Haverstraw is a village in the town of Haverstraw

Haverstraw (town), New York

Haverstraw is a town in Rockland County, New York, United States located north of the Town of Clarkstown and the Town of Ramapo; east of Orange County, New York; south of the Town of Stony Point and west of the Hudson River. The town runs from the west to the east border of the county in its...

 in Rockland County

Rockland County, New York

Rockland County is a suburban county 15 miles to the northwest of Manhattan and part of the New York City Metropolitan Area, in the U.S. state of New York. It is the southernmost county in New York west of the Hudson River, and the smallest county in New York outside of New York City. The...

, New York, United States located north of Congers

Congers, New York

Congers is a hamlet , in the Town of Clarkstown Rockland County, New York, United States located north of Valley Cottage; east of New City, across Lake DeForest, south of Haverstraw and west of the Hudson River. It lies 19 miles north of New York City's Bronx boundary...

; southeast of West Haverstraw

West Haverstraw, New York

West Haverstraw is a village in the Town of Haverstraw Rockland County, New York, United States located northwest of the Village of Haverstraw; east of Thiells; south of the Hamlet of Stony Point and west of the Hudson River. The population was 10,295 at the 2000 census...

; east of Garnerville, New York

Garnerville, New York

Garnerville is a hamlet in the Town of Haverstraw Rockland County, New York, United States located north of New City; east ofMount Ivy; south of Stony Point and west of West Haverstraw...

; northeast of New City

New City, New York

New City is a hamlet , in the Town of Clarkstown Rockland County, New York, United States, part of the New York Metropolitan Area. The hamlet is a suburb of New York City, located 18 miles north of the city at the closest point, Riverdale, The Bronx...

 and west of the Hudson River

Hudson River

The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...

 at its widest point. The population was 10,117 at the 2000 census and 11,072 as of 2009.

The village of Haverstraw is home to Rockland Community College – Haverstraw Extension

Rockland Community College

Rockland Community College is a two-year college in the State University of New York system, located in hamlet of Viola within the Village of Suffern from the Town of Ramapo in Rockland County, New York. The college began in 1959 in the former county almshouse. The college offers 48 programs and...

 and is part of the North Rockland Central School District

North Rockland Central School District

The North Rockland Central School District is a public school district that serves northern Rockland County, New York. It consists of 6,905 students in 10 schools in grades Pre-K–12. The current district superintendent is Ileana Eckert.-Elementary:...

. the mayor is Michael Kohut.

The village has entered a period of revitalization, which coincides with the creation of the Harbors at Haverstraw Community and a sculpture trail which will follow the Hudson River shoreline. The Harbors at Haverstraw is situated on the southern end of the Village and above a neighborhood known as Dutchtown. Some residents have taken to calling the Harbors area the "South End." The State has funded $3 Million to the Revitalization project, which includes investments on the waterfront esplanade and a possible downtown streetscape project. Haverstraw is one of the more urban communities in Rockland County, which makes the Village an attractive place to live amongst former New York City residents, the artist community, and New Yorkers with Hudson Valley weekend homes. Because of this, the Village is currently in a state of transition as gentrification takes hold. Interest in the Village is fueled by its rich history and architecture, its vast Hudson River shoreline and natural amenities, its overall walkability and density, and trans-Hudson ferry service to Ossining

Ossining (village), New York

Ossining is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 25,060 at the 2010 census. As a village, it is located in the Town of Ossining.-Geography:Ossining borders the eastern shores of the widest part of the Hudson River....

 and Metro-North Railroad

Metro-North Railroad

The Metro-North Commuter Railroad , trading as MTA Metro-North Railroad, or, more commonly, Metro-North, is a suburban commuter rail service that is run and managed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , an authority of New York State. It is the busiest commuter railroad in the United...

 with direct service to Grand Central Terminal

Grand Central Terminal

Grand Central Terminal —often incorrectly called Grand Central Station, or shortened to simply Grand Central—is a terminal station at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States...

.

History

<
Before Dutch settlers traveled to the Hudson River Valley

Hudson Valley

The Hudson Valley comprises the valley of the Hudson River and its adjacent communities in New York State, United States, from northern Westchester County northward to the cities of Albany and Troy.-History:...

 in the early part of the seventeenth century, the Rumachenanck people, a subset of the Lenape

Lenape

The Lenape are an Algonquian group of Native Americans of the Northeastern Woodlands. They are also called Delaware Indians. As a result of the American Revolutionary War and later Indian removals from the eastern United States, today the main groups live in Canada, where they are enrolled in the...

 tribe, called the area home. In 1609, during one of the many voyages the Dutch financed in search of the Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage

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, Henry Hudson

Henry Hudson

Henry Hudson was an English sea explorer and navigator in the early 17th century. Hudson made two attempts on behalf of English merchants to find a prospective Northeast Passage to Cathay via a route above the Arctic Circle...

 sailed the Hudson River

Hudson River

The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...

, docking his ship in Haverstraw Bay

Haverstraw Bay

Haverstraw Bay, located in New York, is the widest portion of the Hudson River. The width of Haverstraw Bay is approximately 3.4 miles . The length approximately 5 miles from river kilometer 58 at Croton Point to river kilometer 66 at Stony Point...

. It was here that the Dutch declared the Hudson River as property of the Dutch.

