he Regional Connector will increase the available recreation opportunities, reduce automobile greenhouse gas pollution, augment employment opportunities, boost regional tourism, and make a critical investment in underserved communities. This project connects and leverages existing regional transportation projects like the Fjord Trail, and Beacon to Hopewell Junction Rail Trail to strengthen sister city connections and increases access to trails throughout the mid-Hudson Valley region. 

A project to re-examine the boundaries of Newburgh’s East End Historic District and conduct a Cultural Resource Survey of neighborhoods south of Downing Park.

How do Main Streets contribute to our mental health? On Thursday October 27th The Fullerton is hosting social psychiatrist and author Dr. Mindy Thompson Fullilove around her book, Main Street: How a City's Heart Connects Us All.

For the NY Statewide Preservation Conference, Liz McEnaney and Naomi Hersson-Ringskog will be highlighting the valued partner in their Building Shells: Building Community. Featuring Nick Edwards of City of Newburgh and Sam Wells of City of Albany, the talk will focus on the unique role of Neighborhood Stabilization Coordinators.

Citymaking Salon Series inviting authors and community stakeholders to participate in change-making dialogue. Topics were chosen based on a survey from members of Newburgh’s resident-led boards and commissions.

Citymaking Salon Series inviting authors and community stakeholders to participate in change-making dialogue. Topics were chosen based on a survey from members of Newburgh’s resident-led boards and commissions.

Together with artists, Building Shells: Building Community team seeks to pilot how art and design can harness existing building shells to galvanize residents' interest and participation in the field of preservation. The open call seeks to empower the work of artists, designers, architects, and technologists to positively impact the community.

Benkard Street is about to be more green! Over a dozen new trees will be planted from Broadway to First Street. Our goal is to incrementally restore Newburgh's Tree Canopy while building community and a culture of tree stewardship.

This week a large banner was hung on the back fence of Horizons-on-the-Hudson (HOH) Magnet School
on Grand Street (just north of South Street) in Newburgh displaying a wonderful collaboration between
Newburgh students and graduates of Yale University’s School of Architecture.

It is easy to forget the power that each of us holds. It is, after all, this power united with the consistency of everyday small steps and like-minded individuals that create meaningful change in our communities.

As a culmination of the Arts & Cultural Study, The Summit brings together members of the community for an online, creative gathering. Learn about and discuss the initial findings of the Newburgh Arts & Cultural Study. Your feedback and input will contribute to the final report. The event features and celebrates Newburgh performers, makers, and visual artists. Join in! Register for The Summit: http://bit.ly/NACSSummit

Liberty Street is about to be more green! Over a dozen new trees will be planted from Broadway to First Street. Our goal is to incrementally restore Newburgh's Tree Canopy while building community and a culture of tree stewardship.

Newburgh residents and organizations are coming together AGAIN to continue cleaning up the overgrown shrubs and abandoned trash at Muchattoes Lake.

Before the NACS report is finalized, we want to hear the community’s feedback on initial findings while also celebrating our local artists and performers.

In honor of Frederick Douglass' visit to Newburgh in 1870 and his legacy of voter rights and civic engagement, come to the site and together we will commemorate this important historical milestone.

Newburgh doesn’t have a sign at any of its six entrances that welcomes visitors. In working together with local artist, businesses and utility company, we are demonstrating a partnership that stimulates community pride and greets visitors to the city. This is part of the city’s renaissance.

Voting is the cornerstone of democracy. Early voting is just one of the many steps to break down barriers to democracy. To celebrate this historic milestone, a Frederick Douglass sticker will be given at each polling place in Newburgh to honor our past leader who advocated for the universal right to vote. 

On Sunday October 20, 2019 from 9am-2pm, community members and volunteers will convene to start shaping a better welcoming Lake Street Corridor. Following up on the mini-charette hosted in May 2019, community partners will start to physically highlight our natural resources and assets by cleaning up the western perimeter of Muchattoes Lake.

Newburgh Peoples Chorus is a community-based chorus project. This chorus is an action of remembrance, solidarity, and empathy through music. With members of the community with various levels of musical ability and talent we sang songs to model joy and unity with our neighbors!

Come be a part of an exciting community project to make a difference for children walking to and from school in Newburgh. On Columbus-Indigenous Day Weekend, we will be painting a community street mural and need your help!

PARK(ing) Day calls attention to the need for more urban open space, to generate critical debate around how public space is created and allocated, and to improve the quality of urban human habitat … at least until the meter runs out!