Mayor's Message

Flags on Broadway Commemorate Juneteenth

Kingston Housing Task Force Community Meeting

Look Out for Each Other Road Safety Campaign

City Launches Mixed-Income Housing Development Nonprofit

55th Annual Children's Day Parade on July 11

Ward 4 Listening Tour Meeting on June 16

Midtown Thriving Meeting on June 16

Weekly Roadwork/Infrastructure Update

City of Kingston Board & Commission and Job Opportunities

Mayor's Message:

Dear Friends -



Happy Pride Month! There are many fun, community-driven events happening across the City and the Hudson Valley to celebrate our LGBTQ+ friends, including the City's first-ever Pride March tomorrow at noon, followed by a street festival on St. James at 1:00pm. A full list of Pride events can be found here: https://www.lgbtqcenter.org/pride.

This month, we are also proud to celebrate a Juneteenth in the City of Kingston. For the first time, flags along Broadway have been mounted to honor the holiday, pay tribute to its history, and work toward a brighter, more equitable future. I want to add specials to thank Alderwoman Jeanne Edwards for her efforts in arranging the flags for the community.

-Steve

Juneteenth Commemoration Flags Along Broadway

The City of Kingston will celebrate Juneteenth by installing official flags on light posts along Broadway, in the heart of Midtown.

The Juneteenth flags, which were installed this week by the Department of Public Works, feature a bursting white star in the center of a red and blue background that curves in an arc, symbolizing a new horizon of opportunity for Black people.

City of Kingston offices will be closed in observance of Juneteenth on Thursday, June 19, 2025. Harambee Kingston will host the annual Juneteenth event on Saturday, June 21, from 10:00am to 6:00pm at the Pine Street African Burial Ground. More information at www.harambeekingstonny.org.

Juneteenth commemorates the official end of slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865, the date that emancipation was declared in Texas two and a half years after the official signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. It became of Federal holiday in 2021, an official New York State holiday in 2020, and a City of Kingston holiday in 2022.

Housing Task Force Community Meeting

The Housing Task Force, an entity responsible for ensuring that the City of Kingston meets its obligations under the Ulster Housing Smart Communities Initiative, is hosting a community housing discussion.

Creating Stability in Kingston’s Housing Market

June 24, 2025

Clinton Avenue United Methodist Community Room, 122 Clinton Avenue

6:00pm-7:30pm

Registration

The City of Kingston joined the Ulster County Housing Smart Communities Initiative in November 2022. The Housing Task Force helps to guide and support the implementation of all or some of the Housing Smart Actions. For more about the Housing Task Force, visit https://engagekingston.com/housing-task-force-outreach-campaign.

Look Out for Each Other Campaign

The City of Kingston’s Complete Street Advisory Council has launched a road safety campaign, Look Out for Each Other.

As part of the Look Out for Each Other campaign, which aims to create awareness of general traffic safety and the urgent need for awareness of pedestrians, yard signs will be displayed across the city.

Kingston’s Common Council created the Complete Streets Advisory Council in 2010.  The group is charged with advising the city on ways Complete Streets principles can be implemented in planning, design and construction activities. Complete Streets is a term used to describe city streets that are designed to encourage people of all ages and abilities, by any mode of transportation, to use them.

The Look Out campaign is funded by the Creating Healthy Schools and Communities grant program, supported with funds from New York State. One of the strategies of the Creating Healthy Schools and Communities (CHSC) is the Connecting Activity-Friendly Routes to Everyday Destinations strategy, under which the yards signs were created. Additional projects funded by the grant under this strategy are the landscape design of Post Office Park, the Greenline Wayfinding Signage Plan, Greenline enhancements including message boards, bicycle shelter, and bicycle fix-it stations.

More about the Complete Streets Advisory Council can be found at https://kingston-ny.gov/CompleteStreetsAdvisoryCouncil. 

City Launches Housing Non-profit

The City of Kingston will launch a new nonprofit public enterprise to spur the development of publicly-owned affordable and mixed-income housing.

The City of Kingston developed this model in partnership with the Center for Public Enterprise, a national nonprofit that supports public agencies on development programs in the housing sector. The nonprofit will provide construction loans from a revolving loan fund to help projects through the construction phase. The model does not rely on the low-income housing tax credit program, vouchers, or any other scarce state and federal grants to be successful.

Mayor Noble said, “We believe instituting this new, innovative model of mixed-income housing at the local level will put us at the forefront of combating the housing crisis. Implementing this model will allow us to leverage resources that will close the gap and will help create more housing in our community.”

This model is based on proven successes from other jurisdictions that have implemented the model, most notably the Housing Opportunities Commission in Montgomery County, Maryland, the Atlanta Urban Development Corporation, and the City of Chattanooga. Collectively, this program has supported over 5,000 units that have been built or are currently in predevelopment.

Under this mixed-income public development model, the City will provide low-interest construction loans in exchange for public ownership and permanent affordability. A typical project supported by this model will include a dedicated mix of deeply affordable units at 50% area median income, affordable units at below 80% area median income, and market-rate units. 

