▁is ▁in ▁a ▁mountain - view ▁area , ▁situated ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁But term il k ▁F alls ▁County ▁Park ▁and ▁Stephen ▁R owe ▁Brad ley ▁Town ▁Park . ▁ ▁History ▁Central ▁Ny ack ▁grew ▁up ▁along ▁the ▁old ▁Ny ack ▁Turn pi ke ▁( present - day ▁State ▁Route ▁ 5 9 ). ▁A ne cdot ally , ▁travel ers ▁looking ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁to ll ▁on ▁this ▁road ▁just ▁outside ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Ny ack ▁developed ▁a ▁path ▁into ▁the ▁hills ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁to ll ▁gate . ▁This ▁path ▁eventually ▁became ▁Wald ron ▁Avenue , ▁and ▁a ▁ham let ▁grew ▁up ▁around ▁it . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁was ▁built ▁between ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁Out lying ▁tract s ▁were ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁night ▁professional ▁baseball ▁game ▁in ▁Rock land ▁County ▁under ▁lights , ▁was ▁played ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁in ▁Central ▁Ny ack . ▁The ▁stad ium ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Pierre ▁Arnold ▁Bernard , ▁where ▁the ▁current ▁Ny ack ▁H ous ing ▁Author ity ▁is ▁hous ed . ▁Dynam ite ▁and ▁ele ph ants ▁were ▁alleg edly ▁used ▁to ▁level ▁the ▁mountain . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁The ▁community ▁str add les ▁State ▁Route ▁ 5 9 . ▁Transport ▁of ▁Rock land ▁county ▁bus es ▁provide ▁service ▁along ▁this ▁route ▁to ▁S uffer n , ▁Spring ▁Valley , ▁Ny ack