South Nyack To Vote On Appraiser For Nyack College Parcels

SOUTH NYACK, NY — The South Nyack village board has scheduled a special meeting via teleconference Wednesday.

The top item on the agenda is a resolution to hire an appraisal firm to set a current value on part of Nyack College's 107-acre property, Graystone Valuation Group based in Bedford, New York.

The board has already voted unanimously to retain a lawyer to represent it in matters pertaining to the sale of the college, William P. Harrington of Bleakley Platt, based in White Plains, New York and Greenwich, Connecticut.

While the college has not stated publicly who the prospective buyers are, they have widely been reported to be interested in turning at least part of the college into a yeshiva. According to the Rockland Business Journal, the partnership includes a Ramapo yeshiva and condo developer Berel Karniol.

The Nyack College campus, which has more than 40 buildings including dormitories and classrooms, would house 200-300 students, and the plan would be to start as a boys' school and transition to a family yeshiva, the business journal reported.

Karniol, a Monsey resident, controls dozens of companies in Rockland County and was featured in a 2017 special report by The Journal News called "Ramapo Nears Breaking Point."

Village officials want Graystone to evaluate the section of the property that includes the college's sports complex.

There is no time for public comments at the special meeting. The next regular village board meeting is July 14.

SEE: College To Sell Part Of Nyack Campus To Yeshiva: Report