Federal funding is coming to Kingston in an effort to revitalize the city's waterfront. 

Sen. Chuck Schumer announced $100,000 has been secured for a two-part plan on Friday that includes upgrades along the Hudson River, as well as infrastructure improvements. 

Preventing future flooding, usable walkways and a connection to downtown will be the focus of this project. 

"This downtown waterfront revitalization is key to achieving equity in the city, creating jobs, bolstering economic development, and helping one of the true gems of Kingston – its waterfront – finally shine to its truest potential. For too long Kingston’s neighborhoods have been separated and lacked full access to their picturesque waterfront, and it is time we change that. As majority leader, when I led the bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law to passage, I had places like Kingston in mind and projects like the waterfront revitalization with all the good-paying local jobs and economic impact it could have on our downtown businesses," Schumer said in a statement. "Projects like Kingston’s will increase quality of life, reconnect neighborhoods to the waterfront, and revitalize the local economy. That is why I am proud to be able to deliver critical funding to get shoreline stabilization underway and why I am going to keep fighting tooth and nail to get Kingston the robust federal support it needs to pave the way to a brighter future."

Schumer said the funding will begin an Army Corps of Engineers project to analyze the current conditions of the bulkhead and plan for shoreline stabilization and protection along Rondout Creek on Kingston’s waterfront.

Schumer also announced that the city will benefit from several Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) programs, including $11.5 billion in funds for New York in new highway funding, which includes an estimated $289 million for the state for walking and biking facilities.