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Weehawken, New Jersey

October 20, 2023

Weehawken is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located on the Hudson Waterfront and Hudson Palisades overlooking the Hudson River. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 17,197,[9][10] an increase of 4,643 (+37.0%) from the 2010 census count of 12,554,[18][19] which in turn reflected a decline of 947 (−7.0%) from the 13,501 counted in the 2000 census.[20]

Weehawken, New Jersey
Township
Weehawken (background), the Hudson River, and Midtown Manhattan (foreground) in July 2001
Location of Weehawken in Hudson County highlighted in red. Inset map: Location of Hudson County in New Jersey highlighted in red.
Census Bureau map of Weehawken, New Jersey
Weehawken
Location in Hudson County
Weehawken
Location in New Jersey
Weehawken
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°46′08″N 74°00′56″W / 40.768903°N 74.015427°W / 40.768903; -74.015427[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyHudson
IncorporatedMarch 15, 1859
Government
[7]
 • TypeFaulkner Act (council–manager)
 • BodyTownship Council
 • MayorRichard F. Turner (term ends June 30, 2026)[3][4]
 • ManagerGiovanni D. Ahmad[5]
 • Municipal clerkRola Fares[6]
Area
[1]
 • Total1.48 sq mi (3.82 km2)
 • Land0.78 sq mi (2.03 km2)
 • Water0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2)  46.69%
 • Rank454th of 565 in state
7th of 12 in county[1]
Elevation
[8]
3 ft (0.9 m)
Population
 (2020)[9][10]
 • Total17,197
 • Estimate 
(2022)[9][11]
17,215
 • Rank154th of 565 in state
10th of 12 in county[12]
 • Density21,934.9/sq mi (8,469.1/km2)
  • Rank8th of 565 in state
6th of 12 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes
07086–07087[13]
Area code(s)201/551[14]
FIPS code3401777930[1][15][16]
GNIS feature ID0882224[1][17]
Websitewww.weehawken-nj.us

History Edit

Name Edit

The name Weehawken is generally considered to have evolved from the Algonquian language Lenape spoken by the Hackensack and Tappan. It has variously been interpreted as "maize land", "place of gulls", "rocks that look like trees", which would refer to the Palisades, atop which most of the town sits, or "at the end", among other suggested translations.[21][22][23]

Three U.S. Navy ships have been named for the city. The USS Weehawken, launched on November 5, 1862, was a Passaic-class monitor, or ironclad ship, which sailed for the Union Navy during the American Civil War, encountered battles at the Charleston, South Carolina, coast, and sank in a moderate gale on December 6, 1863.[24] The Weehawken was the last ferry to the West Shore Terminal on March 25, 1959, at 1:10 am, ending 259 years of continuous ferry service.[25] Weehawken Street in Manhattan's Greenwich Village was the site of a colonial Hudson River ferry landing.[26]

The name and the place have inspired mention in multiple works of popular culture.

Founding Edit

 
An 1841 map of parts of Hudson and New York Counties, and the Hudson River

The township's written history began in 1609, when Henry Hudson, on his third voyage to the New World, sailed down what was later named the North River on the Half Moon and weighed anchor in Weehawken Cove.[27] At the time it was the territory of the Hackensack and Tappan, of the Turtle Clan, or Unami, a branch of the Lenni Lenape. They were displaced by immigrants to the province of New Netherland, who had begun to settle the west bank of the Hudson at Pavonia in 1630. On May 11, 1647, Maryn Adriansen received a patent for a plantation (of 169 acres) at Awiehaken. In 1658, Director-General of New Netherland Peter Stuyvesant negotiated a deal with the Lenape to purchase all the land from "the great rock above Wiehacken", west to Sikakes (Secaucus) and south to Konstapels Hoeck (Constable Hook).[28] In 1661, Weehawken became part of Bergen when it (and most of northeastern New Jersey) came under the jurisdiction of the court at Bergen Square.

In 1674, New Netherland was ceded to the British, and the town became part of the Province of East Jersey. John Luby, in 1677, acquired several parcels comprising 35 acres (14 ha) along the Hudson.[29] Most habitation was along the top of the cliffs since the low-lying areas were mostly marshland. Descriptions from the period speak of the dense foliage and forests and excellent land for growing vegetables and orchard fruits. As early as 1700 there was regular, if sporadic ferry service from Weehawken.[30] In 1752, King George II made the first official grant for ferry service, the ferry house north of Hoboken primarily used for farm produce, and likely was sold at the Greenwich Village landing that became Weehawken Street.[31]

Weehawken was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature, on March 15, 1859, from portions of Hoboken and North Bergen. A portion of the township was ceded to Hoboken in 1874. Additional territory was annexed in 1879 from West Hoboken.[32]

Revolutionary War Edit

 
Ferries departing the West Shore Railroad's Weehawken Terminal in the late 19th century

During the American Revolutionary War, Weehawken was used as a lookout for the patriots to check on the British, who were situated in New York and controlled the surrounding waterways. In fact, in July 1778, Lord Stirling asked Aaron Burr, in a letter written on behalf of General George Washington, to employ several persons to "go to Bergen Heights, Weehawk, Hoebuck, or any other heights thereabout to observe the motions of the enemy's shipping" and to gather any other possible intelligence.[33] Early documented inhabitants included a Captain James Deas, whose stately residence at Deas' Point was located atop a knoll along the river.[34] Lafayette had used the mansion as his headquarters and later Washington Irving came to gaze at Manhattan.

Not far from Deas' was a ledge 11 paces wide and 20 paces long, situated 20 feet (6.1 m) above the Hudson on the Palisades. This ledge, long gone, was the site of 18 documented duels and probably many unrecorded ones in the years 1798–1845. The most famous is the duel between Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of the Treasury, and Aaron Burr, then Vice President of the United States, which took place on July 11, 1804;[35] this duel was re-enacted on its 200th anniversary (July 11, 2004) by descendants of Hamilton and Burr.[36] Three years earlier, a duel was held at this spot between Hamilton's son, Philip Hamilton, and George Eacker.[37] (Another source, however, puts the duel in Paulus Hook in Jersey City.[38]) Phillip, who had been defending his father's honor, suffered a fatal wound in his hip and his left arm and died two days later on November 24, 1801.[37]

19th century Edit

In the mid-19th century, James G. King built his estate Highwood on the bluff that now bears his name, and entertained many political and artistic figures of the era, including Daniel Webster.[39]

With the ferry, the Hackensack Plank Road (a toll road that was a main artery from Weehawken to Hackensack), and later, the West Shore Railroad, built during the early 1870s, the waterfront became a transportation hub. The wealthy built homes along the top of the New Jersey Palisades, where they might flee from the sweltering heat of New York, and breathe the fresh air of the heights. Weehawken became the playground of the rich during the middle to late 19th century. A series of wagon lifts, stairs, and even a passenger elevator designed by the same engineer as those at the Eiffel Tower (which at the time was the world's largest)[25] were put in place to accommodate the tourists and summer dwellers. The Eldorado Amusement Park, a pleasure garden which opened in 1891, drew massive crowds.[40]

20th century Edit

The turn of the 20th century saw the end of the large estates, casinos, hotels, and theaters as tourism gave way to subdivisions[41] (such as Highwood Park and Clifton Park) and the construction of many of the private homes in the township.[42] This coincided with the influx of the Germans, Austrians, and Swiss, who built them and the breweries and embroidery factories in nearby Union City and West New York. While remaining essentially residential, Weehawken continued to grow as Hudson County became more industrial and more populated. Shortly after World War I, a significant contingent of Syrian immigrants from Homs (a major textile center in its own right) moved into Weehawken to take advantage of the burgeoning textile industry.[citation needed]

Geography Edit

Weehawken is part of the New York metropolitan area. Situated on the western shore of the Hudson River, along the southern end of the New Jersey Palisades across from Midtown Manhattan, it is the western terminus of the Lincoln Tunnel.[43] Weehawken is one of the towns that comprise North Hudson, sometimes called NoHu in the artistic community.[44]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 1.48 square miles (3.82 km2), including 0.78 square miles (2.03 km2) of land and 0.69 square miles (1.79 km2) of water (46.69%).[1][2]

The township borders the municipalities of Hoboken, Union City and West New York in Hudson County; and the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Hudson River.[45][46][47]

While the Palisades defines Weehawken's natural topography, the Lincoln Tunnel Helix is prominent man-made and Lincoln Tunnel toll plaza are prominent man-made structures. Geographically, Weehawken has distinct neighborhoods: Downtown (known as "The Shades"), the Heights, Uptown (which includes Kingswood Bluff, known as "The Bluff"), and the Waterfront, which since the 1990s has been developed for transportation, commercial, recreational and residential uses.[48] Though some are long abandoned (e.g., Grauert Causeway), there are still several outdoor public staircases (e.g., Shippen Steps) throughout the town, and more than 15 "dead-end" streets. At its southeastern corner is Weehawken Cove which, along with the rail tracks farther inland, defines Weehawken's border with Hoboken. Its northern boundary is shared with West New York. Traversing Weehawken is Boulevard East, a scenic thoroughfare offering a sweeping vista of the Hudson River and the Manhattan skyline.[49] Local zoning laws prohibit the construction of high-rise buildings that would obstruct sight-lines from higher points in the township.[50][51] In a 1999 decision that blocked the development of a pair of waterfront towers that would have stood 160 feet (49 m), a judge cited the panoramic vistas from Weehawken as "a world-class amenity that encourages people to live, work and locate businesses in the area".[52] In 2021, the development company Roseland donated 14.5 acres of the Palisades cliff face to the town in order to preserve its beauty and its history.[53]

Demographics Edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1860280—
1870597113.2%
18801,10284.6%
18901,94376.3%
19005,325174.1%
191011,228110.9%
192014,48529.0%
193014,8072.2%
194014,363−3.0%
195014,8303.3%
196013,504−8.9%
197013,383−0.9%
198013,168−1.6%
199012,385−5.9%
200013,5019.0%
201012,554−7.0%
202017,19737.0%
2022 (est.)17,215[9][11]0.1%
Population sources:
1860–1920[54] 1860–1870[55] 1870[56]
1880–1890[57] 1890–1910[58]
1890–1900[59] 1910–1930[60]
1940–2000[61] 2000[62][63]
2010[18][19] 2020[9][10]

2010 census Edit

The 2010 United States census counted 12,554 people, 5,712 households, and 2,913 families in the township. The population density was 15,764.6 per square mile (6,086.7/km2). There were 6,213 housing units at an average density of 7,801.9 per square mile (3,012.3/km2). The racial makeup was 71.85% (9,020) White, 4.83% (606) Black or African American, 0.49% (61) Native American, 8.16% (1,024) Asian, 0.01% (1) Pacific Islander, 10.76% (1,351) from other races, and 3.91% (491) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 40.27% (5,055) of the population.[18]

Of the 5,712 households, 20.4% had children under the age of 18; 34.9% were married couples living together; 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 49.0% were non-families. Of all households, 36.1% were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.93.[18]

16.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 39.1% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 95.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 93.0 males.[18]

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $62,435 (with a margin of error of +/− $6,887) and the median family income was $90,903 (+/− $17,797). Males had a median income of $53,912 (+/− $7,426) versus $50,129 (+/− $3,238) for females. The per capita income for the township was $45,206 (+/− $5,011). About 10.1% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 20.4% of those age 65 or over.[64]

2000 census Edit

As of the 2000 census,[15] there were 13,501 people, 5,975 households, and 3,059 families residing in the township. The population density was 15,891.3 inhabitants per square mile (6,135.7/km2). There were 6,159 housing units at an average density of 7,249.4 per square mile (2,799.0/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 73.05% White, 3.58% African American, 0.20% Native American, 4.67% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 13.94% from other races, and 4.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 40.64% of the population.[62][63]

There were 5,975 households, out of which 20.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.1% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.8% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 3.02.[62][63]

In the township, the population was spread out, with 16.6% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 42.4% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.[62][63]

The median income for a household in the township was $50,196, and the median income for a family was $52,613. Males had a median income of $41,307 versus $36,063 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,269. About 9.3% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.[62][63]

Weehawken, with a population density about equal to that of Jersey City, is among the most densely populated municipalities in the United States.[65]

Economy Edit

Weehawken has a retail district along Park Avenue, which represents its boundary with Union City, and large office and apartment/townhouse developments along the Hudson River. Weehawken is a mostly residential community, but has a business district at Lincoln Harbor between the Lincoln Tunnel and Weehawken Cove.[66][67] UBS,[68] Swatch Group USA,[69] Hartz Mountain[70] Telx Technologies (colocation center)[71][72] are among the corporations which maintain offices in the neighborhood, which also hosts a Sheraton Hotels and Resorts-branded hotel.

