Reed Street is two blocks long and ends at Riverside Park with panoramic views of the Hudson River.

A local developer has recently bought the decaying but historic buildings and warehouses along the river in order to re-develop them for new use.

The original plot of land was sold by American Indians to Pieter Bronck in 1661 for 150 guilders in beaver pelts.

The district was built up around industries that serviced, by way of the Hudson River, New York City to the South and points North.

[7] The remains of the steam freighter Storm King still rest here, in the river just north of the park, where she sank at her moorings in the 1930s.

Near this area in the early 20th century was a popular sandy beach that drew thousands of visitors on summer weekends.

A ferry service connected the village to Newtons Hook across the river in Columbia County until June 12, 1938.

Although Coxsackie is 120 miles (190 km) from the ocean, tides here range about 3 feet (0.91 m) (the river flows both ways depending on time of day).

Recently, new, independently-owned businesses have opened on Reed Street bringing Coxsackie's historic "downstreet" back to life.