{"id":19344,"date":"2011-02-08T14:40:06","date_gmt":"2011-02-08T18:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=19344"},"modified":"2025-08-21T09:54:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:54:46","slug":"village-of-hastings-on-hudson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/19344\/village-of-hastings-on-hudson\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking Through History in the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson"},"content":{"rendered":"

For an afternoon getaway with an artistic and historic pedigree, look no further than Hastings-on-Hudson. Just north of Manhattan in Westchester County, the charm of its streets and the remnants of this village’s industrial past are immediately apparent. To really appreciate Hastings, however, one must slow down, chat up the locals, have a little sustainable fare and explore \u00e0 pied.
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The creativity and history of the community does not end with the street’s historical markers; they merely serve as an introduction. On view through March is Memory Lane<\/em><\/strong>, a public art installation of structures resembling birdhouses by artist Marie-Claude Giroux. A stroll by the old ravine reveals Ever Rest<\/strong>, the historic homestead of Hudson River School painter Jasper Cropsey. The house is open from 10am-1pm Mondays through Fridays and tours are available by appointment.<\/p>\n

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Walking up Southside Avenue, it’s hard to miss the Municipal Building and the Hastings-on-Hudson Public Library<\/strong>. The Municipal Building frequently showcases small art exhibitions sponsored by the Hastings Art Council and is worth a visit. The community library boasts the most impressive reading room view in the Hudson River Valley. Whether you choose to read, write or watch the river, you won’t be disappointed. An added bonus: the sculpture out front of the library is by cubist artist Jacques Lipchitz who made his home and studio in Hastings in the 1950s.<\/p>\n

Harkening back to those halcyon days is the Hastings double feature movie house on Warburton Avenue. Now converted to shops, here you will find the Thomas Coffee and Tea Shop<\/strong> that has welcomed the likes of Susan Sarandon and Yo-Yo Ma. Also on Warburton is the ice cream counter at Greenleaf Pharmacy<\/strong>, where you can grab a scoop while you scope out the town. If you’d like a souvenir, consider filling out your antique collection with a find scored at Suburban Renewal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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In the event all this culture has made you hungry, consider partaking of the culinary creativity at Juniper<\/strong>, a new American restaurant with a delightful French twist. Maud’s Tavern<\/a><\/strong>, a tried and true standby, offers solid pub fare and gluten-free menu options. Harvest on Hudson<\/a><\/strong> remains a romantic gastro-destination, featuring well-prepared Italian-based dishes and stunning sunset views. The walk to the station from all points is reasonable and the trip home on Metro-North takes under 45 minutes. Don’t be surprised if you decide to come back. Like any work of art that speaks to the viewer, it may inspire you to return again and again.<\/p>\n

How to get there:<\/strong>Take Metro-North<\/a>‘s Hudson Line train to Hastings-on-Hudson. The village of Hastings is small and easily walkable.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For an afternoon getaway with an artistic and historic pedigree, look no further than Hastings-on-Hudson. Just north of Manhattan in Westchester County, the charm of its streets and the remnants of this village’s industrial past are immediately apparent. To really appreciate Hastings, however, one must slow down, chat up the locals, have a little sustainable […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":22120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[315,339],"tags":[40,108,39,110,36,257],"class_list":{"0":"post-19344","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-day-trips","8":"category-westchester-new-york-destination","9":"tag-art","10":"tag-beer","11":"tag-cafe","12":"tag-historical-sites","13":"tag-metro-north","14":"tag-walking-tour"},"acf":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":22120,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/photo9-300x208.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19344\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}