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.
Connect the Waterfront – The Final Stretch
12 noon – Meet at the Sinatra Park Amphitheater
Join FBW for a festive march led by the Hungry March Band up the central waterfront to Maxwell Place Park. Celebrate progress on Hoboken’s riverfront and show your support for completing Hoboken’s public waterfront park. Free Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, fajitas by East LA and entertainment by Gus Hurteau. Click link for more information.
Recent Articles
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 [...]
With rows of shade trees, Hoboken’s South Waterfront is a model for trees in urban design
Extending a similar landscape design to the north would make Hoboken’s waterfront truly exceptional The rows of trees lining the promenade along Hoboken's South Waterfront reflects the importance of trees [...]
The privatization of part of Pier A Park’s Hudson River Waterfront Walkway
FBW has filed a complaint with the NJDEP against the City of Hoboken for violating state requirement for 24 hour public access The City of Hoboken has allowed Prime Cycle [...]
Hoboken’s parks at the South Waterfront are the cornerstone of Mayor Anthony Russo’s legacy
Ron Hine | FBW | April 20, 2021 By far, the best portion of Hoboken’s riverfront park, with its canopy of London Plane trees and generous swaths of open space, [...]
Are we saving or destroying the Hudson River Palisades?
Image 1: The Hudson River Palisades in Alpine, New Jersey. Image 2: Highrise towers built atop the Palisades Cliffs in Fort Lee and Cliffside Park, New Jersey. Image 3: [...]
A model for the North End redevelopment: Hoboken’s own historic urban village
Hoboken City Council will cast final vote on North End Plan on Wed. night March 3 at 7 pm. Image 1: Hoboken's turn-of-the-century five-story walkups on Washington St. [...]
Monarch settlement advances
Would be another victory in 30-year battle to preserve Hoboken’s waterfront for a public park The Monarch Towers proposed for this pier over the Hudson River at the Weehawken Cove would have privatized [...]
Urban design flaws afflict North End Plan
An amended North End Plan will go back to a first reading/vote by the Hoboken City Council on Wed. night February 17 at 7 pm. Image 1: North [...]
The Central Park effect: value added from public parks
The award-winning public park at Hoboken's South Waterfront built in the 1990s. by Ron Hine | FBW | January 2, 2021 Frederick Law Olmsted was among the first to undertake [...]