Sports Edit

Formula One announced plans in 2011 to host a street race on a circuit stretching 3.2 miles (5.1 km) in Weehawken and West New York called Grand Prix of America, that was planned to have its first event in June 2013.[73] The three-day event was anticipated to attract 100,000 people and bring in approximately $100 million in economic activity.[74] The 2013 race was dropped from the calendar, with Formula One President and CEO Bernie Ecclestone stating that the promoters were in breach of contract and that new proposals from other parties would be welcome.[75] The race was repeatedly added then removed from future Formula One provisional calendars, and dropped completely from the provisional calendar by 2016.[76]

Points of interest Edit

Though the panoramic view (from the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to George Washington Bridge) may be its most famous attraction,[77] Weehawken is also home to other sites of historic, aesthetic, and engineering importance:

  •  

    View from Hamilton Park

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    Water Tower

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    Public Library

  •  

    9/11 Memorial

Hamilton Monument Edit

 
1935 bust of Alexander Hamilton
 
Historical marker of the Burr–Hamilton duel in Weehawken
 
Weehawken dueling grounds historical marker, 2004

The Alexander Hamilton Monument on Hamilton Avenue, next to Hamilton Park, is the site of the second memorial to the Burr–Hamilton duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. The first, on the original duel site, was constructed in 1806 by the Saint Andrew Society, of which Hamilton had been a member. A 14-foot (4.3-m) marble cenotaph, consisting of an obelisk, topped by a flaming urn and a plaque with a quote from Horace, surrounded by an iron fence, was raised about where Hamilton was believed to have fallen.[92] Duels continued to be fought at the site, and the marble was slowly vandalized and removed for souvenirs, disappearing entirely by 1820. The tablet turned up in a junk store and found its way to the New-York Historical Society in Manhattan, where it still resides.[93]

From 1820 to 1857, the site was marked by two stones, with the names Hamilton and Burr, placed where they were thought to have stood during the duel. When a road from Hoboken to Fort Lee was built through the site in 1858, an inscription on a boulder where a mortally wounded Hamilton was thought to have rested—one of the many pieces of graffiti left by visitors—was all that remained. No primary accounts of the duel confirm the boulder anecdote. In 1870, railroad tracks were built directly through the site, and the boulder was hauled to the top of the Palisades, where it remains today,[94] located just off the Boulevard East.[95] In 1894, an iron fence was built around the boulder, supplemented by a bust of Hamilton and a plaque. The bust was thrown over the cliff on October 14, 1934, by vandals, and the head was never recovered;[96] a new bust was unveiled on July 12, 1935.[97][98]

The plaque was stolen by vandals in the 1980s, and an abbreviated version of the text was inscribed on the indentation left in the boulder, which remained until the early 1990s, when a granite pedestal was added in front of the boulder, and the bust was moved to the top of the pedestal. New historical markers were added on July 11, 2004, the 200th anniversary of the duel.[99][100]

Government Edit

 
Weehawken Town Hall

Local government Edit

Weehawken operates within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Council-Manager form of municipal government. The township is one of 42 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.[101] The governing body is a five-member Township Council, whose members are elected to serve four-year terms of office on a concurrent basis in non-partisan elections held in May. Two council members are elected from the township at-large and the remainder are chosen from each of three wards. The council selects a mayor from among its members in a reorganization meeting held in the first week of July after the election.[7][102]

As of 2023, the mayor of Weehawken is Richard F. Turner (at-large), whose term of office ends June 30, 2026. Turner has served in office since he first became mayor in 1990 after Stanley Iacono chose not to run for reelection.[103] Other members of the Township Council are Deputy Mayor Rosemary J. Lavagnino (2nd Ward), David J. Curtis (3rd Ward), Carmela Silvestri-Ehret (1st Ward) and Robert Sosa (at large), all serving terms of office expiring on June 30, 2026.[3][104][105][106]

In October 2021, the Township Council appointed Robert Sosa to fill the Third Ward seat expiring in June 2022 that had been held by Raul I. Gonzalez until he resigned from office after announcing that he was moving out of Weehawken. Sosa had previously served on the council after initially having been elected to serve in 1978.[107]

Giovanni D. Ahmad is the township manager.[5]

Federal, state, and county representation Edit

Weehawken is located in the 8th Congressional District[108] and is part of New Jersey's 33rd state legislative district.[109][110][111]

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District is represented by Rob Menendez (D, Jersey City).[112][113] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[114] and Bob Menendez (Englewood Cliffs, term ends 2025).[115][116]

For the 2022–2023 session, the 33rd Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Brian P. Stack (D, Union City) and in the General Assembly by Annette Chaparro (D, Hoboken) and Raj Mukherji (D, Jersey City).[117]

Hudson County is governed by a directly elected County Executive and by a Board of County Commissioners, which serves as the county's legislative body. As of 2023, Hudson County's County Executive is Thomas A. DeGise (D, Jersey City), whose term of office expires December 31, 2023.[118] Hudson County's Commissioners (all serving concurrent terms that end on December 31, 2023) are[119][120][121] District 1:[122] Kenneth Kopacz (Bayonne and parts of Jersey City),[123] District 2:[124] William O'Dea (western parts of Jersey City),[125] District 3:[126] Jerry Walker. (southeastern parts of Jersey City),[127] District 4:[128] Yraida Aponte-Lipski (northeastern parts of Jersey City),[129] District 5:[130] Vice Chair Anthony L. Romano Jr. (Hoboken and adjoining parts of Jersey City),[131] District 6:[132] Fanny J.Cedeno (Union City),[133] District 7:[134] Caridad Rodriguez (West New York, Weehawken, Guttenberg),[135] District 8:[136] Chair Anthony P. Vainieri Jr. (North Bergen, West New York, Secaucus)[137] and District 9:[138] Albert Cifelli (East Newark, Harrison, Kearny, and Secaucus).[139]

Hudson County's constitutional officers are: Clerk E. Junior Maldonado (D, Jersey City, 2027),[140][141] Sheriff Frank Schillari, (D, Jersey City, 2025)[142] Surrogate Tilo E. Rivas, (D, Jersey City, 2024)[143][144] and Register Jeffery Dublin (D, Jersey City, 2024).[145][144]

Politics Edit

As of March 2011, there were a total of 7,335 registered voters in Weehawken, of which 3,717 (50.7%) were registered as Democrats, 850 (11.6%) were registered as Republicans and 2,753 (37.5%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 15 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[146]

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 74.7% of the vote (3,692 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 23.6% (1,169 votes), and other candidates with 1.7% (83 votes), among the 4,969 ballots cast by the township's 7,995 registered voters (25 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 62.2%.[147][148] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 72.4% of the vote (3,895 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 26.1% (1,406 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (52 votes), among the 5,381 ballots cast by the township's 8,230 registered voters, for a turnout of 65.4%.[149] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 65.0% of the vote (3,250 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush with 33.8% (1,688 votes) and other candidates with 0.4% (26 votes), among the 4,997 ballots cast by the township's 7,293 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 68.5.[150]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat Barbara Buono received 55.5% of the vote (1,407 cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 42.2% (1,070 votes), and other candidates with 2.4% (60 votes), among the 2,637 ballots cast by the township's 8,135 registered voters (100 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 32.4%.[151][152] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 69.9% of the vote (2,209 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 25.1% (792 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 3.8% (119 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (27 votes), among the 3,161 ballots cast by the township's 7,220 registered voters, yielding a 43.8% turnout.[153]

Public safety Edit

Weehawken is served by North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue (NHRFR).[154] Engine 3 and Engine 5 are assigned to two fire stations located in the township.[154]

Weehawken Volunteer First Aid and the Weehawken Police Department were among the many Hudson County agencies that responded to the January 2009 crash of Flight 1549, for which they received accolades from the survivors.[155]

Mayors Edit

  • Simon Kelly, 1887 to 1897.[156][157]
  • Edward W. Berger c. 1905[158]
  • Morris Frost, in 1908 for a week[159][160]
  • William H. Wood c. 1908[161]
  • George Gonzales c. 1908[162]
  • William M. Brady in 1917
  • Emile W. Grauert (1855–1931), 1912 to 1931. He was born in 1855 in Manhattan and later worked as an architect. His mayorship was possibly split over non-consecutive terms. He died in the mayor's office on April 20, 1931, from a heart attack.[163][164][165][166]
  • Clara E. Grauert, the 72-year-old widow of Emile W. Grauert starting in 1931 filling the office of her husband[164]
  • John Meister in 1949[167]
  • Charles F. Krause Jr. in 1956.[168]
  • Stanley D. Ianoco from before 1972 to 1979[169]
  • Wally P. Lindsley (born 1949), from 1979 to 1982[170]
  • Stanley D. Ianoco, 1982 to 1990, in his second non-consecutive turn[103]
  • Richard F. Turner (born 1950), from 1990 to present[3][103][170]

Education Edit

The Weehawken School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,458 students and 120.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.[171] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[172]) are Daniel Webster School[173] served 418 students in Pre-K through 2nd grade, Theodore Roosevelt School[174] served 420 students in grades 3–6, and Weehawken High School[175] served 569 students in grades 7–12[176] The school system is known for its small classes and high ratings.[177]

The Woodrow Wilson Arts Integrated School (grades 1–8), located in Weehawken, was part of the Union City School District.[178]

Hoboken Catholic Academy, a consolidation of existing Catholic schools, is located in Hoboken. A K–8 school, it was formerly co-sponsored by St. Lawrence Church in Weehawken and four Hoboken churches before the archdiocese's Lighting the Way program changed the allocation of money for schools in the archdiocese.[179]

The Weehawken Public Library has a collection of approximately 43,000 volumes and circulates 40,600 items annually.[180] and is a member of the Bergen County Cooperative Library System.[181] The landmark building, extensively renovated and updated in 1999.[182]

Transportation Edit

 
Route 495 westbound in Weehawken

Roads and highways Edit

As of May 2010, the township had a total of 16.08 miles (25.88 km) of roadways, of which 13.35 miles (21.48 km) were maintained by the municipality, 1.30 miles (2.09 km) by Hudson County and 1.43 miles (2.30 km) by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.[183]

Route 495 travels east-west between the Lincoln Tunnel and the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) with interchanges for Route 3 and U.S. Route 1/9 in North Bergen. The Lincoln Tunnel Helix in Weehawken carries traffic between the tunnel's toll plaza and the crest of the Palisades.[184] County Route 505 also passes through the township.[185][186]

Public transportation Edit

 
The Port Imperial stop on the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail

Public transportation in Weehawken is provided by bus, ferry, and light rail.

Bus service is provided along busy north-south corridors on Park Avenue, Boulevard East and Port Imperial Boulevard by NJ Transit and privately operated jitneys within Hudson County, and to Manhattan and Bergen County. NJT 123, 126, 128, 156, 158, 159, 165, 166, 168 originate/terminate at the Port Authority Bus Terminal. NJT 23 and 89 travel between Nungessers and Hoboken Terminal, where transfer is possible to PATH and NJT commuter rail. NJ Transit buses 84 and 86 travel between Nungessers and Journal Square or Pavonia/Newport in Jersey City. Routes 68 and 67 provide minimal peak service from Lincoln Harbor to the Jersey Shore.[187][188][189]

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) service is available westbound to Bergenline and Tonnelle Avenue and southbound to Hoboken, Jersey City and Bayonne at the Lincoln Harbor station[190] and Port Imperial station,[191] where transfer to NY Waterway ferries to Midtown and Lower Manhattan is possible.[192]

NY Waterway headquarters are located at Weehawken Port Imperial.[193]

In 2013, a planned regional bike share system was announced by the Mayors of Weehawken and two cities to its south.[194] Hudson Bike Share, launched in Hoboken in 2015, expanded to Weehawken in 2017.[195] The program ended in 2020 when Hoboken joined the Citibike network.[196]

Media and culture Edit

 
Original town hall at foot of Shippen Street steps undergoing renovation and transformation to local history museum

Weehawken is located within the New York media market, with most of its daily papers available for sale or delivery. The Jersey Journal is a local daily paper covering news in the county.

Local weeklies include the free bilingual paper, Hudson Dispatch Weekly,[197] (named for the former daily Hudson Dispatch),[198] The Hudson Reporter, the Weehawken Reporter, the Spanish language El Especialito.[199] and the River View Observer.

The Weehawken Sequence, an early 20th-century series of approximately 100 oil sketches by local artist John Marin, who worked in the city, is considered among, if not the first, abstract paintings done by an American artist. The sketches, which blend aspects of Impressionism, Fauvism and Cubism, have been compared to the work of Jackson Pollock.[200]

The Hudson Riverfront Performing Arts Center is a non-profit organization whose mission is to build a world-class performing arts center on the waterfront. Since 2004, it has presented both indoor and outdoor events at Lincoln Harbor.[201]

In popular culture Edit

The name and the place have inspired mention in multiple works of popular culture.