Haverstraw was founded in 1666, but the village, known as Florus Falls and also as Waynesburgh, wasn't legally established until March 11, 1854 as the Village of Warren, after Joseph Warren

Joseph Warren

Dr. Joseph Warren was an American doctor who played a leading role in American Patriot organizations in Boston in early days of the American Revolution, eventually serving as president of the revolutionary Massachusetts Provincial Congress...

 a Major General who had died at the battle of Breed's Hill in 1775 during the American Revolutionary War. Under an Act of the State Legislature, the name of the village was changed to "Haverstraw" on April 14, 1874 in order to retain Dutch roots and create a more defined sense of place.

The Village is one of the first to appear on maps of North America, listed as "Haverstroo," which means oat straw as an anglicized version of a Dutch word.

Strategically located on the Hudson River, the village was home to a number of skirmishes between the British

Kingdom of Great Britain

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 Army and the Continental Army

Continental Army

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 of the Americans

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 during the American Revolutionary War

American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...

.

Haverstraw was the site of the most grievous treason of the early years of the United States. During the night of September 19 and September 20, 1780, the English Emissary, Major John André

John André

John André was a British army officer hanged as a spy during the American War of Independence. This was due to an incident in which he attempted to assist Benedict Arnold's attempted surrender of the fort at West Point, New York to the British.-Early life:André was born on May 2, 1750 in London to...

, was rowed from the sloop-of-war

Sloop-of-war

In the 18th and most of the 19th centuries, a sloop-of-war was a warship with a single gun deck that carried up to eighteen guns. As the rating system covered all vessels with 20 guns and above, this meant that the term sloop-of-war actually encompassed all the unrated combat vessels including the...

 Vulture to a beach below the Long Cove on the southern boundary of Haverstraw. The negotiations to sell the plans to West Point were not completed by dawn, and Benedict Arnold

Benedict Arnold

Benedict Arnold V was a general during the American Revolutionary War. He began the war in the Continental Army but later defected to the British Army. While a general on the American side, he obtained command of the fort at West Point, New York, and plotted to surrender it to the British forces...

 and André traveled to the Belmont House, owned by Thomas Smith and occupied by his brother Joshua Hett Smith, on the grounds of what is now Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw, New York

West Haverstraw, New York

West Haverstraw is a village in the Town of Haverstraw Rockland County, New York, United States located northwest of the Village of Haverstraw; east of Thiells; south of the Hamlet of Stony Point and west of the Hudson River. The population was 10,295 at the 2000 census...

. The house has since been known as the Treason House.

95th New York Volunteer Infantry

The 95th New York Volunteer Infantry fought in the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

 under the command of Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...

, Major General James Samuel Wadsworth

James S. Wadsworth

James Samuel Wadsworth was a philanthropist, politician, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was killed in battle during the Battle of the Wilderness of 1864.-Early years:...

 and Brigadier General

Brigadier general (United States)

A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed...

 Edmund Rice (general)

Edmund Rice (general)

Edmund Rice was a soldier in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient who achieved the rank of Brigadier General.-Early life:...

. The companies were recruited principally: A, B, C, D, G and H in New York city; E in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

 and New York city; F at Haverstraw; I at Sing Sing

Sing Sing

Sing Sing Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison operated by the New York State Department of Correctional Services in the town of Ossining, New York...

; and K at Carmel

Carmel, New York

Carmel is a town located in Putnam County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 36,465.There are no incorporated villages in the town, although the hamlets of Carmel and Mahopac each have populations sizable enough to be thought of as villages.The Town of Carmel...

, Peekskill, Sing Sing and White Plains

White Plains, New York

White Plains is a city and the county seat of Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located in south-central Westchester, about east of the Hudson River and northwest of Long Island Sound...

. The infantry joined in the action of the Railroad cut on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg

Battle of Gettysburg, First Day

The First Day of the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War took place on July 1, 1863, and began as an engagement between isolated units of the Army of Northern Virginia under Confederate General Robert E. Lee and the Army of the Potomac under Union Maj. Gen. George G. Meade...

. They fought many battles including Battle of Mine Run

Battle of Mine Run

The Battle of Mine Run, also known as Payne's Farm, or New Hope Church, or the Mine Run Campaign , was conducted in Orange County, Virginia, in the American Civil War....

, Grant's Overland Campaign

Overland Campaign

The Overland Campaign, also known as Grant's Overland Campaign and the Wilderness Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June 1864, in the American Civil War. Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, general-in-chief of all Union armies, directed the actions of the Army of the...

, Battle of the Wilderness

Battle of the Wilderness

The Battle of the Wilderness, fought May 5–7, 1864, was the first battle of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Both armies suffered heavy casualties, a harbinger of a bloody war of attrition by...

, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House

Battle of Spotsylvania Court House

The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, sometimes simply referred to as the Battle of Spotsylvania , was the second major battle in Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Overland Campaign of the American Civil War. Following the bloody but inconclusive Battle of the Wilderness, Grant's army disengaged...

, Battle of North Anna

Battle of North Anna

The Battle of North Anna was fought May 23–26, 1864, as part of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign against Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. It consisted of a series of small actions near the North Anna River in central Virginia, rather than a...

, Battle of Cold Harbor

Battle of Cold Harbor

The Battle of Cold Harbor was fought from May 31 to June 12, 1864 . It was one of the final battles of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign during the American Civil War, and is remembered as one of American history's bloodiest, most lopsided battles...

 and the Siege of Petersburg

Siege of Petersburg

The Richmond–Petersburg Campaign was a series of battles around Petersburg, Virginia, fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865, during the American Civil War...

