Hoboken is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Hoboken is part of the New York metropolitan area and is the site of Hoboken Terminal,a major transportation hub. As of the 2020 United States census,the city's population was 60,419,an increase of 10,414 (+20.8%) from the 2010 census count of 50,005,which in turn reflected an increase of 11,428 (+29.6%) from the 38,577 counted in the 2000 census. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 57,010 for 2023,making it the 708th-most populous municipality in the nation. With more than 42,400 inhabitants per square mile (16,400/km2) in data from the 2010 census,Hoboken was ranked as the third-most densely populated municipality in the United States among cities with a population above 50,000. In the 2020 census,the city's population density climbed to more than 48,300 inhabitants per square mile (18,600/km2) of land,ranked fourth in the county behind Guttenberg,Union City and West New York.
The Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) is a light rail system in Hudson County,New Jersey,United States. Owned by New Jersey Transit (NJT) and operated by the 21st Century Rail Corporation,it connects the communities of Bayonne,Jersey City,Hoboken,Weehawken,Union City,at the city line with West New York,and North Bergen.
Brian P. Stack is an American Democratic Party politician who represents the 33rd Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate,where he serves as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He has also served as the mayor of Union City,New Jersey,since 2000. Prior to his election to the Senate,he served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2004 to 2007.
Ruben J. Ramos,Jr. is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2008 to 2014,representing the 33rd Legislative District. He now serves as a city councilman in Hoboken,a position he held prior to serving in the General Assembly.
Ralph Joseph Marra Jr. is an American lawyer who served as the Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey. He held this position from the resignation of Chris Christie in December 2008 until the appointment of Paul J. Fishman in October 2009. In January 2010,after Christie became Governor of New Jersey,Marra was appointed to a top legal position in the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. After serving about a decade,he became senior counsel at Calcagni &Kanefsky,LLP in Newark,New Jersey.
Peter J. Cammarano III is an American disbarred attorney,former Democratic politician and a convicted felon. He was the 37th mayor of Hoboken,New Jersey,serving from July 1 until July 31,2009. Cammarano was arrested by the FBI on corruption charges on July 23,2009,as part of an international criminal investigation known as Operation Bid Rig;he resigned from office eight days later. He pleaded guilty to extortion in April 2010 and was later sentenced to 24 months in federal prison.
Kimberly Ann Guadagno is an American lawyer and politician who served as the first lieutenant governor and 33rd secretary of state of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018.
Operation Bid Rig was a long-term investigation into political corruption in New Jersey conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation,the Internal Revenue Service,and the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 2002 to 2014.
14th Street is a county highway in Hudson County,New Jersey,designated County Route 670. It begins at an intersection with Manhattan Avenue in Union City,also known as the South Wing Viaduct,and proceeds east over the 14th Street Viaduct to terminate at Sinatra Drive on the banks of the Hudson River in Hoboken. It is located at the northern end of Hoboken's street grid,and one of the only east–west streets in the city that allows for two-way traffic. It is located two blocks south of Weehawken Cove.
Steve Cappiello was a police officer and American Democratic Party politician who served as the 35th mayor of Hoboken,New Jersey from 1973 until 1985. Cappiello served as a city councilman from 1963 until his election as mayor,and again after completing his three terms. He also served on the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1981 to 1984,when he lost his re-election bid to Republican Roger Dorian.
Paula T. Dow is an American lawyer and judge. She served as the 58th Attorney General of New Jersey,appointed by incoming Governor Chris Christie. Her nomination to a full term was confirmed by the New Jersey Senate in February 2010. She is the first African-American woman to be attorney general in state history.
Chris Christie took office as the 55th Governor of New Jersey on January 19,2010,began his second term on January 21,2014,and left office on January 16,2018.
Christ Hospital is in Jersey City,New Jersey. It is affiliated with Hoboken University Medical Center and the Bayonne Medical Center. It is one of the six hospitals in Hudson County,New Jersey operated by the for-profit organization Hudson Hospital Opco,known as Care Point Health. According to a study conducted by National Nurses United and released in January 2014,the hospital was the 9th most expensive in the state,charging 763% above costs.
Elizabeth Abruzese Mason is an American politician,management consultant,and advocate for open government in New Jersey. A member of the Democratic Party,she served as Second Ward Councilwoman and City Council President in Hoboken,New Jersey from 2007 until 2015.
Hurricane Sandy was the costliest natural disaster in the history of New Jersey,with economic losses to businesses of up to $30 billion. The most intense storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season,Sandy formed in the Caribbean Sea on October 22. For days ahead of its eventual landfall,the hurricane was expected to turn toward New Jersey,as anticipated by tropical cyclone forecast models and the National Hurricane Center (NHC). On October 29,Sandy lost its characteristics of a tropical cyclone and transitioned into an extratropical cyclone while approaching the New Jersey coast. About two and a half hours later,the former hurricane moved ashore New Jersey near Brigantine in Atlantic County,just north of Atlantic City,producing wind gusts as strong as 91 mph (146 km/h).
Carmelo G. Garcia is an American politician,life coach and convicted felon from the state of New Jersey. He represented the 33rd Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly as part of the Democratic Party for one two-year term. In June 2024,he pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud and bribery charges related to his time working for the Newark,New Jersey,city government from 2017 to 2019.
Stronger than the Storm was an advertising campaign to promote tourism in New Jersey in 2013. It portrayed the state as being resilient and having recovered from the impact and aftermath of Hurricane Sandy,which had caused severe damage in Autumn 2012. The media blitz included billboards,radio spots,and television commercials featuring the Jersey Shore and including appearances by the Governor of New Jersey,Chris Christie,and his wife and children. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provided funding for the promotional campaign. The awarding of the contract to marketing firm MWW and the propriety of Christie's use of the ads during a re-election campaign has drawn media and governmental scrutiny. In January 2014,HUD initiated an audit of the expenditure. The audit is one of two simultaneous federal inquiries begun in 2014 involving the Chris Christie administration use of federal funds provided by the Hurricane Sandy relief bill.
Marc-Philip Ferzan is an attorney,currently serving as Senior Managing Director at Ankura Consulting Group. He was formerly the director of the Governor's Office of Recovery and Rebuilding,from November 2012 until resigning in July 2014. The position was created by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie after Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 to coordinate relief and recovery efforts in face of the effects of the storm on the state. After resigning,he became lecturer at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia.
The Hoboken mayoral election of 2017 was an election to determine who will hold the office of Mayor of Hoboken,New Jersey in the upcoming term of 2018–2022. The election took place on November 7,2017. Incumbent Mayor Dawn Zimmer announced that she would not run for a third term on June 20,2017,hoping to pursue climate change issues higher up in the chain of government,and endorsed City Councilman Ravinder Bhalla. On November 7,Bhalla was elected mayor of Hoboken,with 32.75% of the vote,becoming the first Sikh mayor in New Jersey history,and the first turbaned Sikh to be elected mayor in the United States.
Ravinder Singh Bhalla,often simply called Ravi Bhalla,is an American civil rights lawyer and politician,serving as the 39th Mayor of Hoboken,New Jersey,since 2018. Prior to becoming mayor,he served on the Hoboken City Council from 2009 to 2018. In 2017,he was elected as New Jersey's first Sikh mayor. A Democrat,Bhalla was a candidate for New Jersey's 8th congressional district in the 2024 election.
