Editing Weehawken, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
Weehawken is part of the [[New York metropolitan area]]. Situated on the western shore of the [[North River (Hudson River)|Hudson River]], along the southern end of the [[New Jersey Palisades]] across from [[Midtown Manhattan]], it is the western terminus of the [[Lincoln Tunnel]].<ref>{{Cite book| publisher = [[Hagstrom Map|Hagstrom Map Company, Inc.]] | isbn = 978-0-88097-763-0| title = Hudson County New Jersey Street Map | year = 2008}}</ref> Weehawken is one of the towns that comprise [[North Hudson, New Jersey|North Hudson]], sometimes called NoHu in the artistic community.<ref name="NoHu">Paul, Mary; and Matzner, Caren. [http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/2416080/article-Scores-of-artists-find-a-place-in-N--Hudson-WNY--Union-City--Weehawken--and-North-Bergen-becoming--NoHu- "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.</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 1.48 square miles (3.82&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 0.78 square miles (2.03&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.69 square miles (1.79&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (46.69%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

The township borders the municipalities of [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]], [[Union City, New Jersey|Union City]] and [[West New York, New Jersey|West New York]] in Hudson County; and the [[New York City]] borough of [[Manhattan]], across the Hudson River.<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/679520/touches.html Areas touching Weehawken], MapIt. Accessed March 15, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://chnj.njpn.org/hudson-county/ Hudson County Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430114258/http://chnj.njpn.org/hudson-county/ |date=April 30, 2020 }}, Coalition for a Healthy NJ. Accessed March 15, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

While the [[The Palisades (Hudson River)|Palisades]] defines Weehawken's natural topography, the [[Lincoln Tunnel Helix]] is prominent man-made and [[Lincoln Tunnel]] 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.<ref>Lefkowitz, Melanie. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323277504578191881814767000 "Weehawken Makes Most of High and Low"], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', December 21, 2012. Accessed February 9, 2015.</ref> Though some are long abandoned (e.g., Grauert Causeway), there are still several outdoor public staircases (e.g., [[Shippen Street (Weehawken)|Shippen Steps]]) throughout the town and more than 15 "dead-end" streets. At its southeastern corner is [[Weehawken Cove]] which, along with the rail tracks farther inland, defines Weehawken's border with [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]]. Its northern boundary is shared with [[West New York, New Jersey|West New York]]. Traversing Weehawken is [[Boulevard East]], a scenic thoroughfare offering a sweeping vista of the Hudson River and the Manhattan skyline.<ref name="Weehawken Historical Commission">Sherman, Lauren; and Gaulkin, Ellen Robb. [https://books.google.com/books?id=GpGa8YEkZxAC ''Weehawken''], [[Arcadia Publishing]], 2009. {{ISBN| 9780738562681}}. Accessed October 23, 2015.</ref> Local zoning laws prohibit the construction of high-rise buildings that would obstruct sight-lines from higher points in the township.<ref>Romano, Jay. [https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/30/nyregion/weehawken-journal-group-fights-to-keep-magical-skyline-view.html "Weehawken Journal; Group Fights to Keep 'Magical' Skyline View"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 30, 1990. Accessed February 9, 2015. "New York as seen from the western shore of the Hudson River is a sight that is seldom disappointing, often inspiring and on occasion nothing short of breathtaking. So for 20 years, a group of citizens from this compact, proud community have fought to preserve as much of that view as possible."</ref><ref>Strunsky, Steve. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/13/nyregion/the-cities-the-blurred-view-from-weehawken.html "The Cities; The Blurred View From Weehawken"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 13, 2000. Accessed February 9, 2015.</ref> In a 1999 decision that blocked the development of a pair of waterfront towers that would have stood {{Convert|160|ft}}, 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".<ref>[[Robert D. McFadden|McFadden, Robert D.]] [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/20/nyregion/weehawken-s-panoramic-skyline-view-wins-protection.html "Weehawken's Panoramic Skyline View Wins Protection"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 20, 1999. Accessed February 9, 2015. "But a New Jersey judge, calling the view a magnificent natural resource that is entitled to state protection, has ruled that a developer should not be allowed to construct two sprawling, 160-foot office and retail towers on the Weehawken waterfront that would obstruct the spectacular prospect. 'The views in question are a world-class amenity that encourages people to live, work and locate businesses in the area,' the jurist, Administrative Law Judge Richard McGill, said in a 166-page decision recommending that the State Commissioner of Environmental Protection deny permits for the project to the developer, Hartz Mountain Industries."</ref> In 2021, the development company Roseland donated {{Convert|14.5|acres}} of land on the Palisades cliff face to the town in order to preserve its beauty and its history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2021/06/weehawken-to-acquire-145-acres-of-the-palisades-to-keep-it-safe-from-developers.html|author=West, Teri|title=Weehawken to acquire 14.5 acres of the Palisades -- to keep it safe from developers|publisher=[[NJ.com]]|date=June 2, 2021|accessdate=June 7, 2021|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602210003/https://www.nj.com/hudson/2021/06/weehawken-to-acquire-145-acres-of-the-palisades-to-keep-it-safe-from-developers.html}}</ref>