Imaginative ideas for parks and outdoor dining created in post Covid-19 world
Brainstorming conversations between residents, business owners and the city are yielding new initiatives to situations arising from a postContinue Reading
Category: Community Activism
Paving the place next to paradise for a parking lot subject of Planning Commission meeting
In her famous song, “Big Yellow Taxi,” Joni Mitchell sings they “paved paradise and put up a parking lot withContinue Reading
Civic group proposes new plaza on shortest street in downtown
When James Brown’s daughter Esther was born in the mid-1700’s the only way to get around Peekskill was to walkContinue Reading
When Protest Becomes Prayer
Placing one knee on the earth for 8 minutes and 46 seconds with nearly a 1,000 other people on aContinue Reading
Peekskill responds to tragedy in Minneapolis with rallies and panel discussion
The events of Memorial Day in Minneapolis around the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police officers continueContinue Reading
Community responds to feed the hungry
When Peekskill left behind its village status in 1940 and became incorporated as a city it never lost its smallContinue Reading
Free masks and meals at Bean Runner
A relative’s request for a homemade mask and the awareness that people would be hungry during the pandemic prompted aContinue Reading
How we recover from COVID19 starts now
The theme music from the movie Rocky plays over the public address system at NY Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital everyContinue Reading
Community activist Janet Foy dies in Vt.
Janet Foy, a community activist who maintained a marriage and family therapy practice in Peekskill for nearly 40 years, diedContinue Reading
Can Black Diamonds raise $30K in 6 hours
Is it possible to raise $5,000 per hour during a 6-hour LIVE telethon fundraiser Saturday, Feb. 29, at Peekskill HighContinue Reading
2020 Community Activism Feature January 2020 Feature Local government Peekskill businesses Upcoming Activities
Tell the city how to spend the $10 million
When the state of New York gives your city $10 million to spend on revitalizing your downtown, involving asContinue Reading
Third walker hit in a month; walk & vigil planned for Sunday to make streets safer
Two weeks after a Peekskill resident was killed crossing Washington Street in the middle of the afternoon, community group PeekskillContinue Reading