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 on the

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and

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overlooking the

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. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 17,197, an increase of 4,643 (+37.0%) from the 2010 census count of 12,554, which in turn reflected a decline of 947 (−7.0%) from the 13,501 counted in the 2000 census.

History

Name

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

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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 during the

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, encountered battles at the

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, 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.

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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.

Founding

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 anchored 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

. 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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) and south to ''Konstapels Hoeck'' ( Constable Hook). 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,

was ceded to the

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by the British and the town became part of the Province of

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. In 1677, John Luby acquired several parcels covering 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

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primarily used for farm produce and likely was sold at the

landing that became

. Weehawken was formed as a township by an act of the

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, on March 15, 1859, from portions of

and

North Bergen North Bergen is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 63,361, an increase of 2,588 (+4.3%) from the 2010 census count of 60,773, ...

. 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 May 30, 2024.

Revolutionary War

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. Lafayette 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

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, first

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, and

, then 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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.) Phillip, who had been defending his father's honor, suffered a fatal wound in his hip and his left arm and died two days later on November 24, 1801.

19th century

In the mid-19th century, James G. King built his estate Highwood on the bluff that now bears his name and entertained many political and artistic figures of the era, including

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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.

20th century

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 in the township. 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

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. 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.

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

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, 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

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, 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

in Hudson County; and the

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borough of

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

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and

toll plaza are prominent man-made structures. Geographically, Weehawken has distinct neighborhoods: Downtown (known as "The Shades"), 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 the township. 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 of land on the Palisades cliff face to the town in order to preserve its beauty and its history.

Demographics

2020 census

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 12,554 people, 5,712 households, and 2,913 families in the township. The

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was . There were 6,213 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 71.85% (9,020)

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, 4.83% (606) Black or African American, 0.49% (61) Native American, 8.16% (1,024) Asian, 0.01% (1)

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, 10.76% (1,351) from other races, and 3.91% (491) from two or more races.

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of any race were 40.27% (5,055) of the population. Of the 5,712 households, 20.4% had children under the age of 18; 34.9% were married couples living together; 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 49.0% were non-families. Of all households, 36.1% were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.93. 16.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 39.1% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 95.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 93.0 males. 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 2000 census, there were 13,501 people, 5,975 households, and 3,059 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 6,159 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 73.05%

, 3.58%

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, 0.20% Native American, 4.67% Asian, 0.10%

, 13.94% from other races, and 4.47% from two or more races.

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

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. 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

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, is among the most densely populated municipalities in the United States.

Economy

Weehawken has a retail district along Park Avenue, which represents 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

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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

Formula One Formula One (F1) is the highest class of worldwide racing for open-wheel single-seater formula Auto racing, racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The FIA Formula One World Championship has been one ...

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

Grand Prix of America The Grand Prix of America was a failed Formula One World Championship race proposal. In 2011, plans were revealed for the race for target planned entry into the 2013 Formula One World Championship. The plan was to hold the race on the proposed ...

, 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"
'' Autoweek'', 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

Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge ( ; also referred to as the Narrows Bridge, the Verrazzano Bridge, and simply the Verrazzano) is a suspension bridge connecting the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City, United States. It spans ...

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) 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 and inspired by

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, 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

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. * 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. It is the home of VFW Post 1923 and the Weehawken Historical Commission. * The

is the eight-lane circular

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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 was created on the site of a reservoir that had been owned by

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but hadn't been used since 1996. * The West Shore Railroad Tunnel, carved through the cliffs, is now used for the

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. * 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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. * The Weehawken Pool, part of the Weehawken Waterfront Park and Recreation Center, which opened in August 2021. 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,

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Memorial

Hamilton Monument

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 third U.S. vice president at the time, and Alexander Hamilton, the first and former Secretary of the Treasury, at dawn on July 11, 1804. The duel was the culm ...

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 consisting of carbonate minerals (most commonly calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (mineral), dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) that have recrystallized under the influence of heat and pressure. It has a crystalline texture, and is ty ...

cenotaph A cenotaph is an empty grave, tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere or have been lost. It can also be the initial tomb for a person who has since been reinterred elsewhere. Although t ...

