Peekskill Duo Prescribes ‘Feel Good’ Musical Remedy with Charles Point Concert Series
By Jim Striebich Local musicians Kristina Koller and Alex Smith created a bit of buzz last month when their mysteriousContinue Reading
Category: Parks
Get in the Spring of Things: 4 Park Cleanup Events
Spring is in the air in Peekskill! A great way to clear your head, get some exercise, and help yourContinue Reading
Peekskill’s Smallest Park is Hidden in Plain Sight
By Jim Striebich “All the secrets of the world worth knowing are hiding in plain sight.” – American author RobinContinue Reading
Kayak and Paddleboard Lessons Launching at Peekskill Waterfront this Summer
By Jim Striebich In a little over two months, visitors to Peekskill Landing Park will be able to rent kayaksContinue Reading
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
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