Notable people Edit

See also: Category:People from Weehawken, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Weehawken include:

See also Edit

References Edit

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Weehawken is a township in the northern part of Hudson County in the U S state of New Jersey It is located on the Hudson Waterfront and Hudson Palisades overlooking the Hudson River As of the 2020 United States census the township s population was 17 197 9 10 an increase of 4 643 37 0 from the 2010 census count of 12 554 18 19 which in turn reflected a decline of 947 7 0 from the 13 501 counted in the 2000 census 20 Weehawken New JerseyTownshipWeehawken background the Hudson River and Midtown Manhattan foreground in July 2001Location of Weehawken in Hudson County highlighted in red Inset map Location of Hudson County in New Jersey highlighted in red Census Bureau map of Weehawken New JerseyWeehawkenLocation in Hudson CountyShow map of Hudson County New JerseyWeehawkenLocation in New JerseyShow map of New JerseyWeehawkenLocation in the United StatesShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 40 46 08 N 74 00 56 W 40 768903 N 74 015427 W 40 768903 74 015427 1 2 Country United StatesState New JerseyCountyHudsonIncorporatedMarch 15 1859Government 7 TypeFaulkner Act council manager BodyTownship Council MayorRichard F Turner term ends June 30 2026 3 4 ManagerGiovanni D Ahmad 5 Municipal clerkRola Fares 6 Area 1 Total1 48 sq mi 3 82 km2 Land0 78 sq mi 2 03 km2 Water0 69 sq mi 1 79 km2 46 69 Rank454th of 565 in state7th of 12 in county 1 Elevation 8 3 ft 0 9 m Population 2020 9 10 Total17 197 Estimate 2022 9 11 17 215 Rank154th of 565 in state10th of 12 in county 12 Density21 934 9 sq mi 8 469 1 km2 Rank8th of 565 in state6th of 12 in county 12 Time zoneUTC 05 00 Eastern EST Summer DST UTC 04 00 Eastern EDT ZIP Codes07086 07087 13 Area code s 201 551 14 FIPS code3401777930 1 15 16 GNIS feature ID0882224 1 17 Websitewww wbr weehawken nj wbr us Contents 1 History 1 1 Name 1 2 Founding 1 3 Revolutionary War 1 4 19th century 1 5 20th century 2 Geography 3 Demographics 3 1 2010 census 3 2 2000 census 4 Economy 5 Sports 6 Points of interest 6 1 Hamilton Monument 7 Government 7 1 Local government 7 2 Federal state and county representation 7 3 Politics 7 4 Public safety 7 5 Mayors 8 Education 9 Transportation 9 1 Roads and highways 9 2 Public transportation 10 Media and culture 10 1 In popular culture 11 Notable people 12 See also 13 References 14 External linksHistory EditName Edit The name Weehawken is generally considered to have evolved from the Algonquian language Lenape spoken by the Hackensack and Tappan It has variously been interpreted as maize land place of gulls rocks that look like trees which would refer to the Palisades atop which most of the town sits or at the end among other suggested translations 21 22 23 Three U S Navy ships have been named for the city The USS Weehawken launched on November 5 1862 was a Passaic class monitor or ironclad ship which sailed for the Union Navy during the American Civil War encountered battles at the Charleston South Carolina coast and sank in a moderate gale on December 6 1863 24 The Weehawken was the last ferry to the West Shore Terminal on March 25 1959 at 1 10 am ending 259 years of continuous ferry service 25 Weehawken Street in Manhattan s Greenwich Village was the site of a colonial Hudson River ferry landing 26 The name and the place have inspired mention in multiple works of popular culture Founding Edit nbsp An 1841 map of parts of Hudson and New York Counties and the Hudson RiverThe township s written history began in 1609 when Henry Hudson on his third voyage to the New World sailed down what was later named the North River on the Half Moon and weighed anchor in Weehawken Cove 27 At the time it was the territory of the Hackensack and Tappan of the Turtle Clan or Unami a branch of the Lenni Lenape They were displaced by immigrants to the province of New Netherland who had begun to settle the west bank of the Hudson at Pavonia in 1630 On May 11 1647 Maryn Adriansen received a patent for a plantation of 169 acres at Awiehaken In 1658 Director General of New Netherland Peter Stuyvesant negotiated a deal with the Lenape to purchase all the land from the great rock above Wiehacken west to Sikakes Secaucus and south to Konstapels Hoeck Constable Hook 28 In 1661 Weehawken became part of Bergen when it and most of northeastern New Jersey came under the jurisdiction of the court at Bergen Square In 1674 New Netherland was ceded to the British and the town became part of the Province of East Jersey John Luby in 1677 acquired several parcels comprising 35 acres 14 ha along the Hudson 29 Most habitation was along the top of the cliffs since the low lying areas were mostly marshland Descriptions from the period speak of the dense foliage and forests and excellent land for growing vegetables and orchard fruits As early as 1700 there was regular if sporadic ferry service from Weehawken 30 In 1752 King George II made the first official grant for ferry service the ferry house north of Hoboken primarily used for farm produce and likely was sold at the Greenwich Village landing that became Weehawken Street 31 Weehawken was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 15 1859 from portions of Hoboken and North Bergen A portion of the township was ceded to Hoboken in 1874 Additional territory was annexed in 1879 from West Hoboken 32 Revolutionary War Edit nbsp Ferries departing the West Shore Railroad s Weehawken Terminal in the late 19th centuryDuring the American Revolutionary War Weehawken was used as a lookout for the patriots to check on the British who were situated in New York and controlled the surrounding waterways In fact in July 1778 Lord Stirling asked Aaron Burr in a letter written on behalf of General George Washington to employ several persons to go to Bergen Heights Weehawk Hoebuck or any other heights thereabout to observe the motions of the enemy s shipping and to gather any other possible intelligence 33 Early documented inhabitants included a Captain James Deas whose stately residence at Deas Point was located atop a knoll along the river 34 Lafayette had used the mansion as his headquarters and later Washington Irving came to gaze at Manhattan Not far from Deas was a ledge 11 paces wide and 20 paces long situated 20 feet 6 1 m above the Hudson on the Palisades This ledge long gone was the site of 18 documented duels and probably many unrecorded ones in the years 1798 1845 The most famous is the duel between Alexander Hamilton first Secretary of the Treasury and Aaron Burr then Vice President of the United States which took place on July 11 1804 35 this duel was re enacted on its 200th anniversary July 11 2004 by descendants of Hamilton and Burr 36 Three years earlier a duel was held at this spot between Hamilton s son Philip Hamilton and George Eacker 37 Another source however puts the duel in Paulus Hook in Jersey City 38 Phillip who had been defending his father s honor suffered a fatal wound in his hip and his left arm and died two days later on November 24 1801 37 19th century Edit In the mid 19th century James G King built his estate Highwood on the bluff that now bears his name and entertained many political and artistic figures of the era including Daniel Webster 39 With the ferry the Hackensack Plank Road a toll road that was a main artery from Weehawken to Hackensack and later the West Shore Railroad built during the early 1870s the waterfront became a transportation hub The wealthy built homes along the top of the New Jersey Palisades where they might flee from the sweltering heat of New York and breathe the fresh air of the heights Weehawken became the playground of the rich during the middle to late 19th century A series of wagon lifts stairs and even a passenger elevator designed by the same engineer as those at the Eiffel Tower which at the time was the world s largest 25 were put in place to accommodate the tourists and summer dwellers The Eldorado Amusement Park a pleasure garden which opened in 1891 drew massive crowds 40 20th century Edit The turn of the 20th century saw the end of the large estates casinos hotels and theaters as tourism gave way to subdivisions 41 such as Highwood Park and Clifton Park and the construction of many of the private homes in the township 42 This coincided with the influx of the Germans Austrians and Swiss who built them and the breweries and embroidery factories in nearby Union City and West New York While remaining essentially residential Weehawken continued to grow as Hudson County became more industrial and more populated Shortly after World War I a significant contingent of Syrian immigrants from Homs a major textile center in its own right moved into Weehawken to take advantage of the burgeoning textile industry citation needed Geography EditWeehawken is part of the New York metropolitan area Situated on the western shore of the Hudson River along the southern end of the New Jersey Palisades across from Midtown Manhattan it is the western terminus of the Lincoln Tunnel 43 Weehawken is one of the towns that comprise North Hudson sometimes called NoHu in the artistic community 44 According to the U S Census Bureau the township had a total area of 1 48 square miles 3 82 km2 including 0 78 square miles 2 03 km2 of land and 0 69 square miles 1 79 km2 of water 46 69 1 2 The township borders the municipalities of Hoboken Union City and West New York in Hudson County and the New York City borough of Manhattan across the Hudson River 45 46 47 While the Palisades defines Weehawken s natural topography the Lincoln Tunnel Helix is prominent man made and Lincoln Tunnel toll plaza are prominent man made structures Geographically Weehawken has distinct neighborhoods Downtown known as The Shades the Heights Uptown which includes Kingswood Bluff known as The Bluff and the Waterfront which since the 1990s has been developed for transportation commercial recreational and residential uses 48 Though some are long abandoned e g Grauert Causeway there are still several outdoor public staircases e g Shippen Steps throughout the town and more than 15 dead end streets At its southeastern corner is Weehawken Cove which along with the rail tracks farther inland defines Weehawken s border with Hoboken Its northern boundary is shared with West New York Traversing Weehawken is Boulevard East a scenic thoroughfare offering a sweeping vista of the Hudson River and the Manhattan skyline 49 Local zoning laws prohibit the construction of high rise buildings that would obstruct sight lines from higher points in the township 50 51 In a 1999 decision that blocked the development of a pair of waterfront towers that would have stood 160 feet 49 m a judge cited the panoramic vistas from Weehawken as a world class amenity that encourages people to live work and locate businesses in the area 52 In 2021 the development company Roseland donated 14 5 acres of the Palisades cliff face to the town in order to preserve its beauty and its history 53 Demographics EditHistorical population CensusPop Note 1860280 1870597113 2 18801 10284 6 18901 94376 3 19005 325174 1 191011 228110 9 192014 48529 0 193014 8072 2 194014 363 3 0 195014 8303 3 196013 504 8 9 197013 383 0 9 198013 168 1 6 199012 385 5 9 200013 5019 0 201012 554 7 0 202017 19737 0 2022 est 17 215 9 11 0 1 Population sources 1860 1920 54 1860 1870 55 1870 56 1880 1890 57 1890 1910 58 1890 1900 59 1910 1930 60 1940 2000 61 2000 62 63 2010 18 19 2020 9 10 2010 census Edit The 2010 United States census counted 12 554 people 5 712 households and 2 913 families in the township The population density was 15 764 6 per square mile 6 086 7 km2 There were 6 213 housing units at an average density of 7 801 9 per square mile 3 012 3 km2 The racial makeup was 71 85 9 020 White 4 83 606 Black or African American 0 49 61 Native American 8 16 1 024 Asian 0 01 1 Pacific Islander 10 76 1 351 from other races and 3 91 491 from two or more races Hispanic or Latino of any race were 40 27 5 055 of the population 18 Of the 5 712 households 20 4 had children under the age of 18 34 9 were married couples living together 11 4 had a female householder with no husband present and 49 0 were non families Of all households 36 1 were made up of individuals and 8 5 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 2 20 and the average family size was 2 93 18 16 3 of the population were under the age of 18 7 9 from 18 to 24 39 1 from 25 to 44 24 5 from 45 to 64 and 12 3 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 37 2 years For every 100 females the population had 95 2 males For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 93 0 males 18 The Census Bureau s 2006 2010 American Community Survey showed that in 2010 inflation adjusted dollars median household income was 62 435 with a margin of error of 6 887 and the median family income was 90 903 17 797 Males had a median income of 53 912 7 426 versus 50 129 3 238 for females The per capita income for the township was 45 206 5 011 About 10 1 of families and 12 9 of the population were below the poverty line including 15 2 of those under age 18 and 20 4 of those age 65 or over 64 2000 census Edit As of the 2000 census 15 there were 13 501 people 5 975 households and 3 059 families residing in the township The population density was 15 891 3 inhabitants per square mile 6 135 7 km2 There were 6 159 housing units at an average density of 7 249 4 per square mile 2 799 0 km2 The racial makeup of the township was 73 05 White 3 58 African American 0 20 Native American 4 67 Asian 0 10 Pacific Islander 13 94 from other races and 4 47 from two or more races Hispanic or Latino of any race were 40 64 of the population 62 63 There were 5 975 households out of which 20 1 had children under the age of 18 living with them 35 1 were married couples living together 11 7 had a female householder with no husband present and 48 8 were non families 35 6 of all households were made up of individuals and 8 2 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 2 26 and the average family size was 3 02 62 63 In the township the population was spread out with 16 6 under the age of 18 8 9 from 18 to 24 42 4 from 25 to 44 19 9 from 45 to 64 and 12 2 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 35 years For every 100 females there were 95 1 males For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92 9 males 62 63 The median income for a household in the township was 50 196 and the median income for a family was 52 613 Males had a median income of 41 307 versus 36 063 for females The per capita income for the township was 29 269 About 9 3 of families and 11 4 of the population were below the poverty line including 18 0 of those under age 18 and 11 3 of those age 65 or over 62 63 Weehawken with a population density about equal to that of Jersey City is among the most densely populated municipalities in the United States 65 Economy EditWeehawken has a retail district along Park Avenue which represents its boundary with Union City and large office and apartment townhouse developments along the Hudson River Weehawken is a mostly residential community but has a business district at Lincoln Harbor between the Lincoln Tunnel and Weehawken Cove 66 67 UBS 68 Swatch Group USA 69 Hartz Mountain 70 Telx Technologies colocation center 71 72 are among the corporations which maintain offices in the neighborhood which also hosts a Sheraton Hotels and Resorts branded hotel Sports EditFormula One announced plans in 2011 to host a street race on