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.
Can you volunteer your expertise to FBW?
Are you an experienced user of Salesforce or Quickbooks? Do you have a few hours to help the FBW staff? We would especially like your help cleaning up our existing data and learning new ways to run reports. We also need some ongoing general “tech support” (perhaps a few hours each month). Please contact Carol, carol@betterwaterfront.org to get involved. Sharing your knowledge will help us work more efficiently! Thank you.
FBW Board Profile: Seth Abrams
Seth Abrams is a seasoned civil litigator and community advocate who has dedicated his career to navigating complex legal landscapes and improving the quality of life in his home city of Hoboken. As Counsel with Schumann Hanlon Margulies in their Jersey City office, Seth provides strategic representation for New York and New Jersey businesses facing high-stakes commercial challenges in both state and federal courts.
Recent Articles
Hudson County View Letter to the Editor: A six-point plan to guide Hoboken’s future development
FBW | January 14, 2026 Dear Editor: In 2000, Hoboken’s population was 38,577. By 2020, it had grown to over 60,000, a 57% increase! Hoboken remains one of the most densely populated cities in [...]
A Plan for Lower Hudson Street
An alternative proposal by Fund for a Better Waterfront Good urban planning and design requires that a site is viewed in its entirety and within the context of what surrounds it; Hoboken needs citywide [...]
1990/1992 waterfront referendum voters honored at FBW’s Connect the Waterfront event
35 years of citizen action has produced an exemplary public waterfront for Hoboken FBW | November 19, 2025 “Every time I think about the waterfront, I know [...]
The NY/NJ Harbor & Estuary Conference was held in Hoboken at the campus of Stevens Institute
Entomologist Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home, was the keynote speaker Ron Hine | November 9, 2025 Several years ago, I read Doug Tallamy's influential book, Bringing Nature Home. [...]
Plans for the NY Waterway maintenance facility approved by Weehawken Planning Board September 2025
Ferry Maintenance Facility - Bowman Engineering - Cover Sheet Orientation Plan showing location of proposed facility at Weehawken waterfront. Detail from plans showing pier with ferry boat storage, travel lift [...]
24-story megaproject unveiled for Hoboken’s Garage B Redevelopment Area
Mayor pushes to designate Skylight Real Estate Partners as developer before his term comes to an end; Skylight contributes $24,200 to campaigns of local elected officials FBW | October 24, 2025 [...]
Around the world, swimming has returned to local waterways. What about Hoboken?
How safe is the Hudson River for swimming after being a dumping site for sewage and industrial waste for so many years? Lewis Pugh swimming the length of the Hudson River [...]
Resilience Paddle Sports nurtures the next generation of environmental stewards on Hoboken’s waterfront
Crabs, Shrimp, and Eels, Oh my! By Jennifer Mynard | September 4, 2025 On a blustery August day, two counselors from Resilience Paddle Sports, a gaggle of grade schoolers, [...]
FBW legal brief challenges Weehawken ordinance that paved way for massive development at Hoboken border
Township failed to comply with basic requirements of New Jersey’s Municipal Land Use Law Hoboken Point at the Weehawken Cove nearing completion in the spring of 2024. FBW | August [...]
After years of discord, Weehawken’s Mayor Turner and Planning Board pave the way for a rebuilt ferry maintenance facility
An oversized project is scaled back, with a plan for more electric ferries, to address community concerns Port Imperial Marina, NY Waterway’s current maintenance facility at Weehawken’s waterfront FBW | August 20, [...]
Work on the historic Warrington Plaza has begun, fulfilling a long-delayed obligation to restore a public space
Renderings show the prospect of a festival marketplace at the Hoboken Terminal but also a bleak, treeless plaza devoid of the historic cobblestones The public has been denied access [...]
The City of Hoboken keeps the public in the dark concerning development proposals for the Garage B site
The State of New Jersey requires a transparent, open process when it comes to bidding on public contracts. The City is looking to designate a developer who contributed $19,200 to campaign coffers of the [...]