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Newburgh Is For The Birds

Photos © Ann Stratton One day walking by my neighbor Ann’s house I saw a Robin sitting atop her porch roof. The bird had her deep red breast puffed out and she was looking out over the yard and the Hudson beyond, as if she was finally home. My neighbor Ann had been away at [...]

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Best of 2012 Newburgh Winners

The Times Herald Record holds a contest every year for the best local attractions such as restaurants, galleries, film centers, festivals and people. Newburgh often makes the list, and 2012 was not the exception. Let’s hope other people continue to discover the City of Newburgh! Check out the Newburgh winners: Best Hot Dog Place: Pete’s [...]

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From the Fanpage

Here are some photos shared on Newburgh Restoration’s Facebook Fanpage by Michael Rizzo. Here’s what he had to say: “I want to share these photos…Ironically, I was also on E Parmenter (down from Binghamton) on Wednesday 1/10 taking pictures of the classic restorations and new construction going on there too. Invigorating to see that urban [...]

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City of Newburgh Website New

City of Newburgh Updates Website

Have you seen the new website for the City of Newburgh? It’s cleaner and better organized than the last site. It also appears to be more user friendly for getting much needed information. It’s a step in the right direction for the City to attract people and businesses.

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Local Photographer Gathers Artists at Dutch Reformed Church for Historic Photo

**EDITED** This past weekend commercial photographer Ruedi Hoffman was in Newburgh photographing artists that were part of the Newburgh Open Studios tour. The photos taken of the artists are not out yet, but this amazing photo at the Dutch Reformed Church was leaked on instagram via David Burnett. Burnett does work for National Geographic and [...]

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Newburgh Article in the NY Post

“Everything changes. Even Newburgh”. That is part of the title of a recent article written about Newburgh in the New York Post. The writer took a trip to visit the Newburgh Brewery and was surprised to find the brewery in an ideal location and the interior to be the “envy of many a beer hall [...]

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“This isn’t just a Detroit problem…”

“This isn’t just a Detroit problem…it’s an American problem”. – Indiewire This thought pretty much sums up this video about Detroit, Newburgh and many down and out cities all over the entire US. A film about Newburgh similar to this would be interesting too… To read more click here

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Free Portraits for Newburghers

Would you like to have portraits taken of your family for free? Here is your chance Newburgh. Amanda from Moon in a Cup is participating in a project called Project Community Portrait. She thought it would be great to offer her services in Newburgh and to offer families a way to get portraits done without [...]

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Movie Pre-Pilot Filmed at Newburgh Crawford House

If you are a fan of the Newburgh Historical Society on Facebook, then you’d know that last week a historical film pre-pilot was being shot at the Crawford House. Volunteers filmed with Robert Sabuda using the story of the Crawford Family. As part of the filming they reenacted scenes of David, his wife and daughters [...]

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Vaux & Olmsted’s “Other” Central Park

Vaux & Olmsted’s “Other” Central Park is the title of an article recently written on bobvila.com about Downing Park. Like every great city, green spaces are essential to balance out the urban landscape. Apart from the Hudson River and Washington’s Headquarters, Newburgh has this historic park with trees over 100 years old designed by legendary [...]

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