Weekly Link Round Up

The weekly link roundup is a collection of links related to Newburgh, revitalization, urban planning and anything else that might inspire change or create dialogue. Photo by Newburgh photographer Brian Wolfe.

Hudson Valley film industry is growing [MHN]
Lifting a Small Town Through a Land Bank Arts Program [CL]
$25K awarded to help restore historic Newburgh courthouse [THR]
Newburgh school district lands $7 million after-school grant [MHN]
Affordable-housing project brings jobs for Newburgh residents [THR]
Why Big Cities Thrive, and Smaller Ones Are Being Left Behind [NYT]
Data: Half of city hospital’s drug overdose victims don’t live in Newburgh [THR]

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  • -“I’d like to thank the Academy, and the H.V. for keeping me employed.”
    -“There’s not displacement here with the amount of vacancy,”. Take that antigents.
    -The public school system…your children are our wards.
    -Newburgh’s opening up of bldg. pro licensing requirements was a big plus.
    -So a “welcoming community” excludes overdosers? Tell me how that works.
    – Big City “Thrive” is a relative term…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=109uO2EV6RM