, 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

graffiti Graffiti (singular ''graffiti'', or ''graffito'' only in graffiti archeology) is writing or drawings made on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. Graffiti ranges from simple written "monikers" to elabor ...

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

granite Granite ( ) is a coarse-grained (phanerite, phaneritic) intrusive rock, intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly coo ...

pedestal was added in front of the boulder; 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 Faulkner Act, 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 a five-member Township Council, whose members are elected to serve four-year terms of office on a concurrent basis in

non-partisan Nonpartisanship, also known as nonpartisanism, is a lack of affiliation with a political party and a lack of political bias. While an ''Oxford English Dictionary'' definition of ''partisan'' includes adherents of a party, cause, person, etc., ...

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 tha ...

and the remainder are chosen from each of three wards. The council selects a mayor and a deputy 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'',

Rutgers University Rutgers University ( ), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Public university, public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's C ...

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, 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 July 1990, after having served as town manager. Turner is one of longest-serving mayors in New Jersey. 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 16, 2024.2022 Municipal Election May 10, 2022 Official Results

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

Clerk. Accessed March 1, 2023. 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.

Politics

As of March 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

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and 2,753 (37.5%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 15 voters registered as

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or Greens. In the

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, 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

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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

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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

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

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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 (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

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, 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 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 (second non-consecutive term) * Richard F. Turner (born 1950), from 1990 to present

Education

The

Weehawken School District The Weehawken School District is a comprehensive community public school district consisting of three schools serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the Township of Weehawken, in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New J ...

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 (also known as Grade 12, Senior Year, Standard 12, 12th Standard, 12th Class, or Class 12th or Class 12) is the twelfth and final Educational stage, year of Formal education, formal or compulsory education. It is typically the final ...

. As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,320 students and 130.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

student–teacher ratio The student–teacher ratio or student–faculty ratio refers to the number of students who attend a school or university divided by the number of teachers or staff in the institution. For example, a student–teacher ratio of 10:1 indicates that ...

of 10.1:1.District information for Weehawken Public School District

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. Accessed December 15, 2024. Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the

) are Daniel Webster School with 391 students in PreK through 2nd grade, Theodore Roosevelt School with 328 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, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as part of the Weehawken School District. T ...

with 589 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 Academy, a consolidation of existing Catholic schools, is located in

. A K–8 school, 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

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. 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

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. Route 495 travels east-west between the

and the

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(

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 1) in Miami, Florida, north to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between Maine and the ...

) with interchanges for Route 3 and U.S. Route 1/9 in

. The

in Weehawken carries traffic between the tunnel's toll plaza and the crest of the Palisades. 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

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and privately operated jitneys within Hudson County, and to

and

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, 126,

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156 Year 156 ( CLVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silvanus and Augurinus (or, less frequently, year 909 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 156 for thi ...

158 Year 158 ( CLVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday 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 condita''). The denomination 158 for th ...

159 Year 159 ( CLIX) was a common year starting on Sunday 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 912 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomin ...

165 Year 165 ( CLXV) was a common year starting on Monday 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''). The denomination 165 for this year ...

, 166,

168 Year 168 ( CLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Paullus (or, less frequently, year 921 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 168 for thi ...

originate/terminate at the

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. NJT 23 and 89 travel between Nungessers and

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, where transfer is possible to

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

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or Pavonia/Newport in

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. Routes 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 and southbound to

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and

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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. NY Waterway headquarters are located at

Weehawken Port Imperial Port Imperial is a community centered around an intermodal transit hub on the Weehawken, New Jersey, waterfront of the Hudson River across from Midtown Manhattan, served by New York Waterway ferries and buses, Hudson–Bergen Light Rail, a ...

. In 2013, a planned regional

bike share A bicycle-sharing system, bike share program, public bicycle scheme, or public bike share (PBS) scheme, is a shared transport service where bicycles are available for shared use by individuals at low cost. The programmes themselves include bot ...

