Newark Riverfront Revival (NRR), an initiative of the Newark Planning Office, aims to revive Newark’s riverfront to bring concrete benefits to the City of Newark and its residents. Since 2008, NRR has built support for Newark’s riverfront by taking hundreds of people on boat and walking tours, hosting outreach events, organizing design education programs for youth, and staging a City Hall exhibition. In 2012, in partnership with the County of Essex and the Trust for Public Land, Newark’s first segment of riverfront park opened to the public with over twelve acres of athletic fields, playgrounds, and walking paths. In coming months, a second park segment will be completed, containing a walking and biking trail, floating boat dock, riverfront boardwalk, and other settings for relaxation, picnics, exercise, and environmental education.
Mayor Cory A. Booker
Deputy Mayor Adam Zipkin
Chief Urban Designer Damon Rich
Riverfront Program Coordinator Chris Caceres
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Thank you to our partners and supporters
Hackensack Riverkeeper (and the vessels “Edward Abbey”, piloted by Riverkeeper Captain Bill Sheehan, and “Robert H. Boyle”, piloted by Capt. Hugh Carola)
Ironbound Community Corporation
Lower Passaic Watershed Alliance
National Endowment for the Arts
New Jersey DEP Green Acres Program
New Jersey DOT I BOAT NJ Program
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners
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One idea you may want to include for the Newark waterfront is a community rowing center that allows opportunities for local high schools to participate in the sport of rowing. You may want to check out the following website to see what was done at the Saugatuck Boatclub in Connecticut. Its a really nice facility with restaurants located above where the boats are stored. The Passaic River Rowing Association located in Lyndhurst may have some more ideas on opening, operating, and running a project of this kind.
Comment by James November 23, 2010 @ 1:16 pmJames, that’s a great idea. As the first phase of Newark Riverfront Park will contain a modest floating boat dock, we’re in discussions with youth rowing organizations to bring this kind of programming to Newark.
Comment by newarkriverfront November 24, 2010 @ 11:53 pmEZ Dock Mid-Atlantic, who provided the floating boat dock, also specializes in rowing docks.
Comment by Samantha March 28, 2013 @ 4:23 pmThanks for a nice dock, EZ Dock Mid-Atlantic. And thanks to the New Jersey Department of Transportation Office of Marine Services and their I BOAT NJ Program for funding it!
Comment by NRR April 24, 2013 @ 12:14 amIs there a rendition available anywhere we can see what it is supossed tp look like?
Comment by Lisa August 13, 2011 @ 7:55 pmYou can see a drawing of the design for the area between the Jackson Street Bridge and Oxford Street here.
Comment by damonusa August 14, 2011 @ 6:58 pmDo you have boat tips open to the public this summer?
Comment by Lynn Gale May 11, 2013 @ 10:56 amYes. Stay tuned for the announcement of the Summer 2013 in coming weeks!
Comment by NRR May 12, 2013 @ 9:53 pm