Chamber Launches 'Beautify Nyack' to Address Bar-Scene Issues

To address issues such as litter, vandalism and other downsides of the busy late-night scene in downtown Nyack, the Chamber of Commerce is launching a new program. 

Called "Beautify Nyack," the project will be sponsored and administered by The Nyack Pour House, a Chamber member.

In addition, the Nyack Chamber of Commerce has formed a business-owner group called the Late Night Business Association to advocate for and represent the interests of restaurants, bars, hotels, transportation services and other businesses in the Nyack community that operate during evening hours. 

“Nyack’s late night businesses are part of the economic backbone of the Village and help make Nyack the place to be, night or day,” Scott Baird, president of the Nyack Chamber of Commerce, said in a press release. “We commend The Pour House for stepping up to help make Nyack better for its citizens, business owners and patrons.”

The Beautify Nyack program starts today. Businesses in the designated Late Night Business Zone can call the hotline number (845) 727-POUR to report any issues to the LNBA. The Late Night Business Zone runs from Franklin to Broadway along Main Street. (See map for the exact area.)

The hotline will accept calls between 11am- 7pm, every day but Christmas and Easter mornings. The Nyack Pour House will address issues on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Late night businesses contribute hundreds of jobs and bring thousands of people 
to the Village each year, Chamber officials said. Those businesses: 

• Provide jobs for more than 300 part-time and full-time workers, half of whom live in Rockland County
• Employ more than 200 contractors (DJs, bands, artists, karoke, etc.), more than half of whom live in Nyack and Rockland County
• Support more than 300 charities each year and raised an estimated $150,000 
• Donate more than 3,500 employee hours towards charitable causes each year
• Attract more than 500,000 people to Nyack each year

However, as Nyack has become a more popular nighttime destination, problems have arisen. 

According to the Nyack Free Press,  other businesses have complained for years that they had to clean up the mess, including vomit and urine, left by patrons of local bars. 

Moreover, "A rash of late-night fights in the street also led to concerns about public safety and the cost of having to maintain a large police presence in downtown Nyack late at night," Bill Demarest wrote in nyackfreepress.blogspot.com.

“We are committed to helping Nyack, and want to see it succeed today and in the future,” said Sean Spicer, co-owner of The Pour House.