Academy Street Area Partnership

10/06/2023

Come out and talk to the Council candidates for Wards 2 & 4 and hear their priorities and strategies for improving Poughkeepsie. Thursday, Oct 19, 6:00 - 7:30 at Christ Church, Carroll St entrance.

06/16/2022

Do you have a stained glass window that needs a little love? Hudson Valley House Parts is running another of their restoration workshops on June 24-25 where you can sign up to attend and get some hands-on instruction. I took their recent window restoration workshop and it was really fun and interesting.
City of Poughkeepsie Historic District & Landmarks Preservation Commission

10/08/2021

Several homeowners from our historic districts sat in on a recent webinar offered by Preservation League of New York State for the village of Ossining. The recording of this webinar is available on the League's YouTube channel or here: https://youtu.be/dGhjeFw4J_o

The first part was about commercial tax credits, which will likely not apply to most homeowners, but if you stick with it, they do a pretty good job of explaining the residential program and it does not seem all that daunting.

Speaker Julian Adams of the New York State Historic Preservation Office explores:The 20% NYS Homeowner Historic Tax Credit Program that helps rehabilitate el...

08/26/2021

Come on out on Sunday and enjoy our neighborhood!

08/22/2021

NEW DATE - Sunday, August 29th.

We just couldn't let the storm defeat us! PorchFest will happen next weekend with music throughout the neighborhood. Please join us.

08/20/2021

Come on out Sunday for PorchFest! Rain or Shine - within reason!

1 more week to go! Check out the great schedule of performers, food and activity we have lined up for Poughkeepsie PorchFest.

08/02/2021

Come out and stroll Academy, Garfield, Montgomery and Barclay on Sunday August 22nd for our second annual PorchFest! Free live music and fun!

12/07/2020

Register online for the Historic Commission meeting Thursday evening to hear about 3 historic buildings in crisis, including 204 Church Street, built by and originally owned by prominent local architect Arnout Cannon.

Read this interesting post to see what else he designed in Poughkeepsie and surrounding cities!

08/23/2020

PorchFest!

08/22/2020

Here's the lineup! Hope you can join us. We have lots of great musicians coming to play for us. Tips will be welcome. Musicians need to eat, too!

If we have light rain, we'll keep going. If we have more, we'll take a break and play if by ear.