Monday, August 29, 2011
Fire Department and Environmental Services Department at work all over town on Monday.
Normalcy seemed to have returned to Hoboken on Monday morning, with clear and sunny skies over the city, a clear view across the river and stores and restaurants open for business. Now, what's left to do, is the clean up of the city, as Hobokenites wait for the last portions of flood water to recede. Environmental Services crews were out collecting debris and taking care of fallen trees, while the fire department hosed down sludge, according to the city. The parking authority didn't enforce street cleaning parking rules, because a lot of people who evacuated may not have returned yet. On Tuesday, though, regular rules are back in effect. The first garbage pick up since the storm was scheduled for Monday night. The city announced it would …
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Mayor: Some parts of the city could be under five feet of water Sunday.
Although the Hoboken Housing Authority seemed to have suffered most severely from Hurricane Irene, power in multiple buildings was turned back on. Hobokenites who decided to leave were allowed back into the city, officials announced, but were urged to wait until Sunday evening when a lot of the water will have receded. Water was receding in most streets. The shelter was planned to stay open until 8 a.m. at the Wallace School. Mayor Dawn Zimmer and several staff members delivered water and food late afternoon on Sunday to the last regions of town that needed help, such as the housing authority. Flooding of the PATH station wasn't as bad as anticipated. PATH service was planned to return at 4 a.m. A few steps further away from the station, …
Some are still undecided about leaving Hoboken. Heavy flooding expected.
It might have been sunny, clear and breezy on Friday afternoon, but the anticipation of Irene hung in the air. Hobokenites walking on Washington were talking about it on their phones. Others stopped in front of a flood map placed in front of City Hall as a way to urge people to leave town. The city's leaders and emergency responders walked in and out of City Hall all afternoon. And Irene isn't even here yet. On Friday afternoon, as most people realized the severity of this storm, some residents were headed out of town while others said they would stick around. Hurricane Irene is supposed to hit Hoboken early Sunday morning and last until Sunday evening. Although she said she initially planned to stay in Hoboken, 23-year-old Leah Gorham …
Friday, August 26, 2011
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is taking measures to be prepared for Sunday's hurricane.
Gov. Chris Christie has ordered NJ Transit and other public transportation to suspend services as of Saturday, in preparation of the arrival of hurricane Irene. All light rail service will be suspended as of 6 p.m. on Saturday. It's likely that the PATH trains will stop running at noon, just like the New York City subway across the river. According to a Port Authority press release, "full staff will be in place to respond, and the agency’s Office of Emergency Management mobile command center will be activated." Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer has urged residents to leave town if possible. Hurricane Irene is currently predicted to be a category 1 hurricane when it arrives in our region on Sunday. Due to high tides and a new moon, the Hudson river…
Kathy Zucker took stock of her condo disaster kit to make sure her family could outlast a Category 1 hurricane.
Last winter, I wrote about how the Great Blizzard of 2010 caught me off guard, which led to me putting together a disaster kit in the event of blizzards, blackout and hurricanes. Guess what? I forgot to include earthquakes in the list. One of the side benefits of having a completely childproof house is that it is also earthquake-proof. L-brackets secure all my bookshelves and tall furniture to the walls with L brackets, so nothing fell over during Tuesday's quake. However, that event was an excellent wakeup call for disaster preparation. I didn't realize quite how quickly I would need my disaster kit until Wednesday evening when the Movie Under the Stars got canceled due to pre-hurricane winds (the kids were disappointed to not see Toy …
Karen O'Shea
11:48 am on Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Its now Aug 31st and I haven't seen any press releases from Councilman Occhipinti (sp?). Just curious, nor Castellano and Russo for that matter? Whats up? more ›