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We believe that successful waterfronts begin with sound planning, time-tested urban design and an understanding that the water's edge belongs to the public.

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The Spark Bird Project is on tour and will be visiting the Library on Wednesday, March 4th at 5:30 PM. The Spark Bird Project is a citizen science and creative writing initiative that collects and shares the stories of people who fell in love with birding.

Come share your story

03.03.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our 1990 β€œPower Walk” along Hoboken’s derelict waterfront - Fund for a Better Waterfront 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...

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.
betterwaterfront.org/our-1990-pow...

26.02.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Newsletter: FBW's Alternate Plan for Garage B, Photos from Connect the Waterfront 2025, Thank you for your support in 2025
#hoboken #urbandesign
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14.12.2025 16:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sarah Colker & Carol Boncelet chat up some folks at today's Hoboken Arts & Music Festival, which draws over 30,000 people to town.

29.09.2025 01:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Urban shade trees are the key to building sustainable, healthy and happy cities - Fund for a Better Waterfront Shade trees also play a vital role in combating climate change FBW | July 1, 2021 Dense urban areas like Hoboken get hotter than suburban and rural areas. The sun heats up the hard surfaces o...

Urban shade trees are the key to building sustainable, healthy and happy cities
Shade trees also play a vital role in combating climate change
betterwaterfront.org/urban-shade-...

17.09.2025 20:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Visit FBW's booth at Hoboken's Fall Arts & Music Festival on Sunday, September 28 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Fund for a Better Waterfront Who The Fund for a Better Waterfront (FBW) will be there. Please visit our booth. We want to meet you and talk about the latest issues facing our waterfront. This annual festival is sponsored by the C...

Visit FBW's booth at Hoboken's Fall Arts & Music Festival on Sunday, September 28 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. betterwaterfront.org/17441-2/

11.09.2025 15:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Photos from Flotsam River Circus on September 9, 2025 at the Hoboken Cove - Fund for a Better Waterfront The Flotsam River Circus delivering on their promise to bring "magic and whimsy to the world" on Hoboken's waterfront. The circus included acrobats and puppets who were accompanied by a lively band....

Photos from Flotsam River Circus on September 9, 2025 at the Hoboken Cove; bringing magic & whimsy to our beloved waterfront park
#hoboken #hudsonriver #rivercircus
betterwaterfront.org/photos-from-...

10.09.2025 18:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Flotsam River Circus promised to bring some "magic and whimsy to the world" and last night they delivered that to Hoboken's waterfront.
#Hoboken #HudsonRiver #Circus

10.09.2025 12:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Resilience Paddle Sports nurtures the next generation of environmental stewards on Hoboken’s waterfront - Fund for a Better Waterfront 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 fro...

Resilience Paddle Sports nurtures the next generation of environmental stewards on Hoboken’s waterfront betterwaterfront.org/resilience-p...

04.09.2025 20:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Join FBW for this year’s Connect the Waterfront event on Thursday, November 13th, 2025 at the Hoboken Elks Club - Fund for a Better Waterfront This year’s Connect the Waterfront annual fundraising party will celebrate 35 years of citizen action Join Honorary Chair Elvi Guzman, Founder-President of Winning Events Group, and FBW at the Hoboken...

Join FBW for this year’s Connect the Waterfront event on Thursday, November 13th, 2025 at the Hoboken Elks Club betterwaterfront.org/save-the-dat...

03.09.2025 19:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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FBW legal brief challenges Weehawken ordinance that paved way for massive development at Hoboken border - Fund for a Better Waterfront 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 B...

FBW legal brief challenges Weehawken ordinance that paved way for massive development at Hoboken border
Township failed to comply with basic requirements of New Jersey’s Municipal Land Use Law
#hoboken #hudsonriver #weehawken
betterwaterfront.org/fbw-legal-br...

03.09.2025 18:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Flotsam River Circus will bring its troupe to Hoboken’s waterfront on September 9 - Fund for a Better Waterfront The jugglers, clowns, musicians and acrobats offer up a blend of circus artistry and environmental storytelling for riverfront communities The Flotsam River Circus, a zany troupe of puppeteers, ...

The Flotsam River Circus will bring its troupe of clowns, jugglers,acrobats and puppeteers to Hoboken’s waterfront on September 9 at 6 p.m. at Sinatra Park betterwaterfront.org/the-flotsam-...

03.09.2025 15:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Hidden within tonight's #Hoboken City Council 1,000 page agenda package: a resolution to negotiate an agreement with Skylight Real Estate Partners for the Garage B redevelopment site. Administration is withholding info on this from public as well as Council members.