. They saw the war to the end including engagements in the Battle of the Weldon Railroad

Battle of Globe Tavern

The Battle of Globe Tavern, also known as the Second Battle of the Weldon Railroad, fought August 18–21, 1864, south of Petersburg, Virginia, was the second attempt of the Union Army to sever the Weldon Railroad during the Siege of Petersburg of the American Civil War. A Union force under...

, Battle of Hatcher's Run

Battle of Hatcher's Run

The Battle of Hatcher's Run, also known as Dabney's Mill, Armstrong's Mill, Rowanty Creek, and Vaughn Road, fought February 5–7, 1865, was one in a series of Union offensives during the Siege of Petersburg, aimed at cutting off Confederate supply traffic on Boydton Plank Road and the Weldon...

, and the Appomattox Campaign

Appomattox Campaign

The Appomattox Campaign was a series of battles fought March 29 – April 9, 1865, in Virginia that culminated in the surrender of Confederate General Robert E...

.

"Brickmaking Capital of the World"

Commonly referred to as "Bricktown", Haverstraw was famous for its brickmaking, which was a major industry for the village. Brickmaking was so popular due to the clay formed by the Hudson River's water and the rich soil that lined Haverstraw's waterfront, that it was nicknamed the "Brickmaking Capital of the World". Many of the old brownstone and brick structures that were constructed in New York City in the late 1890s-early 1900s were composed of bricks manufactured by Haverstraw. At one point, in the early 20th century, there were more than 40 brickmaking factories lining the Hudson River within the village. Although brickmaking involved all the ethnic groups, 60 percent of the brickyard workers were African-Americans.

On the night of January 8, 1906, a landslide

Landslide

A landslide or landslip is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rockfalls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows, which can occur in offshore, coastal and onshore environments...

 demolished a large residential portion of the village. Firefighters responded immediately but faced enormous odds because of burst valves and water mains, gas explosions and hoses which periodically froze because of the cold night. The landslide, a pit about 150 feet deep, claimed five Haverstraw streets from Allison to Jefferson Roads, 21 buildings and the lives of 4 firefighters and 17 residents. Despite the events, the village rebounded. Eight years later, however, the Cleary-Newman murder

Cleary-Newman murder

The Cleary-Newman murder case was a major scandal involving political and legal corruption in New York State. It was called, by the New York Daily News,, "one of the most notable murder cases in the annals of New York crime." The New York Times devoted ongoing front-page coverage, next to the news...

 case took place. The village announced in 2007, the 101 anniversary of the landslide, that a memorial would be erected in honor of the victims of the landslide.

Brick Manufacturers 1910

These are the names of suppliers of bricks to New York City metropolitan areas in 1910 with the numbers of machines each manufacturer used as listed in Within These Gates by Daniel deNoyelles:

Archer Yard No. 2 – 4 B. J. Allison & Co. – 7 Bennett, Mrs. William & Sons – 4 Brophy & Morrissey – 4 C. & G. A. Archer – 2 D. Fowler Jr. & Co. – 5 DeNoyelles Brick Co. – 13 Dunnigan, Mrs. F. L. – 3 E. N. Renn & Co. – 4

Everett Fowler – 4 Excelsior Brick Co. – 7 F. Brophy & Brother – 3 Fowler & Son – 6 Garner Brick Works – 6 J. Nicholson – 2 James Byrnes – 2 L. H. Washburn – 2 Lynch & O'Brien – 2

Lynch Bros. – 4 Malley Brick Co. – 7 Morrissey & Co. – 5 Peck Brick Co. – 6 Reilly & Tanney – 2 Riley & Marks – 4 Riley & Rose – 3 Shankey & Morrissey – 4

Snedeker Bros. – 2 T. McGuire & Son – 4 T. Shankey & Son – 4 T. Tanney – 4 Tanney & Coyne – 2 U. F. Washburn & Co. – 11 Washburn & Fowler – 3 Wood & Allison – 4

Other History

The brick industry continued to thrive until World War II, in which brick began to lose its value significantly. Shortly after, the village's main industry of brickmaking declined and left the village. The economic vitality of the village greatly decreased. Because of the amount of vacancies and the relatively inexpensive housing available, the village opened up to Hispanic migration, and the village has since become home to many Hispanic immigrant families since the 1950s. Many families of Hispanic descent take part in the village's festivals that take place annually. The Puerto Rican Day Parade and Festival take place in the village's downtown in early June, the Dominican

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...

 Day Parade and Festival occur in late August and in September, the multi-cultural festival is assembled.

In July 1920, New York Yankee

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

 outfielder Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth

George Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...

 spent time in Haverstraw, to film a movie – Heading' Home

Heading Home

Heading Home is a 1920 American silent film directed by Lawrence C. Windom. It attempts to create a mythology surrounding the life of baseball player Babe Ruth....

. A local baseball field bears the Hall of Famer's name due to his visit.

George M. Cohan

George M. Cohan

George Michael Cohan , known professionally as George M. Cohan, was a major American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer, and producer....

, the Father of Modern Broadway, had his debut playing the violin at the Waldron's Opera House on Broadway in the Village. The Cohan family stayed in Haverstraw during summer while making their rounds on the Vaudeville

Vaudeville

Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. Each performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill...

 circuit. The Cohans lived on Division Street, next to a major clay pit in the Village. Cohan was influenced early in his life by the songs of the southern black clay diggers that worked down below the Cohan house in the clay pit. It is often said that Cohan mainstreamed ragtime and jazz through his Broadway tunes.

September 2004 marked the village's 150th anniversary, celebrated by a festival along the village's waterfront. The future of this river village gleams bright with a large revitalization project that revitalizes the downtown business district and develops its waterfront with a large residential project.

