City of Kingston Public Meetings are only available Online

Video by City of Kingston, NY - YouTube's Channel 

Government Meetings are not broadcasted on Public Access Television. 

The City of Kingston and Towns are collecting revenue from the cable franchise fees over 1/2 million dollars from the cable subscribers, and doesn't direct any funds to the public access station. Local Public Access 23 on Spectrum. currently Channel 23 is now under Esopus Community TV List of City and Towns collecting revenue from cable franchise fees. Government is not informing cable subscribers who paid the cable franchise fees.

City of Kingston Cable Franchise Fees $410,000
Town of Marbletown NY Cable Franchise Fees $105,821
Town of Kingston, NY Cable Franchise Fees $18,250
Town of Ulster, NY Cable Franchise Fees $260,000

4/6/2020 - Common Council Meetings Will be Held Via GoToMeeting

City of Kingston and the Towns lack to appoint any residence to the Cable Commission. City of Kingston receives $410,000 from the Cable franchise fees from the Cable subscribers Read more.

Annual Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony are Cancelled

KINGSTON, NY – Mayor Steven T. Noble and the Kingston Veterans Association have cancelled the 2020 Memorial Day parade and ceremony at City Hall, due to a ban on all gatherings in the state of New York. The organizers will instead hold the event on Veterans’ Day, if guidelines and recommendations at that time allow. 

 “While we won’t have a public ceremony this year, it is still important for us all to personally pay tribute to those who have lost their lives fighting for our country,” said Mayor Noble. 

“I would also ask that we take a moment to thank all active duty and National Guard members who have stepped up to help during this pandemic. These men and women have bravely seen communities like ours through a scary and uncertain time, and should be commended. 

” For other ways to support the Kingston Veterans Associations, please visit: https://kingstonvets.org/

Past Videos of  Memorial Day Ceremony and Parades 2014 to 2019

Ulster County Area Transit (UCAT) Requiring Bus Riders to Wear Face Masks Effective Monday, April 20, 2020

Starting Monday, April 20, UCAT riders will be required to wear a mask on the bus to protext the health and safety of our drivers and the public.  

Read More >> Facebook at www.facebook.com/UlsterCountyAreaTransit

Press Release - Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Amid Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, Governor Cuomo Issues Executive Order Requiring All People in New York to Wear Masks or Face Coverings in Public www.governor.ny.gov/news

Old Dutch Church (Bells) 2020 Kingston, NY

The Old Dutch Church, officially known as the First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Kingston, is located on Wall Street in Kingston, New York.

Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan Press Conference on Coronavirus - 3/8/2020

Video by The Kingston News - YouTube Channel 

“This morning, we were notified by the New York State Health Department that an Ulster County resident has received a ‘presumptive positive’ result for novel coronavirus (COVID-19). This individual recently traveled internationally to France and notified our Health Department that he had symptoms consistent with COVID-19. Upon guidance from our Health Department he drove himself to a hospital where test samples were taken and he was immediately placed into quarantine.

We have been preparing for this contingency for the last several weeks and I am confident in our ability to respond quickly and comprehensively to ensure public health and safety. As a first step, we are activating the Ulster County Emergency Operation Center as well as deploying Health Department staff to focus solely on community mitigation efforts. Public Health officials have already begun interviewing this individual to assess who he may have come into contact with and will notify those individuals. We will continue to update the public to ensure full transparency as the situation develops. Read More

Common Council 3/3/2020 Kingston, NY

Video by The Kingston News link to Agendas & Minutes

Due to COVID-19 and in order to provide safe conditions and continuity for our community, city staff and council members, all Kingston Common Council meetings (that include the monthly caucus, full council and committee meetings) will be held remotely pursuant to Executive Order 202.1 until further notice.

3/13/2020 - City of Kingston Declares a State of Emergency, Mayor Noble Limits Access to Public Buildings 

4/6/2020 - Common Council Meetings Will be Held Via GoToMeeting

St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Shamrock Run March 15, 2020

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KINGSTON, N.Y. – Parade kicks off from Kingston Plaza and proceeds down Broadway to the Rondout Creek waterfront district in Kingston. Numerous bands, floats and community organizations celebrate the “wearing of the green” at this annual fun-filled Irish celebration. Step off 1 p.m. sharp. Also check out details on the 32nd Annual Shamrock Run here. Sponsored by Ancient Order of Hibernians; for more visit: http://ulsteraoh.com/

Our Grand Marshal is Harry Woltman

Our Mayor of the Day is Pat Schiskie

Our Irish Princess is Erin Creeden

Our Bearer of St. Patrick is Samuel Vasquez

St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Shamrock Run Postponed in Kingston, NY