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Priya M.
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Sunset over Poughkeepsie last night
Caught this from the ridge on my walk. Had to share — one of those skies that makes you stop.
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Poughkeepsie
New York · NY · Dutchess County
About Poughkeepsie
City in New York, United States1686Established
31,577Population
5.7 sq miArea
180 ftElevation
Poughkeepsie ( pə-KIP-see) is the largest city in, and county seat of, Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is surrounded by the Town of Poughkeepsie and had a population of 31,577 at the 2020 census, while the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area has an estimated 712,000 residents. Poughkeepsie is in the Hudson Valley region, midway between the core of the New York metropolitan area and the state capital of Albany. It is served by the nearby Hudson Valley Regional Airport and Stewart International Airport in Orange County, New York. Poughkeepsie has been called "The Queen City of the Hudson". Originally part of New Netherland, it was settled in the 17th century by th…
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September 14–20, 2026·New York · NY · Dutchess County
The forecast calls for Mostly Sunny, highs near 70°. In the local news, Dutchess exec Serino signs synthetic kratom ban but says it doesn’t go far enough (Daily Freeman), Loaded Glock Recovered In Poughkeepsie Drug Bust Following Routine Vehicle Stop (cnynews.com), and Man charged with manslaughter and more following crash and police chase (Mid Hudson News).
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ZIP code12601, 12602, 12603