Hoboken Breaks Ground on Maritime Park, Transforming Waterfront

Hoboken officials celebrated this week, as they broke ground on Maritime Park, a waterfront project along Sinatra Drive that will reshape the old Union Dry Dock site. One unbroken walkway will stretch beside the Hudson River when finished.

Plans call for an open lawn, a skate park, and learning piers. Manhattan's skyline will spread out before visitors who stand at this spot.

"Breaking ground on Maritime Park is one of the most significant milestones in Hoboken’s modern history," said Mayor Ravi Bhalla. "For decades, residents have imagined a fully connected public waterfront that brings people closer to the river. Today, that vision finally begins to take shape. The journey to acquire this site was not easy. We faced an attempted, adversarial takeover of the site by the previous Governor, who along with special interests looked to force a permanent, heavy refueling depot at this site. But make no mistake about it - we made our voices heard to protect our waterfront - and we won. Hoboken won. And we will now see a park at this site that will benefit our community for generations to come."

This park took years to plan. Officials fought off groups that wanted the land for different purposes.

New York Waterway Ferry eyed the property. They wanted it for their main refueling and repair hub. Local leaders battled to secure the space for the town instead.

"We were up against big money powerful connected interests, and we won," said state Assemblyman John Allen.

Workers will spend three years building. That timeline puts completion around late 2028.

The site sits along Sinatra Drive where water meets land. When construction crews finish, residents and visitors will find a public plaza and living shoreline waiting for them there.