Why visit Monsey
Townapedia lists 8 museums and landmarks, 6 parks and trails, 19 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Yeshiva Zichron Yaakov, Spook Rock, Eckerson House and Gurnee–Sherwood House.
Weather in Monsey
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About Monsey
Monsey (English pronunciation: /ˈmʌnsi/ , Yiddish: מאנסי, romanized: Monsi) is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States, north of Airmont, east of Viola, south of New Hempstead, and west of Spring Valley. The village of Kaser is surrounded by the hamlet of Monsey. The 2020 census listed the population at 26,954.
From the Wikipedia article Monsey, New York (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do4
Yeshiva Zichron Yaakov
School · 2.6 mi
All-male Jewish Orthodox high school located in New Hempstead, New York
Museums and landmarks8
Eckerson House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.7 mi
Historic house in Montvale, New Jersey
Gurnee–Sherwood House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.6 mi
House in Wesley Hills, New York
Hopper House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.6 mi
House in New Jersey, United States of America
Houser-Conklin House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.8 mi
Historic house in New York, United States
North Main Street School
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.9 mi
School building in New York, United States of America
Texwipe Corporation Headquarters
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.6 mi
Historic district in Bergen County, New Jersey
United States Post Office
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.7 mi
Government building in Spring Valley, New York
John A. DeBaun Mill
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.4 mi
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Restaurants and cafes19
Chi Pizza
Restaurant · Pizza, Sushi · 0.5 mi
100 Rute 59, Monsey
Mo-Su 11:00-20:00
7 more on the map.
History
Rockland County was inhabited by the Munsee band of Lenape Native Americans, who were speakers of the Algonquian languages. Monsey Glen, a Native American encampment, is west of the intersection of State Route 59 and State Route 306. Numerous artifacts have been found there and some rock shelters are still visible. The Monsey railroad station, named from an alternate spelling of the Munsee Lenape, was built when the New York & Erie Railroad passed through the glen in 1841.
In 1943, Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz purchased a property in Monsey with the intention to raise the education level of Torah teachers. Named Aish Dos (Pillar of Fire), the institute comprised two buildings on a 16-acre plot. In 1944, it was reconstituted as Beth Medrash Elyon, Monsey's first Jewish institution.
In the 1950s, Monsey was a one stoplight town with a single yeshiva. In 1979, Rabbi Ezriel Tauber and a group of lay leaders purchased land in Monsey for the American campus of the Ohr Somayach Yeshiva.
Located in Monsey is the Houser-Conklin House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
Having the largest Orthodox Jewish community in Rockland County, Monsey has become a metonym for Orthodox Jews in all of Rockland, including those who live in neighboring hamlets and villages such as Viola, Airmont, and Spring Valley.
From the History section of Monsey, New York on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship46
Brick Church Complex
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 2.2 mi
New North Reformed Low Dutch Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 2.7 mi
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 1.6 mi
Saint John the Baptist Orthodox Church
Church · Orthodox · 1.4 mi
64 West Church Street, Spring Valley
Shopping18
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries62
Clarkstown South Senior High School
School · 5.1 mi
31 Demarest Mill Rd, West Nyack
Edith A. Bogert Elementary School
School · 3.5 mi
391 W Saddle River Rd, Upper Saddle River
Healthcare4
Greenbaum's Pharmacy
Clinic and pharmacy · 0.5 mi
42 State Highway 306:Main Street North
Map of Monsey
172 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Rockland County has had 20 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2023-07-22: Severe Storms And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2021-09-05: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2021-09-02: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2021-08-22: Hurricane Henri (Hurricane)
- 2020-10-02: Tropical Storm Isaias (Hurricane)
- 2020-03-20: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Teterboro Airport (TEB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 18 miles away.
- Airmont 1 mi southwest, about 2 min by car
- Chestnut Ridge 2 mi southeast, about 4 min by car
- Ramsey 5 mi southwest, about 8 min by car
- Waldwick 7 mi south, about 11 min by car
- Hillsdale 7 mi south, about 12 min by car
- Haverstraw 8 mi northeast, about 14 min by car
- Ridgewood 9 mi south, about 15 min by car
- Westwood 9 mi south, about 14 min by car
- Franklin Lakes 10 mi southwest, about 16 min by car
- Oakland 10 mi southwest, about 16 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Monsey Glen Stone Steps, Pwdennis2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monsey Glen 5, Pwdennis2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monsey Glen 4, Pwdennis2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monsey Glen 9, Pwdennis2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monsey Glen 7, Pwdennis2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monsey Glen 6, Pwdennis2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monsey Glen 8, Pwdennis2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monsey Glen 3, Pwdennis2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monsey Glen 2, Pwdennis2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monsey Glen 1, Pwdennis2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hanukkah lighting of Zvhiller Rebbe of Monsey 2, Adamreinman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hanukkah lighting of Zvhiller Rebbe of Monsey, Adamreinman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- HOPPER HOUSE, UPPER SADDLE RIVER, BERGEN COUNTY, NJ, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Old Stone Church, Upper Saddle River, NJ - south view, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tea House, Texwipe Corporation Headquarters, Upper Saddle River, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Brick Church, Jimstu8, CC BY-SA 3.0
- North Main Street School, Spring Valley, NY, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 280 Chestnut Ridge Road, Montvale, NJ - Eckerson House, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- HOUSER-CONKLIN HOUSE, MONSEY, ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ. M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- GURNEEY SHERWOOD HOUSE, WESLEY HILLS, ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Spring Valley, NY, post office, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- JOHN A. DEBAUN MILL, ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Church at Novo-Diveevo, Violette79 from Brooklyn, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- NY 306 sb approaching NY 59, May 2025, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- New Hope Christian Church, Pwdennis2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- NY 59 wb approaching NY 306, May 2025, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Biur Chometz 2007, self, CC BY-SA 3.0 us
- Spring Valley High School, NY, May 2025, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bais Horaah Opening, Kollelchatzos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS064-E-35710 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS064-E-35709 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- I-87 nb-I-287 wb Spring Valley Toll Plaza, June 2025, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Spring Valley, New York, JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old Spring Valley High School NY td (2025-06-15) 06b, Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old Spring Valley High School NY td (2025-06-15) 04e, Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old Spring Valley High School NY td (2025-06-15) 08b, Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old Spring Valley High School NY td (2025-06-15) 02a, Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old Spring Valley High School NY td (2025-06-15) 05c, Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old Spring Valley High School NY td (2025-06-15) 03b, Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old Spring Valley High School NY td (2025-06-15) 07c, Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0
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