Weehawken, New Jersey Explained

Weehawken, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Township
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Hudson County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Weehawken
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Hudson County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
Pushpin Relief:yes
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hudson
Government Type:Faulkner Act (council–manager)
Governing Body:Township Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Richard F. Turner (term ends June 30, 2026)[1]
Leader Title1:Manager
Leader Name1:Giovanni D. Ahmad[2]
Leader Title2:Municipal clerk
Leader Name2:Rola Fares[3]
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:March 15, 1859
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[4]
Area Total Km2:3.82
Area Land Km2:2.03
Area Water Km2:1.79
Area Total Sq Mi:1.48
Area Land Sq Mi:0.78
Area Water Sq Mi:0.69
Area Water Percent:46.69
Area Rank:454th of 565 in state
7th of 12 in county
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:17197
Population Rank:154th of 565 in state
10th of 12 in county[5]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:21934.9
Population Density Rank:8th of 565 in state
6th of 12 in county
Population Est:17207
Pop Est As Of:2023
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Footnotes:[6]
Elevation Ft:3
Coordinates Footnotes:[7]
Coordinates:40.7689°N -74.0154°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Codes
Postal Code:07086–07087[8]
Area Code:201/551[9]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:3401777930[10] [11]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0882224[12]

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, an increase of 4,643 (+37.0%) from the 2010 census count of 12,554, which in turn reflected a decline of 947 (−7.0%) from the 13,501 counted in the 2000 census.[13]

History

Name

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.[14] [15] [16]

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.[17] 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. Weehawken Street in Manhattan's Greenwich Village was the site of a colonial Hudson River ferry landing.[18]

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

Founding

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 anchored in Weehawken Cove.[19] At the time it was the territory of the Hackensack and Tappan, of the Turtle Clan, or Unami, a branch of the 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).[20] 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 Netherlands by the British, and the town became part of the Province of East Jersey. In 1677, John Luby acquired several parcels covering 35acres along the Hudson.[21] 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.[22] 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.[23]

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.[24]

Revolutionary War

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.[25] Early documented inhabitants included a Captain James Deas, whose stately residence at Deas' Point was located atop a knoll along the river.[26] 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 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;[27] this duel was re-enacted on its 200th anniversary (July 11, 2004) by descendants of Hamilton and Burr.[28] Three years earlier, a duel was held at this spot between Hamilton's son, Philip Hamilton, and George Eacker.[29] (Another source, however, puts the duel in Paulus Hook in Jersey City.[30]) 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.[29]

19th century

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.[31]

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)[32] 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.[33]

20th century

The turn of the 20th century saw the end of the large estates, casinos, hotels, and theaters as tourism gave way to subdivisions[34] (such as Highwood Park and Clifton Park) and the construction of many of the private homes in the township.[35] 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.

Geography

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.[36] Weehawken is one of the towns that comprise North Hudson, sometimes called NoHu in the artistic community.[37]

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%).[4]

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.[38] [39] [40]

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.[41] 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.[42] Local zoning laws prohibit the construction of high-rise buildings that would obstruct sight-lines from higher points in the township.[43] [44] In a 1999 decision that blocked the development of a pair of waterfront towers that would have stood, 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".[45] In 2021, the development company Roseland donated of land on the Palisades cliff face to the town in order to preserve its beauty and its history.[46]

Demographics

2020 census

Weehawken township, Hudson County, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2000[47] !Pop 2010[48] ![49] !% 2000!% 2010!
White alone (NH)6,7665,850style='background: #ffffe6; 7,53750.11%48.57%style='background: #ffffe6; 43.83%
Black or African American alone (NH)312412style='background: #ffffe6; 6852.31%3.46%style='background: #ffffe6; 3.98%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)914style='background: #ffffe6; 150.07%0.12%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.09%
Asian alone (NH)6161,010style='background: #ffffe6; 2,5944.56%8.43%style='background: #ffffe6; 15.08%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)101style='background: #ffffe6; 70.07%0.01%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.04%
Some Other Race alone (NH)5136style='background: #ffffe6; 1320.38%0.30%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.77%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)250176style='background: #ffffe6; 5621.85%1.45%style='background: #ffffe6; 3.27%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,4875,055style='background: #ffffe6; 5,66540.64%40.27%style='background: #ffffe6; 32.94%
Total13,50112,554style='background: #ffffe6; 17,197100.00%100.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 100.00%

