River Road 1985 a charcoal and pastel by Tim Daly will be auctioned off at the FBW Holiday-fest.
STEVENS GARAGE PROPOSAL SCHEDULED FOR HOBOKEN ZONING BOARD ON APRIL 21
Please attend this important hearing on Tuesday, April 21 at 7 pm.
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FBW helped to defeat a 33-story office tower proposed for Pier A. In accordance with FBW's Plan for the Hoboken Waterfront Pier A is now a 5-acre public park.
ABOUT FBW
In a 1990 referendum election, the voters of Hoboken defeated a massive development proposal promoted by the City of Hoboken and the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PA). Subsequently, the Fund for a Better Waterfront (FBW) was formed to create a plan and a vision for how Hoboken's waterfront could be developed. The centerpiece of this plan is a continuous park running the length of Hoboken's riverfront. FBW has fought many battles over the past twelve years to ensure that this park be built in a manner that is unquestionably public.
FBW's landscape architect, John Imbiano, leads a walking tour of the Hoboken waterfront, pointing out the greening of the south waterfront and the lack thereof, elsewhere.
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April, 2009
Stevens proposes its 'little plan' for the waterfront
On April 21, Stevens Institute is scheduled to appear before the Hoboken Zoning Board with its revised plans for the site along Sinatra Drive between 5th and 6th Streets. This latest proposal represents not just a lack of vision but an absence of good planning and design.
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November, 2007
Stevens Offers Resolution to Parking Garage Saga
In a dramatic reversal, Stevens Institute publicly unveiled a revamped waterfront parking garage proposal to the Hoboken City Council. Instead of a bleak parking structure facing Hoboken's waterfront, Stevens has offered up a smaller garage concealed behind 50 units of graduate student apartments. This new proposal may open a door to resolve seven years of controversy surrounding this project.
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September, 2007
The good news and the bad concerning Maxwell Place Park
Yesterday, Hoboken Mayor David Roberts cut the ribbon to officially open the waterfront park at Maxwell Place. This park provides a significant addition to Hoboken's continuous, linear waterfront park, first proposed by FBW in 1990. Hoboken's opportunity to complete this waterfront park for its entire 1.5 mile length, unimpeded by any large-scale private buildings, is now one important step closer.
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July, 2007
Appellate Court negates bulk of Stevens' suit against FBW. FBW appealing to NJ Supreme Court asking for sanctions against Stevens.
The Appellate Court affirmed most of the trial court's dismissal of claims by Stevens that statements by FBW defamed the school and caused harm to its reputation. In 2001, FBW became a vocal critic of Stevens' waterfront development plans. In January 2003, Stevens retaliated with this frivolous suit.
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April, 2007
Political turmoil and pay-to-play ordinances level the political playing field in Hoboken
Mayor Roberts has been abandoned by nearly all of his City Council allies. Ironically, Carol Marsh, his opponent in the 2005 mayoral race, is now his ally. The other dramatic change will be the amount of money spent. Thanks to the grass roots efforts of local citizens, there will be far less money available to the machine backed candidates.
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March, 2006
Appellate Court judges who ruled on a landmark zoning case hear oral arguments in FBW vs. Hoboken Zoning Board
In June, the NJ Appellate Court handed down a landmark ruling reversing North Brunswick Zoning Board granting of wholesale variances. On March 14, FBW's challenge to the Board approval of massive parking garage, a similar case, came before the same Court for oral arguments.
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September, 2005
State issues permit for WWII memorial that intrudes on public walkway; civic groups take case to Appellate Court
On September 26th, walkway advocates filed a notice of appeal with the Appellate Court of New Jersey challenging the decision. The NJDEP issued a permit to the City of Hoboken to build a WWII memorial that intrudes on 30 foot waterfront walkway easement.
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June, 2005
People for Open Government takes Mayor and City to court for campaign contributions violating pay-to-play ordinance
The HCDO has provided $ 299,600. Local developers have contributed $ 162,600. The grand total collected by Mayor Roberts' re-election campaign has now reached more than $ 1 million.
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February 15, 2005
Court throws out final count of Stevens' case against FBW. 1st Amendment right to engage in public debate preserved.
A Superior Court Judge threw out the final count of a two-year old case against FBW. FBW criticized plans by Stevens Institute to expand its campus to the waterfront. In Jan. 2003, Stevens retaliated with a lawsuit charging the group and its leaders with defamation.
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February, 2005
Hoboken Mayor revokes promise of open space at 800 Jackson. Proposes high rise development up to 14th Street.
Mayor Roberts reversed himself and announced that the block-long high-rise project at 800 Jackson would be built. He also unveiled as part of his new 'open space plan' a developer-driven scheme for a series of high-rise towers at the base of the Palisades.
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October, 2004
Roberts and Kenny solicit major contributions from developers and city contractors as Hoboken voters head to polls on 'pay-to-play'
On July 28, State Senator Bernard Kenny sent out an invitation to a reception honoring Hoboken Mayor David Roberts. This event, benefiting the Hoboken Democratic Party, did not take place until September 13, but the checks from developers and city contractors began rolling in right away.
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October, 2004
FBW files suit in Court claiming de facto rezoning by Hoboken Zoning Board for Stevens garage
FBW appeals Zoning Board's approval of a massive parking garage for Stevens. FBW Attorney files appeal contending the Court should reverse Board approval on two grounds: Board exceeded its authority by granting 18 variances from Code and an impermissible conflict arose when Stevens hired brother of Board Chair.
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August, 2004
Jersey City waterfront critiqued in The New Yorker
The architectural critic for The New Yorker, in reviewing Jersey City's waterfront, wrote, 'it looks as if it were being put together by someone who has never been anywhere other than a mall, or perhaps an airport.' Indeed, what is notable for most municipalities is the lack of planning that preceded the development proliferating along New Jersey's so-called 'gold coast.'
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July, 2004
Court throws out defamation claim in Stevens Institute's lawsuit against FBW
Yesterday, Judge Camille Kenny dismissed the defamation count in a lawsuit brought by Stevens Institute of Technology against a nonprofit advocacy group, FBW, and its leaders. The Judge cited the First Amendment rights of the defendants to speak out on an issue of public concern.
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July, 2004
Judge Camille Kenny considers the evidence in Stevens Institute v. FBW
On June 30, Judge Camille Kenny heard oral arguments regarding a series of alleged defamatory statements in the case of Stevens Institute v. Hine. After 18 months of contentious litigation, the Judge considered for the first time the defamation charges.
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February, 2004
Geologist testifies that drilling and blasting of serpentine rock at Stevens created public health peril
Expert testimony solicited by Stevens' own attorneys as part of the defamation lawsuit against FBW, is contradicting Stevens claim of no health hazard. On January 12, 2004, Stevens attorney deposed Michael Mooney, a geologist who provided expert advise to FBW. Under oath, Mooney stated, 'I drove past the site where they were doing the drilling and blasting . . . When I drove past there, I realized what they were doing and what they were doing was very dangerous.'
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March, 2004
Master Plan or master sham? 800 Jackson Street high rise negates recommendations of planning experts
The City of Hoboken and its planners have engaged the community in an intensive effort to rewrite the Master Plan. Planners and public officials alike became advocates for open space, controlled development and preservation of Hoboken's best features. But as this process was well underway, City officials began closed door negotiations with a developer that brazenly ignored the recommendations of this document.
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