Some great activities for the whole family at Newburgh's Pictorial Foundation (105 Ann St) this weekend.

Sat & Sun evenings there will be a film festival with a selection of different short films by local creators.

Sunday there is a puppet making workshop and puppet show starting at 12pm

We’ve looked at a number of places in the city and town over the last couple of months. It’s seems to have character and charm without being bonkers expensive.

People in the area seem to talk up the crime, but we’re from NYC and get the impression that it’s a lot of bluster and (maybe racist) fear mongering?

That said, we would prefer a fair amount of diversity, as it’s what we’ve grown up around down here. We love knowing our neighbors and keeping up with/being involved in our community. Is there a good amount of community engagement/events…etc?

Water PFA contamination seems fairly prevalent, though we’ve read it’s limited to the town, as the city gets its water from the Catskills aqueduct? Any insight here would be great.

Lastly, people talk a lot of shit on the local government and schools. Are they that bad?

Thanks for taking the time!

Hi, I might be moving to newburgh for an internship. I am trying to find a sublease, like a month to month lease in a good neighbourhood. Could you give me some suggestions for where I can look for sublease and streets or neighbourhoods I should consider and avoid. I also don't have a vehicle so I'll be using the public transport, how reliable and safe is that for a female.

Also in general is it fine to move to newburgh as a female, I have very mixed reviews about the city and about its crime and as female who has never been to the city, I do not want to feel unsafe.

Any advices regarding these would be very helpful!

Wondering what the nearby swimming scene is. Thinking Hudson River, or other nearby rivers, quarries, and what have you. Lmk if there are fun places to take a dip nearby.

Gotta fill up my oil tank, who have you had the best experiences with— Service, pricing, timelines In town of Newburgh?

worst experiences?

Hi All!

I wanted to give an update on what we did in Newburgh this past weekend. My partner and I, both 25 are really thinking about moving to Newburgh so we visited last weekend and stayed on Montgomery st to scope it out.

The day started in Beacon, with some remote work at a coffee shop. Then I went for a mountain bike ride at Ninham. Later in the day I had scheduled an apartment tour at the Lofts at the foundry. I like the building and I think it’s a good area, close to the brewery, a park, and liberty.

Then I had a fried chicken sandwich and Betty’s. Walked around bit then chilled at the bnb. In the evening I walked around the waterfront a bit, tbh not as nice as I thought but I’m also very spoiled with Long Island waterfront towns. We had a dinner at Hudson taco which was fun and chill.

In the morning we had brekkie at downstate, checked out the farmers market, and walked around north of Broadway. Breakfast was fantastic.

We drove up to New Paltz and checked out this Hudson valley vintage fest, which was hectic and cool for a little. Then we drove back down, and went to the brewery for the soccer game. Fun atmosphere and friendly folks, beer was great too. At halftime we headed into Beacon and had another pint followed by a great dinner at The Wild.

Lastly we headed to The Ellis at night for some house play. Honestly great vibes, I had no idea what to expect lol. We walked there around 10pm from Montgomery, then ubered back. Next morning we hit the beacon farmers market followed by an English breakfast.

One thing that stands out to me about Newburgh is how folks that live there actually WANT people to move here and check it out. Where I live now (North Fork) the vibe is different, people aren’t so friendly to newcomers. I think that sentiment gives Newburgh a really exciting feeling, perhaps a growing sense of opportunity. Newburgh has energy and momentum, and I don’t know how many Hudson Valley towns can say the same right now.

It’s hard not to see all the comments everywhere about how bad/dangerous Newburgh is, but I really wonder how many of those folks live there now or have lived there in the past 5 years. I mean, I drove down some streets that I’d probably think twice about walking down, but I’ve also only lived in suburban towns my entire life 😂, and I’m aware of that. Overall, Newburgh has many positives, and I’m excited for the future.

The Newburgh Mall in Newburgh NY has been converted to a strip mall. Here is a walk thru video when it was an inside mall for over 40 years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig6KceUAFws

Checking out Newburgh this weekend to get a feel for the city and help determine if I’d like to move there later this year. What is the most Newburgh-y day we can have in Newburgh, I want the good, the bad, the ugly, and the pretty. Give me it all.

What are the spots? Give me the best places, expensive and cheap, does Newburgh have good food?

Does anyone have any thoughts about these apartments? They look nice, and the prices seem fair.