On March 7, Chronogram set up shop at The Ellis and invited Newburgh to step into the frame. As it tends to go in this city, people showed up—not tentatively, not half-in, but fully themselves. The result is less a collection of portraits than a cross-section of civic energy: neighbors, families, artists, business owners, and first-timers, all claiming a moment of visibility.
There’s a particular Newburgh confidence that comes through in these images. It’s in the directness of the gaze, the willingness to play, the ease with which people bring their whole lives into the shot—dogs, partners, kids, inside jokes, a bit of swagger. Some subjects lean into performance; others keep it stripped down. Either way, the throughline is presence.
Al Mizrahi of The Ellis 
Amanda K. Rue, founder, Alaya Rose 
Amy Shell Voroneanu, architect, Razvan Voroneanu, architect with Casper 
Andrew Kruep, wholesale manager for Upstate & Chill 
Angela Paul-Gaito, Pilates instructor and studio owner with Joseph Gaito and Stella Gaito 
Anya Bodykova and John Grande of John Grande Studio 
Bella Cruz, owner and artist at Hudson Valley Inkology and Jeff Garrison, head artist and master piercer 
Bibi Lorenzetti, owner of Newburgh Yoga Shala and yoga teacher with Izzie Roth, Ellie Zeitlin, Amy Feather, Carlywill Sloan, and Lerika Hargrove 
Bill Fetter, Newburgh Waterways Center 
Brian Wolfe, artist and Lesle Wolfe, artist 
Carol Flitz, artist 
Carolina Wheat and Liz Nielsen, Elijah Wheat Showroom 
Cesar Castro and Nadia Tahoun, artists, Flower Shop Collective with Laika 
Christine Coco Murray, manager at Gotham Props with Millicent 
Christopher Follari, Transformation Kitchen 
Claudia Jacobs 
Dale Velazquez, retired 
Damien Hughes, actor/theater maker, James Moed, product design, Solomon Moed Hughes, master sword-wielding warrior, Minerva Moed Hughes, leopard 
Michele Basch and Dan Brown, owners of The Wherehouse 
Dana Campo, owner of Meltdown Yoga and William Bennett 
Dawn Liberi, owner Dikenga Art Gallery 
Delirium: Jonathan Berard, Emilio Bell, and Sutton Garcia-Otero 
Di Moriarty, musician 
Duane Rutter, Newburgh Arts and Culture Commissioner 
Elizabeth Arnold, artist and clinical psychologist and Hearn Gadboiz, musician 
Felton Melvin, retired and Samuel Cain, self-employed 
Gayle Donnelly, singer-songwriter 
Giancarlo Lorusso, producer/promoter 
Sonya, Dennis, Sterling, and Ellyson Grant, GrantForesight 
Hearn Gadboiz, musician 
Jedd Flanscha, graphic artist 
Jim Savage and Mary Wong, House of Savage 
Joe Zappone, The Ellis 
Jonathan Hamilt, president of the Newburgh Historical Society 
Judy Johnson and Terri Vargas 
Judy Thomas, artist 
Karen Ghostlaw Pomarico, photographer, editorial director, artspace director of Pictorial Foundation 
Kate Roseglass, aesthetician and cosmetic tattoo artist at Society of Lash 
Kevindaryan Lujan, Adapt of the Hudson Valley 
Lodger crew: Hanif, Izzy, Eileen, and Kavon 
Madison Rose Hermida, owner of Creative Threads Fashion Studio 
Mel, Hales Hardware 
Melzina Canigan, Newburgh Kush Factory/Sunday Cannabis 
Micha Miranda, tattoo artist, Ink & Heels 
Michael Gabor, Newburgh Art Supply 
Midna Mayhem, event producer 
MJ, door staff at The Ellis 
Naomi Hersson-Ringskog, Taylor Billotte, and Anoushae Eirabie 
Natasha Paukovits, executive director and Tiffany McPhail CEO, Happy Tree Dispensary 
Newburgh Clean Water Project crew: Jennifer Rawlison, Gabrielle Hill, Marta Vazquez, Nicole Vazquez, and Tamsin Hollo 
Newburgh Waterways Center crew: Jacob Jordan, Carlotta Shearson, Steven Hoagland, Jessica Shay, Marian Gravel, Cate Hickey, Marianne Marichal, Tristan Welling, Kathy Lawrence, Larry King, and Margaret E. Welling 
Paige Tooker, New York Art Foundry 
Patrice Butler, art teacher, Tim Butler, marketing executive, Annabelle Butler, student 
Paul Ellis 
Paulien Lethen, artist 
Jules Ridgeway, chair of City of Newburgh Democratic Committee and Ramona Monteverde, councilmember 
Raymond Aponte II, firefighter 
Rhea Marmentini, stone sculptor 
Holly Moyseenko Wright, Hudson Valley Kitchen Design Center with Marley 
Ronald Zorrilla, founder of Outdoor Promise and Newburgh Council Member 
Dina’s Italian Cafeteria and Bivona’s Simply Pasta crew: Chuck Bivona, Rosa Wallace, Sean Moul, Dan Schiavone, Avril Bivona, Jeanette Patrick, Isaiah Sanabria, and Marilyn Garcia 
Spirit Beast, member of the Real-Life Superhero Organization 
Sue Sullivan, entrepreneur and iSER consultant. 
Taylor Billotte, children’s book illustrator and author 
The Betty crew: Doria Paci, Ryan Padgett, Amber Niklewski, Skip LaRussa, Matan Zev, and Choco 
Yves Samuel Bouzaglo, real estate agent at La Vie Upstate 
Mike Neppl, deputy city manager, City of Newburgh; chair, City of Newburgh Industrial Development Agency
Held at The Ellis, a space that’s quickly becoming a cultural anchor on DuBois Street, the shoot doubled as a kind of open call for participation: step up, be seen, be part of the record. Over the course of the day, the backdrop became a meeting point, a stage, a mirror.
Taken together, these portraits form a living snapshot of Newburgh right now—diverse, expressive, and very much in motion.
This article appears in April 2026.
