▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁techn ological ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁being ▁the ▁birth place ▁and ▁h omet own ▁of ▁American ▁singer ▁Frank ▁Sin atra , ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁par ks ▁and ▁streets ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁that ▁are ▁named ▁for ▁him . ▁ ▁Loc ated ▁on ▁the ▁Hudson ▁Water front , ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Port ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁New ▁Jersey ▁and ▁home ▁to ▁major ▁indust ries ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁The ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁changed ▁from ▁a ▁blue ▁col lar ▁town ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁ups c ale ▁sh ops ▁and ▁cond omin iums . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁ranked ▁ 2 nd ▁in ▁N iche ' s ▁" 2 0 1 9 ▁Best ▁Places ▁to ▁Live ▁in ▁Hudson ▁County " ▁list . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁The ▁name ▁" H ob oken " ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁Colonel ▁John ▁Stevens ▁when ▁he ▁bought ▁land , ▁on ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁city ▁still ▁s its . ▁The ▁L ena pe ▁( l ater ▁called ▁Del aware ▁Indian ) ▁tribe ▁of ▁Native ▁Americans ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁as ▁the ▁" land ▁of ▁the ▁to b acco ▁pipe ", ▁most ▁likely ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁soap stone ▁collected ▁there ▁to ▁car ve ▁to b acco ▁pip es , ▁and ▁used ▁a ▁phrase ▁that ▁became ▁" H op og han ▁H ack ing h ". ▁Like ▁We eh aw ken , ▁its ▁neighbor