NEWBURGH – The City of Newburgh has received more than $10 million in state funding from Governor Kathy Hochul to fuel housing production on Liberty Street, strengthen green infrastructure and environmental resiliency, and provide additional funding for Newburgh Landing – a regionally transformative port that will break ground later this year.
“Newburgh is on the rise because we are building our City back so that it works for everyone – where progress is shared and possibilities are limitless. We are grateful for Governor Hochul’s continued support of our work to spur housing production, upgrade our infrastructure for future growth, and reclaim our waterfront as an engine for jobs and regional connectivity,” said Mayor Torrance Harvey.
The City received $6.89 million through the NYS Pro-Housing Supply Fund to support infrastructure upgrades that will facilitate construction of three separate mixed-income, mixed-use housing developments totaling more than 200 new homes along the Liberty Street corridor. This investment will modernize water, sewer, and roadway infrastructure throughout the corridor, as the City continues to pair smart growth initiatives with environmental responsibility and resiliency.
The City also received $2 million to advance Newburgh Landing, its deep-water port on the Hudson River. Governor Hochul’s award builds on a $4 million federal grant secured by Congressmember Pat Ryan for this project. Once redeveloped, Newburgh Landing will support maritime commerce, tourism, recreation, and future passenger service – reclaiming the waterfront as a shared economic asset and restoring Newburgh’s role as the most important waterfront gateway between New York City and Albany.
Governor Hochul also awarded $2 million towards construction of a mixed-use housing development next to Washington’s Headquarters, which will activate a vacant parcel of land for the first time in over fifty years and deliver 145 units of housing and 10,000 square feet of commercial space into the heart of Liberty Street.
On Tuesday, the City of Newburgh announced it has won another $10 million New York State Water Quality Improvement Program (WQIP) grant to advance a major green infrastructure and environmental resiliency project along Liberty Street, which will strengthen the City’s sewer and stormwater systems while protecting the Hudson River and the broader regional ecosystem. The $10 million WQIP award is in addition to recent the $6.89 million award the City won through Governor Hochul’s Pro-Housing Supply Fund for this project, and $1.825 million the City won through the NYS Green Resiliency Grant Program in November 2025.
“This award reflects years of disciplined planning and execution,” said City Manager Todd Venning. “Newburgh is doing the hard work required to protect our river, modernize our infrastructure, and meet our environmental obligations – and we are doing it in a way that also positions our City for long-term growth.”
