I’ve dedicated this site to the advancement and revitalization of the Village of Haverstraw, a community at the widest point of the Hudson River in New York. This small city of 11,000 people on 2 square miles is set below a dramatic back-drop between the jagged edifice of High Tor Mountain and the expanse of Haverstraw Bay on the Hudson. The village is currently undergoing an almost billion dollar transformation, and is on the path to becoming one of the premier places to visit along the Hudson River. I hope you will use HaverstrawLife.com as a tool to explore and discover the historic Village of Haverstraw.
HaverstrawLife.com is an openly pro-biased view of the Village of Haverstraw and its immediate area. HaverstrawLife promotes the revitalization of Haverstraw as a cultural center. HaverstrawLife supports the renewal, improvement, revival and return of Haverstraw to its original grandeur.
Feel free to enter the Village of Haverstraw’s official website.
October 25, 2006 at 4:57 PM
Just visited Haverstraw for the first time in my life, after growing up across the river in Yorktown Heights (now living in Seattle for the past 22 years). I was wondering what the translation for the Latin motto on the “Welcome to Haverstraw” sign means:
Et Libertas Natale Solum Fumus Patriae Igne Alieno Lucuientior
October 26, 2006 at 6:10 PM
I really have no background in Latin, but I did try to translate the motto. . . this is what I came up with:
“Remember the fathers of our country, who held the torch of liberty. . .”
This kind of makes sense, since Haverstraw was an important locale during the Revolution (Benedict Arnold made his famous deal here, and an important battle occurred to the north, in Stony Point). Also, the top of High Tor Mountain, during the Revolution, was used as a beacon where bonfires were lit to notify the Continental Army of British activity. These bonfires could be considered “the torch of liberty.” If you could figure anything else out, please feel free to post again! Thanks!
July 19, 2007 at 3:43 PM
I’ve read your article regarding the forthcomming Havestraw ferry to pier 11 in lower manhattan and am very pleased that this has been approved. However, the only reference is to may 07 and the indications were that it was to start on Aug 1. There is no information in the parking lot nor on the Water Taxi web site. do you have any further information/
thanks
July 20, 2007 at 12:58 AM
Thanks for your interest! There are other articles with more updated information on the new ferry service. The last time I spoke to the head of transit project at the Rockland County Department of Planning, the start date for the Water Taxi service was the first week of August. I have not heard anything new since, and there hasn’t been a press release. The new ferry boat will make port at the existing ferry landing (NY Waterway) in Haverstraw. I will continue to search for more information and contact the County. Until then, please continue to visit HaverstrawLife.com and feel free to converse with other readers! Again, thank you for your interest!
July 20, 2007 at 1:18 AM
I’ve found this article on Lohud.com: http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070713/NEWS01/707130439
The ferry, from the way it sounds, is on schedule. And, it looks like there will be some good updates to the landing!
October 6, 2007 at 2:54 PM
My parents and I had the good fortune to visit Brook House in the summer of 1954, where my Uncle George and his wife of three years, Lenya, lived. It was a grand visit, and I remember the large house, the patio, the lower level, and (of course) the wonderful brook and the wooded hills on all sides.
I would like to learn whether or not Brook House is still standing and whether or not any photographs still exist, especially photographs from the days of Kurt Weil and Lenya and from the days of my Uncle George and Lenya.
Please email me at davis@ic.edu if you have any knowledge concerning Brook House, Weil, Lenya, or Uncle George, and any photos of Brook House.
Aslo, would local newspapers in either Haverstraw or New City have issues from the early and mid 1950s? Finally, I have vivid childhood memories of staying with my family for some weeks in the summer of 1946 at my Uncle George’s brownstone on East 86th Street. Would anyone in the Haverstraw/New City region have any memories or photos of that brownstone?
April 19, 2008 at 5:53 PM
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June 2, 2008 at 4:23 PM
I live in Ossining and work in the financial district. I enjoy taking the New York Water Taxi from Wall Street to Yonkers on occasion and am wondering if it is convenient to take the Water Taxi ferry to Haverstraw and then the ferry to Ossining. Do both ferries operate from the same pier at Haverstraw?
June 3, 2008 at 12:24 AM
Hi Dennis:
I’m glad you are adapting to higher gas prices! Yes, it is more than possible to do what you are proposing. Here is the NYWaterway Ferry (Ossining to Haverstraw) Schedule:
http://nywaterway.com/Home/RidetheFerry/SchedulesRoutes/ViewSchedule/tabid/133/Default.aspx?ID=96
Here is the New York Water Taxi (Haverstraw to Yonkers to World Financial Center/Wall Street) Schedule:
http://www.nywatertaxi.com/commuters/hudsonriver/
You can take the 6:30am ferry (NY Waterway) from Ossining to Haverstraw, and then get on the 7:00am ferry (NY Water Taxi) from Haverstraw to Lower Manhattan. It might just be the perfect commute, if it works out. It would cost you $15.00 each way, and $460.00 per month, but it is an incredible view and is quite relaxing. I’ve taken the ferries to Yonkers from Haverstraw for dinner and then return to Haverstraw after dinner. You can be very creative with your commute now. Good Luck!
April 3, 2009 at 11:14 PM
Please send me updates. Emily
April 27, 2009 at 6:12 AM
Beutiful website. Thank you Jared
July 29, 2009 at 9:46 AM
I am a proud Village resident. I am wondering what the future is for the Harbors. That yellow half finished mess is supposed to anchor our renewal. If that look is our future, Haverstraw is in big trouble.
July 30, 2009 at 8:34 PM
As you know, the housing market has slowed down significantly across the nation. The condominium building at the entrance to Harbors is unfinished, and will likely stay unfinished until a majority of the units are sold for that building particularly. At this moment, I believe, there are not enough units sold in the building to justify finishing it. Unfortunately for us, the “Revitalization” is only slowed down by this.
What we need to do is not rely on Ginsburg to make our downtown thrive. We need to get others to come and patronize the downtown and act more locally to sustain this Revitalization Movement in the Village. Please, support local stores and restaurants. Keep and eye out for and report crimes. Together, we can work to move our Revitalization forward.