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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 [...]
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 [...]
➢ 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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Sarah Colker at FBW's Connect the Waterfront event last November. After graduation in 1981 from Princeton University in Structural Engineering, Sarah worked at Steinman, Boynton, Gronquist and Birdsall Engineering in New York City and Philadelphia, designing, rehabilitating and inspecting long span bridges including the Brooklyn Bridge. In 1988, Sarah and her husband Joe Moskowitz [...]
Nick Borg with his daughter Kristina Borg Nick Borg has been on FBW’s Board of Directors since 2012 and currently serves as its treasurer. He brings to FBW a wealth of experience as a high-level administrator with detailed knowledge of commercial real estate and public policy issues. Nick’s family moved to Hoboken [...]
More than 1 ticket? Let us know who else will be attending on November 14. There are no paper tickets. Your name and others attending with you will be on a check-in list at the door. If someone other than yourself will be attending the event, please include on the form below. [...]
FBW’s Ron Hine will lead a tour explaining the transformation of Hoboken’s waterfront over the past 34 years -- based on FBW's 1990 Plan for the Hoboken Waterfront -- and provide updates on Union Dry Dock/Maritime Park, the Sinatra Drive Project and the new park under construction at the Weehawken Cove Saturday, July 13, [...]
For most of the last century, New Jersey's Hudson River shoreline was bustling with maritime industries. By the 1980s, however, most of these companies had abandoned the riverfront, In Hoboken, Jersey City and up to Edgewater, a derelict waterfront was waiting to be transformed. Most municipalities allowed private developers to drive the planning process [...]
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 [...]
1999 John J. McMullen, the owner of the New Jersey Devils hockey team, sought to obtain the air rights over the Hoboken rail yard to build a 3.3 million square foot complex containing a 18,500 seat arena. 2008 Hoboken Mayor David Roberts hired Fox Fowle (later renamed fxcollaborative) [...]
