Weehawken is a

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in the northern part of

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, in the

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. It is located largely on the

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overlooking the

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. As of the

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, the population was 17,197.QuickFacts Weehawken township, Hudson County, New Jersey

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. Accessed June 26, 2022.

Name

The name ''Weehawken'' is generally considered to have evolved from the Algonquian language

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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. 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 ), (official) , colors = Blue and gold , colors_label = Colors , march = , mascot = , equipment = , equipment_label ...

during the

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, encountered battles at the

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, South Carolina coast, and sank in a moderate gale on December 6, 1863. 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

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was the site of a colonial

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

History

Weehawken was formed as a township by an act of the

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, on March 15, 1859, from portions of

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and

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. A portion of the township was ceded to Hoboken in 1874. Additional territory was annexed in 1879 from West Hoboken.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 148. Accessed October 25, 2012. The township's written history began in 1609, when

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, on his third voyage to the New World, sailed down what was later named the North River on the Half Moon and weighed anchor in

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. At the time it was the territory of the Hackensack and Tappan, of the Turtle Clan, or

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, a branch of the

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. They were displaced by immigrants to the province of

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, who had begun to settle the west bank of the

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at Pavonia in 1630. On May 11, 1647,

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received a patent for a plantation (of 169 acres) at ''Awiehaken''. In 1658,

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negotiated a deal with the Lenape to purchase all the land from ''"the great rock above Wiehacken"'', west to ''Sikakes'' (

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). In 1661, Weehawken became part of

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when it (and most of northeastern New Jersey) came under the jurisdiction of the court at

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In 1674, New Netherland was ceded to the British, and the town became part of the Province of

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. John Luby, in 1677, acquired several parcels comprising along the Hudson. 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. In 1752, King George II made the first official grant for ferry service, the ferry house north of

primarily used for farm produce, and likely was sold at the

landing that became Weehawken Street. During the

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, 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,

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asked

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, in a letter written on behalf of General

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, 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. Early documented inhabitants included a Captain James Deas, whose stately residence at Deas' Point was located atop a knoll along the river.

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had used the mansion as his headquarters and later

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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

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s and probably many unrecorded ones in the years 1798–1845. The most famous is the duel between General

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, first

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, and Colonel

, sitting third Vice President of the United States, which took place on July 11, 1804; this duel was re-enacted on its 200th anniversary (July 11, 2004) by descendants of Hamilton and Burr. Three years earlier, a duel was held at this spot between Hamilton's son,

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, and

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."The American Experience – The Duel – People & Events – Philip Hamilton's Duel"
,

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. Accessed March 21, 2022. "When Alexander Hamilton's 19-year-old son rose to his father's defense on November 20, 1801, he took the first step of a violent process that had become an American social convention – the duel.... The weapons chosen were pistols; the dueling site the heights of Weehawken, New Jersey, just across the Hudson from New York." (Another source, however, puts the duel in

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With the ferry, the

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(a toll road that was a main artery from Weehawken to Hackensack), and later, the

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, built during the early 1870s, the waterfront became a transportation hub. The wealthy built homes along the top of the

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, 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

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(which at the time was the world's largest) were put in place to accommodate the tourists and summer dwellers. The

Eldorado Amusement Park Eldorado Amusement Park was a 25-acre (10.12 ha) amusement park that opened in 1891 in the Highwood Park section of Weehawken, New Jersey. It operated as an amusement grounds through 1894, after which time the main building, the Casino, was used t ...

, a

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which opened in 1891, drew massive crowds.

Geography

Weehawken is part of the

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. Situated on the western shore of the

, along the southern end of the

across from Midtown

, it is the western terminus of the

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. Weehawken is one of the towns that comprise North Hudson, sometimes called NoHu in the artistic community.Paul, Mary; and Matzner, Caren
"Scores of artists find a place in N. Hudson WNY, Union City, Weehawken, and North Bergen becoming 'NoHu'"
''The Union City Reporter'', April 17, 2008, pages 1, 6 and 19. Accessed January 14, 2012. According to the

, 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%). The township borders the municipalities of

, Union City and

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in Hudson County; and the

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borough of

, across the Hudson River. While the Palisades defines Weehawken's natural topography, the

