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

Thursday, April 18th at 6 p.m.

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.

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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.”

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Proposals to monetize and privatize portions of Maritime Park run counter to the goal of a truly public waterfront

March 1st, 2024|Comments Off on Proposals to monetize and privatize portions of Maritime Park run counter to the goal of a truly public waterfront

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First addition to Hoboken’s linear waterfront park since 2007 at the Weehawken Cove will protect against future storm surges

January 31st, 2024|Comments Off on 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 [...]

New Jersey environmental and civic groups challenge Governor Murphy’s opposition to NYC’s congestion pricing plan

January 2nd, 2024|Comments Off on 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 | [...]

FBW and Hoboken reach a settlement upholding the right to referendum on future sale or lease of the Union Dry Dock site

November 14th, 2023|Comments Off on 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 [...]

The intense rainfall event on September 29 overwhelmed sewer systems throughout the region, including Hoboken’s

October 10th, 2023|Comments Off on 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 [...]