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 [...]
Endocrine disrupting chemicals in plastic could account for infertility, chronic inflammation, impaired immune systems, cardiovascular disease and more. Watch the new Netflix film The Plastic Detox -- it could change your life. Image from the Netflix film, The Plastic Detox. FBW | March 31, 2026 Most conventional plastics endure [...]
Jennifer and Brian Marsh Two years ago, Jennifer Marsh joined FBW’s Board of Directors lending her expertise in architecture and landscape design. She and her husband Brian Marsh, also an architect, moved to Hoboken in the late 1990s. Twenty years ago, they bought their home on Bloomfield Street where they raised their two [...]
The Sinatra Drive Project, Maritime Park Phase 1, and Harborside Park will finally connect key stretches of Hoboken’s public waterfront. Slide 1: Sinatra Drive Project (Kimley-Horn); Slide 2: Maritime Park Design (Dattner Architects/SCAPE Studio); Slide 3: Skate Park Rendering; Slide 4: Harborside Park rendering. FBW | March 12, 2026 [...]
The transformation of Hoboken’s former industrial shoreline began with a simple concept: a public waterfront. Our story echoes the current story of Gotham Park in Manhattan, where a citizen initiative is revitalizing 9 acres for the public. Bethlehem Shipyard site at Hoboken's north waterfront in the early 1990s. by Ron Hine [...]
Jane Jacobs celebrated in over 500 cities around the world & in Hoboken Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. Kindly RSVP below. In her seminal book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Jane Jacobs writes about her West Village neighborhood in Manhattan. But she [...]
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. From humble beginnings in a small town in India, she came to America earning a Masters in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas, Austin and later, an [...]
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 Gillen. "How can I translate -- not in words but in belief -- that a river is a body, [...]
Seth Abrams is a seasoned civil litigator and community advocate who has dedicated his career to navigating complex legal landscapes and improving the quality of life in his home city of Hoboken. As Counsel with Schumann Hanlon Margulies in their Jersey City office, Seth provides strategic representation for New York and New Jersey [...]
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 the country. This growth and density has presented many challenges as well as opportunities. This week, Emily Jabbour will be [...]
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 solutions to address parking, schools & affordable housing issues. FBW Plan for Lower Hudson Street that includes most [...]
Connect the Waterfront's Honorary Chair Elvi Guzman welcoming the crowd. This year's annual fundraising party was again held at the Hoboken Elks Club. The FBW Riparian Award was granted to all of the people who voted "no" in 1990 and/or 1992 waterfront referendums that gave birth to FBW and our [...]
Erin Stehli, FBW Board Chair Kate Valenta, event Honorary Chair Elvi Guzman, Mayor-Elect Emily Jabbour and Mark Stehli. Brian Marsh and FBW Board member Jennifer Marsh checking in. Jenny Mynard with FBW architect Craig Whitaker and wife Jennifer Whitaker. Jenny Mynard is FBW's Project Coordinator and the daughter of Susan [...]
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 I had a small part in making that happen,” Lynda Weinstein “Witnessing 12 votes changing the future of our city [...]
Elvi Guzman, the Honorary Chair of Connect the Waterfront 2025, addressing the crowd. We are still buzzing from the incredible energy at the Connect the Waterfront fundraising party on November 13! Thanks to your support, the night was a celebration of 35 Years of Citizen Action and an unwavering commitment [...]
