Newburgh, New York
Newburgh /ˈnuːbɜːrɡ/ is a city located in Orange County, New York, United States, 60 miles (97 km) north of New York City, and 90 miles (140 km) south of Albany, on the Hudson River.[1] It is the location of Washington's Headquarters. Interstate 84 goes very close to the city.
There is a long history of racism in Newburgh and the Hudson Valley.[2][3] During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was rioting in Newburgh because the police killed a black person.[4]
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Woodcut of Newburgh skyline from Hudson in 1842, with Dutch Reformed Church, then with its original dome and lantern
Water Street in Newburgh, photo taken c. 1906; the buildings on the street were demolished as part of urban renewal efforts in the 1960s and 1970s.
City manager Joseph Mitchell attending the Newburgh City Council in 1961
Barge in frozen Newburgh Bay, 2011
These homes on Chambers Street show the two faces of contemporary Newburgh: both historic, one newly renovated, the other exemplifying urban blight
Masjid al-Ikhlas, where the 2009 New York City bomb plot was hatched
The Dutch Reformed Church, a National Historic Landmark
Mount St. Mary's Motherhouse, 2007
Photographed by Daniel Case 2006-03-20 at the Liberty Street intersection.
References
- ↑ "Transitioning to the New OMB 2013Definitions" (PDF). Federal Housing Finance Agency. p. 25. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ Severo, Richard (1974-11-08). "Newburgh Sets Up Curfew As Disturbance Persists (Published 1974)" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/1974/11/08/archives/newburgh-sets-up-curfew-as-disturbance-persists.html. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ↑ Spector, Joseph (2015-03-20). ""Alarming" childhood poverty rates plague upstate NY cities". The Journal News. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
Troy and Newburgh had the highest levels of black children living in poverty, with 73 percent in Troy and 65 percent in Newburgh. Crespo said that there is a direct link between poverty and low educational achievements, unemployment rates, increase substance abuse rates and incarceration.
- ↑ Pulliam, Allyse (2020-03-28). "Photos: Overnight rioting in Newburgh". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
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