New City

Name: New City
Address: New City, New York, United States

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NewCitylibrary 2008, New City, New York, United States

DeForest Lake with a view north toward Haverstraw Beach, New City, New York, USA October, 2006 panoramio, New City, New York, United States

High Tor State Park entrance on South Mountain Road, Clarkstown, NY, April 2025, New City, New York, United States

Blauvelt Cropsey Farm, New City, NY, New City, New York, United States

About New City

New City is a hamlet of about 34,000 people in the town of Clarkstown and the county seat of Rockland County, New York, about 30 miles north of Midtown Manhattan on the west side of the Hudson River. Settled by Dutch farming families in the 1700s, it grew from a crossroads of farms and orchards into a busy suburban center, while keeping historic stone farmhouses and wooded hills.

The Historical Society of Rockland County is based here, beside the restored Jacob Blauvelt House, and the Depression-era Dutch Garden behind the county courthouse is a quiet spot for a stroll. In the early twentieth century, South Mountain Road became a celebrated colony of artists, writers and actors drawn by the views of High Tor.

Today New City is a good base for hiking the Hudson Highlands, with High Tor State Park rising on its northern edge and DeForest Lake stretching to the east. Nyack, Rockland Lake and Bear Mountain are all within a short drive.

Best seasonMay to October for hiking, with peak foliage in mid to late October.

Ideal stayA half day for local history, or a full day with a hike on High Tor.

ArrivingNew York City airports are about an hour away; the Palisades Interstate Parkway and the Thruway run nearby.

New City Has So Much to Discover: 7 Highlights

Museums 1

Historical Society of Rockland County

The county's history museum and research library in New City, with changing exhibits on Rockland's Native American, Dutch, Revolut...

History 1

Jacob Blauvelt House

A restored farmhouse built in the 1830s in the traditional Dutch style of the region, now a house museum run by the Historical Soc...

Gardens 1

Dutch Garden New City

A formal garden built in the 1930s behind the Rockland County Courthouse as a Works Progress Administration project, with brick wa...

Scenic Drives 1

South Mountain Road

A winding country road below High Tor that became home to a famous colony of artists, writers and actors in the early twentieth ce...

Hikes 1

High Tor State Park

A state park on the ridge north of New City, crowned by High Tor, the highest point on the Palisades ridge at about 800 feet. The...

Nature 1

DeForest Lake

A long reservoir on the Hackensack River just east of central New City, supplying drinking water to the region. Swimming and boati...

Parks 1

Kennedy-Dells County Park

A Rockland County park in New City with sports fields, a playground, picnic areas and woodland walking trails along a stream. It i...

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