Natural Resources Inventory: Taking Stock of What We’ve Got
By Jim Striebich Another long-time goal of Peekskill’s Conservation Advisory Council appears poised to come to fruition in 2021. OverContinue Reading
Category: Parks
Task Force Proposes Dog Park, Kayak Rentals, Bike Trail Upgrades for Blue Mountain Reservation
At the southern edge of Peekskill sits Westchester’s second-largest county park that attracts national attention because of its mountain bikingContinue Reading
Community farm that yields food for residents proposed for part of Lepore Park
Jason Angell and his wife Jocelyn Apicello have had their sights on Peekskill for a few years. Through the PeekskillContinue Reading
Hooked on the pleasures of fishing
There’s a bumper sticker that says a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work and AlexContinue Reading
Destructive storm leaves neighborhoods powerless, waiting on Con Edison to fix
The loud whir of generators and power saws, orange cones closing streets and friends visiting those who have power toContinue Reading
Imaginative ideas for parks and outdoor dining created in post Covid-19 world
Brainstorming conversations between residents, business owners and the city are yielding new initiatives to situations arising from a postContinue Reading
Paving the place next to paradise for a parking lot subject of Planning Commission meeting
In her famous song, “Big Yellow Taxi,” Joni Mitchell sings they “paved paradise and put up a parking lot withContinue Reading
The men Peekskill immortalized with monuments in Depew Park
The national conversation taking place around Confederate monuments led me to the bookshelf to pull out and reread the visuallyContinue Reading
Football field at Torpy getting turf, former practice field of NY Jets
When the bulldozers arrived at Torpy Field off Hudson Avenue a week ago they began moving the earth to prepareContinue Reading
Nature’s powers heals Covid weary folks
The gradual easing of Covid 19 restrictions after Memorial Day’s official start of summer brings a welcome breath of freshContinue Reading
Sap flows in Depew and turns to syrup
The ancient ritual of spring – harvesting sap from maple trees and turning it into syrup – has returned toContinue Reading
Garden Passage & Things Hidden in Plain Sight open this weekend
Two events in Peekskill this weekend illustrate what happens when a person is committed to a vision. The Garden MuralContinue Reading