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.
Provide your input for Phase 1 of Maritime Park Thursday night, January 23 at 6:30 p.m. 124 Grand Street, Hoboken
At this meeting, the public will have an opportunity to provide feedback for Phase 1 of Maritime Park. This phase includes a new, state-of-the-art skatepark, the partial extension of the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway, a living shoreline and a nursery for plants to be used in later phases of the park development. The design team is led by Colliers Engineering, SCAPE (landscape architects) and Action Sports Design. Phase 1 includes the portion of the former Union Dry Dock site that is not leased to NY Waterway as well as the current site of the skatepark, Phase 1 is expected to break ground this year. The remainder of the park will be completed once NY Waterway comes to the end of its lease, in two to four years.
NY Waterway will conduct a virtual community meeting for kayakers on Monday, January 27 at 6 p.m.
On January 27 at 6 p.m., NY Waterway will conduct a virtual, public meeting with the kayaking community. NY Waterway is currently utilizing the former Union Dry Dock property for its maintenance operation while it rebuilds its facility in Weehawken. The beach area in Maxwell Place Park, directly north of the dry dock piers, is a popular spot during summer months for kayaking and stand-up paddle boarding sponsored by the Hoboken Cove Community Boathouse and Resilience Adventures. It is also the home base for Ke Aloha Outrigger with their Polynesian outrigger canoes. NY Waterway will discuss protocols that will hopefully allow the recreational uses to operate safely next to the ferry operation. NY Waterway is 1 year into its 3-year lease, with an option to renew for an additional 2 years.
FBW Board Member Profile: Nicholas Borg
Nick Borg has been on FBW’s Board of Directors since 2012 and currently serves as its treasurer. He brings to FBW a wealth of experience as a high-level administrator with detailed knowledge of commercial real estate and public policy issues. Nick’s family moved to Hoboken in 1953 where his father, Dr. Sidney Borg, taught for 35 years at Stevens Institute of Technology and was the head of the Department of Civil Engineering. Along with his mother Audrey, brothers Andy, Ken and sister Jill, he grew up on the Stevens’ campus overlooking the Hoboken waterfront.
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