EVERY weekday morning, as the sun rises over the Hudson River, a war is waged on the traffic-clogged streets of this mile-square city.

The mile-square city on the Hudson is the densest in America and is emblematic of urban desperation in the region and beyond.

But developers packed cheek by jowl in downtown offices in this mile-square city have been churning out condominium buildings for years.

Already Hobokenites are dreaming big dreams about what a Frank Sinatra museum could do for their mile-square city.

However, I don't want to get on a tangent, questioning the necessity of four Dunkin' Donuts locations in a mile-square city.

At issue is the future of Hoboken's waterfront, the crusty spirit of this mile-square city on the Hudson.

Or, though this is less likely, it could have traveled far, changing hands for cash or drugs, only to end up back in the mile-square city.

With little more than spunk, dedication and seemingly boundless love for this mile-square city, the 150-member group has managed to thwart the officials' efforts at nearly every turn.

In the 80's, when New York City's housing market was booming like a bang-a-drum festival, this mile-square city boogied along with it.

Hoboken officials view the project, Hudson Square North, as an opportunity to provide much-needed affordable housing in the mile-square city.