Weehawken is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, New Jersey, situated on the Hudson Waterfront and the Hudson Palisades, the cliffs that rise above the western shore of the Hudson River. With a population of 17,197 at the 2020 census, it is a compact, densely settled community whose identity is inseparable from its position directly across the river from Manhattan. The township's geography is its greatest asset. The Palisades provide elevated views of the Hudson River and the Manhattan skyline, while the waterfront below has been transformed over recent decades into a corridor of residential buildings, parks, and ferry terminals. This setting gives Weehawken a dramatic and highly desirable location within the New York metropolitan area, where the skyline is a daily part of the landscape. Transportation is the other defining feature of life in Weehawken. The township offers some of the fastest commutes in New Jersey, with NY Waterway ferries from Port Imperial and Lincoln Harbor reaching Midtown Manhattan in about ten minutes. NJ Transit buses serve the Port Authority, the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail stops at Port Imperial, and the Lincoln Tunnel is minutes away. This dense layering of transit options makes Weehawken a premier commuter community, with residents able to reach Manhattan by water, rail, bus, or car. Residentially, Weehawken blends older, established neighborhoods on the Palisades with newer waterfront development, creating a varied housing stock in a compact footprint. For residents, the township offers the rare combination of a relatively calm, park-filled home base and near-instant access to Manhattan's employment and cultural core, all framed by the river and its views.