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Riverspace Arts in Nyack estimates it will cost $100 million to fulfill its lofty plans to build a new arts, retail and residential complex in downtown Nyack.
The catch is they want about a quarter of that funding to come from taxpayers, via support from state and local government. Riverspace, a not-for-profit organization, also wants to negotiate a lower tax rate by entering into tax agreements with municipalities.
Nyack Mayor John Shields said he would support an agreement letting Riverspace pay taxes equal to what is currently owed on the four-acre site, even after new real estate is developed. He believes the benefits – revitalizing downtown and supporting the arts – would outweigh the cost.
Here’s more details on Riverspace’s plans, which were discussed at a meeting last night: Riverspace reveals plans for Nyack arts and retail complex.
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A public meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday (June 5) where you can see architects’ plans and hear about plans to revitalize downtown Nyack.
The project is called The Riverspace Downtown Project, and you can find out lots about it on the group’s website (a page on the Riverspace website).
The meeting will be at Riverspace, 119 Main St., and there’s free babysitting available from the Rockland Parent-Child Center (137 First Ave.), but there are limited spots and you have to call to register for it (845-358-2702)
Here’s a pdf of the flyer, if you want to download it and print it out.
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Whoa! Orangetown Supervisor Thom Kleiner is asking for some big bucks to party at his 50th birthday soirée June 7.
For a quarter page in the birthday “playbill” and one reserved seat, you gotta fork up $250. It’s $500 for a half page and two seats, and $1,000 for a full page and two seats.
Want the cream of the crop – a full page and four seats? Gotta throw down $1,500.
Kleiner promises a night of politically irreverent song, speech and comedy at the shindig, which will happen at Riverspace Arts in Nyack.
The money goes to the supervisor’s fundraising committee, Friends of Thom Kleiner. Gee, why would a seven-term supervisor who was easily re-relected in November need so much money in the bank?
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By now, many of you have heard about Riverspace’s grand plans to raze several blocks on Main Street in Nyack and replace it with a new arts, retail and residential complex with a parking garage. The art center’s board envisions a group of staggered buildings that preserve a Main Street charm, none higher than four stories. Board members say the project is not for profit and could be supported by a mix of private and public funds.
If you missed it, here is the story about the center’s plans and a follow up about a community meeting where plans were discussed.
Now that the proposal is out there, it’s time to fess up. What are your thoughts on the plan? Realistic or not? Appealing or not? Appropriate or not?
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