Facilities improvements at Dietz Stadium, a proposed “food hub” in a vacant building on Wall Street and the planned redevelopment of a municipal parking lot into a garage and mixed-use building also made the list of projects that could benefit from the money.
Inspired in part by the council’s vote to declare Kingston a sanctuary city, there’s a new slate of energized Republicans looking to make waves this November. They share a core message: Fiscal conservatism, wariness about tax breaks for developers and skepticism about plans to build more low-income housing in Kingston.
Ulster County sheriff’s deputies say an Esopus man charged with vehicular manslaughter in a Sept. 14 incident which took the life of a bicyclist had been convicted of the same crime nearly two decades ago.
Kingston’s Stockade District is already seeing a surging real estate market and a cultural renaissance. Now, an infusion of state money is set to transform projects that have existed on paper for years into bricks-and-mortar reality.
A Kingston City Court judge has thrown out the case against alleged dangerous dog Jonah the dachshund and his owner, uptown astrologer, investigative reporter and provocateur Eric Francis Coppolino.
Local activists are calling for Kingston cops to be held accountable for the July arrest and use of a Taser on a man while he was walking down Broadway with an open container of beer, calling the incident a clear example of excessive force.
The crowded primary ballots led Kingston Democratic Committee Chairman Joe Donaldson to accuse Republicans of fielding “weak Democrats” as Republican candidates.
There are few details at this point, but preliminary plans call for a mix of retail, residential and commercial uses, as well as at least 200 public parking spots.
The city is moving closer to establishing a “land bank” that supporters say would help move derelict properties back onto the tax rolls. Mayor Steve Noble said he’s also exploring a more ambitious program to establish pockets of affordability in rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods.
A Saugerties man who spent 25 years living abroad after fleeing prosecution on federal drug charges is headed to prison following conviction on identity fraud charges.