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. The program ended in 2020 when Hoboken joined the Citibike network.

Media and culture

Weehawken is located within the New York media market. ''

The Jersey Journal ''The Jersey Journal'' was a daily newspaper, published from Monday through Saturday, covering news and events throughout Hudson County, New Jersey. ''The Journal'' is a sister paper to ''The Star-Ledger'' of Newark, ''The Times'' of Trenton a ...

'' was a 157-year-old local daily paper covering news in

that ceased online and print publication in February 2025. Local weeklies include the free bilingual paper, ''Hudson Dispatch Weekly'', (named for the former daily ''

Hudson Dispatch The ''Hudson Dispatch'' was a newspaper covering events in Hudson and Bergen counties in Northern New Jersey. It published continuously from 1874 until 1991, when it was purchased by Newhouse Newspapers. Its headquarters were located at 400 38th ...

''), the Spanish language ''El Especialito,'' and the ''

River View Observer ''River View Observer'' is a monthly newspaper owned by Ad Vantage Publishing Inc., headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey Jersey City is the List of municipalities in New Jersey, second-most populous The Hudson Reporter ''The Hudson Reporter'' was a newspaper chain based in Hudson County, New Jersey mainly focus on local politics and community news. The oldest newspaper in the chain was the ''Hoboken Reporter'', founded in 1983. The chain stopped publication on ...

'' and the '' Weehawken Reporter'' ceased publication in January 2023. The ''Weehawken Sequence'', an early 20th-century series of approximately 100 oil sketches by local artist

John Marin John Marin (December 23, 1870 – October 2, 1953) was an early American modernist visual artist. He is known for his abstract landscape paintings and watercolors. Early life and education Marin was born on December 23, 1870, in Rutherford, N ...

, 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 Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by visible brush strokes, open Composition (visual arts), composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage ...

Fauvism Fauvism ( ) is a style of painting and an art movement that emerged in France at the beginning of the 20th century. It was the style of (, ''the wild beasts''), a group of modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong col ...

and

Cubism Cubism is an early-20th-century avant-garde art movement which began in Paris. It revolutionized painting and the visual arts, and sparked artistic innovations in music, ballet, literature, and architecture. Cubist subjects are analyzed, broke ...

, have been compared to the work of

Jackson Pollock Paul Jackson Pollock (; January 28, 1912August 11, 1956) was an American painter. A major figure in the abstract expressionist movement, Pollock was widely noticed for his "Drip painting, drip technique" of pouring or splashing liquid household ...

. The Hudson Riverfront Performing Arts Center is a non-profit organization whose mission is to build a world-class

performing arts center Performing arts center/centre (see spelling differences), often abbreviated as PAC, is usually a complex housing performance spaces for various performing arts, including dance, music, and theatre. In some cases it refers to a single multi-use s ...

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. *In 2014, the

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animated television series, ''

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'', Weehawken is the home of the former DOOP headquarters. In visual art, Weehawken is the subject of the American painter

Edward Hopper Edward Hopper (July 22, 1882 – May 15, 1967) was an American realism painter and printmaker. He is one of America's most renowned artists and known for his skill in depicting modern American life and landscapes. Born in Nyack, New York, to a ...

's '' East Wind Over Weehawken''. *The

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musical ''

Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: * Alexander Hamilton (1755/1757–1804), first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States * ''Hamilton'' (musical), a 2015 Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda ** ''Hamilton'' (al ...

'' includes a scene depicting the duel between

and

, as well as the duel between Phillip Hamilton and

. *In 1980, Italian science fiction/horror film ''

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'' features an

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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. * In the 1970s and early 1980s, jazz composer and pianist

Thelonious Monk Thelonious Sphere Monk ( October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American Jazz piano, jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the Jazz standard, standard jazz repertoire, includ ...

lived during his final decade until his death in 1982 in a

modernist Modernism was an early 20th-century movement in literature, visual arts, and music that emphasized experimentation, abstraction, and Subjectivity and objectivity (philosophy), subjective experience. Philosophy, politics, architecture, and soc ...

home at 63 Kingswood Road owned by Jazz patron and heiress

Pannonica de Koenigswarter Baroness Kathleen Annie Pannonica 'Nica' de Koenigswarter (''née'' Rothschild; 10 December 1913 – 30 November 1988) was a British-born jazz patron, photographer and writer. A leading patron of bebop, she was a member of the Rothschild family. ...

