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.
Discover Your Waterfront – Sunday, June 5 from 9 a.m. to noon
Resilience Adventures and Fund for a Better Waterfront present a morning of free fun for all ages on Hoboken’s public waterfront. Join us at the Hoboken Cove in Maxwell Place Park for hands-on community science activities, oyster habitats with the NY/NJ Baykeeper, mural-making with local artists Ann Marshall & Marni Fylling, a waterfront tour with FBW’s Ron Hine, refreshments, and music by James Calleo!
City of Hoboken/Kimley-Horn preliminary presentation on the Sinatra Drive Project
On May 11, the City of Hoboken and Kimley-Horn presented preliminary concept designs for Sinatra Drive from Fourth Street up to Eleventh. The City has obtained two grants totaling $1.2 million to redo Sinatra Drive with a protected two-way bicycle pathway. To view the meeting presentation click on the button below.
Recent Articles
A guided Arbor Day tour through Hoboken’s parks
A birds-eye view of Church Square Park, one of the original Hoboken parks, established in the late 1800s. by Ron Hine | May 5, 2022 National Arbor Day was observed this past [...]
Court challenge moves forward as Hartz drives piles for high-rise towers at the Weehawken Cove
The Weehawken Cove connects Hoboken's north waterfront to Weehawken and will be the site of a new 4-acre park on the Hoboken side abutting the proposed high-rise site. FBW | April 25, [...]
Give Warrington Plaza back to the people
The City of Hoboken should require NJ Transit and the Hoboken Yard developer to restore Warrington Plaza and open it up to the public without delay. Its restoration should not be contingent on future [...]
The time has come for zero-emission ferries on the Hudson River (and beyond)
FBW | March 17, 2022 This spring, the Federal Transit Administration will announce $250 million in additional grants for the Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Program contained in the recently passed Bipartisan [...]
Filling the final gaps in the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway
The Public Trust Doctrine provides the legal grounds for a public waterfront Gap sites in the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway include Admiral's Walk in Edgewater (slide 1), the [...]
The Sinatra Drive Project is an opportunity to upgrade the long neglected central waterfront
The stellar qualities of Hoboken’s South Waterfront should be extended north from 4th to 11th FBW | February 17, 2022 The City of Hoboken has received two grants [...]
The Battle for a Protected Bike Lane on JFK Boulevard East
Send a letter to County officials to restore the protected bike lane design to Boulevard East sponsored by Bike Hudson County and member groups Bike Hoboken, BikeJC, Bike Weehawken, Bike North Bergen and Bici UC. [...]
A Park Proposal for Hoboken’s North End Redevelopment Plan
Image 1: North End Redevelopment Area Existing Conditions Image 2: FBW Park Proposed for North End Image 3: FBW Park Proposed for North End including tree-lined 15th Street [...]
In praise of London plane trees in London . . . and in Hoboken
Shade trees also play a vital role in combating climate change Hoboken’s first parks -- Church Square, Columbus, Stevens and Elysian -- dating from the late 1880s to 1912, [...]
FBW Photos: 2021 Year in Review
2021 was a breakthrough year for Hoboken's waterfront. Union Dry Dock and the Monarch Pier have been secured to become critical additions to the continuous, public waterfront park, first proposed by FBW 30 years [...]
FBW’s Year in Review for 2021
2021 was a breakthrough year for Hoboken's waterfront. Union Dry Dock and the Monarch Pier have been secured to become critical additions to the continuous, public waterfront park, first proposed by FBW 30 [...]
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 [...]