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Mayor Yvonne Flowers
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06/01/2026
🏳️🌈✨Pride Month is here! Our Department of Public Works raised the Progress pride flag at City Hall this morning and helped Dutchess Pride paint crosswalks at Main and Bridge Street.
Mark your calendar for the Poughkeepsie Pride March and Festival on June 13!
05/30/2026
🏊💦 SWIM LESSONS FULL: We had an incredible turnout for our first two days of sign-ups and are now full. Parents and guardians who are City residents can contact [email protected] to get on the waiting list and will be contacted if a space opens.
Now that we're at capacity, we will no longer be holding a third sign-up day which was scheduled for this coming Tuesday.
🚧🏗️🦺 BREAKING GROUND! Construction is now underway on a major affordable housing development on Main Street: Wallace Campus.
Mayor Flowers joined state and county leaders to officially kick off the project, which will create 187 critically-needed housing units that families and hard-working people can afford.
Let’s move the City of Poughkeepsie forward!
05/28/2026
🏊💦 Reminder for parents and guardians: swim lesson sign-ups begin today!
Lessons are for school-aged children and free for residents of the City of Poughkeepsie.
Sign-up times are as follows at Pulaski Pool:
THURSDAY (5/28) 4PM-6:30PM
SATURDAY (5/30) 9AM-11:30AM
TUESDAY (6/2) 4PM-6:30PM
Please bring proof of residency!
All swim lessons will be held at Pulaski Pool because Spratt Pool is closed for the 2026 season for a major renovation project.
More info here: https://www.cityofpoughkeepsie.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/398
🪖 ❤️🤍💙 During World War 2 in March 1945, an American soldier was killed on a bridge over the Rhine River as U.S. forces pushed deeper into N**i Germany. Newspapers across the nation published an iconic photo of the fallen hero, but his identity was a mystery until this year.
Through painstaking research, an international team of researchers finally identified the man in the photo as Private First Class Charles T. Plog of Poughkeepsie, New York.
On this Memorial Day, the City of Poughkeepsie honors PFC Plog and all of the courageous men and women who have given their lives for our country.
(Special thank you to Karen Lagrange Cox and the researchers who identified Plog in the photo.)
05/23/2026
🪖❤️ 🤍 💙 Please join us this Sunday at 3PM at the Soldiers' Memorial Fountain (intersection of Market and Montgomery Streets) for a Memorial Day ceremony, organized by Lafayette Post 37 of the American Legion.
As a community, let’s gather to show our gratitude and remember the courageous men and women who gave everything for our country and our freedoms.
📢🚧🚀 LET’S GO! We’re moving full speed ahead to revitalize Downtown Poughkeepsie and Main Street after the Governor awarded $9.7 million for 10 major projects!
We’re transforming run-down and vacant buildings into vibrant housing and brand-new commercial space in the heart of our city.
Here’s a message from Mayor Yvonne Flowers and a look at what’s coming.
Click here for the full list of projects: https://www.cityofpoughkeepsie.gov/484/Downtown-Revitalization-Initiative-DRI
05/22/2026
🏊♀️💦 Attention parents/guardians: Swim lesson signups at Pulaski Pool begin next week!
Reminder: Spratt Pool will be closed for the 2026 season for a major renovation project, so all swim lessons will be held at Pulaski Pool.
Reserve your spot and get ready for summer fun. ☀️
Click here for more information: https://www.cityofpoughkeepsie.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/398
🚛🌳 Big shoutout to our sanitation workers who are out at the crack of dawn every Wednesday to collect countless bags of leaves and yard debris across the city.
A quick reminder of what they can pick up:
✅ Leaves
✅ Grass clippings
✅ Brush (no longer than 3 feet)
✅ Garden and yard debris
✅ Use biodegradable bags and trash cans (with no garbage inside)
05/17/2026
🚒💧HYDRANT TESTING: Check the link to see if your street is on this week’s list!
During the testing period, the water is safe, but should be run until it’s clear. And use caution when doing white laundry. It’s recommended to wait 24 to 48 hours after testing has been done in your neighborhood.
We appreciate your patience. Hydrant testing is critical to make sure they work during emergencies.
https://www.cityofpoughkeepsie.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/397