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.
Tuesday, November 30 is #GivingTuesday!
Giving Tuesday is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the US. It is touted as a “global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world.” Please include FBW in your giving plans. For 30 years we have advocated for a public waterfront park along the Hudson River, much of which has been completed in Hoboken, thus transforming our community. FBW will continue in the years ahead to ensure that our original vision and plan is fully realized.
FBW’s 10th Annual Riparian Award recipient, Jim Vance
At its Connect the Waterfront – The Final Stretch fundraising party on November 11, the Fund for a Better Waterfront (FBW) Board Chair Kate Valenta presented the FBW Riparian Award to Jim Vance who served as Board Chair for nearly two decades. Watch the video to understand what an exemplary advocate Jim has been for our waterfront, helping to further FBW’s mission to secure a waterfront that will serve the public’s interest for generations to come.
Recent Articles
Photos from Connect the Waterfront – The Final Stretch, FBW’s 2021 gala at the Antique Loft
FBW's November 11, 2021 annual fundraising party was the most successful ever held by our organization. Everyone enjoyed coming together in person after being apart for so long. The event was sold out ten days ahead [...]
FBW to honor Jim Vance with the 10th Annual Riparian Award
The November 11 Connect the Waterfront gala will be a tribute to our long-time FBW advocate FBW | October 26, 2021 Many adjectives have been ascribed to Jim Vance: energetic, enthusiastic, zealous, gregarious, magnanimous, [...]
Questions for the Hoboken City Council candidates
Top row are Sheila Brennan, Cheryl Fallick and Paul Presinzano of the Independently Together slate and Jim Doyle, Emily Jabbour and Joe Quintero of the Team Bhalla slate. Bottome row [...]
Active streetscapes are the key to successful urban neighborhoods
FBW | October 15, 2021 In her influential book The Death and Life of Great American Cities published in 1961, Jane Jacobs relates the important lessons of [...]
FBW’s Connect the Waterfront annual fundraising party – SOLD OUT!
SOLD OUT! Thank you everyone who has bought tickets. Your tickets will not be mailed to you. Your name will be on a list at the door. If you [...]
If you flooded during Ida, build back better through flood proofing
All of Hoboken’s investments in flood mitigation, however helpful, cannot eliminate future flooding FBW | September 30, 2021 In the nine years since Superstorm Sandy, the City of Hoboken and the North Hudson Sewerage [...]
Hoboken floods worsen as Ida, Henri put stormwater management strategies to the test
The torrential rains from Ida cause the worst flooding since Superstorm Sandy nine years ago The morning after Ida, a flooded intersection at Third Street and Clinton in Hoboken. Are you [...]
Diversity, density and change in Hoboken and other Hudson County municipalities
The 2020 U.S. Census provides up-to-date numbers for our region. Hoboken, West New York, Guttenberg and Union City are the top-ranked cities in the nation when in comes to population density. [...]
On City of Water Day FBW shines a spotlight on the unfinished central waterfront
Completing the park at Union Dry Dock must include a pedestrian & bicycle-friendly Sinatra Drive by Nicole Teitler | FBW | July 17, 2021 The annual City of [...]
Urban shade trees are the key to building sustainable, healthy and happy cities
Shade trees also play a vital role in combating climate change FBW | July 1, 2021 Dense urban areas like Hoboken get hotter than suburban and rural areas. [...]
Celebrate Hoboken’s Waterfront on City of Water Day, Saturday, July 10
Join FBW, the Hoboken Cove Community Boathouse, Ke Aloha Outrigger and Resilience Paddle Sports for a day of activities celebrating Hoboken’s waterfront. City of Water Day, sponsored by the Waterfront Alliance and NY & [...]
After a contentious, multi-year battle, City will acquire Union Dry Dock, one of the final missing links in Hoboken’s waterfront park
Protesters in the 2019 March on March 9 to Save Your Waterfront. FBW | June 20, 2021 In November of 2017, NY Waterway sought to relocate its ferry refueling/repair operation to [...]