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Popular Restaurant/Bar Announces Closure After Decades-Long Run Popular Restaurant/Bar Announces Closure After Decades-Long Run
Popular Restaurant/Bar Announces Closure After Decades-Long Run A popular restaurant and bar that's been a staple for decades and which served as a backdrop for a Showtime series has filled its final order. Rockland County staple O’Donoghue’s Tavern, more commonly known as O’D’s, which has been a Main Street fixture in Nyack since the end of World War II, announced that it will be closing its doors. The Rockland County staple reopened under new ownership in 2015. In a Facebook post this week, O’Donoghue’s Tavern owners Geoff Torrens and Diane Furhmann announced the closure, saying it comes with a “heavy heart.” “Over the past 4 1/2 years we so enjoye…

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by Zak Failla
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Look Who's Back: 'Ray Donovan' Returns To Area To Film For Upcoming Season Look Who's Back: 'Ray Donovan' Returns To Area To Film For Upcoming Season
Look Who's Back: 'Ray Donovan' Returns To Area To Film For Upcoming Season "Ray Donovan" groupies might catch a glimpse of Liev Schreiber if they happen to visit Nayck at the right time on Friday, July 12. Word is the Showtime series is filming on Lydecker Street, and to help make the event a party,  O'Donoghue's Tavern, or for those in the know, OD's, will be serving Johnny Walker Black, Donovan's drink of choice, the tavern said on Instagram. Last year, the series shot much of the sixth season at OD's and in the surrounding area.  Liev SchreiberInstagram @odsofnyack Schreiber plays the lead in the series which tells the story of Donovan, a tough-guy Irish-A…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Main Street Bar Turns Into Set As Showtime Hit Films In Hudson Valley Main Street Bar Turns Into Set As Showtime Hit Films In Hudson Valley
Main Street Bar Turns Into Set As Showtime Hit Films In Hudson Valley Another big-time hit cable TV show has cleared out of Hollywood in favor of the Hudson Valley, this time to Nyack and a favorite tavern known as OD's. The Showtime hit "Ray Donovan" is currently being filmed at O'Donoghue's Tavern on Main Street, the restaurant announced on Facebook. In case you live in a different world and aren't in the know, some of the stars who will be in town for at least the next several months include Liev Schreiber (who owns a home in Dutchess County) and Westchester native Jon Voight. The show tells the story of a hardnosed Irish-American who works for …

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by Kathy Reakes