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 12,554 people, 5,712 households, and 2,913 families in the township. The population density was . There were 6,213 housing units at an average density of . 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.

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.

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.

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.[50]

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, there were 13,501 people, 5,975 households, and 3,059 families residing in the township. The population density was 15891.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 6,159 housing units at an average density of 7249.4sp=usNaNsp=us. 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.[51] [52]

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.[51] [52]

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.[51] [52]

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.[51] [52]

Weehawken, with a population density about equal to that of Jersey City, is among the most densely populated municipalities in the United States.[53]

Economy

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.[54] [55] UBS,[56] Swatch Group USA,[57] Hartz Mountain[58] Telx Technologies (colocation center)[59] [60] are among the corporations which maintain offices in the neighborhood, which also hosts a Sheraton Hotels and Resorts-branded hotel.

Sports

Formula One announced plans in 2011 to host a street race on a circuit stretching in Weehawken and West New York called Grand Prix of America, that was planned to have its first event in June 2013.[61] The three-day event was anticipated to attract 100,000 people and bring in approximately $100 million in economic activity. 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.[62] The race was repeatedly added then removed from future Formula One provisional calendars, and dropped completely from the provisional calendar by 2016.[63]

Points of interest

Though the panoramic view (from the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to George Washington Bridge) may be its most famous attraction,[64] Weehawken is also home to other sites of historic, aesthetic, and engineering importance:

Hamilton Monument

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.[82] 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.[83]

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,[84] located just off the Boulevard East.[85] 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;[86] a new bust was unveiled on July 12, 1935.[87] [88]

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.[89] [90]

Government

Local government

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.[91] 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 and a deputy mayor from among its members in a reorganization meeting held in the first week of July after the election.[92] [93] [94]

The mayor of Weehawken is Richard F. Turner (at-large), whose term of office ends June 30, 2026. Turner has served in office since July 1990, after having served as town manager.[95] Turner is one of longest-serving mayors in New Jersey. 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.[96] [97] [98] [99] Giovanni D. Ahmad is the township manager.[2]

Federal, state, and county representation

Weehawken is located in the 8th Congressional District[100] and is part of New Jersey's 33rd state legislative district.[101] [102] [103]

Politics

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.[104]

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%.[105] [106] 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%.[107] 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.[108]

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%.[109] [110] 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.[111]

Public safety

Weehawken is served by North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue (NHRFR).[112] Engine 3 and Engine 5 are assigned to two fire stations located in the township.[112]

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.[113]

Mayors

Education

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.[130] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[131]) are Daniel Webster School[132] served 418 students in Pre-K through 2nd grade, Theodore Roosevelt School[133] served 420 students in grades 3–6, and Weehawken High School[134] served 569 students in grades 7–12[135] The school system is known for its small classes and high ratings.[136]

The Woodrow Wilson Arts Integrated School (grades 1–8), located in Weehawken, was part of the Union City School District.[137]

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.[138]

The Weehawken Public Library has a collection of approximately 43,000 volumes and circulates 40,600 items annually.[139] and is a member of the Bergen County Cooperative Library System.[140] The landmark building, extensively renovated and updated in 1999.[141]

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Hudson County and by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.[142]

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.[143] County Route 505 also passes through the township.[144] [145]

Public transportation

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.[146] [147] [148]

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[149] and Port Imperial station,[150] where transfer to NY Waterway ferries to Midtown and Lower Manhattan is possible.[151]

NY Waterway headquarters are located at Weehawken Port Imperial.[152]

