Post Office Park

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Artist rendering of the landscape plan

The City of Kingston completed the construction of two green spaces at Broadway, Grand Street, Prince Street, and Pine Grove Avenue, now named Post Office Park. The construction includes sidewalks, paths, trees, shrubs, perennials, game tables, benches, bicycle racks, concrete elements referencing the former Kingston Post Office, and interpretive signage.

The landscape design was made possible with funding from the New York State Department of Health’s Creating Healthy Schools and Communities Grant program. Construction was made possible with funding from a Community Development Block Grant and American Rescue Plan Act funding. New York Main Street funding administered by RUPCO provided grant funding for the game tables.

History of the Project

The old Kingston Post Office was built at the intersection of Broadway and Prince Street in 1908. By 1969, postal operations had grown larger than the building’s capacity, and the building was sold, then torn down to make room for a fast food restaurant. The destruction of this architectural gem has been lamented ever since.

The Broadway Grand Street Intersection Improvements project realigned and improved safety at a formerly dangerous intersection with funding from the NYSDOT Multi-Modal Program. Working with GPI, the engineering consultants for the Broadway Streetscape Project, the City redesigned the intersection to reduce traveler confusion, crashes, and near-misses. Pedestrians and bicyclists traveling on the Empire State Trail, use this intersection to connect to Prince Street to continue along the trail route. To accommodate the realignment, an abandoned Planet Wings building was demolished, leaving the greenspaces.

In 2019 the City was awarded funding through a 5-year grant from the NYSDOH’s Creating Healthy Schools and Communities (CHSC) program. This grant program establishes and supports sustainable healthy communities as places where it is easier to practice healthier behaviors. As a part of its “Connecting Routes to Everyday Destinations,” CHSC supported the landscape design as placemaking along the Kingston Greenline.

Construction started in February of 2025. The first phase included site preparation, then the sidewalks and other concrete elements were created. The next phase was the creation of the planting berms, followed by the installation of native plants and more than 28 trees. Additional amenities were installed, including the benches, bike racks, signs, trash receptacles, and picnic tables. Finally, a ribbon cutting was held June 27th, 2025.

The City of Kingston completed the construction of two green spaces at Broadway, Grand Street, Prince Street, and Pine Grove Avenue, now named Post Office Park. The construction includes sidewalks, paths, trees, shrubs, perennials, game tables, benches, bicycle racks, concrete elements referencing the former Kingston Post Office, and interpretive signage.

The landscape design was made possible with funding from the New York State Department of Health’s Creating Healthy Schools and Communities Grant program. Construction was made possible with funding from a Community Development Block Grant and American Rescue Plan Act funding. New York Main Street funding administered by RUPCO provided grant funding for the game tables.

History of the Project

The old Kingston Post Office was built at the intersection of Broadway and Prince Street in 1908. By 1969, postal operations had grown larger than the building’s capacity, and the building was sold, then torn down to make room for a fast food restaurant. The destruction of this architectural gem has been lamented ever since.

The Broadway Grand Street Intersection Improvements project realigned and improved safety at a formerly dangerous intersection with funding from the NYSDOT Multi-Modal Program. Working with GPI, the engineering consultants for the Broadway Streetscape Project, the City redesigned the intersection to reduce traveler confusion, crashes, and near-misses. Pedestrians and bicyclists traveling on the Empire State Trail, use this intersection to connect to Prince Street to continue along the trail route. To accommodate the realignment, an abandoned Planet Wings building was demolished, leaving the greenspaces.

In 2019 the City was awarded funding through a 5-year grant from the NYSDOH’s Creating Healthy Schools and Communities (CHSC) program. This grant program establishes and supports sustainable healthy communities as places where it is easier to practice healthier behaviors. As a part of its “Connecting Routes to Everyday Destinations,” CHSC supported the landscape design as placemaking along the Kingston Greenline.

Construction started in February of 2025. The first phase included site preparation, then the sidewalks and other concrete elements were created. The next phase was the creation of the planting berms, followed by the installation of native plants and more than 28 trees. Additional amenities were installed, including the benches, bike racks, signs, trash receptacles, and picnic tables. Finally, a ribbon cutting was held June 27th, 2025.

Page last updated: 29 Sep 2025, 09:44 AM