—which she bought from film director

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and later dubbed "the Mad Pad" and "the Cathouse." * In

Dr. Seuss Theodor Seuss Geisel ( ;"Seuss"
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'', Horton the Elephant visits Weehawken while he is in the circus, and in Dr. Seuss's ''

The Lorax ''The Lorax'' is a children's literature, children's book written by Dr. Seuss and published in 1971. It chronicles the plight of the Biophysical environment, environment and the Lorax, the main character, who "speaks for the trees" and confront ...

'', the Onceler gives directions to the land of the Truffula trees that include "...turn left at Weehawken." * In the

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animated musical, ''Central Park'', a rap about Weehawken recorded by

Daveed Diggs Daveed Daniele Diggs (born January 24, 1982) is an American actor, rapper, and singer-songwriter. He is the vocalist of the experimental hip hop group Clipping, and in 2015, he originated the dual roles of Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jeffer ...

is sung by Helen, one of the characters, who is from there.

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 Edwin Haig Alberian (January 21, 1920March 31, 1997) was an American stage and television actor and entertainer who began his career in off-Broadway and Broadway productions, and moved into the nascent television industry, where his work was orie ...

(1920–1997), entertainer, whose credits include early television's

Clarabell the Clown Clarabell the Clown is a character who was part of the main cast on the 1947–1960 series '' The Howdy Doody Show''. Clarabell, a clown who wore a baggy, striped costume, communicated through mime and by honking a horn for "yes" or "no". Clarabel ...

on the ''

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Show'', ''The Beachcomber Bill Show'', and'' Let's Have Fun'' *

Adele Astaire Adele Astaire Douglass (born Adele Marie Austerlitz, later known as Lady Charles Cavendish; September 10, 1896 – January 25, 1981) was an American dancer, stage actress, and singer. After beginning work as a dancer and vaudeville performe ...

(1896–1981), Fred Astaire's elder sister, dancer and entertainer in vaudeville, on Broadway and the West End *

Fred Astaire Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz, May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, actor, singer, musician, choreographer, and presenter, whose career in stage, film, and television spanned 76 years. He is widely regarded as the "g ...

(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 Myril Axelrod Bennett (; April 4, 1920 – January 21, 2014) was one of the first female executives in the advertising industry. Biography She was born Myril Jessica Davidson on April 4, 1920, in Weehawken, New Jersey, United States, and was ra ...

(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 Karl Theodore Francis Bitter (December 6, 1867 – April 9, 1915) was an Austrian-born American sculptor best known for his architectural sculpture, memorials and residential work. Life and career The son of Carl and Henrietta Bitter, he was ...

(1867–1915), sculptor, established an atelier, where he lived and worked until his death * John H. Bonn (1829–1891), founder of North Hudson County Railway *

Kenneth Burke Kenneth Duva Burke (May 5, 1897 – November 19, 1993) was an American literary theorist, as well as poet, essayist, and novelist, who wrote on 20th-century philosophy, aesthetics, criticism, and rhetorical theory. As a literary theorist, Burke ...

(1897–1993), literary theorist, poet, essayist, and novelist * Marlene Caride (born 1963), politician who has represented the 36th Legislative District in the

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since 2012 and was nominated in 2017 to lead the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance * Justin Casquejo (born 1997), free solo climber and

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Helen Castillo ''Project Runway Season 12'' is the twelfth season of the television show ''Project Runway'', appearing on Lifetime. The season began airing on July 18, 2013 with 15 designers competing to become "the next great American designer." Kate Pankoke, ...

