Weehawken is a township in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 13,501. Modern forms of municipal government Walsh Act/Commission 1923 Municipal Manager Faulkner Act forms of municipal government Mayor-Council Council-Manager Small Municipality Mayor-Council-Administrator A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. ... The skyline of Jersey City, as seen from Lower New York Bay. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... The United States Census of year 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...

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.^[1] The Legislature of New Jersey is the U.S. state of New Jerseys legislative branch, seated in the New Jersey State House at the states capital, Trenton. ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... Map of New Jersey highlighting Hoboken Image of Hoboken taken by NASA (red line shows where Hoboken is). ... North Bergen is a township in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. ...

Situated along the western shore of the Hudson River across from Manhattan and along the southern end of the New Jersey Palisades, Weehawken is the location of the western terminus of the Lincoln Tunnel. The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river running mainly through New York State but partly forming the boundary between the states of New York and New Jersey. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Palisades is also a general term for steep cliffs next to a river. ... The Lincoln Tunnel is a 1. ...

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 3.9 km² (1.5 mi²). 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and 1.7 km² (0.7 mi²) of it (43.71%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Weehawken, as seen across the Hudson River from midtown Manhattan. The Lincoln Tunnel vent towers and the Palisades are visible on the right; the tunnel's access highway, known as the Helix, is on the left.

Though small, Weehawken is very urban, with a population density that is among the highest in the United States and comparable with that of nearby Jersey City. Weehawken is a residential community of primarily one and two family homes (many built during the Edwardian era) and low-rise apartment buildings. It has a retail district along Park Avenue (its boundary with Union City) and large office and apartment/townhouse developments along the Hudson River. A few scattered retail shops and light manufacturing facilities blend into their respective neighborhoods. Local zoning laws prohibit the construction of high-rise buildings that would obstruct sight-lines from higher points in town. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 628 KB) Summary w:Hudson River with w:Jacob Javits Convention Center in foreground. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 628 KB) Summary w:Hudson River with w:Jacob Javits Convention Center in foreground. ... Location of Jersey City within New Jersey. ... Union City, New Jersey Spectators viewing the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks from across the Hudson River, in the terrace courtyard of the Union City Boxing Club. ...

With its unique topography at the emergence of The Palisades, and the construction of the Lincoln Tunnel (which cut the town in half), Weehawken has very distinct geographical neighborhoods: Downtown (or The Shades), The Heights, Uptown (which includes The Bluff), and The Waterfront, which in the 1990's and 2000's has become commercial and residential. Though some are long abandoned (e.g., Grauert Causeway), there are still several outdoor public staircases (e.g., Shippen Steps) throughout the town, and surprising number (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. Traversing Weehawken is JFK Boulevard East (or simply Boulevard East), a scenic thoroughfare atop the cliff of The Palisades offering a sweeping vista of the Hudson and the Manhattan skyline. Image of Weehawken Cove/North Hoboken Harbor taken by NASA. (Image on the right with red line shows where it is. ...

Attractions

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

• Hamilton Plaza is a park used by many tourists, wedding parties, advertising companies, fashion designers, and others for its famous backdrop as the setting for photographs.
• Hamilton Memorial (at the Boulevard Loop)
• King's Bluff, a neighborhood at "the end of the Palisades" with many homes in an eclectic array of architectural styles
• The Weehawken Water Tower (on Park Avenue), built in the 1800's as part of the Hackensack Water Company complex, and inspired by Palazzo Vecchio in Florence
• The former North Hudson Hospital (on Park Avenue)
• The Public Library, former home of the Peters Brewery family (overlooking Park Ave and I-495)
• The Horseshoe (at Shippen Street), a cobbled double hairpin street leading to Hackensack Plank Road
• Shippen Street Steps, at the bottom of which is located Weehawken's original town hall
• Hackensack Number Two, (at Highpoint Avenue), a reservoir previously part Hudson County's water system along with #1 (demolished), and #3 and #4 in Jersey City Heights.
• The Lincoln Tunnel toll plaza, designed in Art Deco style, and The Helix, a eight-lane circular viaduct leading to it
• The NY Waterway Ferry Terminal, opened in 2006
• The West Shore Railroad Tunnel, carved through the cliffs, and now used for the light rail system

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History

Weehawken, which may mean, "End of the Palisades" or "Place of Gulls", dates its incorporation as a township from 1859, but its written history began in 1609, when Henry Hudson, on his third voyage to the New World, sailed up what was later named The North River on the Half Moon and weighed anchor in Weehawken Cove. Palisades is also a general term for steep cliffs next to a river. ... Look up gull in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... No portrait of Hudson is known to be in existence. ... This article refers to the North River, the lower section of the Hudson. ... The Halve Maen (Half Moon) was the name of a Dutch East India Company yacht which sailed in what is now New York harbor on September 11, 1609. ...

