Peekskill

Westchester riverside municipality

Peekskill is a city in Westchester County, New York, situated along the Hudson River about 50 miles north of New York City.

Once an industrial hub for iron foundries and manufacturing, it has evolved into a small arts-oriented community: We drove up to Peekskill for the weekend.

The 1949 Peekskill riots, where mobs attacked concertgoers at a Paul Robeson benefit, remain a notable moment in American civil rights history.

location

Hudson

Major northeastern river

WestchesterNew York suburban county
upstateRegion away from metropolis
Metro-NorthRegional commuter rail system

Garrison · Buchanan · Yorktown · Sleepy Hollow · Hudson Valley · commuter · suburb

history

colonial

Of occupied territories

Continental ArmyColonial rebel military force
courthouseLegal proceedings venue
preservationMaintaining something's condition

heritage · landmark · Civil War · Underground Railroad · abolitionist · Lincoln · depot · architecture · Victorian · nineteenth-century

arts

artists

Makers of creative works

gallerySpace for displaying artwork
loftSpace beneath the roof
studioCreative professional's workspace

creative · mural · arts district · cultural · bohemian · revitalization · community · downtown · jazz · music venue

landmarks

Paramount

Major film conglomerate

Blue MountainJamaican highland coffee origin
downtownCentral business district
waterfrontLand beside navigable waters

Main Street · Central Avenue

Opposites

municipal status in new york

PeekskillManhattan

NYC's densest borough

Brooklyn · The Bronx · Queens · Staten Island · borough

hudson valley geography

PeekskillWest Point

U.S. Army academy

Beacon · Yonkers · Poughkeepsie · New York City

urban scale

PeekskillNew York City

America's largest city

Manhattan · metropolis · global city

Family

peek, kill, peeks, peeked, peeking, kills, killed, killing, killer

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G