Recreation News
The City of Hoboken invites residents to a community meeting on Thursday, May 17, 2012 to solicit input on the community’s desire for improvements to Church Square Park. The meeting will take place on the 2nd floor of the Hoboken Public Library, located at 500 Park Avenue next to Church Square Park, from 5pm to 8pm.
“Church Square Park is used by so many people for many different purposes, so we want to hear everyone’s ideas on how we can improve the park for our entire community,” said Mayor Dawn Zimmer.
Reconstruction is underway on the waterfront soccer field at Sinatra Park and the walkway at Castle Point. In late 2011, the Department of Environmental Protection and Army Corps of Engineers approved the City’s plans to reconstruct the collapsed field and walkways. The City has awarded a contract for the reconstruction of the field and walkway specifying a completion date of December 21, 2012 and a $1,500 per day penalty for each day the project is completed late.
Local children joined Mayor Dawn Zimmer to cut the ribbon and re-open Legion Park this afternoon. The pocket park is located 1225 Willow Avenue and was upgraded with new playground equipment and safety surface as part of a city-wide parks improvement project. Jackson Street Park and Jefferson Street Park also received upgrades and were recently re-opened.
The New York Red Bulls Believe program will be returning to the City of Hoboken this spring season. The program began in Hoboken in 2011 and was held in the spring and fall. Believe is a community-based training and team placement program for young athletes with disabilities. The program is designed to bring the opportunity of learning and playing soccer to any boy or girl who has special needs.
“I thank the Red Bulls for continuing to provide this free program that gives every child, regardless of their ability, a chance to learn and play sports,” said Mayor Dawn Zimmer.
Local children helped Mayor Dawn Zimmer cut the ribbon and re-open Jefferson Street Park this afternoon. The pocket park is located on Jefferson Street between 1st Street and 2nd Street and was upgraded with new playground equipment and safety surface as part of a city-wide parks improvement project.
All members of the community are invited to attend the re-opening of Legion Park, located at 1225 Willow Avenue, on Tuesday, April 17 at 4pm.
Jackson Street Park
The work to install new playground equipment and safety surfacing at three Hoboken parks is nearing completion. Final remaining work items and safety inspections are being conducted at Jackson Street Park and Jefferson Street Park. The parks are expected to open sometime next week. Construction is in progress and almost complete at Legion Park on Willow Avenue, which is expected to open shortly after the other parks.
Jefferson Street Park
New playground equipment and safety surfacing is being installed at three Hoboken parks. Construction is currently in progress at Jefferson Street Park and Jackson Street Park. Work is scheduled to begin next week at Legion Park on Willow Avenue. Parks will be temporarily closed while construction is in progress. The scheduled completion date is April 15, however the City and contractor are working aggressively, including working on weekends, to complete construction sooner.
Following a successful inaugural season in the fall of 2011, the City of Hoboken is proud to announce registration is open for the Adult Basketball League.
The League will be comprised of two divisions, competitive and recreational, with a capacity of 80 players per division. Each team will have a maximum of 10 players. The cost is $75.00 per player. Online registrations only are accepted at www.hobokennj.org/register
The season is scheduled to begin on March 22, 2012.
Residents are invited to attend a public meeting for a presentation and discussion of the final conceptual design for 1600 Park & Hoboken Cove. The meeting will take place on Monday, January 23rd at 6:00pm in the basement floor conference room of City Hall, 94 Washington Street.
The City of Hoboken is in the process of revising the designs to create new parks and public space at 1600 Park and Hoboken Cove. Revisions are underway based on community input regarding connectivity between the parks and new flexibility regarding the height of the proposed recreation field. The City has commissioned the professional landscape architect Imbiano Quigley (IQ) to design the site. The consultant will be presenting multiple concepts to the stakeholders committee and receiving feedback from the stakeholders for consensus on a final conceptual design.
Concurrently, a studio class of graduate students in the Landscape Architecture program at City College in New York has been working to creatively consider the same constraints and develop design ideas of their own. A set of the studio class’ design ideas, a culmination of a semester-long collaboration effort, will be on display starting Tuesday, December 13, 2011 in the lobby of City Hall, 94 Washington Street. Professor and Landscape Architect Lee Weintraub worked with members of the stakeholder committee to guide the students in their work over the last 10 weeks. Director of Community Development Brandy Forbes and the City’s consultants Remington and Vernick also provided input into the students’ work.
The public is invited to see the exhibit which opens Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 2:30 p.m. All of the students will be in attendance to describe their work. Later in the week the formal concepts from the City’s professionals IQ will also be on display in the City Hall Lobby.