As a cost-saving measure, at midnight on January 1, 2006, the Village of Haverstraw Police Department was merged with the Town of Haverstraw Police Department.

Geography

Haverstraw is on the west bank of the Hudson River

Hudson River

The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...

. Haverstraw Bay

Haverstraw Bay

Haverstraw Bay, located in New York, is the widest portion of the Hudson River. The width of Haverstraw Bay is approximately 3.4 miles . The length approximately 5 miles from river kilometer 58 at Croton Point to river kilometer 66 at Stony Point...

 is the widest portion of the Hudson River. The bay is bordered by the village of Haverstraw and the village of Croton-on-Hudson, in Westchester County

Westchester County, New York

Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...

 to the east.

Haverstraw is located at 41°11′47"N 73°58′0"W (41.196494, −73.96684).

According to the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, the village has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13.1 km²), of which, 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²) of it is land and 3.1 square miles (8.0 km²) of it (60.75%) is water.

Neighborhoods

1. The Bank Corner - Downtown Center
2. The South End - the Harbors Community and surrounding residential areas
3. Dutchtown - Riverside Avenue at northern terminus of the Hook Mountain Nyack Beach Trail
4. Uptown - stately, residential district on Hudson Avenue and Hillside Avenue
5. Little Italy - Warren Avenue and McKenzie Avenue
6. Old Quarter - residential district on Front Street, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Street, bounded by Van Houten Street, Canal Street and Broad Street
7. Bull Line Blaff - Jefferson Street and Clinton Street
8. North Broadway - where Broadway meets Samsondale Avenue
9. Village Mill - between Gurnee Avenue and Spring Street

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 10,117 people, 2,816 households, and 2,168 families residing in the village. The population density was 5,078.8 people per square mile (1,962.9/km²). There were 2,925 housing units at an average density of 1,468.4 per square mile (567.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 46.02% White, 12.07% Black or African American

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.37% Native American, 1.09% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 34.70% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 5.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 59.29% of the population.

There were 2,816 households out of which 43.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 23.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.42 and the average family size was 3.82.

In the village the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $42,683, and the median income for a family was $44,881. Males had a median income of $31,503 versus $27,207 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,442. About 13.9% of families and 16.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 23.0% of those age 65 or over.

Haverstraw significantly has the largest Latino percentage in Rockland County, NY. Haverstraw originally mostly Puerto-Rican and Dominican community has seen an influx of other Hispanic groups including Mexicans and Ecuadorans in recent years.

See Also Rumachenanck (Native Americans)

Rumachenanck (Native Americans)

The Rumanchenank were a Lenape people who inhabited the region radiating from Palisades in New York and New Jersey at the time of European colonialization in the 17th century...

Transportation

The River Subdivision runs through the Haverstraw as a freight-only line, which has an important passing siding located at milepost (MP) 35. The River Subdivision is the primary freight rail line between the New York City – Northeastern New Jersey

New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

 metropolitan area and Albany

Albany, New York

Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...

. Today, the line is operated by CSX Transportation

CSX Transportation

CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...

, the fourth railroad to do so. On an average day 20–25 trains pass through Haverstraw. Passenger service along the former West Shore Railroad

West Shore Railroad

The West Shore Railroad was the final name of a railroad from Weehawken, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City, north along the west shore of the river to Albany, New York and then west to Buffalo...

 line stopped in 1959, although the former Haverstraw station building is still standing and currently serves as a law office.

NY Waterway

NY Waterway

NY Waterway, or New York Waterway, is a private transportation company running ferry and bus service in the Port of New York and New Jersey and in the Hudson Valley...

 runs a commuter ferry from Haverstraw Village to Ossining

Ossining (village), New York

Ossining is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 25,060 at the 2010 census. As a village, it is located in the Town of Ossining.-Geography:Ossining borders the eastern shores of the widest part of the Hudson River....

 from where there are commuter trains to Grand Central Terminal

Grand Central Terminal

Grand Central Terminal —often incorrectly called Grand Central Station, or shortened to simply Grand Central—is a terminal station at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States...

. A monthly uniticket for the Haverstraw–Ossining Ferry and the train is available from Metro North

Metro north

Metro North can refer to either of* Metro-North Railroad, a commuter railroad serving parts of New York and Connecticut in the United States* Dublin Metro#Metro North, a branch of the proposed Dublin Metro, in Dublin, Ireland...

.

U.S. Route 9W

U.S. Route 9W

U.S. Route 9W is a north–south U.S. Highway in the states of New Jersey and New York. It begins on Fletcher Avenue in Fort Lee, New Jersey as it crosses the US 1 & 9, US 46, and the Interstate 95 approaches to the George Washington Bridge, where it heads north up the west...

 and US 202

U.S. Route 202

U.S. Route 202 is a highway stretching from Delaware to Maine, also passing through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire....

 run directly through the village.

Haverstraw Fire Department

The Haverstraw Fire Department, a village agency, is composed of five independent, volunteer fire companies that render all facets of fire protection to the village. They are: Rescue Hook and Ladder Co. #1,(On Fairmont.) General Warren Emergency Co. #2, (On Fairmont Ave.) Relief Hose Co. #3,(On Conklin Ave.) Cosgriff Hose Co. #4,(On Maple Ave) and Lady Warren Hose Co. No. 5 (On Broadway). In exchange for a body of manpower, the agency provides each company with equipment, quarters, and length of service awards. This department has pull boxes currently used along with a fire whistle (a Gamewell diaphone

Diaphone

For Diaphone, the Noctuid moth species see Diaphone The diaphone was a noisemaking device best known for its use as a foghorn: it could produce deep, powerful tones able to carry a long distance...

