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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Entomologist Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home, was the keynote speaker Ron Hine | November 9, 2025 Several years ago, I read Doug Tallamy's influential book, Bringing Nature Home. He has taught us that native plants and insect populations have co-evolved for millions of years and have developed mutually [...]
Ferry Maintenance Facility - Bowman Engineering - Cover Sheet Orientation Plan showing location of proposed facility at Weehawken waterfront. Detail from plans showing pier with ferry boat storage, travel lift barge and maintenance building. West elevation of two-story maintenance building on the pier. Related Links After years of [...]
Mayor pushes to designate Skylight Real Estate Partners as developer before his term comes to an end; Skylight contributes $24,200 to campaigns of local elected officials FBW | October 24, 2025 On October 21, Skylight Real Estate Partners unveiled its megaproject for the Garage B redevelopment site. At this virtual public [...]
How safe is the Hudson River for swimming after being a dumping site for sewage and industrial waste for so many years? Lewis Pugh swimming the length of the Hudson River in 2023, shown passing by the decommissioned Indian Point Plant south of Peekskill, NY. FBW | October 6, [...]
Crabs, Shrimp, and Eels, Oh my! By Jennifer Mynard | September 4, 2025 On a blustery August day, two counselors from Resilience Paddle Sports, a gaggle of grade schoolers, and I, made our way from Shipyard Park to the southeast corner of Weehawken Cove. We were there to get [...]
Township failed to comply with basic requirements of New Jersey’s Municipal Land Use Law Hoboken Point at the Weehawken Cove nearing completion in the spring of 2024. FBW | August 29, 2025 THE BACKGROUND Since the 1980s, Hartz Mountain Industries has been developing the 50-acre Lincoln Harbor site situated on [...]
An oversized project is scaled back, with a plan for more electric ferries, to address community concerns Port Imperial Marina, NY Waterway’s current maintenance facility at Weehawken’s waterfront FBW | August 20, 2025 In 1981, Arthur Imperatore, Sr., who died four years ago, acquired 370 acres of land at the Weehawken/West [...]
Renderings show the prospect of a festival marketplace at the Hoboken Terminal but also a bleak, treeless plaza devoid of the historic cobblestones The public has been denied access to Warrington Plaza at the Hoboken Terminal for more than 24 years. NJ Transit, the owner of the 40 acres [...]
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, [...]
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), [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
