Developments

These kids created a petition for a skateboard park on NY Skateboarding.com. According to the site, they started off as a group of just 10, and now they are 60+ of all ages. Their petition titled, “NEWBURGH CITY COUNCIL: Build a Skatepark” has already gotten more than 330 signatures. It looks like someone was listening. Now the city is requesting RFQ’s from design firms. Here is what the city is looking for:

The City of Newburgh Skate Board Park Plaza is to be located on the western portion of Delano Hitch Recreation Park, west of the Activity Center and South of the Playground. It is adjacent to Route 32. Total square footage is approximately 12,000 or .27 acres.

The City anticipates a facility to be installed as a Skate Board Park Plaza design style with “street‐style” terrain. The City encourages areas to be poured in concrete which will cater to several demographics of skaters and skill levels. The area must be aesthetically pleasing, incorporate passive areas and be distinctive to Newburgh. The City seeks to create a unique destination which can be marketed to the regional skating community. Design considerations shall include transition ramps, rail skating, stair casings, bowl style design and street style terrain. The area will not be designed to accommodate scooters or trick bikes.

The design must take into consideration the ability to segment and phase the construction of the skate plaza.

Here is the official announcement for more details. Go Newburgh skateboarders!

-Photo via NYSkateboarding.com

There was an exciting article that appeared in the THR yesterday. The article focuses on Ted Doering and his recent acquisition of the Resnick Mattress Factory we informed you about during the summer. Now plans are coming to light as Doering has expressed interest in turning the old 1920’s factory into an indoor mall. He has acquired a few properties over the past few months and he has hopeful plans for all of them. He is carefully choosing tenants for the properties he owns. It seems he has the right vision to keep the momentum of Liberty Street going.

Investor’s buys bring Newburgh back [THR]

Photo © Kelly Marsh for the Times Herald

In January of 2012 the City of Newburgh presented a new streetscape design for Chambers Street. Late in the summer of this year we started to see the realization of these plans. The perimeter of the area targeted for revitalization is between Chambers and Dubois and Broadway and South Street. Improvements will be paid for through the City’s Federal Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding.

New parking spots and crosswalks have been painted and bumpouts have been installed; creating a better environment for pedestrians and cars. I was down here recently for the Queen of the Hudson Music Series at 9-11 Chambers Street, and wow what a change this block is seeing. There is still more to come with the land bank soon to rehabilitate and occupy 2 vacant buildings on this same block as well.

What do you think of the new street design? There are plenty of amazing properties still up for sale on Chambers.

The City of Newburgh is now accepting submissions for the reconstruction of Tyrone Crabb Park. Bids will be received until 2:00 P.M. on: Thursday 29 August 2013. For more details you can click here.

Tyrone Crabb was a long time city resident who worked hard to improve the condition of the city and its people for many years. He passed away in 1999 just days before taking office. His wife, former mayor, Mary Crabb passed away last month of this year.  A lot of people are anxious to see this project get up and running.

-Photo via Tyrone Crabb Park