Nyack (/ˈnaɪ.æk/ ⓘ) is a village located primarily in the town of Orangetown in Rockland County, New York, United States.

Named after the Native Americans who resided there before European colonization, the village consists mostly of low-rise buildings lying on the hilly terrain that meets the western shore of the Hudson River.

Adjacent South Nyack is the western terminus of the Tappan Zee Bridge, connected across the Hudson River to Tarrytown in Westchester County by U.S. Interstate 87, an important commuter artery.

Native American stone relics and oyster middens found along the shore of the Hudson indicate today's Nyack was a favorite pre-Colonial fishing spot.

In the State Archives in Albany there is a 1687 letter on file petitioning Governor Dongan to buy a strip of land in the west hills of Tappan (today Nyack), in which he had lived on for 12 years.

Letter dated 31 August 1687 on file at New York State Archives at Albany: The humble Peticon of Harman Dowse of Tappan Neare Ye River Side, Alias New Orania farm ... your peticonr is a farmer that hath nothing wot comes by his hard labour but by God's Blessing out ye Produce and ye ground, and hath a family to provide for.On the north wall of the Key Bank building at South Broadway and Burd Street in Nyack is a plaque installed in 1938 that reads: The Tappan Indians, from time immemorial, occupied these lands fronting the river shore.

The first settlement of white people within the limits of the present Rockland County, New York, took place in 1675 when Harmen Dowesen (Tallman), a young Dutchman of Bergen, New Jersey relocated here.The Tallmans erected a mill upon a stream which still is known as Mill Brook.

Three major industries once thrived in Nyack: sandstone quarrying for New York City buildings (c. 1800–1840); boat building—sloops, steamboats, then pleasure craft and World War I and II submarine chasers (ca.

Following the extension of the Northern Railroad of New Jersey into the community in the mid-19th century, rapid growth ensued.

The Rocklands were unofficially nicknamed the "Rockies" and played as members of the Class D level North Atlantic League from 1946 to 1948.

In the 1980s, the village underwent a major urban revitalization project to commercialize the downtown area and to expand its economy.

The Helen Hayes Theatre was built, and the downtown area became home to many new business establishments.

In 1991, the landmark court case Stambovsky v. Ackley ruled that a house at 1 LaVeta Place on the Hudson River was legally haunted and that the owner (but not the real estate agent) was required to disclose that to prospective buyers.

The owner, Helen Ackley, earlier had organized haunted house tours and was party to an article about it in Reader's Digest.

The company's 1949 Ahrens-Fox fire engine was polished to bright, gleaming red and is still in use after more than 50 years.

Nyack is on the west bank of the Hudson River, north of the Tappan Zee Bridge.

Nyack was formerly served by the Northern Branch of the Erie Railroad, with service to Pavonia Terminal in Jersey City.

[17] The Rockland Coaches main bus stop is located at the intersection of South Broadway and Cedar Hill Avenue.