Parks

The waterfront land behind the Colgate-Palmolive Clock has become a dirty, undeveloped eyesore, but plans for clean-up and development have been stalled by State ownership.

After years of hard work, planning, and fundraising, over $700,000 will be spent overhauling a historic but underutilized landmark in the heart of Downtown Jersey City, as the group spearheading the renovations has everything they need to move forward with the project.

Jersey City’s Riverview-Fisk Park is finally getting a new gazebo. It’s been four years since Hurricane Sandy’s winds blew the roof off the historic structure. Now, the Riverview Neighborhood Association has unveiled plans for a replacement for the destroyed gazebo.

Tucked away in an otherwise quiet residential section of The Heights, the Jersey City Reservoir is flourishing with signs of life despite being decommissioned, a relic that provides some of the best fall foliage views right in the middle of the city.

Following the success of the Big Dig tulip and daffodil bulb planting initiative, the Jersey City Parks Coalition is now setting their sites on trees, with a new program called 'City of Trees'. The goal is to plant 5,000 trees in Jersey City in 5 years. See how they plan to do it.

A 15-acre stretch of land running along the Passaic River in Newark is about to get a major upgrade. Last month, the City of Newark selected James Corner Field Operations as the lead designer and landscape architect for expansion of Riverfront Park.

Next week, Hoboken’s city council is set to vote on a redevelopment agreement that will potentially create a new destination for the city’s west side, one that supporters say will balance new development with community amenities, parks, and flood protection.