The earliest residents were the Lenni Lenape Native Americans. They were displaced by the Dutch, who came to settle there in the mid-1600s. In 1658, Governor Peter Stuyvesant of New Amsterdam negotiated a deal with the Lenape for the area named Bergen, "by the great rock above Wiehacken," then taking in the sweep of land on the peninsula west of the Hudson and east of the Hackensack River extending down to the Kill Van Kull in Bayonne. A number of English people joined the Dutch as they settled Manhattan Island and the surrounding areas, after the New Netherlands territory was transferred to the British in 1663. Most habitation was along the top of the cliffs since much of the low-lying areas were marshland. Descriptions from the period speak of the dense foliage and forests along atop the Palisades and excellent land for growing vegetables and orchard fruits. In 1752, Weehawken was given a its first official grant for ferry service (although boats had been crossing the river long before that); the ferry house was north of Hoboken and was primarily used for farm produce. The Lenape or Lenni-Lenape (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans) were, in the 1600s, loosely organized bands of Native American people practicing small-scale agriculture to augment a largely mobile hunter-gatherer society in the region around the Delaware River, the lower Hudson River, and western Long Island Sound. ... Native Americans are the indigenous peoples within the territory that is now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska down to their descendants in modern times. ... Peter Stuyvesant circa 1660 Peter Stuyvesant (circa 1600 – August 1672) served as the last Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherland from 1647 until it was ceded provisionally to the English in 1664. ... New Amsterdam (Dutch: Nieuw Amsterdam) was the name of the 17th century town which grew outside of Fort Amsterdam on Manhattan Island in the New Netherland territory (1614–1674) which was situated between 38 and 42 degrees latitude as a provincial extension of the Dutch Republic since 1624. ... County Hordaland District Midhordland Municipality NO-1201 Administrative centre Bergen Mayor (2006) Herman Friele (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 215 465 km² 445 km² 0. ... The Hackensack River, as seen from the New Jersey Turnpike. ... The Kill Van Kull is a tidal strait approximately 3 miles long and 1000 feet wide separating Staten Island and Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. The name kill comes from an old Dutch word for water channel It connects Newark Bay with Upper New York Bay. ... Seal of Bayonne Bayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. ... New Netherland (Dutch Nieuw-Nederland, Latin: Nova Belgica) was the territory claimed by the Netherlands on the eastern coast of North America in the 17th century. ... Map of New Jersey highlighting Hoboken Image of Hoboken taken by NASA (red line shows where Hoboken is). ...

During the American Revolutionary War, Weehawken was used as a lookout for the patriots to check on the British, who were in 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 the Bergen heights, Weehawk, Hoebuck or other heights to observe the motions of the enemy's shipping" and to gather any other possible intelligence. Combatants American Revolutionaries, France, Dutch Republic, Spain, American Indians Kingdom of Great Britain, German mercenaries, Loyalists, American Indians Commanders George Washington, Comte de Rochambeau, Nathanael Greene, Bernardo de Gálvez Sir William Howe, Sir Henry Clinton, Lord Cornwallis (more commanders) The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the... William Alexander (born 1726 in New York, died 1783 in Albany, New York) was an American major general during the American Revolutionary War. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... George Washington (February 22, 1732–December 14, 1799)[1] led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and was later elected the first President of the United States. ...

Alexander Hamilton fights his fatal duel with Aaron Burr.

