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 Board Profile: Dini Ajmani
At its January 21, 2026 Annual Meeting, the Fund for a Better Waterfront’s (FBW) Board of Directors appointed Dini Ajmani to its Board of Directors. For the past year, Dini has been a Senior Managing Director of Kepler Cannon working with financial service industries on opportunities related to capital markets. From 2021 to 2025, she served as Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of the Treasury under President Joseph Biden. From 2018 to 2021, she was Assistant Treasurer for the State of New Jersey. Prior to that she served as a policy advisor to Phil Murphy during his successful campaign for Governor and as a legislative fellow for New Jersey Senator Cory Booker. She recently participated as a member of the transition team for New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill.
Recent Articles
What rights do our rivers have?
In 2008, Ecuador became the first nation in the world to adopt a constitution that enshrines the rights of nature The Hudson River near Saratoga Springs, New York. Photo credit: Harry [...]
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 [...]