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Hastings-on-Hudson is located in an area of hills on the Hudson River opposite the Palisades cliffs, north of the city of Yonkers. The village lies along the banks of the Hudson Rivers, and its several hills afford beautiful views of the river, the Palisades and Manhattan to the South.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total are of 2.9 square miles of which, 2.0 square miles of it is land and .9 miles of it is water.

Commuter rail service to New York City is available via the Hastings-on-Hudson train station, served by Metro-North Railroad’s Hudson line.

During the American Revolution, what is now Hastings lay between the lines of the warring forces and was declared neutral territory. In reality, the area became a no-man’s land and was raided repeatedly by both sides. Following the Revolution, the Philipses, who had been loyal to George 111, saw their vast lands confiscated and sold by the newly established American state. In 785 the four farms comprising today’s Hastings were bought by James DeClark, Jacobus Dyckman, George Fisher, and tavern keeper Peter Post.

Around the same time, Westchester County, which had been established as one of the 10 original counties in New York, was divided into towns, and the area that is now Hastings became part of the Town of Greenburgh. The village was incorporated in 1879 and its name changed from Hastings-Upon-Hudson to Hastings-on-Hudson.

Hastings-on-Hudson has many attractions and places for recreation including:

Chemka Pool, a public swimming pool, Hillside Woods: a large wooded area with hiking and biking trails, Sugar Pond: a small pond located in Hillside Woods open to ice skating in the winter. Numerous playing fields including the Burke Estate, Zinsser Field, Reynolds Field and Uniontown Field.

Downtown Hastings offers a variety of retail stores.

“Ever Rest”, the homestead and studio of Hudson River School painter Jasper Cropsey. The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in New York.