Wednesday, November 14, 2012
More than 900 calls came in during the duration of the storm in Hoboken.
Hoboken has hired an outside company to clean out the four fire stations in town. A contract was awarded — for an amount not to exceed $30,000 — to Polygon. Hoboken's fire houses suffered serious flooding during Superstorm Sandy. The basements of the fire houses were flooded. The water was as high as seven feet, according to Fire Chief Richard Blohm. At the Observer Highway station, three feet of water flooded the ground floor of the building. All of Hoboken's fire aparatus was moved to the fire station at 1313 Washington St., which was the only viable station during the storm, Blohm said. Much like the police department, the fire department was plagued by technical difficulties and failures during the storm. Beside the massive flooding in…
Sunday, November 11, 2012
If your car was damaged in the flood it must be towed by Monday Nov. 19.
For one more week, enforcement of permit parking regulations and alternate side parking for street cleaning will remain suspended, according to an announcement from the city. Partial enforcement resumes on Tuesday at 12:01 a.m., the city announced. If you park east of Bloomfield Street, you'll have to feed the meter starting Tuesday. All other non-permit and non-street cleaning parking enforcement is in effect startin Tuesday. (For example: parking too close to a crosswalk, stop sign, fire hyrdrant, in a bus stop, driveway, car-sharing space, handicapped space, temporary "No Parking" signs, and parking on the sidewalk.) Any vehicle that was stranded and damaged in the flood caused by Sandy will have to be towed by Monday Nov. 19. A car …
Friday, November 9, 2012
Volunteers from Jewish Organization Nechama have spent the past week cleaning out the Multi Service Center and plan on staying in Hoboken for at least two more weeks.
Hurricane Sandy has heavily damaged Hoboken's community center. The building's entire ground floor suffered heavy water damage — about three feet of standig water inside the building — destroying numerous files, a day care and multiple offices. On Friday morning, nearly two weeks after Superstorm Sandy hit Hoboken, volunteers from Jewish organization Nechama were still cleaning out ruined furniture from the Multi Service Center on Second and Grand Streets. "It's a mess. It really is," said Rich Ward, the chief financial officer for Hoboken Family Planning, which was located on the multi center's first floor. Hoboken Family Planning lost files, documents and its offices. The downstairs day care also suffered loss. The flood water — a mix of…
Thursday, November 8, 2012
While the vast majority of Hoboken has been powered up again, roughly 40 buildings in town remain powerless and cold. Let us know if you're still without power.
For some people, it's getting to be too much. While close to 90 percent of Hoboken has working electricity, a few thousand Hobokenites remain powerless. And they're growing more frustrated by the day. Hoboken's three substations were fixed on Sunday night, which helped the majority of the town restore power. If power is still out, the problem could be in the building itself or with the wires connecting the building to the substations. PSE&G has shut off gas in multiple buildings before power can be restored as a safety measure. This means that many people are also without heat and the ability to cook. At 450 Fifth St., resident Steve LaMarca, 24, has been without power since Sandy hit Hoboken. He said he hasn't been able to reach the …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Windgusts up to 60 miles per hour as well as a wintry mix of rain and snow is expected to come to the area.
A nor'easter has brought snow and high winds to Hoboken, blanketing a city that is still recovering from Sandy's aftermath under a three-inch layer of snow and wintry slush. According to Mayor Dawn Zimmer, the storm toppled 38 trees all over town. Snow started falling Wednesday afternoon, set to blanket the city with one or two inches, according to the National Weather Service. A few thousands of Hobokenites remained in the dark on Wednesday. About 40 buildings all over town were still without power. Hoboken lost most of its power during Sandy. The three substations have been repaired, according to the city, but about 15 percent of the town remains without. "If PSE&G has red tagged your home and shut off gas, please follow this process …
Mayor Dawn Zimmer estimated that about 15 percent of Hobokenites remained without power on Tuesday night.
Although the three substations that power up Hoboken have been repaired, a few thousand people in Hoboken remained in the dark on Tuesday night for the tenth straight night. The substations were powered up as of Monday night. Some buildings in Hoboken, however — roughly 50 buildings — were still unable to receive power. Hoboken's three substations all suffered damage during Superstorm Sandy. The salt water that flooded the stations also caused major corrosion. The power problems could be originated in the building itself, or it could be a problem with the wires to the building. Mayor Dawn Zimmer said she has been pushing PSE&G as well as the Department of Energy for help on those last buildings in town. The fact that thousands of …
Monday, November 5, 2012
In total, power was out in Hoboken for roughly a week. If buildings are still without electricity, an electrician must come and solve the problem. The three substations in Hoboken have been repaired.
As of Monday night all three of Hoboken's substations were repaired, the city announced. If residents still don't have power, it may be caused by a problem in the building, Mayor Dawn Zimmer said during her daily update on Monday afternoon. The downtown substation at Marshall Street was the most damaged during superstorm Sandy, while it is also the oldest of the three substations. It also took longest to fix. “We’re working fast and furiously,” Zimmer said. “We are moving into trouble shooting mode.” Around 7 p.m. Executive Director of the Hoboken Housing Authority Carmelo Garcia said that power was restored in all of the HHA's developments. The city set up a phone line that residents can call in case there are still problems with the …
Legal Beans and Anastasia's, two businesses on Newark and Garden Streets, were destroyed by flying debris and floodwater during Superstorm Sandy.
For the second time in a year and a half, Anastasia Kamper has seen her downtown accessories shop devastated by floodwaters after strong storms swept through Hoboken. And it’s getting to be too much. Located in one of the most flood prone areas in town, Anastasia’s accessories was completely destroyed during superstorm Sandy. A bench from next door coffeeshop Legal Beans, flew into the store, shattering the front window and allowing the flood water to come rushing in, ruining all the inventory. The store’s carpet was soaked in oil. Shattered glass and leaves covered the floor. The cash register was removed from its original place by wind and water and pushed to the back of the store. “It was worse than I could have ever imagined,” said …
The majority of the Hoboken Housing Authority is back up and running as of Monday
Updated 3:15 p.m. — Close to 600 units in the Hoboken Housing Authority remained without power on Monday, according to Executive Director of the HHA Carmelo Garcia. With the help of a back generator from FEMA, Harrison Gardens was powered up on Monday afternoon, Garcia said. Earlier on Monday morning, about 908 units — or about 1,800 residents — in the Hoboken Housing Authority remained without power, said Garcia. While four of the six developments that make up the housing authority were up and running like normal, Harrison Gardens and Andrew Jackson Gardens remained in the dark. Garcia said he and Mayor Dawn Zimmer were working together to restore power in the entire Housing Authority. Garcia said he is working out of 221 Jackson St., …
With the PATH trains still not working, thousands of extra people took the bus on the first real day back to work after Sandy.
Hoboken residents faced a messy Monday morning commute, with long bus lines and massive traffic all over town on New Jersey's first day back to work since Sandy hit a week ago. PATH trains remained suspended on Monday, due to damage to signal, control and substation equipment in multiple stations. A long line wrapped around to Fifteenth Street at the uptown ferry terminal, as every boat was filled to capacity every 20 minutes. "It's about twice what it usually is," said Bernadette Brennan on her way into Manhattan. Brennan has commuted by ferry for the past five years. While the lines were long, most people were impressed with the order and speed with which commuters were able to get onto the boats. The scene at Hoboken's uptown bus …
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