a circuit stretching 3 2 miles 5 1 km in Weehawken and West New York called Grand Prix of America that was planned to have its first event in June 2013 73 The three day event was anticipated to attract 100 000 people and bring in approximately 100 million in economic activity 74 The 2013 race was dropped from the calendar with Formula One President and CEO Bernie Ecclestone stating that the promoters were in breach of contract and that new proposals from other parties would be welcome 75 The race was repeatedly added then removed from future Formula One provisional calendars and dropped completely from the provisional calendar by 2016 76 Points of interest EditThough the panoramic view from the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge to George Washington Bridge may be its most famous attraction 77 Weehawken is also home to other sites of historic aesthetic and engineering importance The city s main commercial thoroughfare is Park Avenue which is populated mostly by locally owned stores eateries and bars 74 Hamilton Park on Boulevard East is located at the site of the former Eldorado Amusement Resort 41 King s Bluff a historic district at the end of the Palisades includes many of Weehawken s most expensive homes in an eclectic array of architectural styles 78 The Weehawken Water Tower on Park Avenue was built in 1883 79 as part of the Hackensack Water Company Complex and inspired by Palazzo Vecchio in Florence Italy 80 The Tower is cited on the Federal Maritime Chart as the Red Tower and serves as a warning to ships traveling south along the Hudson that they are approaching New York Bay 81 The former North Hudson Hospital is located on Park Avenue 82 Hackensack Plank Road an early colonial thoroughfare first laid out in 1718 climbs from Downtown to The Heights and further north originally connecting Hoboken and Hackensack 83 The Horseshoe on Shippen Street is a cobbled double hairpin street leading to Hackensack Plank Road and Shippen Street Steps at the bottom of which is located Weehawken s original town hall and is the home of VFW Post 1923 and the Weehawken Historical Commission citation needed Hackensack Number Two a reservoir previously part of Hudson County s water system along with No 1 demolished in the Gregory Highpoint Historic District is named for the river from which water was pumped into them 84 The Lincoln Tunnel Approach and Helix is the eight lane circular viaduct that leads into the Art Deco style Lincoln Tunnel Toll Plaza Nearby are the ventilation towers at Lincoln Harbor 85 The Weehawken Public Library which was built in 1904 as the home the son of William Peter Sr wealthy brewer beer baron of the William Peter Brewing Company is located at 49 Hauxhurst Avenue It opened as a library in 1942 and underwent renovations from 1997 to 1999 86 The Atrium which is home to Hudson River Performing Arts Center sponsored events 87 NY Waterway s Weehawken Port Imperial Ferry Terminal a state of the art facility opened in 2006 is located at the site of the United Fruit Company which was the largest banana import facility in the nation from the time of its opening in 1952 88 Reservoir Park located at 20th to 22nd Streets on Palisade Avenue opened on September 25 2015 The passive park at the border of Union City and Weehawken was created on the 14 4 acre 5 8 ha site of a reservoir that had been owned by United Water but hadn t been used since 1996 89 90 The West Shore Railroad Tunnel carved through the cliffs is now used for the Hudson Bergen Light Rail The Hudson Riverfront 9 11 Memorial on the Hudson River Walkway near the foot of Pershing Road consists of two trident shaped beams that served as supports for the twin towers of the World Trade Center 91 nbsp View from Hamilton Park nbsp Water Tower nbsp Public Library nbsp 9 11 MemorialHamilton Monument Edit nbsp 1935 bust of Alexander Hamilton nbsp Historical marker of the Burr Hamilton duel in Weehawken nbsp Weehawken dueling grounds historical marker 2004The Alexander Hamilton Monument on Hamilton Avenue next to Hamilton Park is the site of the second memorial to the Burr Hamilton duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr The first on the original duel site was constructed in 1806 by the Saint Andrew Society of which Hamilton had been a member A 14 foot 4 3 m marble cenotaph consisting of an obelisk topped by a flaming urn and a plaque with a quote from Horace surrounded by an iron fence was raised about where Hamilton was believed to have fallen 92 Duels continued to be fought at the site and the marble was slowly vandalized and removed for souvenirs disappearing entirely by 1820 The tablet turned up in a junk store and found its way to the New York Historical Society in Manhattan where it still resides 93 From 1820 to 1857 the site was marked by two stones with the names Hamilton and Burr placed where they were thought to have stood during the duel When a road from Hoboken to Fort Lee was built through the site in 1858 an inscription on a boulder where a mortally wounded Hamilton was thought to have rested one of the many pieces of graffiti left by visitors was all that remained No primary accounts of the duel confirm the boulder anecdote In 1870 railroad tracks were built directly through the site and the boulder was hauled to the top of the Palisades where it remains today 94 located just off the Boulevard East 95 In 1894 an iron fence was built around the boulder supplemented by a bust of Hamilton and a plaque The bust was thrown over the cliff on October 14 1934 by vandals and the head was never recovered 96 a new bust was unveiled on July 12 1935 97 98 The plaque was stolen by vandals in the 1980s and an abbreviated version of the text was inscribed on the indentation left in the boulder which remained until the early 1990s when a granite pedestal was added in front of the boulder and the bust was moved to the top of the pedestal New historical markers were added on July 11 2004 the 200th anniversary of the duel 99 100 Government Edit nbsp Weehawken Town HallLocal government Edit Weehawken operates within the Faulkner Act formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law under the Council Manager form of municipal government The township is one of 42 municipalities of the 564 statewide that use this form of government 101 The governing body is a five member Township Council whose members are elected to serve four year terms of office on a concurrent basis in non partisan elections held in May Two council members are elected from the township at large and the remainder are chosen from each of three wards The council selects a mayor from among its members in a reorganization meeting held in the first week of July after the election 7 102 As of 2023 update the mayor of Weehawken is Richard F Turner at large whose term of office ends June 30 2026 Turner has served in office since he first became mayor in 1990 after Stanley Iacono chose not to run for reelection 103 Other members of the Township Council are Deputy Mayor Rosemary J Lavagnino 2nd Ward David J Curtis 3rd Ward Carmela Silvestri Ehret 1st Ward and Robert Sosa at large all serving terms of office expiring on June 30 2026 3 104 105 106 In October 2021 the Township Council appointed Robert Sosa to fill the Third Ward seat expiring in June 2022 that had been held by Raul I Gonzalez until he resigned from office after announcing that he was moving out of Weehawken Sosa had previously served on the council after initially having been elected to serve in 1978 107 Giovanni D Ahmad is the township manager 5 Federal state and county representation Edit Weehawken is located in the 8th Congressional District 108 and is part of New Jersey s 33rd state legislative district 109 110 111 For the 118th United States Congress New Jersey s Eighth Congressional District is represented by Rob Menendez D Jersey City 112 113 New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker Newark term ends 2027 114 and Bob Menendez Englewood Cliffs term ends 2025 115 116 For the 2022 2023 session the 33rd Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Brian P Stack D Union City and in the General Assembly by Annette Chaparro D Hoboken and Raj Mukherji D Jersey City 117 Hudson County is governed by a directly elected County Executive and by a Board of County Commissioners which serves as the county s legislative body As of 2023 update Hudson County s County Executive is Thomas A DeGise D Jersey City whose term of office expires December 31 2023 118 Hudson County s Commissioners all serving concurrent terms that end on December 31 2023 are 119 120 121 District 1 122 Kenneth Kopacz Bayonne and parts of Jersey City 123 District 2 124 William O Dea western parts of Jersey City 125 District 3 126 Jerry Walker southeastern parts of Jersey City 127 District 4 128 Yraida Aponte Lipski northeastern parts of Jersey City 129 District 5 130 Vice Chair Anthony L Romano Jr Hoboken and adjoining parts of Jersey City 131 District 6 132 Fanny J Cedeno Union City 133 District 7 134 Caridad Rodriguez West New York Weehawken Guttenberg 135 District 8 136 Chair Anthony P Vainieri Jr North Bergen West New York Secaucus 137 and District 9 138 Albert Cifelli East Newark Harrison Kearny and Secaucus 139 Hudson County s constitutional officers are Clerk E Junior Maldonado D Jersey City 2027 140 141 Sheriff Frank Schillari D Jersey City 2025 142 Surrogate Tilo E Rivas D Jersey City 2024 143 144 and Register Jeffery Dublin D Jersey City 2024 145 144 Politics Edit As of March 2011 there were a total of 7 335 registered voters in Weehawken of which 3 717 50 7 were registered as Democrats 850 11 6 were registered as Republicans and 2 753 37 5 were registered as Unaffiliated There were 15 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens 146 In the 2012 presidential election Democrat Barack Obama received 74 7 of the vote 3 692 cast ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 23 6 1 169 votes and other candidates with 1 7 83 votes among the 4 969 ballots cast by the township s 7 995 registered voters 25 ballots were spoiled for a turnout of 62 2 147 148 In the 2008 presidential election Democrat Barack Obama received 72 4 of the vote 3 895 cast ahead of Republican John McCain with 26 1 1 406 votes and other candidates with 1 0 52 votes among the 5 381 ballots cast by the township s 8 230 registered voters for a turnout of 65 4 149 In the 2004 presidential election Democrat John Kerry received 65 0 of the vote 3 250 ballots cast outpolling Republican George W Bush with 33 8 1 688 votes and other candidates with 0 4 26 votes among the 4 997 ballots cast by the township s 7 293 registered voters for a turnout percentage of 68 5 150 In the 2013 gubernatorial election Democrat Barbara Buono received 55 5 of the vote 1 407 cast ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 42 2 1 070 votes and other candidates with 2 4 60 votes among the 2 637 ballots cast by the township s 8 135 registered voters 100 ballots were spoiled for a turnout of 32 4 151 152 In the 2009 gubernatorial election Democrat Jon Corzine received 69 9 of the vote 2 209 ballots cast ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 25 1 792 votes Independent Chris Daggett with 3 8 119 votes and other candidates with 0 9 27 votes among the 3 161 ballots cast by the township s 7 220 registered voters yielding a 43 8 turnout 153 Public safety Edit Weehawken is served by North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue NHRFR 154 Engine 3 and Engine 5 are assigned to two fire stations located in the township 154 Weehawken Volunteer First Aid and the Weehawken Police Department were among the many Hudson County agencies that responded to the January 2009 crash of Flight 1549 for which they received accolades from the survivors 155 Mayors Edit Simon Kelly 1887 to 1897 156 157 Edward W Berger c 1905 158 Morris Frost in 1908 for a week 159 160 William H Wood c 1908 161 George Gonzales c 1908 162 William M Brady in 1917 Emile W Grauert 1855 1931 1912 to 1931 He was born in 1855 in Manhattan and later worked as an architect His mayorship was possibly split over non consecutive terms He died in the mayor s office on April 20 1931 from a heart attack 163 164 165 166 Clara E Grauert the 72 year old widow of Emile W Grauert starting in 1931 filling the office of her husband 164 John Meister in 1949 167 Charles F Krause Jr in 1956 168 Stanley D Ianoco from before 1972 to 1979 169 Wally P Lindsley born 1949 from 1979 to 1982 170 Stanley D Ianoco 1982 to 1990 in his second non consecutive turn 103 Richard F Turner born 1950 from 1990 to present 3 103 170 Education EditThe Weehawken School District serves public school students in pre kindergarten through twelfth grade As of the 2018 19 school year the district comprised of three schools had an enrollment of 1 458 students and 120 5 classroom teachers on an FTE basis for a student teacher ratio of 12 1 1 171 Schools in the district with 2018 19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics 172 are Daniel Webster School 173 served 418 students in Pre K through 2nd grade Theodore Roosevelt School 174 served 420 students in grades 3 6 and Weehawken High School 175 served 569 students in grades 7 12 176 The school system is known for its small classes and high ratings 177 The Woodrow Wilson Arts Integrated School grades 1 8 located in Weehawken was part of the Union City School District 178 Hoboken Catholic Academy a consolidation of existing Catholic schools is located in Hoboken A K 8 school it was formerly co sponsored by St Lawrence Church in Weehawken and four Hoboken churches before the archdiocese s Lighting the Way program changed the allocation of money for schools in the archdiocese 179 The Weehawken Public Library has a collection of approximately 43 000 volumes and circulates 40 600 items annually 180 and is a member of the Bergen County Cooperative Library System 181 The landmark building extensively renovated and updated in 1999 182 Transportation Edit nbsp Route 495 westbound in WeehawkenRoads and highways Edit As of May 2010 update the township had a total of 16 08 miles 25 88 km of roadways of which 13 35 miles 21 48 km were maintained by the municipality 1 30 miles 2 09 km by Hudson County and 1 43 miles 2 30 km by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 183 Route 495 travels east west between the Lincoln Tunnel and the New Jersey Turnpike Interstate 95 with interchanges for Route 3 and U S Route 1 9 in North Bergen The Lincoln Tunnel Helix in Weehawken carries traffic between the tunnel s toll plaza and the crest of the Palisades 184 County Route 505 also passes through the township 185 186 Public transportation Edit nbsp The Port Imperial stop on the Hudson Bergen Light RailPublic transportation in Weehawken is provided by bus ferry and light rail Bus service is provided along busy north south corridors on Park Avenue Boulevard East and Port Imperial Boulevard by NJ Transit and privately operated jitneys within Hudson County and to Manhattan and Bergen County NJT 123 126 128 156 158 159 165 166 168 originate terminate at the Port Authority Bus Terminal NJT 23 and 89 travel between Nungessers and Hoboken Terminal where transfer is possible to PATH and NJT commuter rail NJ Transit buses 84 and 86 travel between Nungessers and Journal Square or Pavonia Newport in Jersey City Routes 68 and 67 provide minimal peak service from Lincoln Harbor to the Jersey Shore 187 188 189 Hudson Bergen Light Rail HBLR service is available westbound to Bergenline and Tonnelle Avenue and southbound to Hoboken Jersey City and