Early documented inhabitants included a Captain Deas, whose "cozy home at Dea's Point, was located upon a knoll or elevation near the river and may have overlooked the infamous dueling grounds, a grassy shelf about 20 ft (6.1 m) above sea level and attached to the Palisades. This ledge, long gone, hosted 18 documented duels and many unknown ones between the years 1798–1845, the most famous being that between General Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of the Treasury, and Colonel Aaron Burr, sitting third Vice President of the United States, which took place on July 11, 1804. The duel was re-enacted on July 11, 2004, the 200th anniversary of the fatal duel, by descendants of Hamilton and Burr.^[2] Alexander Hamilton duelling with Aaron Burr. ... Alexander Hamilton duelling with Aaron Burr. ... Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 -- July 12, 1804) was an American politician, leading statesman, financier, intellectual, and military officer. ... On 11 July 1804, Alexander Hamilton was fatally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr at Weehauken, New Jersey that had immense political impact in the early United States and is arguably the most famous duel in history. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 -- July 12, 1804) was an American politician, leading statesman, financier, intellectual, and military officer. ... The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, concerned with finance and monetary matters, and, until 2003, some issues of national security and defense. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries â€¢ Politics Portal      The Vice President of the United States is the first in the presidential line of succession... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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 and Weehawken became the playground of the rich during the middle to late 1800s. A series of wagon lifts, stairs, and even an elevator designed by famed Frenchman Gustave Eiffel, which at the time was the world's largest, were put in place to accommodate the tourists and summer dwellers. The Hackensack Plank Road, like its cousin routes, the Newark Plank Road and Paterson Plank Road, was a major artery in Colonial times. ... Hackensack is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States and the county seat of Bergen CountyGR6. ... The West Shore Railroad was the final name of a railroad from Weehawken, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City, north along the west shore of the river to Albany, New York and then west to Buffalo. ... Palisades is also a general term for steep cliffs next to a river. ... Gustave Eiffel. ...

The turn of the century saw the end of the large estates, casinos, hotels, and theaters as tourism gave way to subdivision and the construction of many of the private homes still seen in town, and 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. Many Irish families (with roots in New York City's Hell's Kitchen) and Italian families (who had started out in Hoboken) made it their home, and Weehawken saw its highest census numbers in the 1930's, 1940's, 1950's, approaching but never quite reaching 15,000. In the 1970's, Cuban emigree families (many of whom had established themselves in North Hudson's "Havana on the Hudson") chose Weehawken as the place to live. Since the 1990's a growing population of individuals and childless families (often retirees, gay men and women, or newlyweds), have taken up residency in town. Ninth Avenue looking north toward Time Warner Center and Hearst Tower (New York City) Hells Kitchen, also known as Clinton and Midtown West, is a neighborhood of Manhattan that includes roughly the area between 34th Street and 57th Street, from 8th Avenue to the Hudson River. ...

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 13,501 people, 5,975 households, and 3,059 families residing in the township. The population density was 6,132.7/km² (15,891.3/mi²). There were 6,159 housing units at an average density of 2,797.7/km² (7,249.4/mi²). 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. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of encyclopedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

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. Matrimony redirects here. ...

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.

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. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Government

Local government

Weehawken's Town Council consists of:^[3]

• Richard F. Turner, Mayor
• Robert Zucconi, Councilman-at-Large
• Carmela Silvestri Ehret, 1st Ward Councilwoman
• Rosemary J. Lavagnino, 2nd Ward Councilwoman
• Robert J. Sosa, 3rd Ward Councilman

James Marchetti is the Township Manager.

Federal, state and county representation

Weehawken is in the Thirteenth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 33rd Legislative District.^[4]

New Jersey's Thirteenth Congressional District, covering portions of Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, and Union Counties, is now represented by Albio Sires (D, West New York), who won a special election held on November 7, 2006 to fill the vacancy the had existed since January 16, 2006. The seat had been represented by Bob Menendez (D), who was appointed to the United States Senate to fill the seat vacated by Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine. New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken). Represented by Robert Menendez-Democrat On November 9, 2006, Menendez was appointed to fill Jon Corzines soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat, so Menendez is expected to resign from this House of Representatives seat, and a special election will occur in 2006 to replace him. ... Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of New Jersey. ... The skyline of Jersey City, as seen from Lower New York Bay. ... Middlesex County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Assemblyman Albio Sires Albio Sires (born January 26, 1951) is a Democrat, who has been a representative to the New Jersey General Assembly since 2000, where he represents the 33rd legislative district. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... West New York is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... U.S. Representative and Senator-appointee Bob Menendez Robert Menendez (born January 1, 1954) is a Democratic politician from New Jersey. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate The Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral United States Congress, the other being the House of Representatives. ... The Governor of New Jersey is the chief executive of the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Jon Stevens Corzine (born January 1, 1947) is the current Governor of New Jersey. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate The Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral United States Congress, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (born January 23, 1924) is a businessman and Democratic Party politician. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Map highlighting Cliffside Parks location within Bergen County. ... U.S. Representative and Senator-appointee Bob Menendez Robert Menendez (born January 1, 1954) is a Democratic politician from New Jersey. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Map of New Jersey highlighting Hoboken Image of Hoboken taken by NASA (red line shows where Hoboken is). ...

