Friends of Hudson Youth

10/09/2026

Update! Cookout is on 🌧 or 🌞 on Sunday 10/11 from 2-5 at Oakdale! We have a tent on the basketball court so come hungry and ready to have some fun with lots of kid friendly activities! Link in bio for tickets!

10/01/2026

The Oakdale Community Cookout Is back🔥

Great food, music, and community vibes!

Photos of last year by Peter Galgani.

📆Sunday, October 11, 2-5pm (10/12 in case of rain)

📍132 N. 6th St.

Tickets on sale now at link in bio. All are welcome, and sliding scale tickets ($0-$30) are available at the event (but register so we know who’s coming).

Thank you to all our sponsors and partners!

Golden Leaf Sponsors:
Pocketbook Hudson
mrcatbrasserie

Acorn Sponsors:
Andrew & Rachel Chesley
Columbia Land Conservancy
Columbia Memorial Health
Crawford & Associates
Andrew and Michael
Hudson Roastery

Food Partners:
C I R C L E S
dovesdiner
Hannaford Supermarkets
Kinderhook Farm Store
The Meat Hook
Talbott & Arding Cheese and Provisions- Hudson, NY
What’s Really Good
Wm Farmer & Sons

Event Partner:
Bootstrap Compost
Friendly City Creative Club
Galerie Zoë
Hudson Sloop Club
Elena Valentine Mosley
Rebecca Ruth Borrer.

09/23/2026

🔥We’re firing up the grills again!

Bring the whole family on down to the Oakdale Community Cookout.

📆Sunday, October 11, 2-5pm (10/12 in case of rain)

📍132 N. 6th St.

The party starts with a🪘drum circle around the campfire, followed by DJ Rager 🎶.

Hannah Black is putting together a feast of cookout classics🌭, Sloop Club will be giving canoe rides 🛶, and lots of kid friendly activities.

Tickets on sale now: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/oakdalecommunitycookout/event/2026oakdalecommunitycookout/

All are welcome, and sliding scale tickets ($0-$30) are available at the event (but register so we know who’s coming).

Thanks to all our sponsors and partners!

Golden Leaf Sponsors:
Pocketbook Hudson
mrcatbrasserie

Acorn Sponsors:
Andrew & Rachel Chesley
Columbia Land Conservancy
Columbia Memorial Health
Crawford & Associates
Andrew and Michael
Hudson Roastery

Food Partners:
C I R C L E S
dovesdiner
Hannaford Supermarkets
Kinderhook Farm Store
The Meat Hook
Talbott & Arding Cheese and Provisions- Hudson, NY
What’s Really Good
Wm Farmer & Sons

Event Partner:
Bootstrap Compost
Friendly City Creative Club
Galerie Zoë
Hudson Sloop Club
Elena Valentine Mosley
Rebecca Ruth Borrer

08/02/2026

🐝The Pollinator Bank at Oakdale is buzzing ’ right now!

Thanks to Caleb White for the installation and Arthur’s Point Farm and Conservation Advisory Council for the plant material! And to our volunteers who helped plant it!

07/28/2026

🔍Lake Detectives, on the case!

Campers did some sleuthing into Oakdale Lake’s ecosystem with suzicmiranda this summer.

Who knew phosphates and turbidity could be so much fun ? 🧪

Funding for this project was provided from the NYS Environmental Protection Fund as administered by a grant from the New York State DEC Environmental Justice Community Impact Grant Program.

07/02/2026

🚲 You're Invited...☀️

2nd Annual Hudson Bike Rodeo!

Join us for a fun community celebration and bicycling event at beautiful Oakdale Lake.

📅 Date: Thursday, July 9
🕔 Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
🚴‍♂️ Community Ride: 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 Where: Oakdale Lake (6th and Clinton)

Bring your bikes, your family, and your friends. We will have exciting bike skills courses, safety tips, food, and summer fun for everyone.

Assemblymember Didi Barrett will give away helmets in all sizes (quantities limited)! Glenwood Blvd closed between Parkwood and Oakdale for cyclists to safely ride.

