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.

FBW has launched its 2023 Annual Fund Campaign – We are counting on you to help us reach our goal

Keep an eye out for our brochure, A Green and Blue Vision for the Park at Union Dry Dock, that will be going out in the mail shortly. Your contribution will help us complete the vision for a continuous, public waterfront park in Hoboken, including a long-sought-after portion at the Union Dry Dock site. The FBW Board of Directors will be providing a challenge, to be announced shortly, to kick off this campaign. Please donate today.

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Hoboken Planning Board to hear NY Waterway application for ferry maintenance facility at Union Dry Dock: Thursday, June 8 at 7 p.m.

The Planning Board meeting will take place at City Hall, 94 Washington Street, Hoboken. NY Waterway will present its case before the Board including testimony from its engineers at Bowman Consulting. The public will have an opportunity to voice concerns about the negative impacts from the ferry maintenance facility.

FBW Open House – Sunday, June 4 from noon to 4 pm at the Neumann Leathers Building, Fifth Floor, 300 Observer Highway, Hoboken.

Visit our modest office at the Neumann Leathers Building. Our 1990 model for the Hoboken waterfront will be on display. We look forward to the opportunity to meet you and discuss the latest issues concerning Union Dry Dock, the North End Redevelopment Plan and fully connecting Hoboken’s waterfront park. Our open house is scheduled to run simultaneously with the Hoboken Artists’ Studio Tour.

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April 28th, 2023|Comments Off on On Arbor Day, April 28, taking inventory of Hoboken’s canopy trees

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Gov. Murphy signs an act revoking pay-to-play reforms established in Hoboken & 100s of other NJ municipalities

April 18th, 2023|Comments Off on Gov. Murphy signs an act revoking pay-to-play reforms established in Hoboken & 100s of other NJ municipalities

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A photo survey of how people used Hoboken’s waterfront park on mid-day Thursday, April 13, 2023

April 13th, 2023|Comments Off on A photo survey of how people used Hoboken’s waterfront park on mid-day Thursday, April 13, 2023

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Mayor Richard Turner threatens to give NY Waterway the boot from Weehawken ferry maintenance site, urges regional solution

March 27th, 2023|Comments Off on Mayor Richard Turner threatens to give NY Waterway the boot from Weehawken ferry maintenance site, urges regional solution

The Port Imperial Marina property owned by NY Waterway through Romulus Development Corp. FBW | March 27, 2023 On March 22, 2023, the Weehawken Township Council approved a resolution laying the groundwork [...]

Points to consider in designing a park at Union Dry Dock

March 23rd, 2023|Comments Off on Points to consider in designing a park at Union Dry Dock

The first public meeting for the park design will be on Tuesday, April 4 at 6:30 p.m. at Hoboken High School, 800 Clinton Street. FBW | March 24, 2023 A park [...]

Who needs a car in Hoboken, the ultimate 15-minute city?

March 14th, 2023|Comments Off on Who needs a car in Hoboken, the ultimate 15-minute city?

Ron Hine | FBW | March 13, 2023 It takes me less than 15 minutes to walk to my office in the old, industrial Neumann Leathers Building at Hoboken’s southern border. [...]