) that sounds the pull box number.

Historical Markers

• "Treason Site," Route 9W, where Benedict Arnold
  Benedict Arnold
  Benedict Arnold V was a general during the American Revolutionary War. He began the war in the Continental Army but later defected to the British Army. While a general on the American side, he obtained command of the fort at West Point, New York, and plotted to surrender it to the British forces...
  
   met Major John André
  John André
  John André was a British army officer hanged as a spy during the American War of Independence. This was due to an incident in which he attempted to assist Benedict Arnold's attempted surrender of the fort at West Point, New York to the British.-Early life:André was born on May 2, 1750 in London to...
  
  , a British spy, on September 21, 1780
• "Cohan’s Debut," Broadway & Lincoln Street
• "Hudson River," Front Street & Elks Drive
• 1906 Great Haverstraw "Landslide," Division & Rockland Streets
• "Brick Industry," 183 West Street
• "DeHarte Patent," 79 North Route 9W
• Haverstraw Historic Site, 25 Fairmount Avenue

Landmarks and places of Interest

• Arts Alliance of Haverstraw, 91 Broadway, is a multicultural center for the Arts.
• Bricktown Inn, 112 Hudson Avenue, is a Victorian
  Victorian America
  The Victorian Era is a name for the period from 1837 to 1901, the length of the rule of Britain's Queen Victoria. American Victorianism was an offshoot of this period and lifestyle that occurred in the United States, chiefly in heavily populated regions such as New England and the Deep South...
  
   bed and breakfast
  Bed and breakfast
  A bed and breakfast is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast, but usually does not offer other meals. Since the 1980s, the meaning of the term has also extended to include accommodations that are also known as "self-catering" establishments...
  
   in Haverstraw which was once known as the “Brickmaking capital of the world.”
• Central Presbyterian Church, 64 New Main Street at intersection with Hudson Avenue, was founded in 1846 and moved to its present church in 1909, which was built with donated Haverstraw brick and now scarce American Chestnut
  American Chestnut
  The American Chestnut is a large, deciduous tree of the beech family native to eastern North America. Before the species was devastated by the chestnut blight, a fungal disease, it was one of the most important forest trees throughout its range...
  
   wood. The 13 stained-glass windows in the main sanctuary were designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany
  Louis Comfort Tiffany
  Louis Comfort Tiffany was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass. He is the American artist most associated with the Art Nouveau  and Aesthetic movements...
  
  .
• House depicted in Edward Hopper
  Edward Hopper
  Edward Hopper was a prominent American realist painter and printmaker. While most popularly known for his oil paintings, he was equally proficient as a watercolorist and printmaker in etching...
  
  's painting The House By The Railroad, located along Route 9W just north of New Main Street. The house also inspired the Bates' house set used in Hitchcock
  Alfred Hitchcock
  Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...
  
  's 1960 movie Psycho
  Psycho (1960 film)
  Psycho is a 1960 American suspense/psychological horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins. The film is based on the screenplay by Joseph Stefano, who adapted it from the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch...
  
  .
• Haverstraw Brick Museum, 12 Main Street, has exhibits of the over 100-year history of brick-making in the Haverstraw area once known as “The Brick-making capital of the World”.
• Haverstraw King's Daughters Village Library
  Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Library
  The Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Librarys original home, also known as the Fowler Library Building, is located at Main and Allison streets in the village of Haverstraw, New York, United States. It is a red brick building....
  
  , 85 Main Street, is the oldest public library in Rockland County, chartered in 1895. The library opened in Jenkins Hall in 1896 and moved to the National Bank Building the following year. The Kings Daughters Society, organized in 1891 was known as "Haverstraw Ladies Home Mission Circle". Mrs Everett Fowler presented a plan to found a public library as a department of the society. In July 1899 the library trustees accepted Denton Fowler's porposition to match the $10,000 for the purchase of the library's present site which included the provision that the building be named "Fowler Library Building". The building was constructued with Haverstraw brick from the Mr. Fowler's brickyard. The imprint DF&S can be read on the bricks laid for the basement's floor. During the holiday seasons the library provided baskets for the poor and throughout the year conducted sewing classes for the girls of the village. The library was active in providing relief for the victims of the landslide in 1906. (NRHP)
• The Homestead
  The Homestead (Haverstraw, New York)
  The Homestead is a historic house on Hudson Avenue in the village of Haverstraw, New York, United States. It is one of the oldest buildings in the village, dating to the early 19th century....
  
  , Hudson Avenue, is an historic house
  Historic house
  A historic house can be a stately home, the birthplace of a famous person, or a house with an interesting history or architecture.- Background :...
  
   that is one of the oldest buildings in the village, dating to the early 19th century. In 1983 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
  National Register of Historic Places
  The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
  
   (NRHP).
• M/V Commander
  MV Commander
  The M/V Commander is a historic motor vessel built in 1917 and designed by Beele Wallace Co. of Morehead City, North Carolina, United States. She is homeported at the Haverstraw Marina in West Haverstraw, Rockland County, New York. She is a wooden 275 passenger excursion boat approximately 60...
  
  , Haverstraw Marina, Commander is a rare design link between the heavily built-for-steam boats of the late 19th century and the more lightly built vessels of the 20th century. It was listed in 1984 on both the State and National Registers of Historic Places and is also listed in the International Register of Historic Ships, Great American Ships and the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
  Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
  The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships is the official reference work for the basic facts about ships used by the United States Navy...
  
