Editing South Nyack, New York (section)

==History==
Following the extension of the Northern Branch of The New Jersey Railroad into the area in the mid-19th century, rapid growth ensued. Town government no longer being seen as an effective means of dealing with the area's needs, village incorporation was discussed. Fearing higher taxes, those in what would have become the northern part of Nyack village formed their own municipal corporation first, named [[Upper Nyack, New York|Upper Nyack]]. The area of [[Nyack, New York|Nyack village]] was still incorporated, although without this northern portion. Residents in the southern part of Nyack village, however, soon became dissatisfied with the notion of paying taxes that more heavily benefitted the rest of the village. After succeeding in dissolving Nyack's corporation, the southern portion of the former village voted on 25 May 1878 to incorporate as the Village of South Nyack with the newly-constituted Board of Trustees holding their first meeting on Monday 29 July 1878. The area between the Village of Upper Nyack and the Village of South Nyack was reincorporated thereafter, again as the Village of Nyack.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nyack to be Incorporated: A majority of citizens vote for the project. |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1883/02/28/102803803.pdf |work=The New York Times |date=February 28, 1883 |access-date=June 18, 2009 }}</ref>

On December 17, 2020 residents voted 508-292 to dissolve the village in favor of becoming an unincorporated area within the town of Orangetown.<ref>{{cite news |title=South Nyack Votes to Dissolve |url=https://nyacknewsandviews.com/2020/12/south-nyack-votes-dissolves/ |work=Nyack News & Views |date=December 18, 2020 |access-date=December 18, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=South Nyack residents vote to dissolve the village government |url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/rockland/south-nyack/2020/12/17/south-nyack-residents-dissolve-village-vote/3949569001/ |work=lohud.com |date=December 18, 2020 |access-date=December 18, 2020}}</ref> The dissolution vote did not take immediate effect, and the village continued to exist until March 31, 2022, after which it became a hamlet within the Town of Orangetown.<ref>{{cite news |title=What's next for South Nyack after residents vote to dissolve village government |url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/rockland/south-nyack/2020/12/18/south-nyack-whats-next-after-residents-vote-dissolve-village/3956622001/ |work=lohud.com |date=December 18, 2020 |access-date=January 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/rockland/south-nyack/2021/09/29/south-nyack-village-dissolution-orangetown/5889188001/#:~:text=%22The%20effective%20dissolution%20date%20is,within%20the%20Town%20of%20Orangetown.%22 | title=Say goodbye to South Nyack village government; dissolution on March 31 becomes final }}</ref>