, fashion designer and cast member of

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of the reality television series ''

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'' who was born and raised in Weehawken *

Jack Cusick John Peter Cusick (June 12, 1928 - November 17, 1989) was a right-handed shortstop in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs and Boston Braves. Signed as an amateur free agent out of high school by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1946, Cusick w ...

(1928–1989), right-handed

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who played for the

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and

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* John Diebold (1926–2005), computer scientist, considered to be an automation evangelist * John J. Eagan (1872–1956), Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 11th congressional district in the

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from 1913 to 1921 *

Ronald Enroth Ronald M. Enroth (October 28, 1938 – February 3, 2023) was an American professor of sociology at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, and an evangelical Christian author of books concerning what he defined as "cults" and " new religi ...

(1938–2023), Professor of Sociology at

Westmont College Westmont College is a private Christian liberal arts college in Montecito, California, United States. It was founded in 1937. History Ruth Kerr, owner and CEO of the Kerr Glass Manufacturing Company, established the school as the Bible Missiona ...

Gary T. Erbe Gary T. Erbe (born 1944) is an American oil painter. He is self-taught, and he is best known for his ''trompe-l'œils''. His work has been exhibited at the Canton Museum of Art, the Brinton Museum, the Boca Raton Museum of Art, the Heckscher Muse ...

(born 1944), self-taught

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who is best known for his ''

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s'' * John Erskine (1879–1951), educator and author, who reflects on the town in ''The Memory of Certain Persons'' *

Edward Feigenbaum Edward Albert Feigenbaum (born January 20, 1936) is a computer scientist working in the field of artificial intelligence, and joint winner of the 1994 ACM Turing Award. He is often called the "father of expert systems". Education and early life ...

(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 Marie Louise Garibaldi (November 26, 1934 – January 15, 2016) was a United States Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. When appointed by Governor Thomas Kean in 1982, Garibaldi became the first woman to serve on New Jersey's h ...

(1934–2016), former Associate Justice of the

New Jersey Supreme Court The Supreme Court of New Jersey is the supreme court, highest court in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, the Supreme Court of New Jersey is the final judicial authority on all cases in the state court system, including cases cha ...

who became the first woman to serve on New Jersey's highest court when she was appointed by Governor

Thomas Kean Thomas Howard Kean ( ; born April 21, 1935) is an American politician, statesman, and academic administrator from the state of New Jersey. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, Kean served two terms as the 48th governor of New Jersey f ...

in 1982 *

João Gilberto João Gilberto (born João Gilberto do Prado Pereira de Oliveira – ; 10 June 1931 – 6 July 2019) was a Brazilian guitarist, singer, and composer who was a pioneer of the musical genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s. Around the world, he w ...

(1931–2019), Brazilian singer and guitar player, composer and bossa nova pioneer 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 Nancy Giles is an American actress and commentator, perhaps best known for her appearances in the series '' China Beach'' and on '' CBS News Sunday Morning''. Early life Nancy Giles is a graduate of Oberlin College. Career Giles was a member o ...

(born 1960),

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reporter who, during the

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, 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 Emile Alphonse Griffith (February 3, 1938 – July 23, 2013) was an American professional boxer who won world titles in three weight divisions. He held the world light middleweight, undisputed welterweight, and middleweight titles. His best-kno ...

(1938–2013), professional boxer who was a World Champion in the

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and

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classes *

Janet Hamill Janet Hamill (born July 29, 1945, in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American poet and spoken word artist. Her poem "K-E-R-O-U-A-C" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and her fifth collection, titled ''Body of Water'', was nominated for the Willi ...

(born 1945), poet and

spoken word artist Spoken word is an oral poetic performance art that is based mainly on the poem as well as the performer's aesthetic qualities. It is a 20th-century continuation of an ancient oral artistic tradition that focuses on the aesthetics of recitation ...

Barry Harris Barry Doyle Harris (December 15, 1929 – December 8, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator. He was an exponent of the bebop style. Influenced by Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell, Harris in turn influenc ...