  . It may be chartered for private parties and excursions. (NRHP)
• United States Post Office (Haverstraw, New York), 86 Main Street, is listed on the NRHP.
• St. Peter's Catholic Church, 115 Broadway, The first Catholic church in Rockland County, where the first Mass was celebrated on November 14, 1847.
• The Congregation of the Sons of Jacob, 37 Clove Avenue, begun in 1877 is the oldest Jewish congregation in Rockland County.

Festivals and Events

The following festivals and parades are celebrated in the Village of Haverstraw.

• Family Day Festival – Celebrated in May.
• Farmers' market
  Farmers' market
  A farmers' market consists of individual vendors—mostly farmers—who set up booths, tables or stands, outdoors or indoors, to sell produce, meat products, fruits and sometimes prepared foods and beverages...
  
   – held every Sunday from May to November 9:00 am until 2:00 pm
• Italian Day Festival – In May Italian Americans celebrate their heritage including Italy
  Italy
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
  
  's flag and seal .
• United Latin Parade – August 2011, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, and Ecuadoreans will celebrate their heritage as part of the First Annual United Latin Parade. Previously the Puerto Rican Day Parade and Festival was held in June and the Dominican Republic Day Parade and Festival was held in August.
  • Puerto Rican Day Parade and Festival – Puerto Rican Americans (Estadounidenses Puertorriqueños) celebrate their heritage. Although announced as the Puerto Rican Day Parade and Festival, the festival is inclusive and embraces all Hispanic-Americans
    Hispanic and Latino Americans
    Hispanic or Latino Americans are Americans with origins in the Hispanic countries of Latin America or in Spain, and in general all persons in the United States who self-identify as Hispanic or Latino.1990 Census of Population and Housing: A self-designated classification for people whose origins...
    
    . Many of the participants and spectators attire themselves with hats, bandanas, tees, bracelets depicting Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
    
    's flag or symbols. Salsa
    Salsa music
    Salsa music is a genre of music, generally defined as a modern style of playing Cuban Son, Son Montuno, and Guaracha with touches from other genres of music...
    
     and Mariachi
    Mariachi
    Mariachi is a genre of music that originated in the State of Jalisco, in Mexico. It is an integration of stringed instruments highly influenced by the cultural impacts of the historical development of Western Mexico. Throughout the history of mariachi, musicians have experimented with brass, wind,...
    
     bands provide the music and Puerto Rican cuisine at the food stand included rice (arroz), bean
    Bean
    Bean is a common name for large plant seeds of several genera of the family Fabaceae used for human food or animal feed....
    
    s (abichuelas), salad
    Salad
    Salad is any of a wide variety of dishes, including vegetable salads; salads of pasta, legumes, eggs, or grains; mixed salads incorporating meat, poultry, or seafood; and fruit salads. They may include a mixture of cold and hot, often including raw vegetables or fruits.Green salads include leaf...
    
     (ensalada), and cuchifritos
    Cuchifritos
    Cuchifritos refers to various fried foods prepared principally of pork, in Puerto Rican cuisine. They include a variety of dishes including but not limited to morcilla , papas rellenas , chicharron , and various other parts of the pig prepared in different ways...
    
     (“Puerto Rican soul food”) such as, Alcapurria
    Alcapurria
    Alcapurria is a fritter dish from Puerto Rico, a culinary dish that found its way to the Dominican Republic and Cuba.- Preparation :An alcapurria is made from a doughy mixture of mashed up tubers and root vegetables that grow on the island surrounding a center of heavily seasoned meat...
    
    , Bacalaítos, morcillas, pernil, and plantain
    Plantain
    Plantain is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa. The fruit they produce is generally used for cooking, in contrast to the soft, sweet banana...
    
    s.
  • Dominican Republic Day Parade and Festival – Dominican American
    Dominican American
    A Dominican American is any American who has origins in the Dominican Republic.Immigration records of Dominicans in the United States date from the late 19th century, and New York City has had a Dominican community since the 1930s...
    
    s (Estadounidenses Dominicanos) celebrate their heritage. Many of the participants and spectators attire themselves with hats, bandanas, tee-shirts, bracelets depicting Dominican Republic
    Dominican Republic
    The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
    
    's flag or symbols. Music included Merengue
    Merengue music
    Merengue is a type of music and dance from the Dominican Republic. It is popular in the Dominican Republic and all over Latin America. Its name is Spanish, taken from the name of the meringue, a dessert made from whipped egg whites and sugar...
    
     and Reggaeton
    Reggaeton
    Reggaeton is a form of Puerto Rican and Latin American urban and Caribbean music. After its mainstream exposure in 2004, it spread to North American, European and Asian audiences. Reggaeton originated in Puerto Rico but is also has roots from Reggae en Español from Panama and Puerto Rico and...
    
     and Dominican cuisine at the food stand included rice (arroz), bean
    Bean
    Bean is a common name for large plant seeds of several genera of the family Fabaceae used for human food or animal feed....
    
    s (habichuelas), fried plantain tostones
    Tostones
    Tostones or patacones are a popular side dish in many Latin American countries. The dish is made from sliced green plantains cut either length-wise or width-wise and are twice fried...
    
    , meat patties (pastelitos), fried foods frituras BBQ pincho kebab
    Kebab
    Kebab is a wide variety of meat dishes originating in Middle East and later on adopted by the Middle East, and Asia Minor, and now found worldwide. In English, kebab with no qualification generally refers more specifically to shish kebab served on the skewer...
    