Bayonne at the Lincoln Harbor station 190 and Port Imperial station 191 where transfer to NY Waterway ferries to Midtown and Lower Manhattan is possible 192 NY Waterway headquarters are located at Weehawken Port Imperial 193 In 2013 a planned regional bike share system was announced by the Mayors of Weehawken and two cities to its south 194 Hudson Bike Share launched in Hoboken in 2015 expanded to Weehawken in 2017 195 The program ended in 2020 when Hoboken joined the Citibike network 196 Media and culture Edit nbsp Original town hall at foot of Shippen Street steps undergoing renovation and transformation to local history museumWeehawken is located within the New York media market with most of its daily papers available for sale or delivery The Jersey Journal is a local daily paper covering news in the county Local weeklies include the free bilingual paper Hudson Dispatch Weekly 197 named for the former daily Hudson Dispatch 198 The Hudson Reporter the Weehawken Reporter the Spanish language El Especialito 199 and the River View Observer The Weehawken Sequence an early 20th century series of approximately 100 oil sketches by local artist John Marin who worked in the city is considered among if not the first abstract paintings done by an American artist The sketches which blend aspects of Impressionism Fauvism and Cubism have been compared to the work of Jackson Pollock 200 The Hudson Riverfront Performing Arts Center is a non profit organization whose mission is to build a world class performing arts center on the waterfront Since 2004 it has presented both indoor and outdoor events at Lincoln Harbor 201 In popular culture Edit The name and the place have inspired mention in multiple works of popular culture In 2014 the Fox Channel animated television series Futurama Weehawken is the home of the former DOOP headquarters 202 In visual art Weehawken is the subject of the American painter Edward Hopper s East Wind Over Weehawken 203 Additionally the Broadway musical Hamilton includes a scene depicting the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton as well as the duel between Phillip Hamilton and George Eacker 204 In 1980 Italian science fiction horror film Contamination features an Edwardian home on the corner of Boulevard East and 46th Street in the scene in which a disgraced former astronaut is visited by the colonel who disgraced him 205 In the 1970s and early 1980s jazz composer and pianist Thelonious Monk lived during his final decade until his death in 1982 in a modernist home at 63 Kingswood Road owned by Jazz patron and heiress Pannonica de Koenigswarter which she bought from film director Josef von Sternberg and later dubbed the Mad Pad and the Cathouse 206 In Dr Seuss 1940 children s book Horton Hatches the Egg Horton the Elephant visits Weehawken while he is in the circus and in Dr Seuss s The Lorax the Onceler gives directions to the land of the Truffula trees that include turn left at Weehawken 207 In the Apple TV animated musical Central Park a rap about Weehawken recorded by Daveed Diggs is sung by Helen one of the characters who is from there 208 Notable people EditSee also Category People from Weehawken New Jersey People who were born in residents of or otherwise closely associated with Weehawken include Maryn Adriansen 1600 1654 first European settler in Weehawken 209 210 Ed Alberian 1920 1997 entertainer whose credits include early television s Clarabell the Clown on the Howdy Doody Show The Beachcomber Bill Show andLet s Have Fun 211 Adele Astaire 1896 1981 Fred Astaire s elder sister dancer and entertainer in vaudeville on Broadway and the West End 212 Fred Astaire 1899 1987 Hollywood actor dancer 213 Myril Axelrod Bennett 1920 2014 an early female executive in the advertising industry 214 Eleanor Barooshian 1950 2016 singer and a member of the band the Cake 215 Francis Bitter 1902 1967 son of Karl Bitter physicist known for his research with magnets and long career at MIT 216 Karl Bitter 1867 1915 sculptor established an atelier where he lived and worked until his death 217 John H Bonn 1829 1891 founder of North Hudson County Railway 218 Kenneth Burke 1897 1993 American literary theorist poet essayist and novelist 219 220 Marlene Caride born 1963 politician who has represented the 36th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2012 and was nominated in 2017 to lead the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance 221 Justin Casquejo free solo climber and stunt performer 222 Helen Castillo fashion designer and cast member of season 12 of the reality television series Project Runway who was born and raised in Weehawken 223 Jack Cusick 1928 1989 right handed shortstop who played for the Chicago Cubs and Boston Braves 224 John Diebold 1926 2005 computer scientist considered to be an automation evangelist 225 John J Eagan 1872 1956 Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey s 11th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1913 to 1921 226 Ronald Enroth born 1938 Professor of Sociology at Westmont College 227 Gary T Erbe born 1944 self taught oil painter who is best known for his trompe l œils 228 John Erskine 1879 1951 educator and author who reflects on the town in The Memory of Certain Persons 229 Edward Feigenbaum born 1936 computer scientist who collaborated on the development of the first expert system Dendral 230 231 Peter Fiordalisi 1904 1988 modern artist whose work was inspired by the New Jersey Palisades 232 Marie L Garibaldi 1934 2016 former Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court who became the first woman to serve on New Jersey s highest court when she was appointed by Governor Thomas Kean in 1982 233 Joao Gilberto 1931 2019 Brazilian singer and guitar player composer and bossa nova pioneer 234 Nancy Giles CBS News reporter who during the COVID 19 pandemic produced A brisk walk with Nancy Giles which documented her walk around the town in particular up the inclined block on which Weehawken High School is located and up Boulevard East 235 Baker Grace musician and songwriter 236 Emile Griffith 1938 2013 professional boxer who was a World Champion in the welterweight junior middleweight and middleweight classes 237 Janet Hamill born 1945 poet and spoken word artist 238 Barry Harris 1929 2021 jazz pianist and educator 239 240 Glenn Hauman born 1969 writer artist editor and electronic publisher 241 242 243 Robert Hilferty 1959 2009 journalist filmmaker and AIDS activist 244 better source needed Roscoe H Hillenkoetter 1897 1982 director of the Central Intelligence Agency 1947 1950 213 245 Bob Kennedy 1928 1991 defensive back and halfback who played in the All America Football Conference for the Los Angeles Dons 246 A J Khubani born 1959 founder president and CEO of Telebrands Corp 247 James G King 1791 1853 businessman and politician who represented New Jersey s 5th congressional district from 1849 to 1851 248 Nica de Koenigswarter nee Rothschild 1913 1988 known as the bebop baroness for her patronage of many jazz musicians 239 249 Franck de Las Mercedes born 1972 postmodern artist 250 Ed Lucas 1939 2021 blind sportswriter 251 252 Lori Majewski entertainment writer communications strategist and consultant 253 John Marin 1870 1953 early American modernist artist 254 Trade Martin born 1945 composer songwriter and producer 255 Steven Massarsky 1948 2007 lawyer and businessman who founded Voyager Communications 256 David Mearns born 1958 marine scientist and deep water search and recovery expert specializing in the discovery of the location of historic shipwrecks 257 Cecilia Mettler 1909 1943 medical historian who was one of the first full time and the first female professors of the history of medicine in the United States 258 Alice Duer Miller 1874 1942 poet and novelist whose work actively influenced political thought during the American suffrage movement and the nations s entry into World War II 259 260 Miucha 1937 2018 Brazilian singer and composer 234 Thelonious Monk 1917 1982 jazz pianist 249 Michael Noriega born 1977 1978 lawyer who is a nominee to serve as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey 261 Liam O Brien born 1976 voice actor writer and voice director 262 William E Ozzard 1915 2002 New Jersey Senate president 1963 263 Kate Pierson born 1948 vocalist and one of the lead singers and founding members of The B 52 s 264 265 266 William Ranney 1813 1857 painter best known for his depictions of Western life sporting scenery historical subjects and portraiture 267 268 Dan Resin 1931 2010 actor known as Dr Beeper in the film Caddyshack and as the Ty D Bol man in toilet cleaner commercials 269 Henry Reuterdahl 1870 1925 Swedish American painter highly acclaimed for his nautical artwork 270 Jerome Robbins 1918 1998 choreographer famous for West Side Story and many works for the New York City Ballet 271 272 Wilbur Ross born 1937 United States Secretary of Commerce and investor known for restructuring companies in industries such as steel coal telecommunications foreign investment and textiles 273 Gerard Schwarz born 1947 conductor currently with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra 274 Theodore Seltzer died 1957 manufacturer of Bengay 275 276 Kenneth Steiglitz professor of computer science at Princeton University 277 Fred Stickel 1921 2015 newspaperman notably publisher of The Oregonian 278 Frank Tashlin 1913 1972 film director whose credits include The Glass Bottom Boat and The Alphabet Murders 279 Paul van K Thomson 1916 1999 Roman Catholic priest author and educator 280 Amani Toomer born 1974 wide receiver who played for the New York Giants 281 Percie Vivarttas architect whose work includes Temple Beth El in Jersey City 282 283 Josef von Sternberg 1894 1969 film noir director who built a home in the 1940s that was sold in 1958 to Nica de Koenigswater 284 285 286 Derrick Ward born 1980 running back who played for the New York Giants 281 Daniel Webster 1782 1852 statesman 218 287 Grant Wright 1865 1935 cartoonist illustrator and painter 288 See also EditBergen New Netherland Bergen Township Bergen County New Jersey Historical 1693 Gateway Region Gold Coast New Jersey Hudson River Waterfront Walkway National Register of Historic Places listings in Hudson County New Jersey North Hudson New JerseyReferences Edit a b c d e f 2019 Census Gazetteer Files New Jersey Places United States Census Bureau Accessed July 1 2020 a b US Gazetteer files 2010 2000 and 1990 United States Census Bureau Accessed September 4 2014 a b c Mayor and Township Council Township of Weehawken Accessed January 23 2023 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory New Jersey Department of Community Affairs updated February 8 2023 Accessed February 10 2023 a b Administration Township of Weehawken Accessed March 1 2023 Township Clerk Township of Weehawken Accessed March 1 2023 a b 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book Rutgers University Edward J Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy March 2013 p 135 Township of Weehawken Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved March 14 2013 a b c d e QuickFacts Weehawken township Hudson County New Jersey United States Census Bureau Accessed January 2 2023 a b c Total Population Census 2010 Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Accessed December 1 2022 a b Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey April 1 2020 to July 1 2022 United States Census Bureau released May 2023 Accessed May 18 2023 a b Population Density by County and Municipality New Jersey 2020 and 2021 New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Accessed March 1 2023 Look Up a ZIP Code for Weehawken NJ United States Postal Service Accessed January 14 2012 Area Code Lookup NPA NXX for Weehawken NJ Area Codes com Accessed August 11 2014 a b U S Census website United States Census Bureau Accessed September 4 2014 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey Missouri Census Data Center Accessed April 1 2022 US Board on Geographic Names United States Geological Survey Accessed September 4 2014 a b c d e DP 1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics 2010 for Weehawken township Hudson County New Jersey Archived February 12 2020 at archive today United States Census Bureau Accessed January 14 2012 a b Table DP 1 Profile of General Demographic Characteristics 2010 for Weehawken township Archived May 20 2013 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Accessed January 14 2012 Table 7 Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey 1990 2000 and 2010 New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development February 2011 Accessed May 1 2023 Weehawken Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Accessed June 13 2007 A township in Hudson County N J seven miles northeast of Jersey City The name was originally an Algonquin Indian term and later changed by folk usage to a pseudo Dutch form Its exact meaning is unclear but variously translated as place of gulls rocks that look like trees maize land at the end of the Palisades and field lying along the Hudson Hutchinson Viola L The Origin of New Jersey Place Names New Jersey Public Library Commission May 1945 Accessed October 23 2015 Gannett Henry The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States p 31 United States Government Printing Office 1905 Accessed October 23 2015 USS WeehawkenCivil War Union Naval Ship AmericanCivilWar com Accessed October 23 2015 a b Arthur G Adams 1996 The Hudson Through the Years Fordham University Press ISBN 978 0 8232 1676 5 Apmann Sarah Bean Weehawken Street Historic District Part I Village Preservation January 11 2016 Accessed February 16 2023 Speculative New Yorkers bought lots on the east side of the planned Weehawken Street named for the ferry connection to the New Jersey town in anticipation of the market Hoboken s earliest days Before becoming a city Hobuck went through several incarnations The Hudson Reporter January 16 2005 Accessed July 7 2016 On October 2 1609 Henry Hudson anchored his ship the Half Moon in what is now Weehawken Cove Robert Juet Hudson s first mate wrote in the ship s log W e saw a good piece of ground that looked of the color of white green The rock of which Juet wrote makes up Castle Point in Hoboken nowhere else along the Hudson River exists a white green rock formation History of the County of Hudson New Jersey from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time p 62 Accessed March 29 2007 New Jersey Colonial Records East Jersey Records Part 1 Volume 21 Calendar of Records 1664 1703 Archived from the original on February 10 2009 Retrieved October 17 2008 History of the Hudson River Ferries Archived from the original on March 7 2009 Retrieved February 28 2009 Van Valen James M History of Bergen County New Jersey p 86 New Jersey Publishing and Engraving Co 1900 Accessed January 14 2012 For many years the farmers and others in the northern part of Bergen County reached New York by means of the Weehawken Ferry established by Samuel Bayard about the year 1700 The charter for this ferry was granted by George II in 1752 to Stephen Bayard Snyder John P The Story of New Jersey s Civil Boundaries 1606 1968 Bureau of Geology and Topography Trenton New Jersey 1969 p 148 Accessed October 25 2012 Parton James The Life and Times of Aaron Burr Volume 1 p 109 J R Osgood 1876 Accessed January 14 2012 Historic Monument Hamilton Burr Duel Weehawken Art amp Architecture of New Jersey Stockton University Accessed January 14 2012 Ellis Joseph J 2000 Founding Brothers The Revolutionary Generation Chapter One The Duel Alfred A Knopf New York ISBN 