West Nyack Hamlet Green and Firefighter Memorial Park, at 721 West Nyack Road, has had a boardwalk, a walking trail, a concert green, an accessible playground and adult exercise equipment since 2023. The shops and restaurants along West Nyack Road were already there. Between them was a triangle where West Nyack Way splits off West Nyack Road. Until this month, that triangle was a stretch you drove through to get from the park to anything else.
On October 16, 2026, Supervisor George Hoehmann and the Clarkstown Town Council announced that the West Nyack Revitalization Project is complete. The flooding and traffic fixes get most of the attention. For anyone who lives nearby, the bigger change is that the park and the businesses are now one connected place. You can park once, walk the green, get a coffee, see the new fountain and stay for dinner without getting back in the car.
Two halves, built three years apart
The park was the first piece. A February 2023 notice in Rockland News said the Hamlet Green would open the following week. A grand opening followed on September 10 that year with a firefighter parade, music, a barbecue and the dedication of a memorial statue. The memorial honors firefighters Thomas Foley, Daniel Foley and Ken Matero, and it is the reason the park's full name ends in "Firefighter Memorial Park." In a January 2025 update, the Town described the first phase's work as retention ponds and landscaping.
Phase II, the road, was the harder part, and it's the one most neighbors remember because they drove around it. Work began around February 17, 2025, with a partial closure of West Nyack Road east of the park. Businesses, homes and the park stayed open during that closure. By late April 2025, Rockland News reported the road was back to two-way traffic while drainage and utility work went on. Then on June 11, 2025, the section between Alexander Brothers Automotive and the West Nyack Post Office closed for an estimated six to eight weeks so crews could replace two culverts, and drivers reached businesses by detour.
The Town says the effort was "more than two decades in the making" and was paid for partly with millions of dollars in state and federal grants.
What actually changed at the triangle
According to the Town's announcement, Phase II made these changes to the hamlet center:
- High-capacity culverts and new catch basins, plus a raised section of West Nyack Road, meant to keep water off the roadway and protect nearby homes and businesses
- Underground utility wires, which the Town says should make power and communications more reliable and also clear the overhead lines from the street
- A true four-way intersection where the old triangle at the West Nyack Way split used to be
- West Nyack Road shifted to the south at that spot, which made room for new parking and green space
- New sidewalks and decorative streetlights connecting the park to the existing shops and restaurants
- A fountain, a clock and more green space next to Klein Avenue
For someone on foot, the last three items matter most. Squaring off the triangle made the crossing shorter and more predictable. The sidewalks and streetlights connect the two ends, and the fountain and clock give the Klein Avenue end a place to stop that it didn't have before.
The Rockland County Times quoted the supervisor on what the Town was aiming for:
"This project is a transformation of the downtown district into an inviting, walkable, and attractive space, serving as a source of pride for all of Clarkstown."
Calling it a downtown district puts the park, the shops and the new square at Klein Avenue on one map.
The loop, stop by stop
The route below follows the connection the Town built, from the park to the shops to the new square at Klein Avenue.
- Start at the Hamlet Green, 721 West Nyack Road. Walk the trail and the boardwalk first. The concert green is the open lawn, and the playground and adult exercise equipment are next to it, so a family can split up here and meet again in a few minutes. Stop at the firefighter memorial on your way out.
- Walk the new sidewalk toward the shops. This is the stretch the Town's announcement describes as "a highly walkable connection between the new park and the existing shops and restaurants," lit by the new decorative streetlights.
- Get coffee at Taimoca, 719 W. Nyack Road. The Explore Rockland directory describes it as a coffee shop with drinks, baked goods, pastries and sandwiches. It's a good stop with kids, since everyone can get something.
- Check Grub's door at the same building, 719 W. Nyack Road, Suite 1. Grub is an Asian-fusion restaurant. Its posted hours are Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 9 p.m., with last seating at 7:30 p.m.
- Finish at the fountain and clock by Klein Avenue. These came with the second phase, so they're the newest additions to the hamlet center.
If you're looking for landmarks, the June 2025 closure ran between Alexander Brothers Automotive at 712 W. Nyack Road and the West Nyack Post Office. That's the stretch where the culverts were replaced and where the road now sits higher.
Planning around the hours
The loop works best if you plan around the restaurants' schedules, and the two sit-down options in the area have different ones.
Grub is closed Sundays and Mondays, and the last table is seated at 7:30 p.m. That makes it a better fit for a Saturday afternoon walk that turns into an early dinner than for a Sunday outing.
For Sunday, the 1840 Tavern at the Clarksville Inn, at 1 Strawtown Road, keeps its kitchen open from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday and until 11 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Explore Rockland describes the menu as Continental, Asian fusion and New American, and notes the restaurant was formerly known as the Clarksville Inn.
The new streetlights become more useful soon. Clocks fall back this Sunday, November 1, so a walk that starts at 4:30 p.m. will end in the dark through the winter. The new decorative streetlights now line the sidewalk from the green to the shops.
Who keeps the hamlet's calendar
The Town built the hamlet center, and the Heritage of West Nyack Civic Association is the group that has spent years organizing events there. Its board members attended the completion celebration. Heritage of West Nyack formed in the spring of 2012 to preserve and promote the hamlet's history, develop community projects, give residents a voice and run events. Its 13th Annual Fall Festival took place October 18 at 131 Germonds Road, with historic-house tours, Revolutionary War demonstrations, music and crafts.
The association also co-sponsors a December tree lighting at the Hamlet Green, which Rockland News has covered as an annual event in past years. No date has been announced for this year yet. The group posts notices on its website and on a bulletin board at the West Nyack Post Office, and there's a suggestion box in the post office lobby for residents who have ideas about the hamlet.
If the tree lighting goes ahead this December, it will be the first one held since the hamlet center was finished, with the new parking, streetlights, fountain and clock all in place.
When you're ready to look at homes within walking distance of the Hamlet Green, or you want to know how the finished center fits into your plans in Clarkstown, The Ramundo Team is glad to show you around West Nyack the way we'd show our own family. Schedule a Consultation, and we'll start with a walk on the new sidewalk.