    , chicharones fried pork, chimi-churri a tasty hamburger with a dominican twist.
• Multi-Cultural Festival – Celebrated in September with traditional dance, ethnic foods and national costume
  National costume
  Folk costume expresses an identity through costume which usually to a geographic area or a period of time in history, but can also indicate social, marital and/or religious status...
  
  .
• Columbus Day
  Columbus Day
  Many countries in the New World and elsewhere celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas, which occurred on October 12, 1492, as an official holiday...
  
   Festival – Celebrated in October

Sports

• 2009 – Girls Little League Baseball Seniors Division state champion, beating last year's champion from New Hyde Park
  New Hyde Park, New York
  New Hyde Park is a village in Nassau County, New York, United States, on Long Island.The population of the Village of New Hyde Park was 9,712 at the 2010 census...
  
   by a score of 1–0 leading them to the Eastern regionals in Worcester, Massachusetts
  Worcester, Massachusetts
  Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
  
  
• 2010 – Girls Little League Baseball Seniors Division state and Eastern regional champions. They defeated national teams from Germany, Puerto Rico
  Puerto Rico
  Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
  
   and Guam
  Guam
  Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
  
   before losing 3–1 to San Antonio, Southwest regional champions, in the World Series Championship in Roxana, Delaware
  Roxana, Delaware
  Roxana, Delaware is an unincorporated community in Sussex County. It is roughly centered around the intersections of Delaware Route 20 and Delaware Route 17. It is part of the Seaford, Delaware Micropolitan Statistical Area. There are many residential neighborhoods in this rapidly growing...
  
   on August 14, 2010.

Notable residents

• Gerard Benderoth
  Gerard Benderoth
  Gerard Benderoth is an American strongman.He is tall and weighs . He was a New York City Police Officer for over a decade. He took part in the response to the September 11 attacks in 2001 and was at ground zero for 3 days straight recovering bodies...
  
   – Haverstraw patrolman and World's Strongest Man
  World's Strongest Man
  The World's Strongest Man is a well recognised event in strength athletics and has been described by a number of highly respected authorities in the sport as the premier event in strongman. Organized by TWI, an IMG Media company, it is broadcast around the end of December each year...
  
   competitor in 2009. Benderoth, a native of Haverstraw known as The White Rhino, is a North Rockland High School
  North Rockland High School
  North Rockland High School is a high school located in Thiells, New York, serving 10th to 12th grade students from the northern section of Rockland County, in southern New York. It is the only high school in the Haverstraw-Stony Point District....
  
   graduate and former New York City patrolman. He turned professional in 2004 and is currently ranked 10th in the United States.
• Victor L. Castro Jr., Iraq and Afghanistan
  Afghanistan
  Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
  
   veteran that served with the 10th Mountain Division (LI), 1st Brigade Combat Team
  1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (United States)
  The 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division is a mountain warfare infantry Brigade Combat Team of the United States Army based at Fort Drum, New York...
  
  , professional comic book artist and creator of the graphic novel "The Warrior Chronicles" featured in the Platinum Studios
  Platinum Studios
  Platinum Studios, Inc. is a publicly traded media company based in the United States. It controls a large independent library of comic book characters, which it seeks to adapt, produce, and license for all forms of media including print, film, online, mobile / wireless, gaming, and merchandising...
  
   sponsored event "The Comic Book Challenge", Soldier Correspondence consultant for a graphic novel called "Untold Stories from Iraq" and contributing artist, lead pencil artist for upcoming graphic novel called "Scion" published by Arcana Studio
  Arcana Studio
  Arcana Studio is a Canadian comic book publisher and art studio founded by former Coquitlam, British Columbia school teacher Sean O'Reilly in 2004.-Overview:...
  
  s.
• George M. Cohan
  George M. Cohan
  George Michael Cohan , known professionally as George M. Cohan, was a major American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer, and producer....
  
   (July 3, 1878 – November 5, 1942) was an American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer and producer. Known as "the man who owned Broadway" in the decade before World War I, he is considered the father of American musical comedy. A full-length dramatic musical entitled George M that depicted his life and which celebrated his music was produced on Broadway in 1968, as did the Academy Award-winning film Yankee Doodle Dandy
  Yankee Doodle Dandy
  Yankee Doodle Dandy is a 1942 American biographical musical film about George M. Cohan, known as "The Man Who Owns Broadway". It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, and Richard Whorf, and features Irene Manning, George Tobias, Rosemary DeCamp and Jeanne Cagney.The movie was written by...
  
  in 1942. The Cohan family used to live on the easterly end of Division Street.
• Michael A. Donaldson
  Michael A. Donaldson
  Michael A. Donaldson was a United States Army sergeant and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in France during World War I.-Medal of Honor citation:...
  
   (January 16, 1884 – April 12, 1970) was a United States Army
  United States Army
  The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
  
   sergeant and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor
  Medal of Honor
  The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
  
  , for his actions in France during World War I.
• Heather Duke (September 25, 1942 – July 13, 2010) served as director of tourism for Rockland County since 1994. She was a registered nurse, a Broadway producer, a newspaper publisher, and served on the Rockland County Historic Preservation Board. She worked briefly as C. Scott Vanderhoef
  C. Scott Vanderhoef
  C. Scott Vanderhoef is the County Executive of Rockland County, New York and was the Republican and Conservative Party nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New York in the 2006 statewide elections...
  
