The State of New Jersey requires a transparent, open process when it comes to bidding on public contracts. The City is looking to designate a developer who contributed $19,200 to campaign coffers of the mayor, an assemblyman and two council members. FBW | July 21, 2025 New Jersey has enacted laws to [...]
Now in its 18th year, City of Water Day is a region-wide celebration organized by the Waterfront Alliance and the NY–NJ Harbor & Estuary Program. By Lila Jung | July 17, 2025 On Saturday July 12, four men sat casually in fold-out chairs, fishing lines cast into the Hudson, [...]
Kate Valenta on Garden Street, Hoboken, NJ. (Photo credit: Lila Jung) by Lila Jung In 2014, Kate Valenta was perusing the Hoboken Reporter when she came across an article about Ron Hine’s work with FBW. This makes complete sense, she thought, sitting in her apartment — so she contacted Ron to ask [...]
The Hudson River Fishermen Association offered a fishing clinic at the North Pier at Maxwell Place Park providing rods, reels & bait. (Photo credit: Lila Jung) Our Tern's Jeffrey Train provided a spotting scope for people to view the return of the terns and their hatchlings on Pier 11. The [...]
July 7, 2025 Free, family-friendly activities throughout the day including fishing, bird (tern) watching, kayaking, outrigger canoeing, stand-up paddle boarding and citizen science WHO: The Fund for a Better Waterfront (FBW), the Hoboken Cove Community Boathouse, Ke Aloha Outrigger, Resilience Adventures, the Hudson River Fishermen’s Association, Our Tern and the [...]
30,000 tourist flights annually leave from NYC heliport and 7,933 nonessential flights from Kearny so far this year By Jennifer Mynard | July 7, 2025 Although New Jersey residents and New York residents have many feuds ranging from who has better pizza (New Jersey) to who has worse drivers (New York), [...]
Heather Gibbons proudly presenting a handcrafted Tern beside Martin Andersen, kicking off the parade for migratory birds and fish that inhabit the Lower Hudson River Estuary. Parade goers gather at the Weehawken Cove to end the parade. Christina Andersen holds a carved wooden tern beside other participant adorned with a [...]
FBW and Our Tern take a Hackensack Riverkeeper eco-cruise as Hoboken's colony of Terns make a comeback By Lila Jung | June 19, 2025 | Photo credit: Lila Jung Most Hoboken residents have no idea that a colony of Common Terns—gray-and-white migratory seabirds with black caps—has quietly made a home [...]
City of Water Day is a region-wide day of free, family-friendly events on or near the water sponsored by the Waterfront Alliance and NY-NJ Harbor & Estuary Program. Now in its 18th year, this event serves to champion a climate-resilient New York and New Jersey Harbor. In Hoboken, the [...]
A two-block stretch of Hoboken’s waterfront park is undergoing a massive infrastructure upgrade to stabilize the shoreline, further postponing long-awaited waterfront improvements FBW | June 6, 2025 | Photos by Lila Jung The linear park at Hoboken's waterfront is a popular route for runners, walkers and cyclists. For many [...]
Help shipping return to Hoboken, sustainably! FBW | May 7, 2025 The Schooner Apollonia, a restored 1946 merchant sailing vessel utilizing winds and the tides, ensures zero-emission deliveries of a variety of shelf-stable goods. Since its maiden voyage in May of 2020, the Apollonia has kept a full manifest through [...]
Discover Your Waterfront - Sunday, June 15, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Fund for a Better Waterfront, Resilience Adventures, the Hoboken Cove Community Boathouse and OurTern.com invite you to DISCOVER YOUR WATERFRONT with activities for all ages on the Hoboken Cove beach, including kayaking, paddle boarding, way-finding games and hands-on environmental science [...]
We are grateful to those donors who have made a commitment to the future of Hoboken’s waterfront by including FBW in their estate plans. There are a variety of creative ways to achieve both your personal and charitable goals, while supporting a continued legacy of sound planning. Listed below are some deferred giving options [...]
Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 10:00 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 could have been describing densely populated Hoboken, with its rows of walk-up residential buildings [...]
A guided tour and discussion about Hoboken’s shoreline Hoboken’s waterfront holds deep meaning for residents—a scenic backdrop, a gathering place, a connection to nature, and a space shaped by community action. How has the waterfront changed over time? Who is it for? How can we ensure it remains accessible to everyone? Join Fund [...]
Carrow Thibault and wife, Diane (right), with Susan Murcko and Michael Hill at FBW's annual Connect the Waterfront Event. Carrow Thibault has served on FBW’s Board of Directors for the past nine years and currently is the Board Secretary. Carrow is a registered architect in New Jersey and New York, accredited in [...]
City has posted “Request for Conceptual Development Proposals” from real estate developers that are due by May 5th FBW | March 26, 2025 Hoboken residents overwhelmingly spoke in opposition to the City’s Redevelopment Plan for Garage B at the March 19th City Council meeting. Clearly, the potential behemoth that could result from [...]
Noelle Thurlow and Jeffrey Train tell the remarkable comeback story of the Common Tern and efforts underway to secure its home on Hoboken's waterfront Thursday, April 17 from 5 to 7 pm - A free slide show and discussion Hoboken Public Library 500 Park Avenue, Hoboken Celebrate Earth [...]
Let your elected officials know how you feel: send an email or text today or speak on the 19th Planning Board determines that redevelopment plan is out of scale with surrounding neighborhood and thus conflicts with Hoboken's Master Plan FBW’s public opinion survey shows strong preference for low to mid-rise development and opposition to [...]
