The Weehawken waterfront is located north of Weehawken Cove on a long narrow strip of land between the Hudson River and Hudson Palisades that in the last centuries has been transformed from an estuary flood zone once called Slough 's Meadow to an extensive rail and shipping port and , since the 1990s to a residential and recreation area . Many duels , including the famous 1804 the Burr – Hamilton duel took place on a site latter obliterated by rail infrastructure . The Erie Railroad ( which maintained extensive yards , docks , and barges ) Pier D and Piershed is a remnant of the rail era that is New Jersey Register of Historic Places site designated in 1984 . renovated and used as office space . The United Fruit Company once maintained the largest banana warehouse in the USA nearby . The Hudson River Waterfront Walkway is a partially completed promenade along the bulkhead . On a much smaller scale restoration of rail and ferry services began in 2006 at Weehawken Port Imperial provided by Hudson Bergen Light Rail and New York Waterway . which opened its new passenger ferry terminal Ferries travel to Pier 79 , Battery Park City Ferry Terminal . and Pier 11/Wall Street . In 2009 , the terminal was instrumental in the rescue of passengers for US Airways Flight 1549 , which made an emergency landing on the Hudson River
US Airways Flight 1549
US Airways Flight 1549
Weehawken Terminal