Only 5 cities across the country ranked above 90 (out of 100), designated as a "Walker's Paradise." Hoboken's 97 was the top ranked. Ron Hine | October 8, 2026 Walk Score categorized Hoboken, New Jersey as a “Walker’s Paradise.” After analyzing data from 2,500 cities across the nation, Walk Score [...]
Elvi Guzman served as Honorary Chair of FBW's Connect the Waterfront Event in November 2025 September 2026 Elvi Guzman is an entrepreneur, event producer, race director, and philanthropist based in Hoboken, New Jersey. He is the Founder and CEO of Winning Events Group and the founder of City Challenge Race, producing large-scale road races, obstacle races, [...]
Come join Honorary Chair Dini Ajmani and FBW on Thursday, November 12, from 7-9 PM at the Hoboken Elks Lodge, 1005 Washington Street This is FBW’s main fundraising event of the year – please plan to attend! Your support helps us fulfill our mission to achieve a fully-connected public waterfront built to [...]
Join Honorary Chair Dini Ajmani and FBW for this year’s Connect the Waterfront event on Thursday, November 12th, 2026, from 7-9 PM at the Hoboken Elks Club We’re featuring an open bar (beer & wine), live music and fantastic hors d’oeuvres. We’ll present the FBW Riparian Award to Stop the Chop for its efforts [...]
On Saturday, October 3, 2026, the City of Hoboken will bring back the River City Fair, a waterfront festival sponsored by the City and Hoboken Environment Committee in the 1980s before any of Hoboken’s waterfront had been developed. The revived River City Fair will be held on Sinatra Drive from [...]
Structural failure of concrete bulkhead at Castle Point Park in 2024 required installation of new steel bulkhead to support a reconstructed platform deck for the walkway and rebuilding of the park costing $16.3 million Slide 1: Rebuilt Castle Point Park reopened earlier this year; Slide 2: Castle Point Park boundaries; Slide 3: [...]
Major North Hudson Sewerage Authority infrastructure upgrade completed for a 15-block area north of 13th Street NHSA stormwater pipe installation for north Hoboken. FBW | July 29, 2026 Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs): A Major Source of Waterway Pollution On summer weekends, the all-volunteer Hoboken Cove Community Boathouse (HCCB) operates [...]
Carol Boncelet, Joan Prusse, Irina Tartakovsky, Greta Vassallo and Ron Hine at the Fund for a Better Waterfront booth at the Hoboken Cove. Mayor Emily Jabbour at FBW's Question Wall. FBW's Question Board allowed people to reply with colored dots. Note the overwhelming vote in favor of more "canopy trees" [...]
Yoga, bird watching, kayaking, outrigger canoe trips, biodiversity exploration, Polynesian culture and more -- a full day of free, family recreation and waterfront advocacy FBW | July 16, 2026 In its 19th year, City of Water Day -- celebrating the waterways that connect us -- returns to the shorelines of the [...]
Over 30 tall ships -- rigged sailing vessels from around the world -- can be viewed from the Hudson River waterfront up to the GW Bridge on the 4th of July The MIRCEA, a 269-foot, three-masted barque, is homeported in Constanta, Romania, on the Black Sea and has 23 sails and sail area [...]
City of Water Day 2026 - Living With Water: Celebrating Access to the Waterways That Connect Us - Schedule of Events for Saturday, July 25 Free fun for all ages. All activities take place on or near Maxwell Place Park, 1100 Sinatra Drive North, Hoboken. Urban Souls, 10 am [...]
Julia and Conor Devine Conor Devine was born and raised in New Jersey and has always sought opportunities to be on or around the water. From surfing and diving growing up, to rowing in college, to sailing on the Hudson River, New York Harbor, and abroad, the waterfront has been a constant [...]
The City of Hoboken paved the way for high-rise development on the Stevens campus with its 2018 rezoning FBW | June 24, 2026 I n 2018, the City of Hoboken approved a substantial overhaul of the zoning code governing the Stevens Institute of Technology campus. A new “Edge Sub-Area,” extending [...]
Flood walls, gates, berms, and other barriers are increasingly integrated into existing and new waterfront parks and promenades, yet yawning gaps remain and future funding is in question Financial District and Seaport Coastal Resilience Plan (proposed). Ron Hine | June 16, 2026 Superstorm Sandy hit Hoboken especially hard. Seventy-five percent of [...]
Hoboken Memorial Day Parade United States 250th Anniversary Saturday, May 30, 2026 Starting time: 11:00 a.m. This year Hoboken's Memorial Day Parade will be bigger than ever, in celebration of our country's 250th Anniversary. FBW will be partnering with Our Tern, Resilience Adventures and other environmental advocates in the march. Please join us. [...]
Photo credit: Sophia Castiglione Kate Jacobs, co-owner of Little City Books, talked about her Aunt Jane to start off Hoboken Jane's Walk 2026. Jane Jacobs wrote her seminal book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, in 1961 citing many examples from her West Village neighborhood in Manhattan. But she could have been [...]
Who The Fund for a Better Waterfront (FBW) will be there. Please visit our booth. We want to meet you and talk about the latest issues facing our waterfront. This annual festival is sponsored by the City of Hoboken. What Come see FBW's 1990 Plan for the Hoboken Waterfront that will be on [...]
On Thursday, May 14th, FBW will join dozens of other local non-profit organizations registered for #HudsonGives, an online day of giving. The Hudson County Chamber Foundation hosts this virtual event to support the wide range of not-for-profit organizations working – and enriching – Hudson County. It’s easy to participate: just log onto hudsongives.org [...]
Her book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, has influenced generations of urban thinkers and city planners Jane's Walk Hoboken 2026 will take place on Saturday, May 2 at 10:30 a.m. Click link to register. Ron Hine | FBW | April 28, 2026The opening line of Jane Jacobs’ seminal book, The Death [...]
➢ SECURE the final portion of Hoboken’s waterfront park, to connect Sinatra Park to Castle Point Park. Stevens Institute currently maintains a surface parking lot along this section. We will encourage the City to adopt its own proposed Waterfront Open Space zoning district. ➢ ADVOCATE for our Plan for Lower Hudson Street, that provides [...]
