# Hoboken opens New Jersey’s largest flood-fighting park 2026-08-09T14:15:53+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Hoboken has opened ResilienCity Park, a 5.4-acre green space that doubles as a stormwater management system. The park can hold up to 2 million gallons of water, with a 1-million-gallon underground tank, rain gardens, and a basketball court that acts as a detention basin. A 30-million-gallon-per-day pump sends stored water into the Hudson River after storms. The park sits on a former industrial site at 12th and Madison Streets. The project was funded by a $10 million FEMA grant, EPA loans, and county funds without raising municipal taxes. Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla and Governor Phil Murphy attended the ribbon-cutting. The park aims to prevent flash floods in low-lying western Hoboken, where 0.8 inches of rain per hour can cause flooding. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: climate adaptation, flood management, Hoboken, infrastructure, New Jersey, resiliency park Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/hoboken-opens-new-jerseys-largest-flood-fighting-park/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/hoboken-opens-new-jerseys-largest-flood-fighting-park/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.