(which cuts the town in half) looms as an inescapable man-made feature. Geographically, Weehawken has distinct neighborhoods: Downtown, 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. 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

which, along with the rail tracks farther inland, defines Weehawken's border with

. Its northern boundary is shared with

. Traversing Weehawken is

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, a scenic thoroughfare offering a sweeping vista of the Hudson River and the Manhattan skyline.Sherman, Lauren; and Gaulkin, Ellen Robb
''Weehawken''

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, 2009. . Accessed October 23, 2015. Local zoning laws prohibit the construction of high-rise buildings that would obstruct sight-lines from higher points in town. 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". In 2021, the development company Roseland donated 14.5 acres of the Palisades cliff face to the town in order to preserve its beauty and its history. The turn of the 20th century saw the end of the large estates,

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s, hotels, and theaters as tourism gave way to subdivisionsSenft, Bret
"If You're Thinking of Living In/Weehawken; Insular With a Magnificent Skyline View"
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'', September 25, 1994. Accessed February 9, 2015. (such as Highwood Park and Clifton Park) and the construction of many of the private homes still seen in town. 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

. While remaining essentially residential, Weehawken continued to grow as Hudson County became more industrial and more populated. Shortly after

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, a significant contingent of

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immigrants from

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(a major textile center in its own right) moved into Weehawken to take advantage of the burgeoning textile industry.

Demographics

2010 Census

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010

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showed that (in 2010

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dollars)

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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.

2000 Census

As of the

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there were 13,501 people, 5,975 households, and 3,059 families residing in the township. The population density was 15,891.3 people per square mile (6,132.7/km²). There were 6,159 housing units at an average density of 7,249.4 per square mile (2,797.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 73.05%

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, 3.58%

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, 0.20% Native American, 4.67%

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, 0.10%

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, 13.94% from

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, and 4.47% from two or more races.

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of any race were 40.64% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Weehawken township, New Jersey

. Accessed November 12, 2012.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Weehawken township, Hudson County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed November 12, 2012. 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. 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. Weehawken, with a population density about equal to that of Jersey City, is among the most densely populated municipalities in the United States.

Economy

Weehawken has a retail district along Park Avenue (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 Lincoln Harbor is a station on the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) located at Waterfront Terrace, north of 19th Street, in Weehawken, New Jersey. The station opened on September 7, 2004. There are two tracks and an island platform. A five mi ...

between the

and

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, Swatch Group USA, Hartz Mountain Telx Technologies (

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) are among the corporations which maintain offices in the neighborhood, which also hosts a

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-branded hotel.

Sports

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announced plans in 2011 to host a street race on a circuit stretching in Weehawken and West New York called

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, that was planned to have its first event in June 2013. 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

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stating that the promoters were in breach of contract and that new proposals from other parties would be welcome.Staff
"New Jersey Grand Prix organizers in breach of contract says Ecclestone"
''

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'', December 23, 2013. Accessed March 6, 2018. "Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that the organizers of the proposed Grand Prix in New Jersey are in breach of their race contract and have not paid him since signing the agreement in 2011. Speaking to Autoweek over lunch in London, Ecclestone also said that several groups are considering whether to take over the race from the current management to ensure that it goes ahead. The race, known as the Grand Prix of America, is planned to run on 3.2-miles of public roads in Port Imperial, a district in the New Jersey towns of West New York and Weehawken." The race was repeatedly added then removed from future Formula One provisional calendars, and dropped completely from the provisional calendar by 2016.

Points of interest

Though the panoramic view (from the

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George Washington Bridge The George Washington Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River, connecting Fort Lee, New Jersey, with Manhattan in New York City. The bridge is named after George Washington, the first president of the United St ...

) may be its most famous attraction, Weehawken is also home to other sites of historic, aesthetic, and engineering importance: * The city's main commercial thoroughfare is Park Avenue, which is populated mostly by locally owned stores, eateries and bars.Smith, Ray (March 11, 2012). "The State of Main Street". ''

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: Progress Report''. pp. 4, 11. * Hamilton Park, on

, is located at the site of the former Eldorado Amusement Resort. * King's Bluff, a historic district at "the end of the Palisades", includes many of Weehawken's most expensive homes, in an eclectic array of architectural styles * The Weehawken Water Tower on Park Avenue was built in 1883 as part of the

Hackensack Water Company Complex The Hackensack Water Company Complex is a set of historic buildings in Weehawken, New Jersey, registered in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The Hackensack Water Company, a predecessor of Suez North America, developed water supply an ...