(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"

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. March 26, 2005 *

Robert Hilferty Robert Hilferty (December 14, 1959 – July 24, 2009) was an American journalist, filmmaker, and AIDS activist based in New York City. Career Hilferty began his career in 1988 working as a production assistant for Robert Altman on ''The Cain ...

(1959–2009), journalist, filmmaker and AIDS activist *

Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter Roscoe Henry Hillenkoetter (May 8, 1897 – June 18, 1982) was the third director of the post–World War II United States Central Intelligence Group (CIG), the third Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), and the first director of the Central I ...

(1897–1982), director of the

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from 1947 to 1950 *

Bob Kennedy Robert Daniel Kennedy (August 18, 1920 – April 7, 2005) was an American professional baseball right fielder/third baseman, manager and executive in Major League Baseball. From 1939 to 1957, Kennedy played for the Chicago White Sox (1939–42, ...

(1928–1991), defensive back and halfback who played in the

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for the

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* A. J. Khubani (born 1959), founder, president and CEO of Telebrands Corp. * James G. King (1791–1853), businessman and politician who represented from 1849 to 1851 * Nica de Koenigswarter née

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, (1913–1988), known as the "bebop baroness" for her patronage of many jazz musiciansFriedwald, Will
"The Ballad of a Jazz Royal"
''

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'', 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 Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

''. 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 art Postmodern art is a body of art movements that sought to contradict some aspects of modernism or some aspects that emerged or developed in its aftermath. In general, movements such as intermedia, installation art, conceptual art and multimedia, ...

ist *

Ed Lucas Edward Joseph Lucas Jr. (January 3, 1939 – November 10, 2021) was an American blind sportswriter who primarily covered the New York Yankees. Biography Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Lucas grew up in Weehawken, New Jersey and attended St. Jos ...

(1939–2021), blind sportswriter * Lori Majewski, entertainment writer, communications strategist and consultant *

(1870–1953), early American modernist artist *

Trade Martin Trade Martin is an American musician, songwriter and producer. Martin worked with Johnny Power in the late 1950s, recording as Johnny & the Jokers and together launching the label Rome Records, active from 1960 to 1962. The label signed the g ...

(born 1945), composer, songwriter and producer * Steven Massarsky (1948–2007), lawyer and businessman who founded Voyager Communications *

David Mearns David Louis Mearns (born 10 August 1958) is an American-born United Kingdom based marine scientist and oceanographer, who specializes in deep water search and recovery operations, and the discovery of the location of historic shipwrecks. Early l ...

(born 1958), marine scientist and deep water search and recovery expert, specializing in the discovery of the location of historic shipwrecks * Cecilia Mettler (1909–1943), medical historian who was one of the first full-time, and the first female, professors of the

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in the United States *

Alice Duer Miller Alice Duer Miller (July 28, 1874 – August 22, 1942) was an American writer whose poetry actively influenced political opinion. Her feminist verses influenced political opinion during the Women's suffrage in the United States, American suffrage ...

(1874–1942), poet and novelist whose work actively influenced political thought during the American suffrage movement and the nations's entry into World War II *

Miúcha Heloísa Maria Buarque de Hollanda (30 November 1937 – 27 December 2018), known professionally as Miúcha, was a Brazilian singer and composer. She belonged to a musical family. Her siblings included singer and composer Chico Buarque and two ...

(1937–2018), Brazilian singer and composer *

(1917–1982), jazz pianist * Michael Noriega (born 1977/1978), associate justice of the

Supreme Court of New Jersey The Supreme Court of New Jersey is the supreme court, highest court in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, the Supreme Court of New Jersey is the final judicial authority on all cases in the state court system, including cases cha ...

Liam O'Brien Liam Christopher O'Brien (born May 28, 1976) is an American voice actor, writer, and director. He is a regular cast member of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' actual play series '' Critical Role,'' playing Vax'ildan ("Vax"), Caleb Widogast, and Orym. ...

