Riverbend (Hudson County) Explained

Riverbend is the name of two sections of Hudson County, New Jersey.The smaller Riverbend District is located in Harrison at a bend in the Passaic River in West Hudson across from Newark Penn Station and site of the Red Bull Arena. Since the millennium, the southernmost portion of Harrison has seen a major increase in development and population and has gone from being an industrial district on the outskirts of Newark to a transit-oriented residential and commercial neighborhood south west of the PATH Newark Line.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

The larger Riverbend Section is on the banks of the Hackensack River and is part of the New Jersey Meadowlands District.[12] As its name suggests it lies at a meander (in this case a "S' curve) in the Hackensack River between the New Jersey Turnpike Eastern Spur and where the Belleville Turnpike and the Newark-Jersey City Turnpike converge to cross the Wittpenn Bridge. In the river not far from the mouth of the tributary Penhorn Creek is the point where the municipal borders of Jersey City, Secaucus, and Kearny meet.[13]

This Riverbend is in many ways typical of the New Jersey Meadowlands, a combination of marshes, industry, and rail infrastructure (namely the Northeast Corridor Line as it approaches Secaucus Junction). The northern boundary is the unused rail right-of-way for the former Boonton Line. To the northwest are Snake Hill, site of Hudson County Laurel Hill Park, Anderson Marsh, and Harmon Cove.

The central part of the area is the Riverbend Wetlands Preserve, one of several wetland preservation and restoration areas under the jurisdiction on the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission.[14] Currently the area has limited public access, but may eventually connect with trails to the park and the Secaucus Greenway portion of the Hackensack River Greenway.[15] and the Essex–Hudson Greenway.

To the southeast are the Croxton Yard, and the Hudson Generating Station, the PATH Newark Line, and New Jersey Transit Hoboken Terminal-bound trains. The Kearny Meadows border the river to the southwest.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Riverbend: Live in Harrison's Newest Neighborhood . 2023-11-05 . riverbenddistrict.com . October 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231021213642/https://riverbenddistrict.com/ . live .
  2. Web site: Journal . Rose Duger For The Jersey . 2014-11-26 . Luxury residences to be built in Harrison's Riverbend District, near PATH lines . 2023-11-05 . nj . en . July 19, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190719132814/https://www.nj.com/hudson/2014/11/luxury_residences_to_be_built_in_harrisons_riverbend_district_near_path_lines.html . live .
  3. Web site: Kofsky . Jared . 2018-11-20 . More Riverfront Development Planned in Harrison . 2023-11-05 . Jersey Digs . en-US . July 19, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190719132915/https://jerseydigs.com/more-riverfront-development-proposed-1-15-railroad-avenue-harrison/ . live .
  4. Web site: December 17, 2014 . Harrison Riverbend | Architecture Projects | Rotwein+Blake . deviated . https://web.archive.org/web/20201022121524/https://rb-arch.com/harrison-riverbend-hoboken/ . 22 October 2020.
  5. Web site: October 5, 2017 . Next phase of mixed-use Riverbend District underway . deviated . https://web.archive.org/web/20190719133249/https://rew-online.com/2017/10/next-phase-of-mixed-use-riverbend-district-underway/ . 19 July 2019.
  6. Web site: heciara.cerreto . 2017-03-31 . Riverbend . 2023-11-05 . Construction Pros NJ . en . July 20, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190720053811/https://www.constructionprosnj.com/blog/riverbend/ . live .
  7. Web site: Ready to move: How Harrison is transforming from an industrial powerhouse. Kathryn. Brenzel. May 11, 2015. nj.com. July 20, 2019. July 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190720054655/https://www.nj.com/realestate-news/2015/05/ready_to_move_everything_you_n_4.html. live.
  8. Web site: Gruel . Heyer . 3 April 2012 . Amended Harrison Waterfront Redevelopment Plan 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190720055605/http://www.townofharrison.com/DocumentCenter/View/151/Adopted-Amended-Harrison-Waterfront-Redevelopment-Plan-2012-PDF . 2019-07-20 . 2019-07-20.
  9. Web site: Kofsky . Jared . 2018-03-15 . Proposal Calls for 20-Story Tower and More Near Harrison PATH Station . 2023-11-05 . Jersey Digs . en-US . July 20, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190720060457/https://jerseydigs.com/proposed-20-story-tower-near-harrison-path-station/ . live .
  10. Web site: (Hudson County) . Town of Harrison . 5 November 2015 . TOWN OF HARRISON - Municipal Public Access Plan . July 20, 2019 . May 1, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170501172820/http://www.nj.gov/dep/cmp/access/docs/finalmpaps/harrison-town.pdf . live .
  11. News: Smothers . Ronald . 2005-05-27 . New Jersey Town Is Replacing Its Old Factories With Waterfront Homes . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-11-05 . 0362-4331 . July 20, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190720061829/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/27/nyregion/new-jersey-town-is-replacing-its-old-factories-with-waterfront.html . live .
  12. Web site: Riverbend Wetland Preserve (Secaucus) New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority . 2023-11-05 . www.njsea.com . October 20, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211020005210/https://www.njsea.com/natural-resources/riverbend-wetland-preserve/ . live .
  13. Book: Hagstrom Map Company, Inc. 978-0-88097-763-0. Hudson County New Jersey Street Map . 2008.
  14. Web site: Riverbend Wetlands Preserve . 2023-11-05 . en-US . October 7, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211007115338/https://meri.njmeadowlands.gov/mesic/sites/candidate-restoration-sites/riverbend-wetlands-preserve-2/ . live .
  15. Web site: M. Slaugh . Brian . 18 February 2014 . Open Space and Recreation Plan, Secaucus, New Jersey . October 7, 2021 . October 7, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211007115543/https://green.secaucusnj.gov/meetings/green-times-newsletter/18-open-spaces-plan/file . live .

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