, and inspired by

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Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...

, Italy. The Tower is cited on the Federal Maritime Chart as the "Red Tower" and serves as a warning to ships traveling south along the Hudson that they are approaching

New York Bay New York Bay is the large tidal body of water in the New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary where the Hudson River, Raritan River, and Arthur Kill empty into the Atlantic Ocean between Sandy Hook and Rockaway Point. Geography New York Bay is usu ...

. * The former North Hudson Hospital is located on Park Avenue. *

, an early colonial thoroughfare first laid out in 1718, climbs from Downtown to ''The Heights'' and further north, originally connecting

and Hackensack. * The "Horseshoe" on Shippen Street is a cobbled double hairpin street leading to

and Shippen Street Steps, at the bottom of which is located Weehawken's original town hall, and is the home of VFW Post 1923 and the Weehawken Historical Commission. * Hackensack Number Two, a reservoir previously part of

's water system along with No. 1 (demolished), in the Gregory/Highpoint Historic District, is named for the

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

from which water was pumped into them. * The

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is the eight-lane circular

viaduct A viaduct is a specific type of bridge that consists of a series of arches, piers or columns supporting a long elevated railway or road. Typically a viaduct connects two points of roughly equal elevation, allowing direct overpass across a wide v ...

that leads into the

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style Lincoln Tunnel Toll Plaza. Nearby are the ventilation towers at

. * The Weehawken Public Library, which was built in 1904 as the home the son of William Peter Sr., wealthy brewer/beer baron of the William Peter Brewing Company, is located at 49 Hauxhurst Avenue. It opened as a library in 1942, and underwent renovations from 1997 to 1999. * The Atrium, which is home to Hudson River Performing Arts Center-sponsored events. *

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's Weehawken Port Imperial Ferry Terminal, a state-of-the-art facility opened in 2006, is located at the site of the

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, which was the largest banana import facility in the nation from the time of its opening in 1952. * Reservoir Park, located at 20th to 22nd Streets on Palisade Avenue, opened on September 25, 2015, The passive park at the border of Union City and Weehawken, was created on the site of a reservoir that had been owned by

United Water Suez North America, founded as the Hackensack Water Company in 1869 and later named United Water, is an American water service company headquartered in Paramus, New Jersey. It owns and operates 16 water and waste water utilities, and operates 90 ...

but hadn't been used since 1996. * The West Shore Railroad Tunnel, carved through the cliffs, is now used for the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. * The '' Hudson Riverfront 9/11 Memorial'' on the Hudson River Walkway near the foot of Pershing Road consists of two trident-shaped beams that served as supports for the twin towers of the

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. File:Hamilton Park, Jersey City.JPG, View from Hamilton Park File:Weehawken Water Tower jeh.jpg, Water Tower File:12.17.09WeehawkenLibraryByLuigiNovi1.jpg, Public Library File:A355, September 11th Memorial, Hudson River Walk, Weehawken, New Jersey, USA, 16 April 2012.JPG, 9/11 Memorial

Hamilton Monument

Hamilton-Burr duel sign in Weehawken, NJ IMG 6350

The Alexander Hamilton Monument on Hamilton Avenue, next to Hamilton Park, is the site of the second memorial to the

Burr–Hamilton duel The Burr–Hamilton duel took place in Weehawken, New Jersey, between Aaron Burr, the Vice President of the United States, and Alexander Hamilton, the first and former Secretary of the Treasury, on the morning of July 11, 1804. The duel was the ...

between

and

. 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 Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or Dolomite (mineral), dolomite. Marble is typically not Foliation (geology), foliated (layered), although there are exceptions. In geology, the ...

cenotaph A cenotaph is an empty tomb or a monument erected in honour of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere. It can also be the initial tomb for a person who has since been reinterred elsewhere. Although the vast majority of cenot ...

