for anyone who wants to get involved in local government," he said.

Connett's team, including Catherine Kay, a former trustee, and Victor Golio Jr. and Sean Horsfield were elected trustees. They beat Democrat incumbents Fred Broda, Paula Dambroff and Teresa Walsh.

Village Justice Steven Grant ran unopposed for a third term.