[34] No events coming up. We have reviews of the best places to see in Newburgh. Toggle navigation. In the general election held in November 2011, a newcomer to the city named Judith Kennedy was overwhelmingly elected Mayor over incumbent Republican Councilwoman Christine Bello. The year 1891 finds us the most thriving city on the Hudson, with citizens full of spirit of public enterprise, with public institutions comparatively unequalled, and with apparently every factor and requisite to ensure its bright future as a manufacturing and commercial city of importance... Newburgh was home to the second Edison power plant which installed and powered 126 lamps at the Orange Woolen Mill, and was the second American city (after New York's Pearl Street) to have a street lit using electricity. In January 2009, Jean Anne McGrane, the first woman to hold the position, was fired for, among other issues, withholding an unfavorable federal report on the city's mishandling of two HUD grants[51] from the city council in the midst of the consideration of a $6 million bond, the 2009 city budget and the 2009 CDBG funds. Newburgh was chartered as a city in April 1865. It also houses and runs one of the Orange County Technical Rescue trailers as well as a foam trailer as part of the NYS Foam Task Force. The Town of Newburgh is a diverse community of people from rural, suburban, and urban cultures. In May following a temporary frame building for church purposes was erected. As horses were phased out of service, Ringgold Hose on Colden Street was the first of Newburgh's companies to get a motorized fire truck in 1907. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Gladys Castro to show support. In response, four years later deputy sheriffs were stationed at polling places and challenged voters to provide proof of residency and identity. [30] In 1838 the Rev Dr. John Brown organized St. George's Cemetery, open to members of any race, religion or belief. Newburgh has a total area of 4.8 sq mi (12.4 km2) per the U.S. Census Bureau. In 1884 the Rev. The church building was shuttered and closed and has not been used since that date. In 1881 a new building was erected for the Lyceum on Liberty St.[9]. In fact, after researching dangerous places to live, NeighborhoodScout found Newburgh to be one of the top 100 most dangerous cities in the U.S.A. Despite demographics and urban trends favoring Democrats, the voters of the city had until recent years regularly voted across party lines. At 2 am., Lafayette sailed from Reeve & Falls dock for Poughkeepsie.[9]. … In 1879 Right Rev. He died late in 2011. The interior has beautiful Bavarian stained glass windows and a large mural behind the altar that was painted in Bavaria. In 1728 the Rev. The city was designated a Preserve America community in 2005 and it also signed an agreement with the State Office of Historic Preservation as a Certified Local Government community. Located 60 miles (97 km) north of New York City, and 90 miles (140 km) south of Albany on the Hudson River within the Hudson Valley Area, the city of Newburgh is located near Stewart International Airport, one of the primary airports for Downstate New York. [17] June, August, and September are the most comfortable months according to Sperling's BestPlaces. While it does not offer point-to-point commuter service across the Hudson River, from May 31 to October 31 it offers local cruises. St. Patrick's began its Hispanic ministry in the mid-1960s. Click for information on the City's status and … [44] It was ranked at number 12 in the previous year's rankings. 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