Located at the corner of Broadway and Liberty in the heart of Downtown Newburgh, Safe Harbors Green is a vibrant, half-acre urban park. In 2016, Safe Harbors transformed this formerly vacant lot into a fully accessible, multitiered landscape of biodiversity, sustainable design, and community.
Designed by artist and applied ecologist Bryan Quinn of One Nature, the Green embodies Safe Harbors’ commitment to sustainability and stewardship, featuring solar lighting, rainwater gardens and bioswales that keep runoff from the park and our building out of the Newburgh sewer system, and over 50 native plant species that support and attract pollinators.
The Green is both a tranquil, natural oasis and a vital center of our Newburgh community, offering spaces for reflection and passive enjoyment while hosting a wide array of cultural and community events throughout the year—from Safe Harbors’ own programs like Salsa Under the Stars and the Ritz Kidz Circus, to the weekly Newburgh Farmers’ Market, to the City of Newburgh Film Festival and much more.
Stewardship of Safe Harbors Green is made possible with funding from Resorts World Gives.
Learn more about the Green from Bryan Quinn, One Nature (recorded 2021).
“A decade ago, Safe Harbors of the Hudson made a forward-looking decision to create this park. Over the past decade, that commitment has grown into something deeply meaningful for Newburgh. Their dedication to high-quality, publicly accessible open space has enriched the city’s cultural life while supporting vital habitat for plants and pollinators. Today, the park is not only a place for the arts, but a shared space for community, ecology, and connection. It has been truly rewarding for our team to be part of that journey alongside Safe Harbors.”
— Bryan Quinn, One Nature
Celebrating 10 years
of Safe harbors green
Safe Harbors Green Thumbs
New in 2026, Safe Harbors is launching a dedicated volunteer program in partnership with One Nature to help steward Safe Harbors Green over the growing season. We’re looking for community members who are passionate about gardening and sustainability to join us as Safe Harbors Green Thumbs. After receiving training and tools, and working under professional guidance, Green Thumbs will care for specific zones within the park. Tasks include pruning, weeding, trimming, transplanting, and more!
The Divine Feminine: Ancestral Roots
Project by Nicole Hixon
In celebration of Safe Harbors Green’s 10th anniversary, Safe Harbors has commissioned a new public art project from Nicole Hixon, an Orange County-based sculptor and alumna of the Ann Street Gallery Emerging Artist Fellowship program.
The Divine Feminine: Ancestral Roots is a site-responsive, ephemeral, and community-centered public artwork rooted in remembrance, ecological collaboration, and ancestral continuity. Created in dialogue with an established sassafras tree on Safe Harbors Green, the work honors both natural growth and shared human connection through acts of weaving and interconnection.
The installation will incorporate woven willow canes that encircle the base of the existing tree, gradually forming a standing, headless feminine figure. The canopy of the tree becomes a crown-like structure, emerging and evolving over the course of the seasons as buds and leaves unfurl in response to time, care, and environmental conditions.
Ancestral Roots will include special events and programs (dates to be announced) that invite community members into Hixon’s creative process and foster connections between the artwork, the community, and the natural environment of Safe Harbors Green. Visitors are encouraged to return throughout the season to witness the work as it grows and transforms.
Nicole Hixon’s The Divine Feminine: Ancestral Roots is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Nicole Hixon is a sculptural and installation artist working in large-scale, site-responsive, and living sculpture. Drawing from her mixed heritage and ancestral narratives, her practice explores cycles of growth, loss, and renewal through public installation, ecological sculpture, and community-engaged work. She is a 2025 NYFA/NYSCA Artist Fellow for her Divine Feminine series, presented through Upstate Art Weekend and supported by Sustainable Arts Program grants from the Orange County Arts Council (2024–2026), including exhibitions at Bull Farm 1856, where her work was acquired for the Eisold & Turner Collection. She has produced commissioned installations for public festivals in collaboration with Wickham Works, supported in part by the Statewide Community Regrants program. Hixon is a 2024 Ann Street Gallery Emerging Artist Fellow and 2025 Artist in Residence for the Village of Warwick.