"Promises Made" or "Hide and Seek"?
It's not clear which is more accurate, when looking at the hard-to-reach flexible poster provided next to the bike and runner path along...
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Workers on the Roof? Demolition Next? Are They Moving the Records Building?
Definitely news and probably not good this past week. A dumpster and a portable toilet have been added to the work site. Workers seemed...
Problem? What problem? Still standing -- post Hurricane Isaias.
3 big storms — the Records Building again proves its grit. Built to last as noted by Engineer Donald Friedman, Old Structures Engineering.
The Records Building: A New Way to Achieve Adaptive Reuse on the Historic Site
A Call for Action: Our Update To Friends and Neighbors The Records Building is still standing, at least as of last Sunday, August 16th,...
Moving? Is this the Records Building or Something New? When and Where?
Questions about a blended approach now ... Is NJ Transit pursuing Alternative #5 and/or Alternative #6? Current indications are that...
Headed for Demolition? What's been happening for the Records Building?
Despite good ideas about transferring this historic 1904 structure from NJ Transit to the City of Hoboken, NJ Transit has persisted in...
Defund the Demo: Save Hoboken's Historic Records Building!
Update as of 6:00 PM, 7/1/20: Many thanks for your interest, attention and outreach! The Mayor's office sent a Nixie yesterday morning,...
Hoboken's Records Building among NJ's Ten Most Endangered Historic Places
The advocacy of many Hoboken residents for this unique building has caught the eye of some important preservation advocates at...
Preserve the Records Building -- Strong Public Support for Alternative 4
The virtual public meeting on the fate of the historic Lackawanna Records Building was held, as scheduled, on the evening of April 16th. ...
Records Building – Be Heard at the Virtual Public Meeting on April 16th
Here is your chance to discuss the fate of the 1904 Records Building in Hoboken Yards. The public meeting of March 17th was postponed...
It adds up: Complete your U.S. Census survey!
For more information, please visit: https://2020census.gov On this front, it pays to "be a number"! Hoboken residents, you should have...
Support Alternative #4 -- Adaptive Reuse for the Records Building
One of many issues surfaced during the recent Hoboken Yards Redevelopment discussion is the fate of the historic Records Building. Due...
Hoboken Yards -- Add your inputs -- City Council review on February 19th
You’ll have another opportunity to support or question the current version of the City’s new plan for the Rail Yards. Most changes for...
Task Force in the News
The Responsible Development Task Force has weighed in to support stabilization of and adaptive reuse for the Records Building, the oldest...
Changes presented: City Council Special Session: Wed, Jan 22nd
There was a special session of Hoboken’s City Council this Wednesday night, January 22nd, starting 7:00 PM at City Hall. The only agenda...
Hoboken Yards Site 1 -- Too Tall? Too Bulky?
The New Plan for Hoboken Yards Giving credit — Some Improvements as the New Plan Has Evolved Thanks to public inputs at City Council on...
Hoboken Yards Site 2 – All Residential? Parking?
Site 2 — on the South Side of Observer Highway, Opposite the south ends of Washington St. and Bloomfield Ave. Site 2 has a 330’ tall...
Hoboken Yards Site 3 -- Should this be Commercial?
Two Shorter Towers, capping at 145’. At Observer Highway & Henderson Street These buildings are currently slated for Commercial...
Continued Threats to the Records Building
The Responsible Development Task Force has a deep interest in preserving historic buildings and neighborhoods that help shape the Hoboken...
Hoboken Yards ’19: Where is Transparency and Predictability at City Council?
On Wednesday, November 6th, the day after the election, many residents were short-changed on an opportunity to share their viewson the...