09.07.2025 12:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us for City of Water Day on Saturday, July 12. Organizations participating in Hoboken: FBW, Resilience Adventures, Hudson River Fishermen, Hoboken Cove Community Boathouse, Our Tern etc.
betterwaterfront.org/join-us-for-...

25.06.2025 15:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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25.06.2025 15:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Shorebirds of NJ Meadowlands & Hoboken waterfront are indicative of ecosystems' resilience - Fund for a Better Waterfront 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 ...

Shorebirds of NJ Meadowlands & Hoboken waterfront are indicative of ecosystems’ resilience
BW and Our Tern take a Hackensack Riverkeeper eco-cruise as Hoboken’s colony of Terns make a comeback
#hoboken #njmeadowlands
betterwaterfront.org/shorebirds-o...

19.06.2025 15:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The oyster toadfish will be joining the Cove to Cove Migration Parade this June 15. This artwork by Ann Marshall belongs to her family of weird fish of the Hudson River.
You can join the parade at 3 p.m. Hoboken's Maxwell Place Park.
#hoboken #hudsonriver
betterwaterfront.org/discover-you...

11.06.2025 22:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Captain Sam Merrett of the Schooner Apollonia on Pier 12 this morning at the Shipyard Marina in Hoboken. Boat boxes were delivered to area residents supporting the Apollonia's sustainable shipping on the Hudson River.
#hoboken #hudsonriver
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10.06.2025 18:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hope to see you there. We have worked with ITP since last fall. Block Party after the 2 p.m. performance will be the grand finale. inheritancetheater.org/hoboken

29.05.2025 18:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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June 15, 2025 FBW, Resilience Adventures, HCCB & Our Tern 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 fun!

21.05.2025 13:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Port Authority: Open the Jersey City Holland Tunnel Pier to the Public! Imagine standing by the water’s edge β€” benches ready for you to rest, views of the Hudson River β€” yet a locked gate keeps you out. How frustrating it would also be that this is happening even though e...

Please sign the petition - Port Authority: Open the Jersey City Holland Tunnel Pier to the Public!
actionnetwork.org/petitions/po...

19.05.2025 13:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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At Hoboken's waterfront, just south of Pier A Park, so far this year 618,931 pedestrians! 3,897 yesterday as of 4:39 pm. This is a testament to #Hoboken's beloved, ever so popular waterfront designed to be public, open to people from all walks of life. #hudsonriver

16.05.2025 13:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Block Party will follow the Sunday performance of Recollection - A Hoboken Story, the culmination of a 9-month collaboration between ITP and the #Hoboken community. FBW was a partnering org. Buy tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/recollecti...

14.05.2025 15:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"As communities expand, migratory birds face growing challenges. Native habitats shrink, noise and light pollution escalate, and domestic pets disturb and prey on a variety of species."
#migratorybirdday
www.migratorybirdday.org/conservation...

08.05.2025 13:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks all for participating in Jane's Walk 2025 last Saturday in Hoboken walking from Little City Books to Garage B to Hoboken's South Waterfront, covering a variety of topics: Jane Jacobs, urban design & planning, redevelopment issues, Plan for the Hoboken Waterfront, etc.

07.05.2025 16:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Order your June Boat Box from the Schooner Apollonia today to support sustainable freight along the Hudson River. Hoboken is now one of the regular ports
#hoboken #hudsonriver
www.schoonerapollonia.com/csa-informat...

07.05.2025 15:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us for Bike Hoboken's first community ride of the season!

This month, we're meeting at Pier A Park at 10:45am and starting the day with a short bike safety lesson. We'll get rolling right after!

18.04.2025 20:20 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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As the Earth Terns, an Earth Day event at #Hoboken Public Library last night. Advocates for the terns, Noelle Thurlow and Jeffrey Train with FBW's Heather Gibbons and Kate Valenta. The revival of the lower Hudson Estuary sparked the retern of the terns to Hoboken's waterfront.

18.04.2025 19:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jane's Walks will take place in cities around the world this weekend and in #Hoboken on May 3 beginning at 10 a.m. We will discuss all the things that Jane Jacobs would appreciate about our city and some she would not like. Please RSVP for starting location. #janeswalk #cities

18.04.2025 19:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Last night, Noelle Thurlow talking about web of life in the lower Hudson estuary that supports a wide array of wildlife, including #Hoboken 's terns who will arrive soon to our waterfront. Also, Jeffrey Train spoke. Both passionate advocates for our terns & their plan to secure their future here.

18.04.2025 14:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0