The City of Kingston, NY

    Welcome to the City of Kingston, NY

    Kingston, dating to the arrival of the Dutch in 1652, is a vibrant city with rich history and architecture, was the state's first capital, and a thriving arts community. City Hall is in the heart of the community at 420 Broadway, and is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except July & August (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.).  Come tour our historic City, with restaurants that are among the region's finest, and local shopping that promises unique finds.

    Historic Churches

    Kingston is home to many historic churches. The oldest church still standing is the First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Kingston which was organized in 1659. Referred to as The Old Dutch Church, it is located in Uptown Kingston. Many of the city's historic churches populate Wurts street (6 in one block) among them Hudson Valley Wedding Chapel is a recently restored church built in 1867 and now a chapel hosting weddings. Another church in the Rondout is located at 72 Spring Street. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church was founded in 1849. The original church building at the corner of Hunter Street and Ravine Street burned to the ground in the late 1850s. The current church on Spring Street was built in 1874.

    Kingston, NY

    Kingston became New York's first capital in 1777, and was burned by the British on October 13, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga. In the 19th century, the city became an important transport hub after the discovery of natural cement in the region, and had both railroad and canal connections.

    Kingston, NY

    The town of Rondout, New York, now a part of the city of Kingston, became an important freight hub for the transportation of coal from Honesdale, Pennsylvania to New York City through the Delaware and Hudson Canal. This hub was later used to transport other goods, including bluestone. Kingston shaped and shipped most of the bluestone made to create the sidewalks of New York City.

     

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    City Hall Address:
    420 Broadway
    Kingston, New York
    12401

    Phone:
    (845) 331-0080
    Email:
    [email protected]

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    11/7/2024 - FREEDOM! Exhibition Opens at City Hall on December 7

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    November 7, 2024

     

    FREEDOM! Exhibition Opens at City Hall on December 7

    Artwork Celebrates the Legacy of Sojourner Truth

    KINGSTON, NY – Mayor Steven T. Noble, and the Department of Arts & Cultural Affairs are pleased to announce that an art exhibition entitled, FREEDOM! will be on display from December 7, 2024, through August 2025 at the Ground Floor Gallery of City Hall.

    “We are thrilled to host a new exhibition in the gallery space at City Hall, with artwork from local artists that celebrates and represents Sojourner Truth as a champion for freedom, justice, and women’s rights,” said Mayor Noble. “We have the great honor of hosting the beautiful statue of Sojourner Truth at City Hall, and with this exhibition and other upcoming programming, we will be able to honor Truth’s legacy while grappling with our County’s past in this historical context.”

    An opening reception for the FREEDOM! exhibition on Saturday, December 7 at 2:00pm will feature performances by the Boys and Girls Club of Ulster County chorus, the Center for Creative Education dancers and drummers, Ulster County Poet Laureate Kate Hymes, Rev. Deborah Zuill as Sojourner Truth, vocalist Evelyn Clarke, and pianist Peter Tomlinson. There will also be a virtual reality and photo booth courtesy of My Kingston Kids. The reception is free and open to the public.

    The FREEDOM! exhibition, coinciding with the temporary installation of Trina Greene’s Sojourner Truth: First Step to Freedom statue at City Hall, will include a wide spectrum of artistic mediums such as quilts, metals, mixed media textiles, oil on linen, etching, acrylic, pencil, tintype, photography, and more.

    The exhibition will feature artwork by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Ulster County, Jean Campbell, D.R.A.W., Mary Elwyn, Amy Fenton, Judit German-Heins, Tracy Hurley, Sikena Khadija, Carmen Lizardo, My Kingston Kids, Shani Richards, Pablo Shine, Kay Stuntz, Tafari the Artist, Ben Wigfall, Rochleigh Wholfe, Carol Wood, and Susan York.

    “This exhibition is a demonstration of the truly remarkable artists of all ages that grace our area,” said Kitt Potter, City of Kingston Director of Arts and Cultural Affairs. “I look forward to welcoming everyone to the opening celebration.”

    For more information, please visit www.kingston-ny.gov/exhibitions. For more information on the Sojourner Truth: First Step to Freedom installation at City Hall, visit https://engagekingston.com/sojourner-truth-first-step-to-freedom.

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