FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 27, 2026

City of Kingston Releases 2025 Annual Report

KINGSTON, NY – Mayor Steven T. Noble is pleased to release the City of Kingston’s 2025 Annual Report.

Mayor Noble said, “Due to the tireless work of City staff, and despite a tightened budget, we saw an incredible number of projects and vital work completed last year. In 2025, DPW responded to eight snow events, paved over 20 streets, and beautifully refurbished the war memorial at Clifton and Highland Avenues. The Engineering Department completed a daunting Prospect Avenue sewer repair and installed new sidewalks, curbs, and street paving for a brand-new streetscape. The Parks Department built a dog park at Forsyth Park and officially opened Post Office Park, which provides greenspace and respite in the heart of Midtown. The Kingston Fire Department responded to over 7,000 calls for service and was able to respond to 99% of medical calls with their growing ambulance fleet. In 2025, the Police Department assembled a Traffic Safety Unit and increased back-to-school traffic safety patrol. Each day, our nearly 300 employees provide Kingston residents with the services we all enjoy and I thank them for their dedication to their community!”

The 2025 Annual Report details each City Department’s accomplishments, along with goals for the next year. Some of the many accomplishments highlighted in the 2025 Annual Report include:

• Arts & Culture hosted many free community events like Music in the Parks and Kingston Colonial Days
• Assessor completed 2025 Assessment Roll without non-reappraisal reassessment for the sixth year
• Building & Safety issued 2,694 building/plumbing/electrical permits and 1,640 certificates of occupancy
• Clerk’s Office issued 311 City of Kingston IDs
• Civil Service Office administered 44 exams
• Communications implemented new emergency alert system
• Community Development disbursed more than $1.4M in CDBG funding
• Comptroller’s Office delivered the 2025 City Budget
• Corporation Counsel defended the City in seven new lawsuits and received favorable rulings
• Engineering completed the Loughran Park tennis/pickleball court improvements project
• Human Rights provided assistance to tenants and landlords regarding NYS Tenant’s Rights Laws
• Kingston Fire Department increased the number of operating ambulances to five
• Grants Management oversaw a portfolio of approximately 63 grant awards totaling $75,000,000
• Health & Wellness managed the Creating Health Schools and Communities grant program
• IT implemented public Wi-Fi at Dietz Stadium
• Parks & Rec installed rooftop solar systems at Albert Brown Community Center and Andretta Pool
• Planning assisted in approving approx. 200 units including 21 Bluestone, 615 Broadway, and Penn Ct.
• Police Department responded to over 24,000 requests for service and made 1,061 arrests
• Public Works laid almost 12,000 tons of asphalt, covering 5 miles, to pave 24 streets
• Sustainability acquired two electric garbage trucks to implement food scraps curbside collection
• Urban Forestry planted 26 new trees and hosted five community events
• Waste Water Treatment Plant concluded the final components of the WWTP upgrade project
  
  

Additionally, the City’s Office of Housing Initiatives completed the City’s first foreclosure actions in five years under Article 11 and the City’s first-ever foreclosure proceedings under Article 19-A;  initiated a RFEI process for redevelopment at 25 Field Court and the municipal parking lot at 65-77 N. Front; completed a study exploring the redevelopment of the Kingston Business Park into a mixed-use housing development and initiated a corresponding RFEI process to find a development partner; and completed the 2025 rental vacancy study in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the Emergency Tenant Protection Act. All the department’s ongoing housing efforts can be found here.

Mayor Noble said, “As we face mounting financial pressures, our robust Grants portfolio helps us continue to our efforts across departments -- from improving our parks facilities and programs, pushing forward sustainability efforts with solar, EVs, and flood mitigation, and tackling much-needed infrastructure projects like the Flatbush & Foxhall safe streets project. In 2026, we will launch Kingston Organics Program Phase 2, voluntary curbside pick-up, and will move forward on construction of the long-needed new Central Fire Station at 18-30 E. O’Reilly Street, install school zone speed cameras, complete the electrical project at TR Gallo Park, install new ADA curb ramps citywide, and construct new sidewalks at Academy Green, among many other initiatives. None of this could be done without the hard work and dedication of the City of Kingston workforce.”

The 2025 Annual Report can be found here.