“I’m thrilled that the City of Kingston has explored how it would take a more direct role in stimulating mixed-income housing development. This model is a clear win-win: The City will create deeply affordable housing units with a minimal amount of public equity investment while a developer is able to overcome traditional financing challenges to get a project built,” said Bartek Starodaj, Director of Housing Initiatives. “I look forward to working with the rest of the administration and the Common Council on next steps.”

In Gov. Hochul’s 2026 Budget, $50 million has been designated to promote mixed income housing development in Upstate communities. The 2026 Budget complements the Governor’s housing package passed last year and her continued efforts to create or preserve 100,000 affordable homes in five years.

The Director of Housing Initiatives presented this model to the Common Council’s Community Development and Housing Committee on May 27, 2025.

55th Annual Children's Day Parade

The 55th Annual Children’s Day Parade will be held on Friday, July 11, 2025. The theme this year is Sports Movies. Registration is now open at Children's_Day_Parade_2025.pdf

My Kingston Kids will host a carnival at Kingston Plaza directly following the parade, which will feature a gaming trailer, virtual reality tent, inflatable laser tag arena, archery, and Imagine Park, the largest inflatable obstacle course in the Hudson Valley. More information about the carnival, which will be held after the parade and throughout the weekend, is available at https://mykingstonkids.com/mykingstonkids-fest-childrens-day-parade/.

For more information about the Children’s Day Parade, please contact the Parks and Recreation office at 845-481-7330 or ejohnson@kingston-ny.gov. 

Mayor Noble Listening Tour Ward 4 Meeting

Mayor Noble's Ward 4 Listening Tour meeting will be held on Monday, June 16 at Clinton Avenue Methodist Church at 122 Clinton Ave at 5:30pm.

Save the dates: the Ward 5 meeting will be held on Monday, July 21, 2025, at 5:30pm at the Good Work Institute, located at 65 St James Street. The Ward 6 will be held on Monday, September 8, 2025, at 5:30pm at Landmark Place, located at 300 Flatbush Avenue. 

Midtown Thriving Meeting

Over the past year-and-a-half, the project team has gathered a lot of input from the community on what they’d like to see in Midtown. It is time to turn that input into concrete policy recommendation for Midtown.

Visit us on Monday, June 16 from 4:00-7:00pm at the outdoor pavilion at Energy Square to give feedback and shape the Midtown Neighborhood Plan. 

Midtown Thriving Neighborhood Meeting

Monday, June 16 from 4:00-7:00pm

Stop by any time

Outdoor pavilion at Energy Square

From September to November of last year, we surveyed residents to learn more about their experiences, hopes, dreams, and concerns about the Midtown Thriving project. Specifically, the survey explored development in Midtown and how it might impact five aspects of residents' wellbeing. A page providing the full survey results, all comments, and top themes received from the survey is now available here.

Midtown Thriving is a community-driven neighborhood plan to share the future of Midtown Kingston. Learn more about the project and upcoming events at: www.EngageKingston.com/Midtown-Thriving

Mayor Noble's Weekly Radio Show

On this week's "It's the Mayor" on Radio Kingston, Mayor Noble spoke with Phil Schoettle-Greene of the Parks & Recreation Department about Movies in the Parks and more exciting summer programming.

Roadwork/Infrastructure Update

Paving-- the next paving project will be O’Neil Street from Broadway to Foxhall Avenue, will milling expected to begin on Monday, June 23, with paving expected to be completed by Friday, June 27, weather depending. A road closure is expected, with detours and changes in traffic patterns. 

Prospect Street sewer project– work will continue on Greenkill Avenue; Greenkill Avenue will remain closed between Iwo Jima Lane and Clinton Avenue with re-opening expected by Thursday, June 12.  A detour route is posted.

Curb and sidewalk work continues on Prospect Street between Cedar Street and Greenkill Avenue.

Greenkill sewer work-- Greenkill Avenue will be closed with no parking between Iwo Jima Lane and Clinton Avenue through June 11.

Central Hudson– service installations will continue the week of June 9 on Fairview Avenue and Stickles Ave with possible lane changes and/or road closures.



Archtop Fiber– one crew will be working on Plymouth Ave, Bluestone Ct, Howland Ave, Quarry St, Prospect St & Greenkill Ave. A second crew will be working on a road crossing near the dead end on Glen St.

Post Office Park– the sidewalks at Post Office Park are being sealed. The art pedestals have been parged with a white coating in preparation for the placement of a sculpture. 

The weekly roadwork update can be found on the City website here.

Pedestal installed at Post Office Park for a community-sourced sculpture

The Kingston 311 app, website, and phone system allow residents to quickly and easily report issues and submit service requests.

The Kingston 311 app, available for Android & iPhones, is a fast and simple way to connect to City officials in non-emergency situations. Photos can be attached to illustrate service orders.



This system is a valuable resource to submit municipal service requests. Examples include:

• Streetlight replacement
• City signage, including overgrowth blocking traffic signs
• Snow removal, reporting parking violations, and other snow issues
• Parks & playground repairs
• Report graffiti or vandalism
• Trail issues

Dial 311 from any phone within City limits to reach us, use the app or visit www.kingston-ny.gov/311/