, consisting of an

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, topped by a flaming urn and a plaque with a quote from

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, surrounded by an iron fence, was raised about where Hamilton was believed to have fallen.Willie. 2004
"The Changing Face of the Hamilton Monument"
. Weehawken Historical Commission. pp. 3–4. 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

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, where it still resides. 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

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

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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, located just off the

. 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; a new bust was unveiled on July 12, 1935. 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

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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.

Government

Local government

Weehawken operates within the

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, 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. The governing body is comprised of a five-member Township Council, whose members are elected to serve four-year terms of office on a concurrent basis in

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elections held in May. Two council members are elected from the township

at-large At large (''before a noun'': at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather than ...

and the remainder are chosen from each of three

wards Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a priso ...

. The council selects a mayor from among its members in a reorganization meeting held in the first week of July after the election.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',

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Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy of Rutgers University (The Bloustein School) serves as a center for the theory and practice of urban planning, public policy and public health/health administration scholarship. The sc ...

, March 2013, p. 135. , the mayor of Weehawken is Richard F. Turner (at-large), whose term of office ends June 30, 2026. Turner has served in office since he first became mayor in 1990 after Stanley Iacono chose not to run for reelection. 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.Mayor and Township Council
Township of Weehawken. Accessed December 1, 2022.2022 Municipal Election May 10, 2022 Official Results

Hudson County, New Jersey Hudson County is the most densely populated county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It lies west of the lower Hudson River, which was named for Henry Hudson, the sea captain who explored the area in 1609. Part of New Jersey's Gateway Region in t ...

, updated June 1, 2022. Accessed December 1, 2022.Elected Officials

Clerk. Accessed December 1, 2022. In October 2021, the Township Council appointed Robert Sosa to fill the Third Ward seat expiring in June 2022 that had been held by Raul I. Gonzalez until he resigned from office after announcing that he was moving out of Weehawken. Sosa had previously served on the council after initially having been elected to serve in 1978. Giovanni D. Ahmad is the township manager.

Federal, state and county representation

Weehawken is located in the 8th Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report

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, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 33rd state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District

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. Accessed February 1, 2020.''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey

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. Accessed October 30, 2019. Prior to the 2010 Census, Weehawken had been part of the , a change made by the

that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.''2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
, p. 66, New Jersey

. Accessed May 22, 2015. Hudson County Board of County Commissioners District 7 comprises

Weehawken Weehawken is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located largely on the Hudson Palisades overlooking the Hudson River. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 17,197.

, and Guttenberg and is represented by

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Politics

As of March 23, 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

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or Greens. In the

2012 presidential election This national electoral calendar for 2012 lists the national/federal elections held in 2012 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included. January *3–4 January: E ...

, Democrat

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received 74.7% of the vote (3,692 cast), ahead of Republican

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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%. In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 72.4% of the vote (3,895 cast), ahead of Republican

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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%. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat

John Kerry John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician and diplomat who currently serves as the first United States special presidential envoy for climate. A member of the Forbes family and the Democratic Party (Unite ...

received 65.0% of the vote (3,250 ballots cast), outpolling Republican

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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. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat

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received 55.5% of the vote (1,407 cast), ahead of Republican

Chris Christie Christopher James Christie (born September 6, 1962) is an American politician, lawyer, political commentator, lobbyist, and former federal prosecutor who served as the 55th governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. Christie, who was born in Ne ...

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%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat

Jon Corzine Jon Stevens Corzine ( ; born January 1, 1947) is an American financial executive and retired politician who served as a United States Senator from New Jersey from 2001 to 2006 and the 54th governor of New Jersey from 2006 to 2010. Corzine ran fo ...

received 69.9% of the vote (2,209 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 25.1% (792 votes), Independent

Chris Daggett Christopher Jarvis Daggett (born March 7, 1950) is an American businessman who is the president and CEO of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, one of the largest foundations in New Jersey. A former regional administrator of the United States En ...

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.

Public safety

Weehawken is served by

North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue provides fire protection and first responder emergency medical services to the northern part of Hudson County, New Jersey. Included in their protection area are the communities of North Bergen, Union City, W ...