The 33rd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Bernard Kenny (D, Hoboken) and in the Assembly by Brian P. Stack (D, Union City) and Silverio Vega (D, West New York). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken). The Legislature of New Jersey is the U.S. state of New Jerseys legislative branch, seated in the New Jersey State House at the states capital, Trenton. ... The Legislature of New Jersey is the U.S. state of New Jerseys legislative branch, seated in the New Jersey State House at the states capital, Trenton. ... The New Jersey Senate is the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature. ... Sen. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... Map of New Jersey highlighting Hoboken Image of Hoboken taken by NASA (red line shows where Hoboken is). ... The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. ... Assemblyman Brian P. Stack Brian Stack (born May 16, 1966) is an American Democratic Party politician. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... Union City, New Jersey Spectators viewing the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks from across the Hudson River, in the terrace courtyard of the Union City Boxing Club. ... Silverio Vega represents District 7 on the Hudson County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders, one of nine members who serve in a legislative role administering all county business. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... West New York is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. ... The Governor of New Jersey is the chief executive of the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Jon Stevens Corzine (born January 1, 1947) is the current Governor of New Jersey. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Map of New Jersey highlighting Hoboken Image of Hoboken taken by NASA (red line shows where Hoboken is). ...

Hudson County's County Executive is Thomas A. DeGise. Weehawken is in Freeholder District 7 of the County's Board of Chosen Freeholders, and is represented by Gerald Lange Jr., who also represents Guttenberg and West New York. A County Executive is the title assigned to a person hired to run the day to day operations of a county. ... Thomas A. DeGise is the County Executive of Hudson County, New Jersey. ... The Board of Chosen Freeholders is the legislative body in each of the 21 counties in New Jersey. ... Gerald Lange Jr. ... Guttenberg is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. ... West New York is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. ...

Education

The Weehawken School District serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district are Daniel Webster School (316 students in PreK through 2nd grade), Theodore Roosevelt School (365 students in grades 3-6) and Weehawken High School [2] (562 students in grades 7-12). The Weehawken School District is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from the Town of Weehawken, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. ... Weehawken High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Weehawken, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Weehawken School District. ...

Transportation

Rail

In 1910, the Pennsylvania Railroad opened the North River Tunnels, with a western portal in North Bergen and terminus in the also newly-opened Pennsylvania Station. Now used by the Northeast Corridor line, it is operated by Amtrak and shared with New Jersey Transit trains. Though the tunnel runs deep underground through the township, there has never been a stop in Weehawken, but one is being considered for the proposed Trans-Hudson Express Tunnel (THE Tunnel). Weehawken, is a short bus or light rail trip away from Hoboken Terminal, where connections to New Jersey Transit trains and the PATH system is possible. 1893 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad that was founded in 1846 and merged in 1968 into Penn Central Transportation. ... The North River Tunnels carry Amtraks Northeast Corridor and New Jersey Transit rail lines under to Hudson River between Weehawken, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan, New York. ... Exterior view circa 1911. ... Most of the NEC is owned by Amtrak (those sections shown in red). ... Acela Express in West Windsor, NJ Amtrak Cascades service with tilting Talgo trainsets in Seattle, Washington Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida For other uses, see Amtrak (disambiguation). ... The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the state of New Jersey, and Orange and Rockland counties in New York. ... The Trans-Hudson Express Tunnel (THE Tunnel) is a proposed underwater tunnel that would be built under the Hudson River, connecting New Jersey and New York. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Transportation in New Jersey ... The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the state of New Jersey, and Orange and Rockland counties in New York. ... Look up path in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

During the 1940s and 1950s, Weehawken and Hudson County saw its extensive streetcar/trolley system dismantled and replaced by buses (as had happened in many cities across the USA). Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) provides service on the waterfront at Lincoln Harbor and Port Imperial, where transfer to the boat is possible. The system connects Weehawken with neighboring "Gold Coast" communities Union City and North Bergen heading northbound and Hoboken, Jersey City and Bayonne southbound. Hudson-Bergen Light Rail trains at the Exchange Place stop in Jersey City HBLR train on Hudson Street, near Exchange Place station in Jersey City Harborside Financial Center station, Jersey City The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) is a light rail system, owned by New Jersey Transit and operated by... Map of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system Lincoln Harbor is a station on the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) located at Waterfront Terrace, north of 19th Street, in Weehawken, New Jersey. ... New Jerseys Gold Coast consists of a string of communities on the west bank of the Hudson River, across from New York City in Hudson and Bergen counties. ... Union City, New Jersey Spectators viewing the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks from across the Hudson River, in the terrace courtyard of the Union City Boxing Club. ... North Bergen is a township in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. ... Map of New Jersey highlighting Hoboken Image of Hoboken taken by NASA (red line shows where Hoboken is). ... Location of Jersey City within New Jersey. ... Seal of Bayonne Bayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. ...

