Mayor's Message

Local Food Resources

City to Launch Kingston Organics Curbside Collection This Spring

War Memorial & Veterans Day Ceremony

Applications for STR Full Permits to Open on December 3

New Dog Park at Forsyth Park

City Hall Art Exhibition Opening Reception on December 6

Mayor Noble's Upcoming Listening Tour Meeting

Weekly Roadwork/Infrastructure Update

City of Kingston Board & Commission and Job Opportunities

Mayor's Message:

Dear Friends -

Today, I officiated my 500th wedding! Officiating weddings is one of my favorite parts of being Mayor. I congratulate Stephanie and Sven and all the happy couples that have wed at City Hall throughout the years. Cheers!

City offices will be closed on Tuesday, November 11 in observance of Veterans Day. The Veterans Day ceremony will be held at 11:00am at the American Legion on Tuesday. In the case of rain, the event will be held at City Hall.

Trash/recycling will be picked up on Monday but will not be picked up on Tuesday, and will then be delayed one day for the rest of next week.

-Steve

Formula Drive + Local Food Resources

DONATION OPPORTUNITY: City Hall is hosting a baby formula drive. Please donate if you are able! Donations are being accepted during regular City Hall business hours (8:30am-4:30pm).

If you are in need of baby formula, please contact the Kingston Emergency Food Collaborative hotline at 888-316-0879.

Here are some additional food resources in our area:

Catholic Charities food pantry

6 Adams St, Kingston

Hours: Tuesday & Friday 10:00am-3:00pm

Phone: 845-340-9170

800-566-7636 (Immigrant Line)

Community Action

70 Lindsley Ave, Kingston

Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm

Mass Distribution: second Fridays 12:00pm

Farm Stand: second & fourth Thursdays 10:00am

Phone: 845-338-8750

Heavenbound food pantry

100 Lucas Ave, Kingston

Hours: first & third Thursdays 11:00am-1:00pm

Second and fourth Thurs 4:30-6:30 pm

Phone: 854-616-3211

People’s Place food pantry

17 St. James St., Kingston

Hours: Monday to Friday 10:00am-1:00pm, and Wed. evenings 5:00pm-7:00pm

Phone: 845-338-4030

People’s Place Community Café

777 Broadway, Kingston

Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-1:00pm

Hot dinner served last Wednesday of each month: 5:00-6:30pm

Farm Stand: Tue 8:30-10:30am April-October

Pointe Of Praise Family Life Center food pantry

243 Hurley Ave, Kingston

Hours: Saturday 10:00am-12:30pm

Phone: 845-339-4615

Salvation Army Of Ulster County food pantry

35 Cedar St, Kingston

Hours: Monday-Friday 9:30am-12:00pm

Red Shield Lunchbox: Mon-Fri 12pm-1:00pm

Phone: 845-331-1803

St James Happy to Help food pantry

35 Pearl Street, Kingston

Hours: three Sundays a month, 10:30am-2:00pm (call for schedule)

Phone: 845-331-3030

Tilda’s Kitchen & Market

630 Broadway, Kingston

Hours: Mon-Thurs 9:00am-4:00pm/ Friday 9:00am-10:00pm/Saturday 10:00am-3:00pm

Free breakfast & lunch every last Tuesday

Free soup & produce: Monday-Friday until 4 :00pm.

Phone: 845-663-2286

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church food pantry

72 Spring St, Kingston

Hours: Tues-Thurs 9:00am-1:00pm

Phone: 845-338-2954

A regional map of food resources is available here.

Kingston Organics Phase 2 Curbside Collection - Register!

The City is preparing to launch Kingston Organics Phase 2, weekly curbside pick-up of food scraps, that is expected to begin in spring 2026.

Registration is now open for residents of the City of Kingston to receive a free city-issued 5-gallon container, which will be used for this voluntary curbside food scrap collection program beginning in the spring.

The City of Kingston will host two public information meetings on Thursday, November 20, 2025:

November 20, 2025

Virtual Zoom Meeting

12:00–1:00pm

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85929383001?pwd=AJKyzouaYpMJW66S4DiTN5UybGG4jo.1

Meeting ID: 859 2938 3001

Passcode: MAy0CeA2

November 20, 2025

In-person Public Meeting at City Hall in Council Chambers

420 Broadway

5:00–7:00pm

The City of Kingston has received grant funding to purchase two all-electric garbage trucks, which will be used to collect the food scraps, further minimizing the carbon footprint.