In 2013, a planned regional bike share system was announced by the Mayors of Weehawken and two cities to its south.[153] Hudson Bike Share, launched in Hoboken in 2015, expanded to Weehawken in 2017.[154] The program ended in 2020 when Hoboken joined the Citibike network.[155]

Media and culture

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,[156] (named for the former daily Hudson Dispatch),[157] The Hudson Reporter, the Weehawken Reporter, the Spanish language El Especialito.[158] 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.[159]

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.[160]

In popular culture

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

Notable people

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

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory
  2. https://www.weehawken-nj.us/departments/administration Administration
  3. https://www.weehawken-nj.us/departments/township-clerks Township Clerk
  4. https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places
  5. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021
  6. 882224. Township of Weehawken. March 14, 2013.
  7. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
  8. http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=weehawken&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Weehawken, NJ
  9. http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCounty=Hudson&frmCity=Weehawken Area Code Lookup – NPA NXX for Weehawken, NJ
  10. https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website
  11. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  12. http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names
  13. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010
  14. http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/w4/weehawken-i.htm Weehawken
  15. Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 23, 2015.
  16. [Henry Gannett|Gannett, Henry]
  17. http://americancivilwar.com/tcwn/civil_war/Navy_Ships/USS_Weehawken.html USS WeehawkenCivil War Union Naval Ship
  18. 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"
  19. http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/2402731/article-Hoboken-s-earliest-days-Before-becoming-a-city---Hobuck--went-through-several-incarnations "Hoboken's earliest days: Before becoming a city, 'Hobuck' went through several incarnations"
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  72. Fry, Chris. "Weehawken’s Shippen Street: From Heights To Horseshoes", Jersey Digs, March 17, 2017. Accessed July 29, 2024. "But as Weehawken started to grow, engineers desired to connect Shippen Street to Hackensack Plank Road, which travels down the side of the cliff to lower points. The downward slope of the bluff left them with few options, so they went with a double-hairpin 'horseshoe' design, using extreme 90-degree angle turns to connect the two roadways."
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  77. 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."
  78. http://www.ucnj.com/Articles/Read.aspx?id=73 Grand Opening of Union City / Weehawken Reservoir Park
  79. http://www.visithudson.org/parks/ Hudson County Parks
  80. http://www.weehawken-nj.us/parks.html Parks Department
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  90. https://archive.hudsonreporter.com/2004/07/16/monument-symposium-honor-200th-bicentennial-of-duel-lures-scholars-officials/ "Monument, symposium honor 200th Bicentennial of duel lures scholars, officials"
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  121. News: Residents Oppose Plan to Consolidate Neighboring Towns into Hudson City . . November 13, 1909 .
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  123. News: 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 . . April 21, 1931 .
  124. News: . . Mayor Grauert Dies in Weehawken at 76 . . April 21, 1931 .
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  129. News: Kathryn Brenzel . Times Change But Not The Mayor. 25 Years Of Weehawken Mayor Richard Turner . . July 27, 2015.
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  133. http://trs.weehawkenschools.net/ Theodore Roosevelt School
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  137. http://wilsonunioncity.sharpschool.com/ Woodrow Wilson Arts Integrated School
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  162. 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."
  163. 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."
  164. Web site: Still shot of the corner of East Boulevard and 46th Street, in Weehawken, NJ, from the film Contamination (Luigi Cozzi, 1980)..
  165. Web site: Ian "Marvin" Graye's Reviews - Nica's Dream: The Life and Legend of the Jazz Baroness. Kastin, David. 16 July 2012.
  166. Lathem, Edward Connery. Who's Who & 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."
  167. 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."
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  172. 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."
  173. 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."
  174. News: Altman . John . Eleonor Barooshian obituary . The Guardian. September 19, 2016 . October 3, 2021.
  175. 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."
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  233. 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."
  234. 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."
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  238. 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."
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  244. 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."
  245. 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."
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