May 1, 2009 Citizen's Committee to Advise Village Board on Downtown Redevelopment A Citizen's Committee has been appointed by Nyack Mayor John Shields to advise the Village Board on implementing their resolution to redevelop Riverspace’s home block. [ Read More ]
April 23, 2009 Nyack Village Board Backs Downtown Redevelopment! In a big step for Riverspace's future plans, the Nyack Village Board voted to move forward with downtown redevelopment at their April 23 meeting. [ Read More ]
April 23, 2009 Nyack passes village budget, affirms Riverspace support (from LoHud.com) Riverspace's board members have offered plans to build a $100 million arts, residential and retail complex downtown. But, they sought assurances that the village supported the project before progressing with their plans, said Julian Palmer, the theater's director of development and outreach. [ Read More ]
April 21, 2009 Community Viewpoint: The Time to Chart Riverspace's Future is Now In a little under three years, Riverspace, the volunteer-powered arts center in Nyack, has become an essential part of Rockland County’s cultural landscape. Meanwhile, Riverspace is in the midst of a financial crisis, needing to raise $500,000 by June 30 in order to ensure another fine season of diverse, inventive and moderately-priced cultural arts for the region. [ Read More ]
March 13, 2009 Whitepaper: Preliminary Recommendations on the Redevelopment of the Main Street Superblock In early 2009, a task force appointed by Mayor John Shields compiled a whitepaper to advise the Nyack Village Board on how it might or might not proceed with the redevelopment of the downtown "superblock." Click here to read the whitepaper (Adobe Acrobat required)
January 20, 2009 Inauguration Day At Riverspace! On January 20 a full house of local residents cheered the Inauguration of President Barack Obama at Riverspace. A diverse crowd ranging from students to senior citizens watched on the big screen as Riverspace was the home for a major Rockland County celebration of the historic event. [ Read More ]
December 16, 2008 Riverspace Praises Nyack Village Board Support for Downtown Project; Mayor Appoints Task Force to Move Project Forward; Riverspace Seeks to Build on New Momentum Nyack, NY – The Riverspace Board of Directors announced today that it warmly welcomes the
new support from Mayor John Shields and the Nyack Village Board for Riverspace’s proposal to
revitalize downtown Nyack. The Riverspace Board also publicly committed itself today to a new
campaign to gain broader financial support for the "downtown project." [ Read More ]