Phase 1 of the Kingston Organics program was launched in July 2023 with a free, voluntary food scrap drop-off program with 11 locations across Kingston. To date, 80 tons of food waste have been diverted from the landfill. Drop-off locations will continue to operate, and registration is still open for participation.

Currently, food waste disposed of in the Kingston refuse stream is transported daily to the Seneca Meadows Landfill, a 480-mile, 7.5-hour round trip. Reduction in waste could decrease tipping fees, reduce the number of trips dump trucks take to the landfill, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while saving taxpayers money.

This program is for City of Kingston residents only. Registration for voluntary curbside pick-up, and more information about the Kingston Organics program is available at https://engagekingston.com/kingston-organics.

Refurbished War Memorial & Veteran's Day Ceremony

The Department of Public Works has completed upgrades to the war memorial at Clifton Avenue and Highland Avenue this week.

“I would personally like to thank DPW Deputy Superintendent Ryan Coon and his entire team for making these much-needed improvements to the beloved war memorial. This effort also included the support of the Town of Ulster Highway Department and our local veteran volunteers. The City of Kingston and the Kingston Veterans Association will rededicate this memorial during the KVA’s weeklong series of events that precede Memorial Day 2026.”

Work at the site included new curbing, sidewalk, and porous pavers, with additional beautification in the spring of 2026.

Bill Forte of the Kingston Veterans Association said, “I would like to thank Mayor Noble and Alderman Andrews for working with the Kingston Veterans Association to plan this project and also the men from DPW that made this project happen.”

The 2025 Veterans Day ceremony will be held at the Kingston’s American Legion Post 150 at 18 W. O'Reilly Street on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at 11:00am. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held in Council Chambers at City Hall.

For further information about the event, please contact Kingston Veterans Association Chairman Bill Forte at 845-399-0414.

New Dog Park at Forsyth Park

A new dog park has opened at Forsyth Park! Mayor Noble said, “After hearing from the community that another dog park, specifically in the Uptown neighborhood was needed, the Parks and Recreation Department sprang into action to build a new dog park facility in Forsyth Park. I want to thank Lynsey Timbrouck and her team for spearheading this project. We are proud to open the dog park to the public today.”

Ward 1 Alderwoman Sara Pasti said, “One of the first questions I was asked after joining the Common Council two years ago was whether a dog park could be built in Forsyth Park. In 2024, the Mayor and I and a group of local residents reviewed a number of possible locations. I’m thrilled that City staff found space near the Forsyth Nature Center that could accommodate a small park. Thanks to the Mayor, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the dog walkers who brought this to our attention, the new Forsyth Park Dog Park now provides an off-leash experience for the many dogs that visit in the park each day.”

Director of Parks and Recreation Lynsey Timbrouck said, “We are so pleased to be able to offer this new amenity to the community! I want to thank our maintenance staff who worked swiftly to complete this project before the colder months arrived.”

The dog park is located adjacent to the Forsyth Nature Center and Dietz Stadium and has parking available, which is accessible through the Dietz Stadium access road. 

Signage will be installed, and though final work will be completed in the coming weeks, the Forsyth Park Dog Park is currently open to the public. 

Applications Open 12/3 for STR Full Permits

There are currently four vacancies for short-term rental full permits, and the online registration for the available permits will be open on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.

For one day, on December 3, 2025, the City’s short-term rental registration portal will be open for the available full permits, which had previously been at capacity and closed.

Under the City’s new form-based zoning code, the number of short-term rental full permits is limited to 1% of the City’s total housing units, which is currently 106 permits.

To apply for an STR-full permit, interested property owners must register for an account on the City’s registration portal. Once registered, contact the Office of Housing Initiatives to obtain an account code and account number, and express interest in applying for a full permit to be assigned the correct application. Property owners may then register for the full permit any time on December 3. A complete registration includes a completed application, proof of ownership, and payment of the annual registration fee.

If there are more registrations than applications available, the City will randomly select registrants until the full permit availability has been filled. Registrants not successful in receiving the full permit will be placed on a waitlist to receive permits as spots become available.

Contact Office of Housing Initiatives at housing@kingston-ny.gov with questions. The short-term rental registration portal can be found here. More about Kingston’s code at https://engagekingston.com/kingston-forward.