0 375 40544 5 Hamilton Burr Duel Re Enactment Archived May 11 2016 at the Wayback Machine Weehawken Time Machine Accessed March 19 2017 a b The American Experience The Duel People amp Events Philip Hamilton s Duel Archived December 2 2020 at the Wayback Machine PBS Accessed March 21 2022 When Alexander Hamilton s 19 year old son rose to his father s defense on November 20 1801 he took the first step of a violent process that had become an American social convention the duel The weapons chosen were pistols the dueling site the heights of Weehawken New Jersey just across the Hudson from New York Chernow Ron 2005 Alexander Hamilton Penguin Publishing Group p 652 ISBN 9780143034759 Archived from Paulus 20Hook 20new 20jersey the original on March 21 2022 Retrieved March 21 2022 via Google Books Allocca Sean Happy Birthday Weehawken Town unveils new book year long 150th celebration The Hudson Reporter February 8 2009 Accessed January 14 2012 According to the book Weehawken first gained momentum when James Gore King a banking tycoon from New York City moved his family to Weehawken in 1832 Naming his estate Highwood these 50 acres served as the model for what Weehawken represented exquisiteness quiet communities and astonishing scenery Staff A Substantial El Dorado Weehawken s Counterpart Of The City Of Gold It Can Be Readily Reached By Various And Some Novel Conveyances Many Means Of Entertainment A Grand Spectacle What There Is To See The New York Times July 17 1892 Accessed February 9 2015 a b Senft Bret If You re Thinking of Living In Weehawken Insular With a Magnificent Skyline View The New York Times September 25 1994 Accessed February 9 2015 Astudillo Carla The 23 N J towns with the most old homes ranked NJ Advance Media for NJ com March 2018 Accessed November 14 2019 Hudson County New Jersey Street Map Hagstrom Map Company Inc 2008 ISBN 978 0 88097 763 0 Paul Mary and Matzner Caren Scores of artists find a place in N Hudson WNY Union City Weehawken and North Bergen becoming NoHu The Union City Reporter April 17 2008 pages 1 6 and 19 Accessed January 14 2012 Areas touching Weehawken MapIt Accessed March 15 2020 Hudson County Map Archived April 30 2020 at the Wayback Machine Coalition for a Healthy NJ Accessed March 15 2020 New Jersey Municipal Boundaries New Jersey Department of Transportation Accessed November 15 2019 Lefkowitz Melanie Weehawken Makes Most of High and Low The Wall Street Journal December 21 2012 Accessed February 9 2015 Sherman Lauren and Gaulkin Ellen Robb Weehawken Arcadia Publishing 2009 ISBN 9780738562681 Accessed October 23 2015 Romano Jay Weehawken Journal Group Fights to Keep Magical Skyline View The New York Times December 30 1990 Accessed February 9 2015 New York as seen from the western shore of the Hudson River is a sight that is seldom disappointing often inspiring and on occasion nothing short of breathtaking So for 20 years a group of citizens from this compact proud community have fought to preserve as much of that view as possible Strunsky Steve The Cities The Blurred View From Weehawken The New York Times August 13 2000 Accessed February 9 2015 McFadden Robert D Weehawken s Panoramic Skyline View Wins Protection The New York Times March 20 1999 Accessed February 9 2015 But a New Jersey judge calling the view a magnificent natural resource that is entitled to state protection has ruled that a developer should not be allowed to construct two sprawling 160 foot office and retail towers on the Weehawken waterfront that would obstruct the spectacular prospect The views in question are a world class amenity that encourages people to live work and locate businesses in the area the jurist Administrative Law Judge Richard McGill said in a 166 page decision recommending that the State Commissioner of Environmental Protection deny permits for the project to the developer Hartz Mountain Industries West Teri June 2 2021 Weehawken to acquire 14 5 acres of the Palisades to keep it safe from developers NJ com Archived from the original on June 2 2021 Retrieved June 7 2021 Compendium of censuses 1726 1905 together with the tabulated returns of 1905 New Jersey Department of State 1906 Accessed May 12 2013 Raum John O The History of New Jersey From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time Volume 1 p 278 J E Potter and company 1877 Accessed May 5 2013 Weehawken contained a population in 1860 of 280 and in 1870 597 Staff A compendium of the ninth census 1870 p 259 United States Census Bureau 1872 Accessed May 12 2013 Porter Robert Percival Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins Volume III 51 to 75 p 98 United States Census Bureau 1890 Accessed May 12 2013 Thirteenth Census of the United States 1910 Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions 1910 1900 1890 United States Census Bureau p 338 Accessed May 12 2013 Twelfth Census of the United States 1900 Population Volume I United States Census Bureau p 268 Accessed October 8 2012 Fifteenth Census of the United States 1930 Population Volume I United States Census Bureau p 716 Accessed January 14 2012 Table 6 New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality 1940 2000 Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network August 2001 Accessed May 1 2023 a b c d e Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic Social Economic Housing Characteristics for Weehawken township New Jersey permanent dead link United States Census Bureau Accessed November 12 2012 a b c d e DP 1 Profile of General Demographic Characteristics 2000 Census 2000 Summary File 1 SF 1 100 Percent Data for Weehawken township Hudson County New Jersey Archived February 12 2020 at archive today United States Census Bureau Accessed November 12 2012 DP03 Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006 2010 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates for Weehawken township Hudson County New Jersey Archived February 12 2020 at archive today United States Census Bureau Accessed December 25 2011 Cullen Deanna A 19th Century ode to Weehawken Census shows town today far from hour of infancy The Hudson Reporter February 13 2011 Accessed November 14 2019 Still the town s urban population density 13 948 per square mile is among the highest in the United States comparable with that of Jersey City Smith 3d Ben If You re Thinking of Living In Weehawken The New York Times November 24 1985 Accessed February 9 2015 Garbrine Rachelle In the Region New Jersey Weehawken s 10 Year Wallflower Lands a Tenant The New York Times June 7 1998 Accessed February 9 2015 Directions to Our U S Headquarters UBS Accessed February 9 2015 Subsidiaries in the Americas Swatch Group Accessed February 9 2015 Major Employers List Archived March 3 2016 at the Wayback Machine Hudson County Economic Development Corporation updated January 2015 Accessed December 29 2016 New Jersey Data Centers Digital Realty Accessed June 27 2017 Bowley Graham The New Speed of Money Reshaping Markets The New York Times January 1 2011 Accessed February 9 2015 Baime A J Formula One Roars to Banks of Hudson The Wall Street Journal October 26 2011 Accessed October 27 2011 Formula One will hold a Grand Prix race on the banks of the Hudson River against the backdrop of the Manhattan skyline in June 2013 a b Smith Ray March 11 2012 The State of Main Street The Hudson Reporter Progress Report pp 4 11 Staff New Jersey Grand Prix organizers in breach of contract says Ecclestone Autoweek December 23 2013 Accessed March 6 2018 Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that the organizers of the proposed Grand Prix in New Jersey are in breach of their race contract and have not paid him since signing the agreement in 2011 Speaking to Autoweek over lunch in London Ecclestone also said that several groups are considering whether to take over the race from the current management to ensure that it goes ahead The race known as the Grand Prix of America is planned to run on 3 2 miles of public roads in Port Imperial a district in the New Jersey towns of West New York and Weehawken World Motor Sport Council 2014 Beijing Press release Federation Internationale de l Automobile September 4 2014 Retrieved September 12 2014 Prisco Jacopo The photographer shooting a 30 year timelapse of New York s skyline CNN September 12 2009 Accessed November 14 2019 Since then DiGiovanna has been capturing that perfect view of Manhattan from the George Washington Bridge to the Verrazzano Bridge and has turned it into his life project A 30 year timelapse of New York s skyline DeChiaro Dean 7 5M mansion for sale Homes in historic King s Bluff area hosted Charles Dickens Daniel Webster others The Hudson Reporter April 21 2013 Accessed December 29 2016 Ground Broken for Water Tower Plaza Park Weehawken Online Accessed December 10 2009 Archived from the original on September 26 2011 Retrieved March 18 2009 Rosero Jessica Still standing after 125 years Weehawken improves Water Tower and district The Hudson Reporter November 4 2008 Accessed December 29 2016 According to Alane Finnerty director of historic preservation and economic development in Weehawken the tower which was designed by Frederick Clarke Withers was modeled after the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence Italy Anderson Steph What s that building Jersey City Reporter September 17 2005 Accessed October 13 2022 1915 Postcard image of North Hudson Hospital Weehawken Time Machine Sherman Lauren Weehawken p 20 Arcadia Publishing 2009 ISBN 978 0738562681 Accessed June 27 2017 Hackensack Plank Road one of the earliest roads from Colonial times was laid out in 1718 The old plank road also known as the Hackensack or Bergen Turnpike and built with a surface of plank decking took travelers from Hoboken up through Weehawken North Bergen and on to Hackensack Hudson County Parks Visit Hudson Accessed October 23 2015 Hackensack Number Two the other remaining reservoir in Weehawken Heights is now accessible to the public as open space DePalma Anthony River City is Planned for Jersey The New York Times July 7 1987 Accessed June 27 2017 The narrow stretch of land barren but for a ferry slip a marina the ventilation shafts of the Lincoln Tunnel and an old shipping company building used as Arcorp s offices is roughly opposite the area from 50th Street to 34th Street in Manhattan Weehawken Public Library Archived February 25 2014 at the Wayback Machine The Township of Weehawken Accessed February 21 2014 About HRPAC Accessed February 21 2014 Staff Shipping News and Notes 1 000 000 Terminal Will Open Nov 28 Propeller Club Visit Navy Base The New York Times November 19 1952 Accessed November 14 2019 The United Fruit Company s new 1 000 000 terminal which will be the largest mechanical banana handling facility in the world will be officially opened on Nov 28 H H Robson vice president in charge of ships and terminals said yesterday Fedschun Travis Weehawken and Union City will have new park where defunct reservoir purchased for 11 million has been idle for 15 years The Jersey Journal December 29 2011 Accessed August 14 2016 Weehawken and Union City have purchased the dormant Hackensack Reservoir No 2 from United Water the state Department of Environmental Protection announced The 14 4 acre reservoir property which hasn t been in operation since 1996 will be transformed into a passive park with a trail around it officials said Grand Opening of Union City Weehawken Reservoir Park City of Union City Accessed August 14 2016 Please join us on Friday September 25 2015 for a Block Party from 6 to 9 p m to celebrate the grand opening of the Union City Weehawken Reservoir Park with rides hot dogs and music The park is located at 20th to 22nd Palisade Avenue Parks Department The Township of Weehawken Accessed February 21 2014 Willie 2004 The Changing Face of the Hamilton Monument Archived July 28 2011 at the Wayback Machine Weehawken Historical Commission pp 3 4 Demontreux 2004 p 4 Demontreux 2004 p 5 The Hamilton Burr Duel The Historical Marker Database Accessed August 1 2010 Head of Hamilton Bust Is Stolen in Weehawken The New York Times October 15 1934 Accessed August 5 2008 Hamilton Bust Unveiled The New York Times July 13 1935 Accessed August 5 2008 Demontreux 2004 p 6 Demontreux 2004 pp 7 9 Monument symposium honor 200th Bicentennial of duel lures scholars officials The Hudson Reporter July 16 2004 Accessed November 14 2019 Soon after the completion of the re enactment in Lincoln Harbor see story at top participants and spectators reconvened atop the Palisade in Weehawken s scenic Hamilton Park to dedicate two new plaques one in honor of America s most famous duel and another acknowledging the other numerous Affairs of Honor that took place near the location Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey Rutgers University Center for Government Studies July 1 2011 Accessed June 1 2023 Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey p 12 Rutgers University Center for Government Studies Accessed June 1 2023 a b c Kathryn Brenzel July 27 2015 Times Change But Not The Mayor 25 Years Of Weehawken Mayor Richard Turner The Star Ledger 2021 Municipal Data Sheet Township of Weehawken Accessed June 26 2022 2022 Municipal Election May 10 2022 Official Results Hudson County New Jersey updated June 1 2022 Accessed December 1 2022 Elected Officials Hudson County New Jersey Clerk Accessed March 1 2023 Heinis John In Weehawken a familiar face returns as Robert Sosa is again sworn in as 3rd Ward councilman Hudson County View October 28 2021 Accessed June 26 2022 Former Weehawken Deputy Mayor Robert Sosa was again sworn in as the township s 3rd Ward Councilman this afternoon now serving as an elected official in six different decades The vacancy on the council came after Raul Gonzalez resigned to pursue a new career opportunity in Florida last month Sosa who has served as both councilman and commissioner and was first elected in November 1978 was joined by his mother Katie his wife Desiree and his granddaughter Gabriela who held the Bible while he took the oath of office Plan Components Report New Jersey Redistricting Commission December 23 2011 Accessed February 1 2020 Municipalities Sorted by 2011 2020 Legislative District New Jersey Department of State Accessed February 1 2020 2019 New Jersey Citizen s Guide to Government New Jersey League of Women Voters Accessed October 30 2019 Districts by Number for 2011 2020 New Jersey Legislature Accessed January 6 2013 Directory of Representatives New Jersey United States House of Representatives Accessed January 3 2019 Biography Congressman Albio Sires Accessed January 3 2019 Congressman Sires resides in West New York with his wife Adrienne U S Sen Cory Booker cruises past Republican challenger Rik Mehta in New Jersey PhillyVoice Accessed April 30 2021 He now owns a home and lives in Newark s Central Ward community Biography of Bob Menendez United States Senate January 26 2015 Menendez who started his political career in Union City moved in September from Paramus to one of Harrison s new apartment buildings near the town s PATH station Home sweet home Bob Menendez back in Hudson County nj com Accessed April 30 2021 Booker Cory A D NJ Class II Menendez Robert D NJ Class I Legislative Roster for District 33 New Jersey Legislature Accessed January 11 2022 Thomas A DeGise Hudson County Executive Hudson County New Jersey Accessed August 17 2017 Message From The Chair Hudson County New Jersey Accessed August 17 2017 County Officials Hudson County New Jersey Accessed August 17 2017 2017 County Data Sheet Hudson County New Jersey Accessed August 17 2017 Freeholder District 1 