Surface

Weehawken is served by bus to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City, as well as various local and suburban communities by New Jersey Transit. There is also service by "carrito" (licensed mini-bus) with destinations in Journal Square and Pavonia/Newport in Jersey City, Manhattan, Paterson,and southeast Bergen County. Port Authority Bus Terminal at Eighth Avenue and 42nd Street The Port Authority Bus Terminal is the main gateway for interstate buses into Manhattan in New York City. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the state of New Jersey, and Orange and Rockland counties in New York. ... Newport is a 600-acre master-planned mixed use community in Jersey City, New Jersey, consisting of retail, residential, office, and entertainment facilities. ... Location of Jersey City within New Jersey. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... The skyline of Paterson, New Jersey, showing the canyon of the Passaic River in the foreground. ... Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. ...

Water

In 1959, the last boat left the Western Shore Terminal, ending almost 300 years of ferry service. But in the late 1980's, the ferry returned in the form of NY Waterway. Ridership continues to grow (it was extremely high after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, but some of the growth was temporary) and new ferry stops are being planned for the west bank of the Hudson from Fort Lee to Bayonne. In 2006, in agreement with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey the company opened new major terminals on Weehawken's waterfront and West 38th Street in Manhattan. NY Waterway is a private firm that provides commuter ferry service and tourist excursions in New York Harbor, with service between several points in Manhattan and New Jersey, including Hoboken Terminal. ... The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ... Map highlighting Fort Lees location within Bergen County. ... Seal of Bayonne Bayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. ... The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is a bi-state agency (operated pursuant to an interstate compact) that runs most of the regional transportation infrastructure including the bridges, tunnels, airports and seaports within the New York-New Jersey Port District. ...

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Air

• Newark Liberty Airport (EWR), 13.1 miles away, is closest airport in New Jersey with scheduled passenger service.^[5]
• LaGuardia Airport (LGA) is 11.9 miles away in Flushing, Queens.^[6]
• John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) is 19.4 miles away on Jamaica Bay in Queens.^[7]
• Teterboro Airport, in the Hackensack Meadowlands, serves private and corporate planes, and is located 9.4 miles away in Teterboro.^[8]

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Noteworthy residents

Notable current and former residents of Weehawken include:

• Ed Alberian, (1920-1997), entertainer, whose credits include early television's Clarabell the Clown on the Howdy Doody Show, The Beachcomber Bill Show, and Let's Have Fun
• Adele Astaire, (1896-1981), Fred Astaire's elder sister, dancer and entertainer in vaudeville, on Broadway and the West End, who retired in 1932 to become Lady Charles Cavendish
• Fred Astaire, (1899-1987), Hollywood legend, lived in Weehawken as a teenager, and during vaudville and early Broadway years
• Francis Bitter, (1902-1967), son of Karl Bitter, physicist know for his research with magnets and long career at MIT
• Karl Bitter, (1867-1915), sculptor, established atelier in town, where he lived and worked until his death.
• John Diebold, (1926-2005), computer scientist, considered to to be an automation evangelist
• John Erskine, (1879-1951), educator and author, who reflects on town in "The Memory of Certain Persons"
• Edward Feigenbaum, (1936), computer scientist who colloborated on the development of the first expert system Dendral.^[9]
• Peter Fiordalisi, (1904-1988), modern artist whose work was inspired by the Palisades, Hudson, and skyline
• Barry Harris, (1929), jazz pianist and educator
• Lori Majewski, journalist, former contributor to Spin and US Weekly magazines, and current managing editor of Teen People magazine.
• John Marin, (1870-1953), modern American artist, raised by maternal grandparents and two artistically talented maiden aunts in town.
• Thelonious Monk, (1917-1982), jazz legend, who retired to and spent last years in town
• Kate Pierson, (1948), lead singer and founding member of The B-52's.
• Jerome Robbins, (1918-1998), choreographer, famous for West Side Story and many works for the New York City Ballet.^[10]
• Nica de Koenigswarter nee Rothschild, (1913-1988), known as the "bebop baroness" for her patronage of many jazz musicians.
• Gerard Schwarz, (1947), conductor, currently with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.
• Frank Tashlin, (1913-1972), film director, whose credits include The Glass Bottom Boat and The Alphabet Murders.
• Daniel Webster (1782-1852), American statesman who spent part of his later years in town

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Trivia

What's in a name?