(NHRFR). Engine 3 and Engine 5 are assigned to two fire stations located in the township. 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 US Airways Flight 1549 was a regularly scheduled US Airways flight from New York City (LaGuardia Airport), to Charlotte and Seattle, in the United States. On January 15, 2009, the Airbus A320 serving the flight struck a flock of birds short ...

, for which they received accolades from the survivors.

Mayors

* Simon Kelly, 1887 to 1897. * Edward W. Berger . * Morris Frost, in 1908 for a week. * William H. Wood . * George Gonzales . * William M. Brady in 1917. * Emile W. Grauert (1855–1931), 1912 to April 20, 1931. He was born in 1855 in

and later worked as an architect. His mayorship was possibly split over non-consecutive terms. He died in the mayor's office on April 20, 1931, from a heart attack."Widow, 72, Succeeds Weehawken Mayor"
''

'', May 14, 1931. Accessed November 14, 2019. "Mrs. Clara E. Grauert, 72-year-old widow of Emile W. Grauert, who at the time of his death on April 20. had completed twenty-one years as Mayor of Weehawken, N. J., was sworn in last night at the Weehawken City Hall as her husband's successor." * Clara E. Grauert, the 72-year-old widow of Emile W. Grauert starting in 1931 filling the office of her husband. * John Meister in 1949. * Charles F. Krause Jr. in 1956. * Stanley D. Ianoco from before 1972 to 1979. * Wally P. Lindsley (born 1949), from 1979 to 1982. * Stanley D. Ianoco, 1982 to 1990, in his second non-consecutive turn. * Richard F. Turner (born 1950), from 1990 to present.

Education

The Weehawken School District serves public school students in

pre-kindergarten Pre-kindergarten (also called Pre-K or PK) is a voluntary classroom-based preschool program for children below the age of five in the United States, Canada, Turkey and Greece (when kindergarten starts). It may be delivered through a preschool ...

through

twelfth grade Twelfth grade, 12th grade, senior year, or grade 12 is the final year of secondary school in most of North America. In other regions, it may also be referred to as class 12 or Year 13. In most countries, students are usually between the ages of 17 ...

. 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 Student–teacher ratio or student–faculty ratio is the number of students who attend a school or university divided by the number of teachers in the institution. For example, a student–teacher ratio of 10:1 indicates that there are 10 students ...

of 12.1:1.District information for Weehawken Public School District

National Center for Education Statistics The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance ...

. Accessed April 1, 2020. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the

) are Daniel Webster School served 418 students in Pre-K through 2nd grade, Theodore Roosevelt School served 420 students in grades 3–6 and

Weehawken High School Weehawken High School is a six-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Weehawken in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Weehawken School District. The sch ...

served 569 students in grades 7–12 The school system is known for its small classes and high ratings. The Woodrow Wilson Arts Integrated School (grades 1–8), located in Weehawken, was part of the Union City School District. Hoboken Catholic School, a consolidation of existing Catholic schools, is located in

. A

K–8 school K–8 schools, elementary-middle schools, or K–8 centers are schools in the United States that enroll students from kindergarten/pre-K (age 5–6) to 8th grade (up to age 14), combining the typical elementary school (K–5/6) and junior high ...

, 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. The Weehawken Public Library has a collection of approximately 43,000 volumes and circulates 40,600 items annually. and is a member of the

Bergen County Cooperative Library System The Bergen County Cooperative Library System (BCCLS, pronounced "buckles") is a consortium of public libraries in the four northeastern New Jersey Gateway Region counties of Bergen, Hudson, Passaic, and Essex. Founded on October 1, 1979, the organi ...

. The landmark building, extensively renovated and updated in 1999.

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 NY & NJ. Route 495 travels east-west between the

and the

New Jersey Turnpike The New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP) is a system of controlled-access highways in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The turnpike is maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA).The Garden State Parkway, although maintained by NJTA, is not consi ...

(

Interstate 95 Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1, US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Miami, Florida, to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between M ...

) with interchanges for Route 3 and U.S. Route 1/9 in North Bergen Township. County Route 505 also passes through the township.

