Hastings-on-Hudson in New York
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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’s 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 . To the north of Hastings-on-Hudson is the village of
Dobbs Ferry , to the south, the city of
Yonkers , and to the east unincorporated parts of Greenburgh. As of the 2020 US Census, it had a population of 8,590. The town lies on
U.S. Route 9 , “Broadway” and the
Saw Mill River Parkway .
Although a suburb of New York City, Hastings-on-Hudson enjoys better mass transit service than many other suburbs in the United States. Commuter rail service is available via the Hastings-on-Hudson railway station, served by the Metro-North Railroad ‘s Hudson Line to Grand Central Terminal , Croton-on-Hudson and Poughkeepsie ; transfers to Amtrak ‘s Empire Corridor are available three stops south, at the Yonkers railway station. Additionally, several bus routes operated by the Bee-Line Bus System , connect Hastings-on-Hudson with other places in Westchester and northern sections of the Bronx.
Hastings-on-Hudson Metro North station on the Metro North Hudson Line © DanTD/cc-by-sa-4.0
In 2018 Brooke Lea Foster of The New York Times
Chemka Pool, a community outdoor swimming pool near the Hillside Woods/School
Hillside Woods, a large wooded area with hiking trails
Two north-south linear parks : the Old Croton Aqueduct Trailway state park, and the South County Trailway county park
Sugar Pond, a small pond located in the Riverview Manor portion of the Hillside Woods; open to ice skating in the winter
Numerous playing fields including the Burke Estate, Zinsser Park, Reynolds Field, and Uniontown Field
Downtown Hastings-on-Hudson, with retail stores and restaurants
Ever Rest , the homestead and studio of painter Jasper Cropsey (1823–1900), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in New York .A public library
A farmer’s market on Saturdays (outdoors June–November; indoors twice monthly December–May)
The VFW building with a dance studio and karate school
Hastings High School, which presents theatre productions and other shows
“Museum of the Streets”, a walking tour with historic markers maintained by the Hastings Historical Society.
A new free outdoor Concert Series was launched at MacEachron Waterfront Park in 2018.
The River Spirit Music and Arts Festival, the Village’s annual event, at Draper Park, on the second Saturday of September.
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