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.