End the evening with a relaxing group ride for all ages around Downtown Hudson.

This event is FREE!

Registration is requested so we can plan for the food and giveaways: https://forms.gle/ue63rnPdxmbBzSnbA

Organized by the City of Hudson, Hudson Police Department, Berkshire Bike and Board, Friends of Hudson Youth, Office of Assembly member Didi Barrett, and Parents for a Healthy Hudson.

Join us for the Second Annual Hudson Bike Rodeo and Summerfest on July 9, 2026, from 5:00–7:00 p.m at Oakdale Lake on 6th Street. Bring your family, friends, bikes, scooters, and helmets for an evening of fun, community, and summer celebration. Children can practice bike safety skills, navigate ob...

06/10/2026

We just got another 200K grant from the DEC to continue the Oakdale Lake Water Quality Improvement Project!

Interested in supporting our work? Join the team of Community Scientists sampling the water quality at Oakdale Lake this summer.

Join us for a training on June 20th from 10am-Noon at Oakdale Lake, 132 North 6th Street.

All ages welcome. Snacks provided

06/09/2026

Join us for the first annual HCSD Community Walk and Bike Bus to School! Kids of all ages, parents, and our cycling neighbors are encouraged to join the morning ride!
Location departure times are estimates, please arrive a few minutes prior to the departure time at your closest stop. The Walk/Bike Bus will stop at the following locations starting at two points:

Lower Warren Start
7:15a - 2nd and Warren
7:20a - 2nd and State
7:30a - 4th and State
7:35a - Harry Howard and Washington
7:40a - Harry Howard and Crosswinds Apartments
7:45a - MCSES
7:50a - Hudson Junior/Senior High School

Boulevards Start
7:15a - Glenwood and Parkwood
7:20a - Glenwood and Oakdale Pond
7:25a - 6th and State
7:30a - 5th and State
7:35a - Harry Howard and Washington
7:40a - Harry Howard and Crosswinds Apartments
7:45a - MCSES
7:50a - Hudson Junior/Senior High School

Contact Berkshire Bike and Board if you need a no-cost loaner e-bike - they have a limited quantity available. 518-660-7117 or email [email protected]

Questions about the ride? Email [email protected]. Organized by the City of Hudson, Hudson Police Department, Berkshire Bike and Board, and Parents for a Healthy Hudson.

05/22/2026

Oakdale Lake will be open this weekend! The beach was diligently weeded by volunteers last Sunday and has a beautiful fresh layer of Long Island beach sand. Please come and enjoy!

We'd also like to clarify some recent misunderstandings about the algaecide treatment on 5/21. Friends of Hudson Youth has been assisting the City of Hudson with Water Quality Improvements at Oakdale Lake. That includes periodic treatments of Cutrine, a non-toxic algaecide that is completely safe for domestic pets, fish in the lake, and humans. This is because in 2024 we had a harmful algae bloom which is dangerous to humans and potentially lethal for dogs and we are trying to prevent a recurrence. The Cutrine also reduces the quantity of harmless but sometimes unpleasant algae in the swim area.

These treatments are done following all DEC permitting requirements and signage is in place during treatments as required by New York State.

We apologize for not having more information posted at the lake, and understand that some folks were alarmed. Rest assured that the lake is safe for you and your furry friends and we will be posting additional information at the lake soon.

05/11/2026

🌿Give the beach a glow up! We’re weeding the edges and getting ready for a delivery of fresh sand.

⏰Sunday May 17, 9am til noon.

📍Oakdale Park, 132 N. 6th St., Hudson

💚Come hang with neighbors! All ages welcome.

🪏Tools/Gloves provided.

☕️🍩Coffee and doughnuts for early birds!

Can’t make it on Sunday, but interested in being an Oakdale volunteer this summer? Sign up at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YkdzVIFbwLi5F33Ep5Q_wsKC_i0PdowDAC6aciZnvIg/edit