• The name Weehawken is generally considered to have evolved from the Lenape (or Delaware Indian), in whose contemporary language the word "wikweko" means "at the end of". Variations in Dutch and English have included Awiehawken, Wiehacken, Weehauk, Weehawk, and Weehock.
• Weehawken Street is located in Greenwich Village, one block from the Hudson River at Christopher Street. During the colonial era it was the site of a ferry landing and market where fresh produce was brought to Manhattan from farms across the river.^[11]
• 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.
• Weehawken Cemetery is located in nearby North Bergen.
• A group of men, arrested the for "suspicious behaviour" after the events a the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001 and held in US prison for seven months before being released to the Israeli government have been referred to as "The Weehawken Five".

The Lenape or Lenni-Lenape (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans) were, in the 1600s, loosely organized bands of Native American people practicing small-scale agriculture to augment a largely mobile hunter-gatherer society in the region around the Delaware River, the lower Hudson River, and western Long Island Sound. ... Weehawken Street is a short street located in the borough of Manhattan in New York Citys Greenwich Village, one block from the Hudson River, between Christopher Street and West 10th Street. ... The Washington Square Arch Greenwich Village (pronounced Grennich Village; also called simply the Village) is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern) Manhattan in New York City. ... The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river running mainly through New York State but partly forming the boundary between the states of New York and New Jersey. ... Christopher Street is a street in New Yorks West Village that was at the center of the gay rights movement in the late 1970s. ... The first USS Weehawken was a single-turreted monitor in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Passaic-class ironclad monitors of the U.S. Navy saw service in the U.S. Civil War and the Spanish-American War. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Nickname: The Holy City, The Palmetto City Motto: Aedes Mores Juraque Curat (She cares for her temples, customs, and rights) Location of Charleston in South Carolina. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ...

That's funny

• Weehawken (though misspelled in a caption as "Weehauken") was humorously slighted in the TV series Futurama as being the prior location of the rather ramshackle Democratic Order Of Planets (DOOP) headquarters, which was destroyed.
• In the TV series Sex and The City, the star was advised to seek a cheap apartment in town.
• Weehawken is referred to in many Dr. Seuss stories, most notably The Lorax.
• Wee Willie Weehawken is a character in Boys' Ranch, created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, and published by Harper Comics in the 1950's.
• In the TV sit-com Petticoat Junction, a swindler registers at a hotel as being from Weehawken.

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That's interesting

• The Weehawken Water Tower is cited on the Federal Maritime Chart as the "Red Tower", and serves as warning to ships traveling south along the Hudson that they are approaching New York Bay.
• Both reservoirs in Weehawken were named for the river from which water was pumped into them: Hackensack Number One (demolished) and Hackensack Number Two
• The United Fruit Company, with its operations on the waterfront made Weehawken, for many years, the site of the largest banana import facility in the nation.
• Once the 1960's, a rail-workers strike required Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, to unload in Weehawken and march their caravans, cages, and elephants through the Lincoln Tunnel, much to the delight of children who were woken in the middle of the night to watch it.

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See also

• Burr-Hamilton duel
• Gold Coast, New Jersey
• Weehawken Reporter
• Hudson River Waterfront Walkway

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References

May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... SmartComputing is a monthly computing and technology magazine published by Sandhills Publishing Company in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It was formerly known as PC Novice, and the first issue rolled out in 1990[1]. The magazine features articles, reviews of hardware and software, editorial content and classified advertising. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Time (whose trademark is capitalized TIME) is a weekly American newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission is the New York City agency charged with administering New Yorks Landmarks Preservation Law. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

External links

• Township of Weehawken website
• Weehawken School District
• Weehawken School District's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• National Center for Education Statistics data for the Weehawken School District
• Map of Township
• Weehawken Time Machine - historic images
• AM New York special report on Weehawken
• Weehawken and You Homepage

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