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,

and Port Imperial Boulevard by

NJ Transit New Jersey Transit Corporation, branded as NJ Transit, and often shortened to NJT, is a state-owned public transportation system that serves the U.S. state of New Jersey, along with portions of New York State and Pennsylvania. It operates bu ...

and privately operated jitneys within Hudson County, and to

and

Bergen County Bergen County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Jersey.NJT 123, 126,

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, 156,

158 Year 158 ( CLVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Tertullus and Sacerdos (or, less frequently, year 911 '' Ab urbe ...

159 Year 159 ( CLIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time in Roman territories, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Quintillus and Priscus (or, less frequently, year ...

165 Year 165 ( CLXV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Orfitus and Pudens (or, less frequently, year 918 ''Ab urbe condita'' ...

, 166, 168 originate/terminate at the

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. NJT 23 and 89 travel between

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and

Hoboken Terminal Hoboken Terminal is a commuter-oriented intermodal passenger station in Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey. One of the New York metropolitan area's major transportation hubs, it is served by nine NJ Transit (NJT) commuter rail lines, one Metr ...

, where transfer is possible to

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and NJT commuter rail. NJ Transit buses 84 and 86 travel between

and

Journal Square Journal Square is a business district, residential area, and transportation hub in Jersey City, New Jersey, which takes its name from the newspaper ''Jersey Journal'' whose headquarters were located there from 1911 to 2013. The "square" itself is ...

or Pavonia/Newport in

Jersey City Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.68 and 67 provide minimal peak service from

to the

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. Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) service is available westbound to Bergenline and

Tonnelle Avenue U.S. Route 1/9 (US 1/9) is the long concurrency of US 1 and US 9 from their junction in Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, north to New York City. The route is a multilane road with some freeway portions that runs through u ...

and southbound to

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at the Lincoln Harbor station and Port Imperial station, where transfer to

ferries to Midtown and

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is possible.

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formerly provided intercity bus service from

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to Port Imperial in Weehawken, where NY Waterway ferries provided a connection to New York City; the ferry ride was included in the ticket price for the bus. The service started on August 27, 2018 and ended on November 6, 2018, with Bieber resuming direct bus service into New York City. NY Waterway headquarters are located at Weehawken Port Imperial. In 2013, a planned regional bike share system was announced by the Mayors of Weehawken and two cities to its south. Hudson Bike Share, launched in Hoboken in 2015, expanded to Weehawken in 2017.

Media and culture

Weehawken is located within the Media in New York City, 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 Hudson County, New Jersey, county. Local weeklies include the free bilingual paper, ''Hudson Dispatch Weekly'', (named for the former daily ''Hudson Dispatch''), ''

'', the ''Weehawken Reporter'', the Spanish language ''El Especialito''. 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. 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

In popular culture

The name and the place have inspired mention in multiple works of popular culture. For example, on the Fox Channel animated television series, ''Futurama'', Weehawken is the home of the former DOOP headquarters. In visual art, Weehawken is the subject of the American painter Edward Hopper's ''East Wind Over Weehawken''. Additionally, the Broadway theatre, Broadway musical ''Hamilton (musical), Hamilton'' includes a scene depicting the duel between

and

, as well as the duel between Philip Hamilton, Phillip Hamilton and

. In Dr. Seuss's classic children's book ''Horton Hatches the Egg'', Horton the Elephant visits Weehawken while he is in the circus, and in Dr. Seuss's ''The Lorax'', the Onceler gives directions to the land of the Truffula trees that include "...turn left at Weehawken." In the Apple TV+ animated musical, Central Park (TV series), ''Central Park'', a rap about Weehawken recorded by Daveed Diggs is sung by Helen, one of the characters. Jazz composer and pianist Thelonious Monk lived during his final decade until his death in 1982 in a Modernist architecture, modernist home at 63 Kingswood Road owned by Jazz patron and heiress Pannonica de Koenigswarter—which she bought from film director Josef von Sternberg and later dubbed "the Mad Pad" and "the Cathouse." The 1980 Italian science fiction/horror film ''Contamination (film), Contamination'' features an Edwardian architecture, Edwardian home on the corner of

and 46th Street, in the scene in which a disgraced former astronaut is visited by the colonel who disgraced him.

