Hoboken citizens invoked Initiative and Referendum to alter an entrenched political system
FBW | February 19, 2020 Hudson County, New Jersey, has a well-earned reputation for political machines and political bosses. Frank Hague was the legendary mayor of Jersey City from 1917 to 1947 who built [...]
Landscape design for Hoboken’s Columbus Park still shines 108 years later
Noted landscape architect Charles Lowrie designed Columbus and other Hudson County Parks FBW | February 12, 2020 Walking through Columbus Park, one is struck by the pavilion, designed [...]
Multiple lawsuits challenge new ordinance for Lincoln Harbor as developer resubmits proposal for high-rise towers
The amended redevelopment plan would allow for more buildings like this one - 800 Harbor Blvd. -- to the south at the Weehawken Cove. FBW | February 2, 2020 Hartz [...]
Final legal dispute over Monarch Towers reaches the New Jersey Supreme Court
FBW | January 22, 2020 Standing from left to right: Justice Lee A. Solomon, Justice Anne M. Patterson, Justice Faustino J. Fernandez-Vina and Justice Walter F. Timpone. Sitting from left to [...]
The Hudson River fishermen and the boat that began the Riverkeeper movement
The original Riverkeeper boat launched in 1983 recently recovered in the woods of Garrison, New York. At its annual Connect the Waterfront event at the Hoboken Elks Lodge, FBW honored the Hudson River [...]
Planning Board votes down high-rise towers at Weehawken Cove after persistent legal & neighborhood opposition
FBW | November 5, 2019 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 [...]
Developer seeks to salvage railyard redevelopment plan that appeared to be on life-support
2019 Amended Hoboken Railyard Redevelopment Plan Final City Council vote on project has been postponed to November 6 (one day after the election) FBW | October 20, 2019 Over the past three administrations, various [...]
A victorious “yes” vote on Questions 1 and 2 would ensure funding to complete final links for Hoboken’s waterfront park
FBW | October 18, 2019 On election day, voters will have an opportunity to approve amendments to the Municipal Open Space Trust Fund (OSTF) that would ensure completion of Hoboken’s [...]
City to make offer to buy Union Dry Dock; opposition to refueling facility has deterred state takeover — so far
Aerial view of 901 Sinatra Drive, the property formerly owned by Union Dry Dock and Repair Co. looking east at Hoboken's Hudson River waterfront. FBW | September 30, 2019 Hoboken to [...]
Repairing our country’s impaired electoral system & making your vote count
Hoboken could be among first municipalities in New Jersey to adopt ranked choice voting FBW | September 22, 2019 Renee Steinhagen, the Executive Director of New Jersey Appleseed Public Interest Law Center, explained that [...]
A Nobel-Winning Economist Goes to Burning Man by Emily Badger (New York Times 9-5-2019)
Burning Man's Black Rock City in the Nevada desert Amid the desert orgies, Paul Romer investigates a provocative question: Is this bacchanal a model of urban planning? When FBW began its Plan [...]
Hoboken Mayor & City Council view acquisition of Union Dry Dock as legacy issue
Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla addresses "Rally to Save Your Waterfront" on step of City Hall prior to September 4, 2019 City Council meeting. Photo: Paul Schoenberger NY Waterway’s relentless campaign to [...]