RUPCO and HRH are among the only organizations locally working to add affordable housing units for seniors to the Hudson Valley rental market. As the Baby Boomer population ages, the need for units has ballooned, and in given the already red-hot market, created a crisis.
An architecture fan s guide to Newburgh
An insider s tour of Newburgh s rich architectural history and modern revival
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One of Newburgh s most notable pieces of architecture is the 1835 Dutch Reformed Church, located next to the Newburgh Free Library. Today, the front of the church features raised garden beds growing fresh vegetables as part of the Newburgh Urban Farm and Food Initiative.Cloey Callahan
City of Newburgh historian Mary McTamaney described the small, four-square-mile city of Newburgh as a “treasure box of architectural styles” with history captured in the building of the city’s blocks throughout the years.
“Newburgh was prosperous long enough to have many styles come and go in popularity,” said McTamaney.
The Revitalization of Newburgh is Finally Happening.But For Whose Benefit? click to enlarge
This mural on the side of a building between Liberty and Johnes Streets commemorates
Frederick Douglass’s visit to Newburgh in 1870. Twelve years ago I was participating in a community clean-up of a vacant lot in downtown Newburgh when someone found a deer leg. The rest of the deer was nowhere to be found. The cleanup ended for the day shortly after that, on account of temporary demoralization. That lot has since been transformed into a lush and sustainable urban park, complete with sculptures that double as public cell phone charging stations and massive, stately photographic portraits of Newburgh residents peering down from the wall of the once-and-future Ritz Theater. If you re looking for one thing to symbolize the positive changes happening in Newburgh today, stand on the corner of Broadway (the widest main street in America) and Liberty Street