Notable people

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

(1600–1654), first European settler in Weehawken * 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 * Fred Astaire (1899–1987), Hollywood actor/dancerHague, Jim
"New commission will capture town's history"
''

'', 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." * Myril Axelrod Bennett (1920–2014), an early female executive in the advertising industry * Eleanor Barooshian (1950–2016), singer and a member of the band the Cake * Francis Bitter (1902–1967), son of Karl Bitter, physicist known 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 H. Bonn (1829–1891), founder of North Hudson County RailwayJohn Hillric Bonn, Genealogical History Of Hudson And Bergen Counties New Jersey, Cornelius Burnham Harvey, Editor, 1900
/ref> * Marlene Caride (born 1963), politician who has represented the New Jersey's 36th legislative district, 36th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2012 and was nominated in 2017 to lead the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance * Justin Casquejo, free solo climbing, free solo climber and stunt performer * Helen Castillo, fashion designer and cast member of Project Runway (season 12), season 12 of the reality television series ''Project Runway'' who was born and raised in Weehawken * Jack Cusick (1928–1989), right-handed shortstop who played for the Chicago Cubs and Boston Braves (baseball), Boston Braves * John Diebold (1926–2005), computer scientist, considered to be an automation evangelist * John J. Eagan (politician), John J. Eagan (1872–1956), Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 11th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1913 to 1921 * Ronald Enroth (born 1938), Professor of Sociology at Westmont College * Gary T. Erbe (born 1944), self-taught oil painter who is best known for his ''trompe-l'œils'' * John Erskine (educator), John Erskine (1879–1951), educator and author, who reflects on the town in ''The Memory of Certain Persons'' * Edward Feigenbaum (born 1936), computer scientist who collaborated on the development of the first expert system Dendral * Peter Fiordalisi (1904–1988), modern artist whose work was inspired by the

* Marie L. Garibaldi (1934–2016), former Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court who became the first woman to serve on New Jersey's highest court when she was appointed by Governor Thomas Kean in 1982 * João Gilberto (1931–2019), Brazilian singer and guitar player, composer and bossa nova pioneerBen Ratliff, ratliff, Ben
"João Gilberto, an Architect of Bossa Nova, Is Dead at 88"
''

'', July 6, 2019. Accessed October 26, 2020. "After divorcing Astrud and, in 1965, marrying another singer, Heloísa Buarque de Holanda — known in her own career as Miúcha — Mr. Gilberto moved to Weehawken, N.J., and then to Brooklyn." * Nancy Giles, CBS News reporter who, during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, COVID-19 pandemic, produced "A brisk walk with Nancy Giles", which documented her walk around the town, in particular up the inclined block on which

