I m so glad someone beefed this page up and added some of Newburgh s history We need some mention of the riots though I did some research and interviews several years ago and a friend of mine did a thesis at SUNY Plattsburgh about them I found significant violent outbursts in 1967 1968 1971 1972 1974 1976 and 1978 with a mass school boycott following the riot in 78 This was a huge part of the city s reputation when I was growing up there in the 80s and it deserves some mention All my teachers at NFA used to talk about them Maybe I ll add something when I m coherent enough to research it and write about it well It would go well after the Mitchell section Also the politics section is pretty misleading Newburgh has Republican politicians but I would bet that about 99 of the residents who are registered with a party are Democrats The bona fide Republicans in Newburgh are a tiny bitter minority I lived on Bayview Terrace for a while where right wing ex cop buffoon Tom Kirwan lives and there were a few people there who liked him but they were all afraid to walk around the corner The rest of those fuckers moved to the town and NW decades ago I mean New York City has a Republican mayor too but that doesn t mean it s a Republican town We should find a more accurate way to phrase that section I mean this is also the city that elected NY state s first Black female mayor If Republicans win in Newburgh it s because the Dems suck and 90 of the population is totally alienated from politics dylan stillwood