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El Paisano: Spring Valley's Wide-Ranging Table for Mexican and Latin American Favorites
On South Central Avenue, this Spring Valley restaurant pairs a sprawling Mexican and Latin American menu - tacos, tortas, weekend specials, and breakfast - with online ordering, delivery, and pickup.
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Glowing Candle: West Nyack's Shop for Crystals, Gemstone Jewelry, and One-of-a-Kind Gifts
On the second floor of Palisades Center, this local shop pairs hand-selected crystals and gemstone jewelry with gifts and home decor.
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New City Bowl & Batting Cages: New City's Home for Birthday Parties, Leagues, and Late Nights at the Lanes
With 24 certified lanes, batting cages in season, bumpers for the little ones, and a full bar and snack bar, this Main Street fixture is where New City comes to play.
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Three Friends, One Irish Tea Shop, and a Taste of Home in Pearl River
The Gracie Rose on Central Avenue pairs authentic Irish fare with a shop of imported goods, run by three women nicknamed the Three Biddies.
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Tumble Bee Gymnastics: Nanuet's First Gym for Little Tumblers
Since 1986, Tumble Bee Gymnastics has taught real gymnastics to Rockland kids starting at just 10 months old -- with tiny 6-to-1 class ratios, parent viewing windows, and birthday parties too.
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Hudson Water Club: West Haverstraw's Front-Row Seat to the Hudson
On Beach Road in West Haverstraw, a waterfront restaurant, live-music room, and tiki bar has been pairing Hudson views with seafood since 2008.
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Wilma's Tea Cosy: Valley Cottage's Ghanaian-Infused Take on Afternoon Tea
At 4 Old Lake Road, Wilma Glover-Koomson pairs formal British-style tea service with Ghanaian dishes, house-created tea blends, and a monthly tea party on the last Sunday of each month.
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Rashida Ashley: Creativity as an Ongoing Practice of Becoming
The West Haverstraw soprano, actress, and writer centers her work on unbiased love, with particular attention to creating space for Black women to be desired and whole.
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Dance Central: Pearl River's Stage for Tiny Dancers and Serious Competitors
On South William Street, Dance Central Performing Arts gives Pearl River dancers of every age and level a place to train — and it is Rockland's only Acrobatic Arts–certified studio.
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Raices Is Bringing Elevated Mexican Flavor to Tomkins Cove
In Tomkins Cove, Raices reimagines classic Mexican dishes with a contemporary touch — birria tacos, aguachile, handcrafted cocktails, and catering for your next big celebration.
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La Petite Dent: Nanuet's Airway-Focused Home for Little Smiles
A Nanuet pediatric dentistry and orthodontics practice led by a dual board-certified dentist pairs kid-first care with an airway-focused approach -- and holds a 4.9-star rating from more than 440 reviews.
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Beital's Aquariums: Pearl River's Underwater World of Rare Fish and Custom Tanks
On South Pearl Street in Pearl River, a decades-old aquarium shop sells saltwater exotics, freshwater koi, and live plants — and builds custom tanks that act as showpieces in homes and offices.
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Kitchen Wholesale Market: Step Inside Your Stony Point Kitchen Before It's Built
A Stony Point company designs and outfits commercial kitchens for restaurants, schools, and hotels — and lets operators walk through them at full scale before construction begins.
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Master Jung's World Taekwondo: Where New City Kids Build Confidence One Belt at a Time
On North Main Street, a Kukkiwon-certified dojo teaches more than kicks -- discipline, focus, and self-control for ages 3 to adult.
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70 Years of Showing Up: The Arc Rockland’s Step Up Walk Is This Friday
The Valley Cottage nonprofit has quietly supported hundreds of Rocklanders with intellectual and developmental disabilities for seven decades — and on Friday, October 16, you can walk alongside them at Clover Stadium in Pomona.
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Bless Flowers: Suffern's European-Style Florist With a Design-First Touch
A boutique florist in the village of Suffern pairs European-style arrangements with same-day delivery across New York and New Jersey -- and holds a 4.9-star rating from local reviewers.
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Opal & Mane: Tappan's Elevated Hair Studio on Main Street
A boutique salon on Tappan's Main Street pairs master-stylist craft with personalized care -- and a five-star local reputation.
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Popsarap Popcorn Finds Its Home in Blauvelt
Leony Anne McKeown launched a small-batch Filipino-American popcorn brand out of a shared kitchen, then messaged a closing shop about spare supplies and received an offer that changed everything.
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Bob's Art & Framing: New City's Family-Run Frame Shop Since 1980
For more than four decades, a mother-and-son shop on South Main Street has turned jerseys, collages, textiles, and canvases into pieces ready for the wall.
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Kwan Thai: Pearl River's Nearly Two-Decade Thai Kitchen, Made to Order
For nearly 19 years, chef and owner Kwan has cooked every dish to order at her Pearl River restaurant — with sauces made in house and her co-owner's Tappan Zee Bridge photographs on the walls.
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Seven Lakes Station: Sloatsburg's Trailhead Taproom
At the edge of Harriman State Park, Seven Lakes Station pairs 14 rotating craft taps with Belgian frites and a dog-friendly beer garden — built by a couple who moved near the trails and opened the hangout they wished existed.
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Freelance Cafe & Wine Bar: A Founding Table in Piermont's Dining Scene
OpenTable calls it one of the founding restaurants of Piermont's dining scene — a candlelit Hudson River village bistro where regulars keep returning for the short ribs and crème brûlée.
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Modern Druid Finds Its Place in the Village
At 60 South Broadway, Morgana Brennan’s creative interests connect a shop, an art gallery and a wider Nyack neighborhood.
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At The Rock Shop, Practice Has Somewhere to Go
A small-band program and a varied teaching roster give Nyack musicians a way to turn individual practice into something shared.
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