Art Exhibition Opening Reception

An exhibition entitled, 250 Years of America’s Voices, Stories, and Histories will be on display from December 6, 2025, through September 2026 at the Ground Floor Gallery of City Hall and will feature the work of 25 local artists.

The exhibition 250 Years of America’s Voices, Stories, and Histories, brings together memories of the past, experiences of the present, and visions of the future through the breadth of cultural intricacies woven through the fabric of our country’s 250-year dynamic yet complicated history.

From personal and familial stories to larger reflections on this nation, the 250 Years of America’s Voices, Stories, and Histories exhibition will feature a wide spectrum of artistic mediums such as quilts, metals, mixed media textiles, oil on linen, etching, acrylic, pencil, tintype, photography.

Artworks were selected by a panel and include pieces by Gülnar Babayeva, Fred Di Vito, Joe DiMaggio, Ted Dixon, Mary Elwyn, Amy Fenton, Judit German-Heins, Karen E. Gersch, Kevin Frank, Lijah Friedman, David Gonzalez, Emeline Hastings, Josh Kramb, Gabriella Mirabelli, Jacqueline Oster, Nancy Ostrovsky, Franc Palaia, Archil Pichkhadze, Elise Pittleman, Shani Richards, Jacquie Roland, Tafari Saunders, Kay Stuntz, Glenn Werner, Carol Wood, Ines and Jess Yupanqui. The exhibition will also feature artwork from local youth organization D.R.A.W. and an exhibit from the Pine Street African Burial Ground.

The opening reception will be held on Saturday, December 6 from 1:30pm-6:30pm. The event will feature performances by the Hardwoods Irish Fiddle Trio, the Key of Q, Evan Pritchard, the Samuel Mutter Chamber Ensemble, Former Ulster County Poet Laureate Kate Hymes, Alessandra, Grammy Winner Steve Gorn, and will close with a preview of Vanaver Caravan’s new choreographic work, “America In Motion.” The event will also feature a virtual reality experience courtesy of My Kingston Kids. The reception is free and open to the public.

This project is made possible with funds from the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson.

Full event schedule and more information at www.kingston-ny.gov/exhibitions. 

Mayor Noble's Listening Tour Meeting

Mayor Noble, along with Council members from each ward, is hosting monthly ward meetings to meet with residents and hear their concerns.

Our final Ward meeting in 2025 will be Ward 9 on November 17.

Ward 9

with Alderwoman Michele Hirsch

Monday, November 17, 2025

5:30pm

Immanuel Lutheran Church, 22 Livingston Street

Roadwork/Infrastructure & Road Closures Update

CSX will close the railroad crossing on Ten Brock Ave from November 9 to November 12, 2025 for routine maintenance.

TR Gallo electrical project– excavation is being done in preparation for the electrical restoration throughout T.R. Gallo Park. Please use caution when walking through the park and avoid construction zones. Construction zones are outlined inred in the photo below. 

Henry Street– work on Henry Street by Verizon is being completed today; Verizon is removing remnant poles after moving overhead lines to the other side of Henry Street. This will enable unrestricted growth for newly planted trees.

Central Hudson– gasline replacement projects and paving restoration has been completed for 2025.

Albany Avenue ADA sidewalks– State DOT is removing and replacing sidewalks in various locations throughout Kingston, including along Albany Avenue, Ulster Avenue, and Route 32. The lane closures along Albany Avenue are causing delays.

Golden Hill– the installation for the permanent signal pole and traffic lights is tentatively scheduled for the week of November 10.

Loughran Park pickleball/tennis court improvement– construction is wrapping up with only punchlist items remaining to be completed.

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

TR Gallo Park electrical project areas

City of Kingston Job and Board/Commision Opportunities

The City of Kingston is hiring! The following positions are currently open:

• Assistant Corporation Counsel
• Heavy Motor Equipment Operator
• Skilled Laborer

For more information on civil service exams and job opportunities, please visit https://kingston-ny.gov/employment

The following civil service exams are scheduled:

• Fire Fighter exam, on January 10, 2026 (deadline: 12/11)
• Principal Account Clerk on January 10, 2026 (deadline: 12/11)

The City has over 25 boards & commissions, and we're always looking for volunteers to serve the community. The following currently have openings:

• Historic Landmark Preservation Commission
• Ethics Board (Republican or non enrolled)
• Conservation Advisory Council
• Zoning Board of Appeals
• Ulster County Planning Board

Find the application at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KingstonBoards.

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/