is located and up

* Baker Grace, musician and songwriter * Emile Griffith (1938–2013), professional boxer who was a World Champion in the welterweight, junior middleweight and middleweight classes * Janet Hamill (born 1945), poet and spoken word artist * Barry Harris (1929–2021), jazz pianist and educator * Glenn Hauman (born 1969), writer, artist, editor and electronic publisherGlenn Hauman
SFBookcase. Accessed August 19, 2011."A Star Trek Wedding"
NPR. March 26, 2005 * Robert Hilferty (1959–2009), journalist, filmmaker and AIDS activist * Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter (1897–1982), director of the Central Intelligence Agency (1947–1950) * Bob Kennedy (American football, born 1928), Bob Kennedy (1928–1991), defensive back and halfback who played in the All-America Football Conference for the Los Angeles Dons * A. J. Khubani (born 1959), founder, president and CEO of Telebrands, Telebrands Corp. * James G. King (1791–1853), businessman and politician who represented from 1849 to 1851 * Pannonica de Koenigswarter, Nica de Koenigswarter née Rothschild family, Rothschild, (1913–1988), known as the "bebop baroness" for her patronage of many jazz musiciansFriedwald, Will
"The Ballad of a Jazz Royal"
''The Wall Street Journal'', July 7, 2011. Accessed July 9, 2014. "Finally, in 1958, the baroness moved to a mansion in Weehawken, N.J., which became what might have been the metropolitan area's greatest jazz salon ever. Monk, Barry Harris and other greats lived there for long periods, and more incredible music was heard there than in most concert halls."Thelonious Junior biography
''Jazz (TV series), Jazz''. Accessed July 8, 2011. "He made three final performances with an orchestra at Carnegie Hall, and appeared with a quartet at the Newport Jazz Festival New York in 1975 and in 1976, but otherwise spent his final years in seclusion in Weehawken, New Jersey, at the home of the Baroness Pannonica de Koenigswarter, his lifelong friend and patron." * Franck de Las Mercedes (born 1972), postmodern artist * Ed Lucas (1939–2021), blind sportswriter * Lori Majewski, entertainment writer, communications strategist and consultant * John Marin (1870–1953), early American modernism, American modernist artist * Trade Martin (born 1945), composer, songwriter, and producer * Steven Massarsky (1948–2007), lawyer and businessman who founded Voyager Communications * David Mearns (born 1958), marine scientist and deep water search and recovery expert, specializing in the discovery of the location of historic shipwrecks * Alice Duer Miller (1874–1942), poet and novelist whose work actively influenced political thought during the Women's suffrage in the United States, American suffrage movement and the nations's entry into World War II * Miúcha (1937–2018), Brazilian singer and composer * Thelonious Monk (1917–1982), jazz pianist * Liam O'Brien (born 1976), voice actor, writer, and voice director * William E. Ozzard (1915–2002), New Jersey Senate New Jersey Senate#List of past Senate Presidents, president, 1963 * Kate Pierson (born 1948), vocalist and one of the lead singers and founding members of The B-52's * William Ranney (1813–1857), painter best known for his depictions of Western life, sporting scenery, historical subjects and portraiture * Dan Resin (1931–2010), actor known as Dr. Beeper in the film ''Caddyshack'', and as the Ty-D-Bol man in toilet cleaner commercials * Henry Reuterdahl (1870–1925), Swedish-American painter highly acclaimed for his nautical artwork * Jerome Robbins (1918–1998), choreographer, famous for ''West Side Story (1961 film), West Side Story'' and many works for the New York City Ballet * Wilbur Ross (born 1937), United States Secretary of Commerce and investor known for restructuring companies in industries such as steel, coal, telecommunications, foreign investment and textiles * Gerard Schwarz (born 1947), conductor, currently with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra * Theodore Seltzer (died 1957), manufacturer of Bengay * Kenneth Steiglitz, professor of computer science at Princeton University * Fred Stickel (1921–2015), newspaperman, notably publisher of ''The Oregonian'' * Frank Tashlin (1913–1972), film director, whose credits include ''The Glass Bottom Boat'' and ''The Alphabet Murders'' * Paul van K. Thomson (1916–1999), Roman Catholic priest, author and educator * Amani Toomer (born 1974), wide receiver who played for the New York GiantsMullins, Michael D
"Was it the shoes? Local fan says he has secret of Giants' success, as city plans celebration"
, ''

'', February 19, 2008. Accessed February 6, 2013. "City officials said that besides quarterback Eli Manning, who lives in the Hudson Tea Building on 15th Street, linebackers Kawika Mitchell and Mathias Kiwanuka are Hoboken residents. Several Giants live in surrounding municipalities, including Amani Toomer and Derrick Ward, who both live in Weehawken." * Percie Vivarttas, architect whose work includes Temple Beth-El (Jersey City, New Jersey), Temple Beth-El in Jersey City * Josef von Sternberg (1894–1969), film noir director who built a home in the 1940s that was sold in 1958 to Nica de Koenigswater * Derrick Ward (born 1980), running back who played for the New York Giants *

(1782–1852), statesman * Grant Wright (1865–1935), cartoonist, illustrator and painterStaff
"Grant Wright, 70, Dies In East of Pneumonia"
''Journal Star (Peoria), Peoria Star'', October 21, 1935. Accessed August 11, 2014. "Grant Wright aged 70, one of the leading landscape painters in the country, and known to practically every older resident of Peoria, died yesterday morning at the North Hudson Hospital at Union City, N.J., following a short illness. Death was caused by pneumonia. He was admitted to the hospital Saturday night, being taken from his home, 327 Park Avenue, Weehawken, N.J."

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