The community got its name because the founding fathers envisioned a "new" city when forming the new county seat. At the time, the Squadron Cavalry of New York City had a summer encampment of what is now the busy streets of Squadron Boulevard and Cavalry Drive, hence how these streets were named. The central location of New City was a convenient location for a county seat, since travel in 1798 was difficult, and the existing main towns in the county were not centrally located. With the formation of a new county, there were needs for a new county seat. New City was formed in 1798, when Rockland County was incorporated as a separate county from the south-easternmost portion of Orange County. In 1780, Major Andre and Josh Hett Smith stopped at Coe's Tavern, located on what is now the corner of New Hempstead Road and Route 45. Orange County was established in 1683 as one of the first 12 counties in Province of New York, which included present day Rockland County. The Dutch were the first Europeans to settle in the area. New City is accessible from major Rockland arteries providing rapid access to Bergen County, New Jersey, Westchester County, Manhattan, and the Bronx in New York City.īefore the Revolutionary War, the land that would later become known as New City was inhabited mostly by Lenni Lenape American Indians.
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