Hudson County New Jersey Accessed August 17 2017 Kenneth Kopacz Hudson County New Jersey Accessed August 17 2017 Freeholder District 2 Hudson County New Jersey Accessed August 17 2017 William O Dea Hudson County New Jersey Accessed August 17 2017 Freeholder District 3 Hudson County New Jersey Accessed August 17 2017 Gerard M Balmir Jr Hudson County New Jersey Accessed August 17 2017 Freeholder District 4 Hudson County New Jersey Accessed August 17 2017 E Junior Maldonado Hudson County New Jersey Accessed August 17 2017 Freeholder District 5 Hudson County New Jersey Accessed August 17 2017 Anthony L Romano Jr Hudson County New Jersey Accessed August 17 2017 Freeholder District 6 Hudson County New Jersey Accessed August 17 2017 Tilo Rivas Hudson County New Jersey Accessed August 17 2017 Freeholder District 7 Hudson County New Jersey Accessed August 17 2017 Caridad Rodriguez Hudson County New Jersey Accessed August 17 2017 Freeholder District 8 Hudson County New Jersey Accessed August 17 2017 Anthony P Vainieri Jr Hudson County New Jersey Accessed August 17 2017 Freeholder District 9 Hudson County New Jersey Accessed August 17 2017 Albert J Cifelli Hudson County New Jersey Accessed August 17 2017 E Junior Maldonado Archived September 2 2018 at the Wayback Machine Hudson County Clerk Accessed January 30 2018 Members List Clerks Archived October 23 2017 at the Wayback Machine Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey Accessed January 30 2018 Home page Hudson County Sheriff s Office Accessed August 17 2017 Hudson County Surrogate Hudson County New Jersey Accessed March 26 2021 a b Surrogates COANJ Retrieved March 26 2021 1 Hudson County New Jersey Accessed March 26 2021 Voter Registration Summary Hudson New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections March 23 2011 Accessed November 13 2012 Presidential General Election Results November 6 2012 Hudson County PDF New Jersey Department of Elections March 15 2013 Retrieved December 24 2014 Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6 2012 General Election Results Hudson County PDF New Jersey Department of Elections March 15 2013 Retrieved December 24 2014 2008 Presidential General Election Results Hudson County New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections December 23 2008 Accessed November 13 2012 2004 Presidential Election Hudson County New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections December 13 2004 Accessed November 13 2012 Governor Hudson County PDF New Jersey Department of Elections January 29 2014 Retrieved December 24 2014 Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 5 2013 General Election Results Hudson County PDF New Jersey Department of Elections January 29 2014 Retrieved December 24 2014 2009 Governor Hudson County Archived August 22 2012 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections December 31 2009 Accessed November 13 2012 a b NHRFR Locations North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Retrieved August 17 2021 Staff Miracle on the Hudson survivors to return to waterfront The Hudson Reporter July 22 2009 Accessed December 29 2016 Staff King of Weehawken Dead Simon Kelly Was Never Out of Office from 1870 The New York Times June 1 1900 Accessed December 29 2016 He served as Poormaster from 1870 to 1873 was a School Trustee for six years then Chief of Police until 1887 In that year he was made a Councilman and as President of the Board was Mayor of the town until 1898 when he was defeated by a combination of Republicans and Independent Democrats Weehawken History 1932 via USGenWeb Archives Accessed December 29 2016 To no man of that period belonged greater credit for the building up of our Township than to Simon Kelly who reigned as the big boss of Weehawken from 1871 to 1900 Divorce for Ex mayor of Weehawken PDF The New York Times May 26 1910 Mayor for a Week Weehawken Executive Put Out of Office for Using Abusive Language PDF The New York Times January 11 1908 Mrs Morris Frost Widow of a Mayor of Weehawken and Daughter in Law of Another The New York Times September 27 1932 Accessed November 14 2019 Divorce for ex Mayor of Weehawken The New York Times May 26 1910 Accessed November 14 2019 Ex mayor s Son Accused Frank Gonzales of Hoboken Indicted as an Auto Bandit PDF The New York Times October 23 1914 Residents Oppose Plan to Consolidate Neighboring Towns into Hudson City The New York Times November 13 1909 a b Widow 72 Succeeds Weehawken Mayor The New York Times May 14 1931 Accessed November 14 2019 Mrs Clara E Grauert 72 year old widow of Emile W Grauert who at the time of his death on April 20 had completed twenty one years as Mayor of Weehawken N J was sworn in last night at the Weehawken City Hall as her husband s successor Weehawken Mayor Dead at Age of 76 Emile W Grauert Elected to the Same Office 11 Times Serving 21 Years Began As An Architect Helped Design Albany Capitol and Several Manhattan Skyscrapers Public Funeral Tomorrow The New York Times April 21 1931 Mayor Grauert Dies in Weehawken at 76 Brooklyn Eagle Associated Press April 21 1931 via Newspapers com United Fruit Plans Weehawken Plant The New York Times October 26 1949 Accessed November 14 2019 Tax Strike Voted For Weehawken Township Committee Acts to Cut Off Hudson Levies Over Misuse of Funds To Seek Tax Refund The New York Times June 30 1956 Richard J H Johnston November 1 1972 Weehawken Hears Rumbles of Discontent The New York Times a b Ex Weehawken Mayor Is Guilty of Conspiracy The New York Times Associated Press December 16 1983 Retrieved April 1 2015 District information for Weehawken Public School District National Center for Education Statistics Accessed April 1 2020 School Data for the Weehawken School District National Center for Education Statistics Accessed November 14 2019 Daniel Webster School Weehawken School District Accessed April 7 2020 Theodore Roosevelt School Weehawken School District Accessed April 7 2020 Weehawken High School Weehawken School District Accessed April 7 2020 New Jersey School Directory for the Weehawken School District New Jersey Department of Education Accessed December 29 2016 Green Jennie Not Too Fancy Except for the Views The New York Times January 23 2005 Accessed July 8 2011 According to Mr McLellan the school superintendent small schools and class sizes are the key to success Weehawken High School which encompasses Grades 7 through 12 offers more advanced placement courses than any other school in the state he said while 85 to 90 percent of the students are college bound Moreover state testing at Grades 4 8 and 11 have placed Weehawken students in the top 10 percent statewide Woodrow Wilson Arts Integrated School Union City School District Accessed July 9 2014 2017 National Blue Ribbon Schools Program Application Hoboken Catholic Academy PDF U S Department of Education p 6 28 Weehawken Public Library librarytechnology org November 2011 Accessed February 9 2015 ABOUT Weehawken Public Library Bergen County Cooperative Library System Accessed February 9 2015 Weehawken Public Library Archived February 25 2014 at the Wayback Machine Township of Weehawken Accessed July 9 2014 Hudson County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction New Jersey Department of Transportation May 2010 Accessed July 25 2014 Route 495 Straight Line Diagram New Jersey Department of Transportation updated June 2014 Accessed March 1 2023 County Route 505 Straight Line Diagram New Jersey Department of Transportation updated December 2012 Accessed March 1 2023 Hudson County Highway Map New Jersey Department of Transportation Accessed March 1 2023 Hudson County Bus Rail Connections NJ Transit backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 22 2009 Accessed July 8 2011 Hudson County System Map Archived November 12 2019 at the Wayback Machine NJ Transit Accessed November 12 2019 2018 Hudson County Transit Map Hudson Transportation Management Association Accessed November 12 2019 Lincoln Harbor Archived December 30 2016 at the Wayback Machine NJ Transit Accessed December 29 2016 Port Imperial Archived December 30 2016 at the Wayback Machine NJ Transit Accessed December 29 2016 Hudson Bergen Light Rail System Map Archived June 5 2011 at the Wayback Machine NJ Transit Accessed December 29 2016 Home page NY Waterway Accessed December 29 2016 Corporate Headquarters 4800 Avenue at Port Imperial Weehawken NJ 07086 JC Hoboken Weehawken partner on bike share Archived December 19 2013 at the Wayback Machine Hoboken official Web site Strunsky Steve October 25 2017 Hudson Bike Share on a roll with north south expansion nj Retrieved January 17 2020 JerseyBike to exit Hudson County Citibike expands into Hoboken August 17 2020 Hudson Dispatch Weekly May 13 2010 Good Philip Recalling the Glory Days of The Hudson Dispatch The New York Times October 27 1991 Accessed December 29 2016 El Especial s official website Smith Roberta John Marin The Weehawken Sequence The New York Times February 17 2011 Accessed January 4 2013 Welcome Archived July 26 2011 at the Wayback Machine Hudson Riverfront Performing Arts Center Accessed July 8 2011 Weehawken on Futurama Weehawken Time Machine Accessed July 9 2014 via Associated Press Edward Hopper s East Wind Over Weehawken sells for over 40M The Record December 5 2013 Accessed October 23 2015 Edward Hopper s East Wind Over Weehawken has sold for 40 5 million an auction record for the artist The 1934 work depicts a streetscape of the New Jersey city across the Hudson River from New York Hyman Dylan Burr Hamilton Duel A look back KCRA TV July 11 2017 Accessed December 10 2017 It was 213 years ago that longtime rivals Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton met for the final time in Weehawken New Jersey for a duel that would go in the history books and eventually make its way to the Broadway stage Dramatized in the song The World Was Wide Enough from the Hamilton musical Burr sings about becoming a villain in Hamilton s history Following the duel Burr s political reputation never recovered Still shot of the corner of East Boulevard and 46th Street in Weehawken NJ from the film Contamination Luigi Cozzi 1980 Kastin David July 16 2012 Ian Marvin Graye s Reviews Nica s Dream The Life and Legend of the Jazz Baroness Lathem Edward Connery Who s Who amp What s What in the Books of Dr Seuss Dartmouth College Accessed April 29 2021 1 Among the cities at which the Circus Show exhibited Horton in Horton Hatches the Egg 2 Place cited by the Once ler in giving directions to his relatives for finding their way to him in The Lorax West Teri Daveed Diggs raps an ode to Weehawken in new Central Park season The Jersey Journal March 19 2021 Accessed April 29 2021 The streets of Weehawken are humming with that shyly prideful feeling you get when catapulted into sudden fame Last week the anthem arrived It s in cartoon form and rapped by actor Daveed Diggs voicing a grey haired TV character boasting about her hometown It s called Weehawken Rap and Apple TV debuted it online as a preview for the upcoming season of Central Park Earliest known Manhattan map made in 1639 The New York Times March 25 1917 Accessed June 15 2017 Kirk Edward J Weehawken History 1932 Hudson County Archives Society October 16 1932 Accessed June 15 2017 The First Citizen of Weehawken That is what they say of him who seems to have been the first and for some time apparently the only citizen of Weehawken Maryn Adriaensen Stancavish Don Edwin Alberian was TV s Clarabell The Record April 2 1997 Accessed November 13 2012 Lawrence Greg 2001 Dancing with Demons GP Putnam and Sons ISBN 0 399 14652 0 a b Hague Jim New commission will capture town s history The Hudson Reporter February 15 2000 Accessed November 13 2012 But as Fleckenstein is quick to point out there are other historic facts about the township Like the fact that famed actor dancer Fred Astaire once called Weehawken home Marquard Bryan Myril Axelrod Bennett 93 female pioneer in ad world The Boston Globe January 31 2014 Accessed June 26 2022 The second of three children Myril Jessica Davidson was born in Weehawken N J and grew up in Jersey City Altman John September 19 2016 Eleonor Barooshian obituary The Guardian Retrieved October 3 2021 Staff Francis Bitter 65 of M I T is Dead An Authority on Magnetism Served Navy During War The New York Times July 27 1967 Accessed June 27 2017 Dr Bitter was born in Weehawken N J the son of Karl and Marie Bitter His father was a noted sculptor Staff Peasant Sculptor from Sweden Seeks Field for His Art in America The New York Times July 1 1906 Accessed June 27 2017 Along with the painters who seek the seclusion of the grim visaged cliffs for their work there is a goodly quota of sculptors the studio of Karl Bitter tops the heights of Weehawken a b JerseyCityHistory com Genealogical History Of Hudson And Bergen Counties New Jersey GENEALOGICAL JOHN HILLRIC BONN www getnj com Selzer Jack 1996 Kenneth Burke among the Moderns Counter Statement as Counter Statement Rhetoric Society Quarterly 26 2 19 49 doi 10 1080 02773949609391064 JSTOR 3886224 via JSTOR https pabook libraries psu edu literary cultural heritage map pa bios Burke Kenneth Pizarro Max LD 36 hopeful Caride lands Blanco s endorsement at Passaic City Hall The New York Observer April 6 2011 Accessed December 20 2017 The first Dominican American mayor said Caride who was born in Weehawken to Cuban immigrant parents and grew up in Ridgefield and whose law office is located in Union City Zeitlinger Ron Weehawken teen who climbed 1 WTC charged with climbing historic water tower source says The Jersey Journal September 22 2014 Accessed June 27 2017 The Weehawken teen who slipped past security and climbed to the top of 1 World Trade Center earlier this year has been arrested in his home town for trying to scale another building a source told The Jersey Journal Justin Casquejo the 16 year old who caused a national stir and a security embarrassment when he posted pictures online from the top of the WTC building while it was still under construction in March tried to climb the historic Weehawken water tower a 175 foot brick structure on Park Avenue on Sept 17 a source with knowledge of his arrest said Wenik Ian Weehawken native appears on Project Runway Castillo brings local flair every time she comes on screen The Hudson Reporter July 28 2013 Accessed December 20 2017 But while some may try to hide their Hudson County roots in search of big fame under the bright lights Helen Castillo displays hers on sleeve like her characteristic tattoos Born in Weehawken before later moving to Union City Castillo grew up with a preternatural interest in the fine arts Jack Cusick Society for American Baseball Research Accessed June 26 2022 Born June 12 1928 at Weehawken NJ USA Bayot Jennifer John Diebold 79 a Visionary of the Computer Age Dies The New York Times December 27 2005 Accessed December 20 2017 John Theurer Diebold he later dropped the middle name was born on June 8 1926 in Weehawken N J and received a bachelor s degree from Swarthmore College and a master s degree from Harvard Business School John Joseph Eagan Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Accessed June 25 2007 Student of the Week Ronald Enroth Plans to Become a Teacher Like History Writing Traveling and Books Poughkeepsie Journal December 2 1955 Accessed June 26 2022 via Newspapers com Born in Weehawken N J Ronald was raised in Ridgefield N J and attended the Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood N J prior to moving to New Paltz two years ago Halasz Piri State Artists Display Skills The New York Times July 6 1975 Accessed