New Square

#5013 among destinations in the United States

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New Square is an all-Hasidic village in the town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of Hillcrest, east of Viola, south of New Hempstead, and west of New City. As of the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 9,679. Its inhabitants are predominantly members of the Skverer Hasidic movement who seek to maintain a Hasidic lifestyle disconnected from the secular world. It is the poorest town in New York, and the eighth poorest in the United States. It also has the highest poverty rate, at 64.4%. ()

Alternative names: Population: 8.1 thous.Area: 0.37 mi²Coordinates: 41°7'60"N, 74°1'0"W

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New Square – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Palisades Center, The Shops at Nanuet, Hopper House Art Center, St. Paul's United Methodist Church.

4 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Palisades Center, Nyack
103 min walk • Palisades Center is a shopping mall in West Nyack, New York, notable for being the second-largest shopping mall in the New York metropolitan area, the eighth-largest in the United States by total area, and sixth-largest by gross leasable space.
2.6 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Shops at Nanuet, Nanuet
66 min walk • The Shops at Nanuet is a lifestyle center located in Nanuet, New York. It is located at the intersection of New York State Route 59 and Middletown Road and is also accessible via exit 14 of the New York State Thruway.
5.8 miSE
Art gallery, Historical place, Shopping
Hopper House Art Center, Nyack
149 min walk • Edward Hopper Birthplace and Boyhood Home, also known as the Edward Hopper House Art Center, is an art center and historic home located at 82 North Broadway, 3 1/2 blocks north of Main Street, Nyack in Rockland County, New York.
6 miSE
Church, Romanesque architecture
St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Nyack
153 min walk • St. Paul's United Methodist Church is a historic United Methodist church in Nyack, Rockland County, New York. It is a Romanesque church built in two sections over a 17-year period starting in 1894.
1.6 miS
Church
Novo-Diveevo, Nanuet
42 min walk • Novo-Diveevo Convent is a female monastic community in Nanuet, Rockland County, New York in the United States, that was founded in 1949. It is under the auspices of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. It is also called the Stavropighial Convent of the Holy Dormition.
5.9 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Raymond G. Esposito Trail, Nyack
150 min walk • The Raymond G. Esposito Trail is a 1.1 mile north-south rail trail located in the village of South Nyack, Rockland County, New York.
6.5 miSE
Church
Former Wayside Chapel, Croton-on-Hudson
166 min walk • The Former Wayside Chapel is a historic chapel at 24 River Road in Grand View-on-Hudson, Rockland County, New York. The Flemish Revival building was constructed in 1867–1869 and is a simple, rectangular building measuring 26 by 40 feet.
6 miSE
Library
Nyack Library, Nyack
152 min walk • The Nyack Library is a free association library located in the village of Nyack in New York State. Established in 1879, The Nyack Library serves the residents of Nyack, Upper Nyack, South Nyack, Grand View, and Valley Cottage.
5.2 miNE
Library
Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Library, Haverstraw
134 min walk • The Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Library's original home, also known as the Fowler Library Building, is located at Main and Allison streets in the village of Haverstraw, New York, United States. It is a red brick building.
5.6 miNE
Natural attraction, Protected area
Hook Mountain State Park
144 min walk • Hook Mountain State Park is a 676-acre undeveloped state park located in Rockland County, New York. The park includes a portion of the Hudson River Palisades on the western shore of the Hudson River, and is part of the Palisades Interstate Park system.
6.1 miSE
Neighbourhood
South Nyack, Nyack
156 min walk • South Nyack is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Orangetown in Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of Grand View-on-Hudson, northeast of Orangeburg, east of Blauvelt State Park, south of Nyack and west of the Hudson River.