Editing Bayonne, New Jersey (section)

==Parks and recreation==
[[Hackensack RiverWalk]] begins at [[Collins Park (Bayonne, New Jersey)|Collins Park]] in  [[Bergen Point]] where the [[Kill Van Kull]] meets the [[Newark Bay]]. Also along the bay is [[16th Street Park]]. A plaque unveiled on May 2, 2006, for the new Richard A. [[Rutowski Park]], a [[wetlands]] preserve on the northwestern end of town that is part of the RiverWalk. It is located immediately north of the [[Hudson County Park System|Stephen R. Gregg Hudson County Park]].<ref>Kaulessar, Ricardo. [http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/2408561/article-The-other-waterfront-walkway-18-mile-Hackensack-RiverWalk-in-Hudson-County-still-underdeveloped "The other waterfront walkway: 18-mile Hackensack RiverWalk in Hudson County still underdeveloped"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111218213923/http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/2408561/article-The-other-waterfront-walkway-18-mile-Hackensack-RiverWalk-in-Hudson-County-still-underdeveloped |date=December 18, 2011 }}, ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', May 16, 2006. Accessed December 6, 2011. "While the Bayonne and Secaucus portions of the Hackensack RiverWalk have been developed substantially, the Jersey City portion that would make up the majority of the 18-mile walk is far from reality. Anyone who develops along this stretch of the Hackensack River is required to add to the public RiverWalk, a planned linkage of waterfront parks along the Hackensack.... The RiverWalk section in Bayonne, if fully completed, would run from the southwest corner of the town in an area where the Kill Van Kull meets the Newark Bay, to the northwestern point of the area.... Ryan pointed out last week that another piece of the RiverWalk will be unveiled when the North 40 Park, or Richard A. Rutkowski Park, is scheduled to open this week."</ref>

[[Hudson River Waterfront Walkway]] is part of a walkway that is intended to run the more than {{convert|18|mi}} from the Bayonne Bridge to the [[George Washington Bridge]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/dep/cmp/czm_hudson.html Coastal Management Program] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229062719/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/cmp/czm_hudson.html |date=February 29, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]]. Accessed December 6, 2011. "When complete, this Walkway will be an urban waterfront corridor connecting the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee with the Bayonne Bridge in Bayonne. As the crow flies it will extend about 18.4 miles, but the total length will exceed 40 miles."</ref><ref>[http://www.hudsonriverwaterfront.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=23 Walkway Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815130124/http://hudsonriverwaterfront.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=23 |date=August 15, 2015 }}, [[Hudson River Waterfront Walkway]]. Accessed August 23, 2015. "The walkway covers 18.5 linear miles from Bayonne to the George Washington Bridge."</ref>

In August 2014, the Bayonne Hometown Fair, a popular tourist and community attraction that ceased in 2000, was revived by a local business owner and resident. The first revived Bayonne Hometown Fair took place from June 6–7, 2015.<ref>McGovern, Patrick. [http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2015/06/post_366.html "Bayonne's Hometown Fair returns!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113004852/http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2015/06/post_366.html |date=January 13, 2016 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', June 8, 2015. Accessed August 27, 2015.</ref>