By Alex Connell, Tap Into Hoboken, July 19, 2024 at 2:18 PM
HOBOKEN, NJ – The City of Hoboken has secured $3.1 million in state and county grant funding for public open space projects.
These funds will support upgrades to Church Square Park, including a new toddler playground, the expansion of the Southwest Resiliency Park, and the development of a new and expanded waterfront skate park as part of Maritime Park.
“I am extremely proud that we are moving forward with new parks and improvements to over 10 acres of open space in Hoboken,” said Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla.
“This grant funding will provide important resources to help see these projects through to completion, including an expanded Southwest Resiliency Park to help combat rainfall flooding, as well as the buildout of Maritime Park at the former Union Dry Dock site,” Bhalla said. “I greatly appreciate our partners at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, and Hudson County for their support.”
Doubling the size of the Southwest Resiliency Park and mitigating flooding
The City also received $1.4 million from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for the expansion of the Southwest Resiliency Park, currently under construction at 58 Harrison St.
Once finished, the park will provide recreational amenities, including a basketball court, playground, and pickleball courts. The park will also mitigate rainfall flooding through above and below ground infrastructure which will more than double the existing parks capacity to detain over 460,000 gallons of stormwater.
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