Event Archive

A list of our past events.

Embankment Coalition Annual Meeting

Monday, November 5, 7-8:30pm

Will Jersey City reclaim the Harsimus Branch and its stone Embankment for adaptive reuse? We think so. Join us at the Embankment Preservation Coalition Annual Meeting, Grace Church Van Vorst, 39 Erie Street (entrance on 2nd Street), and hear our guest expert on "Emerging Ecologies of Reclaimed Land."

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Urban Crossroads: From Wasteland to Forests, Parks, Farms, Architecture

May 22-May 31, 2018; Opening Tuesday, May 22, 5-8 pm

An exhibition of NJIT and Rutgers student work explores Jersey City's post-industrial territory from Liberty State Park to the Bergen Arches.

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Book Talk: My First Twenty Years, by Leon Adlersteyn

Sunday, May 27, 2018, 1-3 pm

Two Embankment Preservation Coalition volunteers have published a memoir that is instructive for our times. Come join us for a discussion of My First Twenty Years, by Leon Adlersteyn. Translated by Irina Bereznaya.

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National Historic Preservation Month: Conservancy Events

May 20, 26, and 31, 2018

The Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy is sponsoring several events celebrating Jersey City's historically significant sites.

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Embankment Preservation Coalition Annual Members Meeting

Sunday, November 19, 2017, 4-6 pm

Save the date for the Coalition's Annual Members Meeting. Hear what's happening at the Surface Transportation Board with the review it is conducting of the Harsimus Branch.

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East Coast Greenway/Hoboken Resiliency Bike Tour

Tuesday, September 12, 2017, 9:15-noon

An East Coast River Relay event, a five-mile bike tour (van seats are available for those who reserve by September 8) features Hoboken's resiliency projects.

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Only Connect! Request a Presentation

Does your group want to learn more about the 150-year-old Harsimus Branch and its stone Embankment, determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places? Are you interested in a trail network throughout the region? We can tailor a presentation to your interests.

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Helene Stapinski Launches New Book at Casa Colombo Presentation

Sunday, May 21, 2017, 4 pm

Helene Stapinski, noted author of Five-Finger Discount: A Crooked Family History, will launch her new book, Murder in Matera, here in Jersey City. The Embankment Preservation Coalition and the Italian Educational and Cultural Center are teaming up to sponsor the event, at Casa Colombo, 380 Monmouth Street.

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Volunteer with the Embankment Coalition at the Reservoir April 29

Saturday, April 29, 10-2

Join Embankment Coalition volunteers to polish up the "Hidden Jewel in the Heights" for its Spring debut.

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The Historic Harsimus Branch: Its History, Future, and Status

Wednesday, February 8, 7:30 pm

Three Embankment Preservation Coalition board members will describe the history, goals for public re-use, and status of the historic Harsimus Branch. They will also solicit endorsements for a comment to the federal agency that will decide its future. Place: Pershing Field Community Center, 201 Central Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07307.

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STB Issues Cultural Resources ID Report Addendum

October 15, 2018

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) issued an Addendum to its Cultural Resources Identification (CRID) Report on the Harsimus Branch. STB OEA accepts the New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office's Opinion that the entire Harsimus Branch, not just the Embankment, is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. And OEA launches a third phase of the Board's National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 review.

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