We believe that successful waterfronts begin with sound planning, time-tested urban design and an understanding that the water’s edge belongs to the public.
Earth Day Movie Night on Thursday, April 18th at 6 p.m. at the Community Church of Hoboken
Join FBW and Resilience Adventures as we celebrate Earth Day with the free screening of two remarkable environmental films, A Living River and Chasing Coral. A Living River is a short film by award-winning National Geographic filmmaker Jon Bowermaster that chronicles how the Hudson River – after suffering years of overfishing and pollution – is once again teeming with life. Chasing Coral follows a group of photographers and scientists on a “visually staggering and suspenseful” global trek to document how climate change is causing the rapid collapse of coral reefs around the world.
The story of FBW’s unique role in shaping the development of Hoboken’s waterfront told at Public Library
My presentation on February 22, “Urban Planning & the Hoboken Waterfront” was an opportunity to relate FBW’s successful advocacy for a public waterfront and the planning principles that made it possible. I was also able to highlight what is needed in the coming years for Hoboken’s waterfront to live up to its full potential. “I found it really inspiring how much you and others in Hoboken have done to preserve the waterfront as public space,” wrote urban planner Meera Kumar in an email. “I actually live in Jersey City (in the Heights) and often run the waterfront – the crossover from Hoboken to Newport is so stark to me and I never understood [before] why it feels so different.”
Recent Articles
NJDEP is sued for failure to abide by its own Hudson River walkway requirement on land that it owns
Conservancy pushes to complete the final gaps in the mostly built Hudson River Waterfront Walkway The retail stores and restaurants at the Edgewater Marketplace block access to the water's [...]
Proposals to monetize and privatize portions of Maritime Park run counter to the goal of a truly public waterfront
Leasing the Community Hub building to a commercial operator would trigger the referendum requirement Proposal to “Capitalize on Kayaking” conflicts with the mission of the free 20-year-old kayaking program that serves thousands each [...]
Aaron Lewit (3/7/1948 – 2/27/2024) had a life-long commitment to social justice and progressive causes
We will celebrate Aaron’s life with a Memorial Service on Saturday, March 9th at the Hoboken Community Church on Sixth and Garden Streets at 11 a.m. Ron Hine | February 28, 2024 [...]
Can the City of Hoboken afford the $74.5 million price tag to build Maritime Park?
Pedestrian bridge spanning Sinatra Drive, Community Hub building and two new piers account for one-third of total cost FBW | February 13, 2024 Ayear ago, the City awarded a $1.2 [...]
First addition to Hoboken’s linear waterfront park since 2007 at the Weehawken Cove will protect against future storm surges
Significant progress for Hoboken’s continuous, public waterfront park, first proposed by FBW in 1990, will be made in 2024-2025 FBW | January 31, 2024 Construction of a 2.5-acre [...]
Judge Jablonski signs Consent Order that grants City of Hoboken clear title to Union Dry Dock property
Purchase price of $18.5 million to be paid to NY Waterway; deed will be amended to conform to Open Space Trust Fund ordinance FBW | January 22, 2024 A Consent Order for [...]
New Jersey environmental and civic groups challenge Governor Murphy’s opposition to NYC’s congestion pricing plan
34 groups, including the Fund for a Better Waterfront, file an Amicus brief in federal court New Jersey traffic headed to the entrance of the Holland Tunnel. FBW | [...]
Court documents reveal details of settlement agreement between City of Hoboken and NY Waterway
Once the court approves the Consent Order for Final Judgment, NY Waterway will receive the agreed-upon purchase price of $18.5 million and the City of Hoboken will finally have clear title to the Union [...]
FBW and Hoboken reach a settlement upholding the right to referendum on future sale or lease of the Union Dry Dock site
The City also agrees to deed restriction language required by the City’s Open Space Trust Fund Ordinance FBW | November 14, 2023 The latest dispute over the Union Dry Dock property [...]
Elaborate landscape design unveiled for Maritime Park at the former Union Dry Dock site
Living shorelines; an updated, concrete skate park; an expansive lawn surrounded with canopy trees; two new piers, one for docking historic vessels, and a civic building are featured FBW | November [...]
The Schooner Apollonia harnesses wind power for carbon-neutral shipping along the Hudson River
The Apollonia crew will receive FBW’s Riparian Award at Connect the Waterfront 2023 at the Hoboken Elks Club on November 9 FBW | October 18, 2023 Based in Germantown, New [...]
The intense rainfall event on September 29 overwhelmed sewer systems throughout the region, including Hoboken’s
Millions invested for Hoboken's flood mitigation shows limited results Are you in the new flood zone? Use the FEMA address lookup tool for Region II to find out: Address Lookup FBW [...]