November 26 2019 Because of its complexity Gary T Erbe s American Recipe also rewards study Using a trompe l oeil technique and an arrangement of elements that suggests collage this skilled Weehawken artist superimposed shiny pie plates a rolling pin an electric mixer and other attributes of domestic labor on an old fashioned patriotic poster thus satirically summing up the place of woman in all American home Schwartz Bob John Erskine s Weehawken Boyhood Weehawken Time Machine Accessed October 23 2015 Edward A Feigenbaum from the SmartComputing Encyclopedia Accessed December 26 2006 Knuth Don Oral History of Edward Feigenbaum Computer History Museum 2007 Accessed October 23 2015 I was born in Weehawken New Jersey which is a town on the Palisades opposite New York In fact it s the place where the Lincoln Tunnel dives under the water and comes up in New York Then my parents moved up the Palisades four miles to a town called North Bergen and there I lived until I was 16 and went off to Carnegie Tech Weehawken Time Machine Fiordalsi Accessed July 8 2011 Justice Marie L Garibaldi Announces Her Retirement From the Supreme Court Archived December 8 2015 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Courts December 22 1999 Accessed December 8 2015 a b ratliff Ben Joao Gilberto an Architect of Bossa Nova Is Dead at 88 The New York Times July 6 2019 Accessed October 26 2020 After divorcing Astrud and in 1965 marrying another singer Heloisa Buarque de Holanda known in her own career as Miucha Mr Gilberto moved to Weehawken N J and then to Brooklyn Giles Nancy March 28 2020 A brisk walk with Nancy Giles CBS News Archived from the original on March 28 2020 Retrieved March 29 2020 Speiser Matthew Listen Weehawken singer 15 drawing rave reviews and taking shot at the big time The Jersey Journal October 14 2015 updated January 17 2019 Accessed January 19 2020 Chloe Baker is a busy teenager Between a full course load in musical theater at High Tech High School in North Bergen homework and a burgeoning career as a singer and songwriter the 15 year old Weehawken girl barely has time to make it to soccer practice at Weehawken High where she is one of the team s best players The passing of a champion Boxing Great Griffith Who Called Hudson County Home For Years Dies At 75 The Hudson Reporter July 28 2013 Accessed September 18 2020 During his boxing heyday when he won both the world welterweight and middleweight championships Emile Griffith was proud to call Hudson County home For almost 30 years Griffith lived on Boulevard East in Weehawken Bio Lost Ceilings poet writer performer amp artist Janet Hamill Accessed October 23 2015 Janet Hamill was born in Jersey City NJ For her first five years she gazed across the Hudson from the Palisades in Weehawken before her family moved to New Milford in Bergen County a b Friedwald Will The Ballad of a Jazz Royal The Wall Street Journal July 7 2011 Accessed July 9 2014 Finally in 1958 the baroness moved to a mansion in Weehawken N J which became what might have been the metropolitan area s greatest jazz salon ever Monk Barry Harris and other greats lived there for long periods and more incredible music was heard there than in most concert halls Watrous Peter Be Bop s Generous Romantic The New York Times May 28 1994 Accessed January 14 2012 Mr Harris moved to New York in the early 1960s and became friends with Thelonious Monk and Baroness Pannonica de Koenigswarter Mr Monk s patron Eventually Mr Harris moved to her estate in Weehawken N J where he still lives Glenn Hauman SFBookcase Accessed August 19 2011 It Wasn t Me Archived March 21 2012 at the Wayback Machine Glenn Hauman View From Above September 21 2007 A Star Trek Wedding NPR March 26 2005 Graduation ceremonies program 1974 Press release Woodrow Wilson Junior High School Weehawken New Jersey June 1974 Kihss Peter Adm Roscoe H Hillenkoetter 85 First Director Of The C I A Dies The New York Times June 21 1982 Accessed November 13 2012 Vice Adm Roscoe H Hillenkoetter the first director of the Central Intelligence Agency died Friday night at Mount Sinai Hospital He was 85 years old and had lived in Weehawken N J since his retirement from the Navy in 1958 Bob Kennedy Pro Football Reference com Accessed October 23 2015 Kwoh Leslie N J has grown as the capital of the TV infomercial industry The Star Ledger July 12 2009 Accessed July 25 2022 Khubani born in Weehawken to Indian immigrants said New Jersey is not a very business friendly state because rents labor costs and taxes are high James Gore King Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Accessed September 23 2007 a b Thelonious Junior biography Jazz Accessed July 8 2011 He made three final performances with an orchestra at Carnegie Hall and appeared with a quartet at the Newport Jazz Festival New York in 1975 and in 1976 but otherwise spent his final years in seclusion in Weehawken New Jersey at the home of the Baroness Pannonica de Koenigswarter his lifelong friend and patron Levine Daniel Rome Triunfador Franck de Las Mercedes ABC News August 16 2007 Accessed August 18 2008 Standing in the middle of his one bedroom loft apartment in an industrial part of Weehawken N J the 34 year old abstract painter covers a small brown cardboard box in white acrylic paint and then carefully drips red and hot pink paint on it Lucas Ed Lucas Christopher 2015 Seeing Home The Ed Lucas Story A Blind Broadcaster s Story of Overcoming Life s Greatest Obstacles Gallery Jeter Publishing ISBN 978 1476785837 Amato Matthew August 14 2007 On The Streets Where We Live The Hudson Reporter Archived from the original on November 22 2021 Retrieved November 22 2021 Testa Jim Weehawken author Lori Majewski to discuss the Mad World of Eighties New Wave at Word Books Open Mic The Jersey Journal May 14 2014 Accessed October 23 2015 Majewski even argued that growing up in Weehawken helped fuel her love for this era of music and these particular bands You have to remember that when cable TV was first being introduced Weehawken was one of the first communities where it was rolled out she said Out of the Dark Room Time March 16 1962 Accessed June 13 2007 In many ways it took Marin 40 years to find himself Raised by two maiden aunts in Weehawken N J his mother died nine days after his birth he attended Stevens Institute of Technology for a year drifted from job to job spent six frustrating years trying to turn himself into an architect Allocca Sean What s old is new Community theater group returns to the township The Hudson Reporter June 20 2010 Accessed July 9 2014 Although the new reincarnation of the group is independent of the township some of Iacono s original associates like famous songwriter and longtime Weehawken resident Trade Martin and former Guttenberg Mayor Peter LaVilla have signed on to work on the project Steven Massarsky 1948 2007 The Comics Reporter October 7 2007 Accessed June 2 2008 Hague Jim Weehawken native finds HMS Hood on ocean s floor Mearns six year journey ends with mixed emotions leads to documentary book The Hudson Reporter November 9 2001 Accessed December 29 2016 When David Mearns was a youngster growing up in Weehawken he was always fascinated by water Mettler Fred A Cecilia Charlotte Asper Mettler 1909 1943 Bulletin of the History of Medicine 1944 Accessed February 16 2023 via JSTOR She was born October 26 1909 at Weehawken N J of Spanish French Irish extraction and was the daughter of the late William Charles Asper attorney and Professor of Law at the John Marshall Law College Bird Christiane 2000 American Women Writers A Critical Guide from Colonial Times to the Present St James Press pp 139 140 Excerpts from Are Women People A Book of Rhymes for Suffrage Times 1915 Library of Congress February 23 2018 Archived from the original on October 30 2020 Retrieved September 27 2021 via Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Fox Joey Noriega formally unveiled as Murphy s Supreme Court pick Nomination has support from Stack Bramnick ahead of potentially smooth confirmation process New Jersey Globe May 15 2023 Accessed May 16 2023 Noriega the son of Peruvian immigrants was born in Weehawken and raised in neighboring Union City Liam O Brien IMDB Liam O Brien was born on May 28 1976 and was raised in Weehawken New Jersey USA Accessed March 27 2018 Lawyer Politicians in New Jersey K Q at Political Graveyard Beckerman Jim B 52s Party lands close to hometown The Record August 15 2009 backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 6 2016 Accessed December 20 2017 And with that hair Kate Pierson born in Weehawken raised in Rutherford Strong Martin Charles The essential rock discography Canongate U S ISBN 978 1 84195 860 6 Staff B 52s Party lands close to hometown The Record August 15 2009 Accessed January 14 2012 But Athens is a university town cosmopolitan with transplants from all over Which is how Pierson Weehawken born Rutherford raised and Schneider Newark and Long Branch came to be in the area ready to join forces with several local musicians to create New Wave s quirkiest party band Ranney William Tylee The Handbook of Texas Accessed October 23 2015 In 1847 he moved to Weehawken New Jersey where he remained several years Millan Nicolas Looking back Famed American 19th century painter called North Hudson home Archived February 27 2012 at the Wayback Machine The Hudson Reporter April 15 2008 Accessed October 23 2015 In 1847 Ranney moved to Weehawken and continued painting Four years later the artist moved to Union City where he built his estate Maurer Mark Dan Resin at 79 Caddyshack actor did TV commercials Archived January 12 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Hudson Reporter August 3 2010 Accessed October 23 2015 Shortly after attending Indiana University and Columbia University Resin moved to Hudson County and lived in Union City Weehawken and eventually Secaucus Henry Reuterdahl Arlington National Cemetery Accessed October 23 2015 Lieutenant Commander Henry Reuterdahl United States naval Reserve Force well known naval artist and marine colorist died at the St Elizabeth s Government Hospital for the Insane on Sunday night and was buried privately today in Arlington National Cemetery where repose many of the American Navy officers with whom he was intimately associated His home was in Weehawken New Jersey from about 1899 1925 A Made in The U S A Genius Jerome Robbins master choreographer Time August 10 1998 Kisselgoff Anna Jerome Robbins 79 Is Dead Giant of Ballet and Broadway The New York Times July 30 1998 Accessed October 23 2015 When his father went into corset manufacturing in Union City N J the family moved to nearby Weehawken where Mr Robbins graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1935 Gross Daniel The Bottom Feeder King Never mind hedge funds Wilbur Ross gets rich the unfashionable way in steel plants textile mills and other stuff nobody wants New York July 30 2011 Accessed October 23 2015 Thumbnail bio Born in Weehawken New Jersey 1937 the son of a schoolteacher and a lawyer Wilbur Ross Sr became a judge Hague Jim Guitar Wizards Brazilian brothers open HRPAC s UBS Atrium series The Hudson Reporter November 28 2004 Accessed May 8 2007 The Seattle Symphony with Weehawken native Gerard Schwarz as conductor recently performed a triple concerto of Sergio Assad s original musical compositions Staff Theodore Seltzer Is Dead at 86 Manufactured Baume Ben Gay The New York Times January 2 1957 Accessed November 14 2019 Theodore Seltzer president of Bengue Inc 2023 Kerrigan Avenue Union City N J manufacturers of a medicinal ointment Baume Ben Gay and other products died Monday in French Hospital after a long illness He was 86 years old and lived at 55 King Avenue Weehawken N J Seltzer Mansion Weehawken Time Machine Accessed August 11 2014 Kenneth Steiglitz Eugene Higgins Professor of Computer Science Princeton University Accessed October 23 2015 Born January 30 1939 Weehawken New Jersey via Associated Press Fred A Stickel Publisher of The Oregonian Dies at 93 The New York Times September 30 2015 Accessed June 26 2022 Mr Stickel was born on Nov 18 1921 in Weehawken N J Hendrix Grady The Cartoonist Who Crashed the Party The New York Sun September 1 2006 Accessed June 13 2007 Tashlin a native of Weehawken N J got his start animating Looney Tunes in the early 1940s before becoming the go to guy for comedy as one of the few directors to successfully make the transition from animation to live action shaping star vehicles for one outsized celeb after another Bob Hope Jayne Mansfield and most famously Jerry Lewis Campus Profiles English Professor First Of Series The Cowl March 16 1951 Accessed May 20 2021 via Newspapers com Mr Paul Van K Thomson professor of English literature here at Providence College has another important job to do besides teaching that is being the father of six children Mr Thomson who arrived here in 1949 was born in Weehawken N J and attended high school there a b Mullins Michael D Was it the shoes Local fan says he has secret of Giants success as city plans celebration Archived March 3 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Hudson Reporter February 19 2008 Accessed February 6 2013 City officials said that besides quarterback Eli Manning who lives in the Hudson Tea Building on 15th Street linebackers Kawika Mitchell and Mathias Kiwanuka are Hoboken residents Several Giants live in surrounding municipalities including Amani Toomer and Derrick Ward who both live in Weehawken Temple Beth El at Jersey City Past and Present SRI amp ETTC Stockton University www stockton edu Kelley Robin Thelonious Monk The Life and Times of an American Original p 240 Simon amp Schuster 2009 ISBN 0684831902 Accessed November 13 2012 Wolf Jaime What A Design Guru Really Does The New York Times December 1 2002 Accessed October 23 2015 Or the house in Weehawken that Walrod wants to save which wasn t only designed by a close associate of Walter Gropius s but was also originally commissioned by Josef von Sternberg later sold to an eccentric baroness who was famous for supporting jazz musicians like Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk and was ultimately it turns out the place where Monk died Staff A Native Returns Josef Von Sternberg of Fond Memory Resumes Directing in Hollywood Winner Revelation The New York Times September 10 1950 Accessed October 23 2015 or when Von Sternberg after a long absence from Hollywood was beckoned back here by Howard Hughes last fall from his home in Weehawken N J he had no assurance that he would even be handed the controls on Jet Pilot Staff Daniel Webster Owned It Weehawken Heights Property That Was Sold by Him for 8 500 The New York Times August 29 1897 Accessed June 27 2017 Staff Grant Wright 70 Dies In East of Pneumonia Peoria Star October 21 1935 Accessed August 11 2014 Grant Wright aged 70 one of the leading landscape painters in the country and known to practically every older resident of Peoria died yesterday morning at the North Hudson Hospital at Union City N J following a short illness Death was caused by pneumonia He was admitted to the hospital Saturday night being taken from his home 327 Park Avenue Weehawken N J External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Weehawken New Jersey Official website Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Weehawken Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed Cambridge University Press Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Weehawken New Jersey amp oldid 1180546761, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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