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Hastings-on-Hudson is a village in Westchester County located in the southwestern part of the town of Greenburgh in the state of New York, United States.It is a suburb of New York City, located approximately 20 miles (32 km) north of midtown Manhattan, and is served by a stop on the Metro-North Hudson Line.
There is no disabled-accessible parking available at the station, other than for town residents with permits or for a maximum 16-hour metered period. [7] The station traffic has led to the construction of a shopping plaza and Home Depot along the road at the crest of the rise between the exit and the station; it can easily be seen when ...
Hastings-on-Hudson has had railroad service from as far back as the 1840s, pre-dating the Hudson River Railroad, [3] and served both passengers and a local sugar refinery. . In 1875, a major fire destroyed the waterfront, and the company running the sugar refinery left town, but other industries ended up taking its pla
In Hastings-on-Hudson, the Saw Mill enters Exit 12, an at-grade interchange with the southern terminus of Farragut Parkway (NY 987J). [3] The Ashford Avenue interchange (Exit 17) in Dobbs Ferry. The next exit, designated Exit 13, is a right-in/right-out interchange with Farragut Avenue on both sides of the highway. The four-lane parkway winds ...
The widest section of the Hudson River, at 3.6 miles (6 km), is found between the Westchester and Rockland County shorelines immediately north of Croton Point. In Colonial times, this area was called the Tappan Zee or Sea. The Hudson River is tidal and brackish through Westchester and contains a small number of estuarine marshes.
Westchester County Council split in 1922 along east/west lines into the Siwanoy Council, serving troops along Westchester's Long Island Sound and the Hendrick Hudson Council, serving troops along the Hudson River from Hastings to Peekskill. Mount Vernon Council changed its name to the Bronx Valley Council and absorbed several inland towns ...
The Henry Draper Observatory, also known as Draper Cottage and incorrectly as the John William Draper House, is a historic house and local history museum in Draper Park off US 9 in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, United States. Its core is an astronomical observatory built about 1860 for Henry Draper (1837-1882). [3]
The Newington-Cropsey Foundation (NCF) is a nonprofit private organization based in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. The foundation's aim is to maintain and preserve the works of Jasper Cropsey and the art movement he was a part of, the Hudson River School. The foundation also promotes representational painting and sculpture.