New Square, New York
New Square is a village of 9,803 people in Rockland County, New York, founded in 1961.
Why visit New Square
Townapedia lists 9 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Yeshiva Zichron Yaakov, Blauvelt House, Contempora House and Fairway Park.
Weather in New Square
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About New Square
New Square (Yiddish: שיכון סקווירא, romanized: Shikun Skvira) 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.
From the Wikipedia article New Square, New York (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Yeshiva Zichron Yaakov
School · 1.3 mi
All-male Jewish Orthodox high school located in New Hempstead, New York
Museums and landmarks9
Blauvelt House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.0 mi
Historic house in New York, United States
Contempora House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.0 mi
Historic house in New York, United States
H. R. Stevens House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.0 mi
Historic house in New York, United States
Henry Varnum Poor House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.0 mi
Historic house in New York, United States
Houser-Conklin House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.0 mi
Historic house in New York, United States
North Main Street School
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.6 mi
School building in New York, United States of America
Peter DePew House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.4 mi
Historic house in New York, United States
Rockland County Courthouse and Dutch Gardens
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.0 mi
Historic district in New York, United States of America
United States Post Office
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.1 mi
Government building in Spring Valley, New York
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Churches and places of worship11
Brick Church Complex
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 1.9 mi
Historic Dutch Reformed church at Brick Church Road and NY 306 in New Hempstead, Rockland County, New York
New Hempstead Presbyterian Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 0.6 mi
Church building in New Hempstead, United States of America
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 2.4 mi
Episcopal church in Spring Valley, New York, USA
Novo-Diveevo
Church · 2.1 mi
Church building in Nanuet, United States of America
Tzemach David Skver Shul (Synagogue)
Place of worship
13 Truman Avenue, Spring Valley
History
New Square is named after the Ukrainian town Skvyra, where the Skverer Hasidic group originated. The founders intended to name the settlement New Skvir, but a typist's error anglicized the name. New Square was established in 1954, when the Zemach David Corporation, representing Skverer Grand Rabbi Yakov Yosef Twersky, purchased a 130-acre (0.53 km2) dairy farm near Spring Valley, New York, in the town of Ramapo. At that time, most Skverer members lived in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. New Square's founders had felt that the Hasidic community in Williamsburg was being "threatened by assimilation", as The New York Times later described it. Construction began in 1956, and the first four families moved to New Square in December 1956. In 1958, the settlement had 68 houses.
From the History section of New Square, New York on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries45
Clarkstown South Senior High School
School · 3.7 mi
31 Demarest Mill Rd, West Nyack
Map of New Square
72 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
Westchester County Airport (HPN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 17 miles away.
- Hillcrest 1 mi south, about 1 min by car
- New Hempstead 1 mi west, about 2 min by car
- Spring Valley 2 mi southwest, about 3 min by car
- New City 2 mi east, about 3 min by car
- Kaser 2 mi southwest, about 4 min by car
- Nanuet 3 mi south, about 5 min by car
- Monsey 3 mi southwest, about 5 min by car
- Bardonia 3 mi southeast, about 5 min by car
- Mount Ivy 4 mi north, about 6 min by car
- Chestnut Ridge 4 mi south, about 6 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
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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
- New Hempstead Presbyterian Church, New City, NY, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Spring Valley, New York, JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Brick Church, Jimstu8, CC BY-SA 3.0
- HENRY VARNUM POOR HOUSE, NEW CITY, ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- North Main Street School, Spring Valley, NY, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- HR Stevens House, New City, NY, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- CONTEMPORA HOUSE, NEW CITY, ROCKLAND COUNTY NY, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jacob Blauvelt House, Alexisrael, CC BY-SA 3.0
- PETER DEPEW HOUSE, NEW CITY, ROCKLAND COUNTY NY, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- HOUSER-CONKLIN HOUSE, MONSEY, 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
- RocklandCountyCourthouse, KForce, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Church at Novo-Diveevo, Violette79 from Brooklyn, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- New Hope Christian Church, Pwdennis2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rabbi Chaim Yehoshua Halberstam Satmar Monsey Rav With Woodridge Rebbe, Shimon2519, CC0
- NY Route 45 nb entering New Hempstead, Jan. 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
- Hillcrest Fire Company No. 1, Hillcrest, NY, Jan. 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. Joseph Church, Spring Valley, NY, Jan. 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
- Entrance to Spring Valley, NY, Sije, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Spring Valley, NY shopping center and village offices, Jan. 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 York National Guard Hurricane Sandy Response (Image 5 of 5) (8157922021), DVIDSHUB, CC BY 2.0
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