  's, press secretary during his first campaign for county executive. "Heather Duke was warm, loyal person, someone who loved this county and was dedicated to its citizens," Vanderhoef said in a statement. "Her lighthearted, enthusiastic personality affected all those who knew her...".
• Derrick Lassic
  Derrick Lassic
  Derrick Owens Lassic is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the University of Alabama. He is most remembered for being the starting running back for the Cowboys for the first two games of the 1993 season...
  
   (b. January 26, 1970 in the Village) – NFL Running Back
  Running back
  A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
  
   and former husband of Arthel Neville
  Arthel Neville
  Arthel Neville , is an American journalist and television personality.Arthel is the daughter of Art Neville, founder of the New Orleans music groups The Meters and The Neville Brothers.-Biography:...
  
  .
• Manuel Lopez (1985 – April 12, 2005) Army Cpl – Age 20, died in the war in Iraq when the Humvee in which he was riding was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade. The village dedicated, on his birthday, a new street sign – "Corporal Manny Lopez Way" – on Orchard street in 2008. July 4, 2010 marked the grand opening of the Corporal Manny Lopez Municipal Ball Field in Haverstraw.
• Toni Morrison
  Toni Morrison
  Toni Morrison is a Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, editor, and professor. Her novels are known for their epic themes, vivid dialogue, and richly detailed characters. Among her best known novels are The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon and Beloved...
  
  , American author and first African American to be selected for the Nobel Prize in Literature
  Nobel Prize in Literature
  Since 1901, the Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words from the will of Alfred Nobel, produced "in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction"...
  
   owns a home in the village. Her novel Beloved
  Beloved (novel)
  Beloved is a novel by the American writer Toni Morrison, published in 1987. Set in 1873 just after the American Civil War , it is based on the story of the African-American slave, Margaret Garner, who escaped slavery in 1856 in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio, a free state...
  
  won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize
  Pulitzer Prize
  The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
  
   for fiction. She has earned the designation of one of the 100 Greatest African Americans
  100 Greatest African Americans
  100 Greatest African Americans is a biographical dictionary of the one hundred historically greatest African Americans , as assessed by Molefi Kete Asante in 2002.-Criteria:...
  
   of the United States.

Resident Village Group & Local Media

RenewHaverstraw – A coalition of concerned Village of Haverstraw residents working together to better the village by addressing quality of life issues as well as actively engaging our elected village officials, at the board meetings, to address the needs of the village residents. A community blog, www.HaverstrawLife.com, has been online since 2006 documenting interesting history, current events, and the ongoing revitalization process.

Notable people buried in Mount Repose Cemetery

• Berrian, Jon Andre "Jack" (1917 – April 12, 2008) – Lifelong resident of Haverstraw who served as the village historian. He was a veteran of World War II and recipient of the Purple Heart
  Purple Heart
  The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed while serving on or after April 5, 1917 with the U.S. military. The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is located in New Windsor, New York...
  
   Award.
• Casey, Dr. Thomas F.X., of Garnerville, NY, (September 1, 1935 – December 5, 2009) – Historian of the Town of Haverstraw since 1973 and appointed the title of official Historian of the County of Rockland since 1977. He was President of the Board of the Kings Daughter's Public Library, past president and Senior Historian of the Historical Society of Rockland County, as well as, Chairman of the Rockland County Preservation Board.
• Denoyelles, Peter
  Peter Denoyelles
  Peter Denoyelles was a Representative from New York; born in Haverstraw, New York, in 1766; completed preparatory studies; engaged in the manufacture of brick; member of the New York State Assembly in 1802 and 1803; held several local offices; elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Thirteenth...
  
   (1766–1829) – US Representative from New York to the 13th United States Congress
  13th United States Congress
  - Senate :* President: Elbridge Gerry , until November 23, 1814, thereafter vacant.* President pro tempore: Joseph B. Varnum , December 6, 1813 – February 3, 1814** John Gaillard , elected November 25, 1814- House of Representatives :...
  
  
• Haskell, Reuben L.
  Reuben L. Haskell
  Reuben Locke Haskell was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Haskell was graduated from Hempstead High School, Long Island, New York, in 1894....
  
   (October 5, 1878 – October 2, 1971) – U.S. Representative
  United States House of Representatives
  The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
  
   from New York from March 4, 1915 until December 31, 1919.
• Lenya, Lotte
  Lotte Lenya
  Lotte Lenya was an Austrian singer, diseuse, and actress. In the German-speaking and classical music world she is best remembered for her performances of the songs of her husband, Kurt Weill. In English-language film she is remembered for her Academy Award-nominated role in The Roman Spring of Mrs...
  
   (October 18, 1898 – November 27, 1981) – Austrian-born, Tony Award
  Tony Award
  The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
  
  -winning and Academy Award-nominated singer and actress.
• Weill, Kurt Julian
  Kurt Weill
  Kurt Julian Weill was a German-Jewish composer, active from the 1920s, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht...
  
   (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) – German-born, leading composer for the stage and writer of numbers of concert works. Most notable work is the song "Mack the Knife
  Mack the Knife
  "Mack the Knife" or "The Ballad of Mack the Knife", originally "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer", is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their music drama Die Dreigroschenoper, or, as it is known in English, The Threepenny Opera. It premiered in Berlin in 1928 at the...
  
  ". Married to Lotte Lenya twice – (1926 and 1937).
• Smith, Richard – American Civil War private in the Union Army in Company B, 95th New York Infantry and Medal of Honor recipient.

External links

• Haverstraw Brick Museum
• Hudson River Brickmaking
• Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Library
• Rockland Magazine
• The Journal News, the local newspaper
• RenewHaverstraw