Washington, Feb. 17 -- Representative Tom Kean, Jr. issued the following press release:

Today, Congressman Rob Menendez and Hoboken Mayor Emily B. Jabbour announced $850,000 in Community Project Funding for the 800 Monroe Resiliency Park Project. The funding, secured by Congressman Menendez in annual appropriations bills, will support the creation of a new urban resiliency park that will provide new recreational space for the City of Hoboken while increasing Hoboken's preparedness for the impacts of extreme weather events.

"We are delivering $850,000 in federal funding for the benefit of Hoboken residents today - funding that our office secured to battle the impacts of more frequent, heavy rainfall," said Congressman Menendez. "It is an h...