(born 1976), voice actor, writer, and voice director * William E. Ozzard (1915–2002),

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president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

, 1963 *

Kate Pierson Catherine Elizabeth Pierson (born April 27, 1948) is an American singer, lyricist, and founding member of the B-52s. She plays guitar, bass and various keyboard instruments. In the early years, as well as being a vocalist, Pierson was the main ...

(born 1948), vocalist and one of the lead singers and founding members of

The B-52's The B-52s, originally presented as the B-52's (with an errant apostrophe; used until 2008), are an American band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. The original lineup consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, k ...

William Ranney William Tylee Ranney (May 9, 1813 – November 18, 1857) was an American painter, known for his depictions of Western life, sporting scenery, historical subjects and portraiture. In his 20-year career, he made 150 paintings and 80 drawings, and is ...

(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 ''Caddyshack'' is a 1980 American sports comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis and Douglas Kenney, and starring Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight (his final film role), Michael O'Keefe and Bill ...

'', 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 Jerome Robbins (born Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz; October 11, 1918 – July 29, 1998) was an American dancer, choreographer, film director, theatre director and producer who worked in classical ballet, on stage, film, and television. Among his nu ...

(1918–1998), choreographer, famous for ''

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'' and many works for the

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Wilbur Ross Wilbur Louis Ross Jr. (born November 28, 1937) is an American businessman who served as the 39th United States Secretary of Commerce from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Ross was previously cha ...

(born 1937),

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and investor known for restructuring companies in industries such as steel, coal, telecommunications, foreign investment and textiles *

Gerard Schwarz Gerard Schwarz (born August 19, 1947), also known as Gerry Schwarz or Jerry Schwarz, is an American symphony conductor and trumpeter. As of 2019, Schwarz serves as the Artistic and Music Director of Palm Beach Symphony and the Director of Orc ...

(born 1947), conductor, currently with the

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* Theodore Seltzer (died 1957), manufacturer of

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* Kenneth Steiglitz, professor of computer science at

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial ...

* Fred Stickel (1921–2015), newspaperman, notably publisher of ''

The Oregonian ''The Oregonian'' is a daily newspaper based in Portland, Oregon, United States, owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the West Coast of the United States, U.S. West Coast, founded as a weekly by Tho ...

'' *

Frank Tashlin Frank Tashlin (born Francis Fredrick von Taschlein, February 19, 1913 – May 5, 1972), also known as Tish Tash and Frank Tash, was an American animator and filmmaker. He was best known for his work on the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' ...

(1913–1972), film director, whose credits include ''

The Glass Bottom Boat ''The Glass Bottom Boat'' is a 1966 American romantic spy comedy film directed by Frank Tashlin and starring Doris Day, Rod Taylor, and Arthur Godfrey, with John McGiver, Paul Lynde, Edward Andrews, Eric Fleming, Dom DeLuise, and Dick Mart ...

'' and ''

The Alphabet Murders ''The Alphabet Murders'' (also known as ''ABC Murders'') is a 1965 British detective film directed by Frank Tashlin and starring Tony Randall, Anita Ekberg and Robert Morley. It is based on the 1936 novel '' The A.B.C. Murders'' by Agatha Chr ...

'' * Paul van K. Thomson (1916–1999),

Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

priest, author and educator *

Amani Toomer Amani Askari Toomer (born September 8, 1974) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire career as a wide receiver and punt returner for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He registered over 1 ...

(born 1974), wide receiver who played for the

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The ...

Mullins, 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 Percie Chater Charlton (9 April 1867 – 30 September 1954) was an Australian cricketer who played in two Tests in England in 1890 and played first-class cricket for New South Wales from 1888 to 1897. Cricket career Charlton was regarded as an ...

, architect whose work includes Temple Beth-El in Jersey City *

(1894–1969),

film noir Film noir (; ) is a style of Cinema of the United States, Hollywood Crime film, crime dramas that emphasizes cynicism (contemporary), cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of Ameri ...

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

(1782–1852), statesman * Grant Wright (1865–1935), cartoonist, illustrator and painterStaff
"Grant Wright, 70, Dies In East of Pneumonia"
'' 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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