The Palisades Cliffs on the left in Jersey City, the Hudson Bergen Light Rail tracks and new high-rise development at Hoboken's western border. FBW | January 24, 2023 On December 21, 2022, the Hoboken City Council approved a redevelopment agreement for 930 Monroe Street, a wall of residential buildings that will [...]
The NYC Tree Map is the most comprehensive and up-to-date living tree map in the world Detail of NYC Tree Map showing a portion of Prospect Park in Brooklyn and streets to the east. FBW | January 2, 2023 On the south shore of Prospect Park Lake in Brooklyn, stands [...]
FBW’s 1990 proposal for a continuous, public waterfront park nears completion FBW | December 7, 2022 After years of conflict followed by several more years of negotiations, a saga has come to an end. The City of Hoboken now owns Union Dry Dock. This three-acre site will complete one of [...]
The Shed has invited partner organizations to reflect on a question that is central to the play: how is a city built and who is it built for? Ron Hine | FBW | November 28, 2022 A two-month run of Straight Line Crazy in New York City sold out shortly after [...]
FBW's November 10, 2022 annual fundraising party was a great success. Thank you everyone who came and gave so generously. Photos by Steve Zane. Rachel Lawrence and Megan Hart, friends of Classic Harbor Line, a Gold Sponsor of the night's event. Stephanie Pincus and Jim Vance with Clemence and Laszlo Danko. Choc.O.Pain [...]
The November 10 Connect the Waterfront Fundraising Party will take place at the Antique Loft in Hoboken FBW | October 27, 2022 In 1988, the State of New Jersey adopted Coastal Zone Management Regulations to establish a linear public pathway from the Bayonne Bridge up to George Washington Bridge, the [...]
A move to complete one of the final gaps in Hoboken’s continuous, public waterfront park FBW | October 19, 2022 In June 2021, Mayor Ravi Bhalla, along with Governor Phil Murphy, made a dramatic announcement: an agreement had been reached that would allow the City of Hoboken to acquire the [...]
A tour sponsored by the NY Chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism Ron Hine | FBW | October 4, 2022 I live at the center of Hoboken, New Jersey, a densely populated mile square urban village. Around the corner from my home is Church Square Park, surrounded by schools, [...]
This year's Connect the Waterfront Annual Fundraising Party features an open bar, live music and hors d'oeuvres. It will be held on Thursday, November 10, from 7 - 9 PM at the Antique Loft, 33 Newark Street, Hoboken. This year’s theme, The Greening of Sinatra Drive, reflects FBW’s concerted effort to ensure [...]
After 32 years, FBW’s proposed plan along the Hudson River is closer to being realized FBW | September 14, 2022 For most of the 1900s, maritime industries dominated Hoboken’s Hudson River waterfront. The transformation of this waterfront began some thirty years ago as new commercial and residential [...]
The Fund for a Better Waterfront depends on the funds we raise at our one big annual fundraising party - CONNECT THE WATERFRONT - each year. Sponsoring the event is a great way to support our work, promote your company, and show your customers your strong commitment to the community. The event, which features [...]
FBW proposes a landscape plan for the Sinatra Drive Project Above inages: Existing vs. Proposed for Sinatra Drive adjacent to Union Dry Dock and Existing vs. Proposed for Sinatra Drive north of Sinatra Park both prepared by Arnold Associates for the Fund for a Better Waterfront. The [...]
FBW | August 12, 2022 On a daily basis, 100,000 cars pass through the Holland Tunnel. Much of this traffic traverses the 8-mile long New Jersey Turnpike Extension connecting Exit 14 on the Turnpike in Newark, across the Newark Bay Bridge through Bayonne and Jersey City to the Holland Tunnel. This [...]
Significant progress for Hoboken’s continuous, public waterfront park, first proposed by FBW in 1990, will be made in 2023 FBW | August 4, 2022 Construction of a 2.5-acre waterfront park at the north end of Hoboken at the Weehawken Cove will begin this spring. This will be [...]
Recent development trends contradict what has made the “miracle mile” a special place Image 1: Traditional Hoboken development with many lots/buildings facing perimeter of blocks. Image 2: Row of brick homes lining Bloomfield Street, Hoboken. Image 3: Hopkins plat map of 1909 at [...]
Join a celebration on Saturday, July 16 of Hoboken’s public waterfront THE SCHEDULE FBW | July 11, 2022 When it was built in 1939, the Maxwell House Coffee Plant was the largest coffee processing plant in the world. For a time, it was Hoboken’s largest employer. Its [...]
Schdule of Events On the Hoboken waterfront at Maxwell Place Park (unless otherwise noted) 9 AM - 10 AM Tour the Hoboken waterfront with FBW Executive Director Ron Hine to learn the latest about the City’s Sinatra Drive Project, Union Dry Dock and more. Meet at 11th Street & Sinatra Drive North at 9 [...]
May 26, 2022 To: Director Ryan Sharp, City Engineer Olga Garcia From: Ron Hine Re: Sinatra Drive Project - Response to May 11 presentation We have reviewed the Kimley-Horn/City of Hoboken presentation on the Sinatra Drive Project from May 11 and have recommendations focused on street trees and parking as well as [...]
Sunday, June 5, 2022 from 9:00 AM - 12 Noon A morning of free fun for all ages at the Hoboken Cove in Maxwell Place Park 11th Street & Sinatra Drive North, Hoboken FBW and Resilience Adventures invite you to come on down to the Hoboken Cove, where we'll be exploring the biodiversity of [...]
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 Friday, April 29. For a group of Hoboken residents, it was an opportunity to take a tree tour of this [...]
