Working to complete a contiguous public park along the Hudson River and promote development that meets the highest standards of urban design.
THE HOBOKEN COVE
Polynesian culture to be celebrated at 3rd Annual Hudson River Cup and Ohana Festival this Sat. July 27th
The Hudson River Cup is the first race of its kind on the Hudson River featuring elite and experienced paddlers willing to take on the challenges of the Hudson River and New York Harbor. The Hudson River Cup consists of two races starting at the Hoboken Cove, an 8-mile race to the Statue of Liberty and back for outrigger canoes and surf skis and a 5-mile race to the Colgate Clock in Jersey City and back for kayaks and stand up paddleboards. The Polynesian Ohana Festival celebrates Polynesian culture and history with hula dancing, Hawaiian music and family events. The public is invited to attend at Maxwell Place Park from noon to 4 pm.
"We the undersigned, on behalf of the citizens and elected officials of Hudson County, ask you to . . . "
On June 4, 2019, Hoboken Cove Community Boathouse, Resilience Paddle Sports, Fund for a Better Waterfront, Bike Hoboken, Friends of Liberty State Park, Hoboken Chapter – The Climate Mobilization, Hoboken Quality of Life Coalition, Hudson County Sierra Club, Hudson River Fishermen's Association, Ke Aloha Outrigger at Hoboken Cove, NJ Sierra Club, NYNJ Baykeeper and Sunrise Movement Jersey City signed on to a letter to NJ First Lady Tammy Murphy asking her to help protect the Hoboken Cove from a disastrous proposal to locate an industrial facility to refuel and repair a diesel ferry fleet there, at the center of Hoboken’s much beloved public waterfront park.
Objectors mobilize against massive towers proposed at Weehawken Cove
In March, Hartz Mountain Industries, the developer of Lincoln Harbor, submitted an application to build a massive project at the Weehawken Cove abutting the planned Rebuild by Design park in Hoboken. Neighboring residents from Weehawken, Union City and Hoboken have attended the Weehawken Planning Board hearings objecting to the building heights — two 18-story towers exceeding 200 feet — and scale — nearly 100 percent lot coverage. The Fund for a Better Waterfront is now represented at the hearings by its land-use attorneys from Miller, Porter & Muller of Princeton, New Jersey.
Tentative agreement reached for public open space on Monarch Pier by transferring development rights to Municipal Garage site
The administration of Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla has negotiated a tentative agreement with Shipyard Associates to hold off developing the proposed Monarch Towers project. This agreement is contingent on the City and Shipyard successfully negotiating a development agreement for the Municipal Garage site located on Observer Highway between Willow and Park. The final remaining court case, now scheduled to be heard by the NJ Supreme Court, will be allowed to move forward. FBW has been a party to this case since 2011 and is analyzing the proposed agreement scheduled to come before the Hoboken City Council in August. Of primary concern to FBW is that the developer provide sufficient funds to complete the waterfront park and walkway at the Monarch pier.
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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