KINGSTON, N.Y. Ninety housing units of all types have been approved in six months under the city’s new form-based zoning code that went into effect in the summer of 2023, the city’s director of housing initiatives said on Tuesday. Bartek Starodaj told members of the Common Council’s Community Development and Housing Committee at a […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. In an attempt to end the “back and forth, back and forth” nature of apprenticeship guideline deliberations in the city, aldermen removed a requirement that contractors bidding on city contracts over $100,000 have three annual graduates from their apprenticeship programs. The Common Council voted 8-1 to amend the guidelines on Tuesday, with […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. A company asked city lawmakers on Monday to support its plan to install electric vehicle charging stations that would be housed next to parking spots, relying on energy from adjacent buildings. The company, itselectric, wants municipalities in the region to sign a non-binding letter of support for a grant that would help fund […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. The Hooley on the Hudson festival returned to Kingston’s waterfront Sunday, kicking off with a march from the Ulster County chapter of the Ancient Order of Hibernians complete with bagpipes and Celtic drumming and words from local officials. Assemblywoman Sarahana Shrestha, decked out in an Irish national soccer team jersey […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. The Common Council is considering increasing the maintenance budget for repairing Pike Plan canopies on Wall and North Front Streets in the Stockade District as lawmakers once again discussed potentially replacing or even taking it down. The Finance and Audit Committee met with Don Tallerman, vice president of the Kingston Uptown Business Association, on […]