Free kayaking adjacent to Union Dry Dock sponsored by the Hoboken Cove Community Boathouse, an all volunteer non-profit organization. FBW | January 28, 2019 1) Who owns Union Dry Dock? In 2017, without consulting with Hoboken’s elected officials or residents, NJ Transit (NJT) and NY Waterway (NYWW) hatched plans to acquire Union [...]
Plastic bottles washed up on shoreline along Hudson River at Sinatra Park in Hoboken, New Jersey. FBW | January 23, 2019 Reasons to reduce your plastic footprint Remember that fish you had for dinner the other night? It might have been laced with plastic. Plastics may take hundreds of years to break [...]
Photos of the brave souls who trudged through the snowstorm of November 15 to come to FBW's annual party. The event took place at the Kolo Klub in Hoboken. All photos by Ralph DeMatthews.
In November 2017, Governor-elect Phil Murphy with his political allies Hoboken Mayor-elect Ravi Bhalla and then Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer. Murphy came to Hoboken to thank voters after his election. FBW | November 6, 2018 In January 2018, in the final days of the Christie administration, Hoboken elected officials enlisted the [...]
Olmsted & Vaux original design for Central Park FBW | August 30, 2018 It is hard to imagine what New York City would be like without Central Park. The enormity of the vision that created Central Park profoundly changed the nature of Manhattan and development of urban parks across [...]
On Saturday, July 28, the Ke Aloha Outrigger Canoe Club and the Hoboken Cove Community Boathouse sponsored the Polynesian Ohana Festival and Hudson River Cup Races. The festival featured hula dancing, free kayaking, food vendors, entertainment and a variety of activities for families. The Hudson River Cup included an 8-mile outrigger canoe competition [...]
Photos taken by Ralph DeMatthews on City of Water Day July 14, 2018 The Hoboken Cove Community Boathouse at the natural sand beach along the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway. Great day for families to get into the Hudson River via kayak. Hoboken Cove Community Boathouse volunteer helping kayakers launch [...]
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FBW | May 29, 2018 Noelle Thurlow suited up for kayaking at the Hoboken Cove Community Boathouse. She conducted a 3-year study identifying over 72 species of wildlife at Hoboken's north waterfront including a number of endangered and threatened species. Opposition to NY Waterway’s proposal to locate a ferry maintenance, [...]
No Diesel Depot At Hoboken Cove from Heather Gibbons on Youtube. More videos
FBW | May 29, 2018 Angel Martinez and his friends can often be found at the public fishing pier in the Hoboken Cove a few hundred feet from the Union Dry Dock property. For them, this is a special place, removed from the hubbub of urban life, out over the mighty Hudson River with [...]
FBW | May 15, 2018 NJ Transit has repeatedly sought to acquire the prime real estate at Hoboken’s north waterfront -- the Union Dry Dock site -- for a ferry maintenance facility. This state agency first attempted this in 2012 but backed down after fierce opposition from the community [...]
Are you in the new flood zone? Use the FEMA address lookup tool for Region II to find out: Address Lookup By Ron Hine | FBW | May 11, 2017 The flash flooding that occurred on May 6, 2017 surrounding the Hoboken ShopRite at 900 Madison Street was reminiscent of Superstorm Sandy. [...]
Rally held at Maxwell Place Park in Hoboken to protest proposed NY Waterway diesel depot at former Union Dry Dock site Children leading the charge to protect their playgrounds from being polluted with dieselfumes. Mayor Ravi Bhalla who organized the event being interviewed by the press. Noelle Thurlow, the head [...]
The April 4 NJ Transit Board meeting scheduled for 2 pm has been cancelled after an agreement was struck between Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla and Governor Murphy. The City of Hoboken will rescind its eminent domain ordinance on April 3 as part of the deal. State and City of Hoboken will work to identify alternate [...]
FBW | February 26, 2018 Arthur E. Imperatore, Sr. founder of NY Waterway was born in West New York, New Jersey in 1925. He rose from poverty to the Forbes list of wealthiest Americans through his highly successful trucking firm, A-P-A Transport. Last June, the NJ Transit [...]
FBW | January 25, 2018 What’s your druthers? A public park or a ferry depot at the former Union Dry Dock site? Please take a moment to fill out the short survey sponsored by the City of Hoboken. The deadline is tomorrow, Friday January 26 at 5 pm, and Mayor Bhalla is seeking your [...]
Agenda #1801-06: Union Dry Dock - Property Acquisition NJ Transit Board of Directors Monday, January 15 at 9:00 a.m. (Martin Luther King Day) Board Room, One Penn Plaza East, Newark, New Jersey By Ron Hine | FBW | January 14, 2018 To the shock of all, NJ Transit has scheduled a vote on a [...]
Please attend; sign-up to speak re: ITEM 1801-06: Union Dry Dock - Property Acquisition NJ Transit Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, January 10 at 9 a.m. Board Room, One Penn Plaza East, Newark, New Jersey By Ron Hine | FBW | December 7, 2017 On November 9, 2017, NY Waterway stunned Hoboken with the [...]
Frank DeGrim's photos from FBW's 2017 annual fundraising party Jon Otto checking in with FBW volunteers Emmanuelle Morgen, Stephen Walter and Todd Gagen. FBW party getting started at Kolo Klub. FBW Board member Aaron Lewit with BCB Bank's Christine Bridgelal, event Honorary Co-Chair Pamela Strell and Karen Nason owner of [...]
