{"id":7690,"date":"2024-09-07T00:02:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T04:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outdoorpromise.org\/campana-newburgh-quiere-un-parque\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T21:45:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T01:45:27","slug":"campana-newburgh-wants-a-park","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.outdoorpromise.org\/es\/campana-newburgh-wants-a-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Newburgh Wants a Park: la campa\u00f1a y d\u00f3nde est\u00e1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.469), 20px);\">Newburgh Wants a Park was a community campaign (2020\u20132023) to make the 109 acres at Crystal Lake and the Snake Hill corridor Newburgh&#8217;s largest public park. Outdoor Promise was one of 29 partner organizations behind it. The campaign is no longer active; here is what it did and where the question stands.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorpromise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/crystal-lake-ridge-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal Lake seen from the ridge, Newburgh\" class=\"wp-image-8765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorpromise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/crystal-lake-ridge-2026.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.outdoorpromise.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/crystal-lake-ridge-2026-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_7eb92a-np, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_7eb92a-np[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6880_7eb92a-np\"]{padding-bottom:12px;margin-bottom:20px;font-size:13px;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.5px;color:#336633;border-bottom:2px solid #336633;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_7eb92a-np mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_7eb92a-np[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6880_7eb92a-np\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_7eb92a-np img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_7eb92a-np[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6880_7eb92a-np\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_7eb92a-np, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_7eb92a-np[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6880_7eb92a-np\"]{border-bottom:2px solid #336633;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_7eb92a-np, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_7eb92a-np[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6880_7eb92a-np\"]{border-bottom:2px solid #336633;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6880_7eb92a-np wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6880_7eb92a-np\">Why it mattered<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crystal Lake sits in Ward 3, the only ward in Newburgh without a real park: less than one acre of parkland for a neighborhood where 71 percent of residents are people of color. Across the whole city, parks cover 2.8 percent of the land; planners recommend 12.5. Making these 109 acres a park would more than double Newburgh&#8217;s parkland.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The City already owns the land. What it lacks is protection: the zoning allows building on it. The campaign asked the City to rezone the land and make it a park permanently, so that a future City Council could not simply change its mind.<\/p>\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_1ba681-np, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_1ba681-np[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6880_1ba681-np\"]{padding-bottom:12px;margin-bottom:20px;font-size:13px;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.5px;color:#336633;border-bottom:2px solid #336633;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_1ba681-np mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_1ba681-np[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6880_1ba681-np\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_1ba681-np img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_1ba681-np[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6880_1ba681-np\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_1ba681-np, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_1ba681-np[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6880_1ba681-np\"]{border-bottom:2px solid #336633;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_1ba681-np, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_1ba681-np[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6880_1ba681-np\"]{border-bottom:2px solid #336633;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6880_1ba681-np wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6880_1ba681-np\">What the campaign did<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Brought together 29 community partners, including Scenic Hudson, Riverkeeper, Newburgh Sanctuary and Outdoor Promise.<\/li>\n\n<li>Collected more than 1,000 petition signatures; in a community survey, 98 percent of residents said yes to the park.<\/li>\n\n<li>In December 2023, presented its case to the City with a community brief.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_ff3be8-np, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_ff3be8-np[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6880_ff3be8-np\"]{padding-bottom:12px;margin-bottom:20px;font-size:13px;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.5px;color:#336633;border-bottom:2px solid #336633;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_ff3be8-np mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_ff3be8-np[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6880_ff3be8-np\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_ff3be8-np img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_ff3be8-np[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6880_ff3be8-np\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_ff3be8-np, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_ff3be8-np[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6880_ff3be8-np\"]{border-bottom:2px solid #336633;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_ff3be8-np, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6880_ff3be8-np[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6880_ff3be8-np\"]{border-bottom:2px solid #336633;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6880_ff3be8-np wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6880_ff3be8-np\">Where it stands<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2023 the City paid for a survey of the land and called it \u00aban important first step.\u00bb The City Council has made the park a priority. The decision is in the Council&#8217;s hands, and no vote to designate the park has happened yet. Meanwhile the land is in use: Newburgh Sanctuary grows its healing gardens here, the trails have been open since 2018, and Crystal Lake is a trailhead of the Quassaick Creek Greenway.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crystal Lake is the last stop of <a href=\"\/newburgh-water-quality-initiative\/\">Newburgh&#8217;s Water: Flowing Through Time<\/a>, our free self-guided tour of the city&#8217;s water story, and the site of the yearly Quassaick Creekfest.<\/p>\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id6880_fe2523-np > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id6880_fe2523-np > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id6880_fe2523-np > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:800px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id6880_fe2523-np > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id6880_fe2523-np > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id6880_fe2523-np > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id6880_fe2523-np aligncenter has-palette-color-1-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-middle\">\n<style>.kadence-column6880_fef2aa-np > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column6880_fef2aa-np > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column6880_fef2aa-np > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column6880_fef2aa-np > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column6880_fef2aa-np{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column6880_fef2aa-np > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column6880_fef2aa-np > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column6880_fef2aa-np\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:16px;font-size:clamp(24.034px, 1.502rem + ((1vw - 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