Via Mista Chubbz on Instagram:

Talking Ed Note: Not entirely dissimilar to the yellow school buses in New Orleans these new yellow cabs on 14th Street had nowhere to go in Hoboken and are likely ruined.

On another note, power in Hoboken continues to be an issue in many areas but the county and State both have challenges on that front.  Jersey City reported to have a 70% outage.

Hoboken Patch says its unclear when and if the NJ National Guard may come to Hoboken. Based on the devastation throughout New Jersey, the demand must be extraordinary. Read More...

City of Hoboken announces:


If you are able to SAFELY get to City Hall right now, we need volunteers to assist with shelters and other needs. 


Thank you! Please be safe.




City update: 

We are still looking for volunteers to help with shelters, delivering water to seniors, and other tasks. If you can SAFELY get to City Hall (2nd floor, Council Chambers…enter through Newark Street entrance), please lend a hand.


Talking Ed Note:  The City does not need people to bring anything with them.  These are efforts to assist for people in immediate need for shelter and other needs.


Water is reported to be safe in both Hoboken and Jersey City.


Power outages widespread, NJ took the worst of it.  From Gov. Chris Christie and AP:


Restoration efforts for the more than 2.5 million homes and businesses in New Jersey that are without power could be a lengthy process.  (Almost 230,000 in Hudson County have lost power.) Read More...

City has asked for assistance documenting damage to PUBLIC PROPERTY:

One opportunity for volunteers with good photography skills: Our repair and reconstruction efforts will require that we carefully visually document all storm damage to public property (buildings, streets, parks, lights, etc). Damage is very widespread and we need your help. If you are able to safely take high quality photos of damage to public property from your home, please email them to hobokensandyphotos@gmail.com and include the date/time and location of the photo(s). Thank you so much for your help. Read More...

According to Hoboken Patch, there are a number of power lines down.  This should not be take as conclusive for the whole city:

Possible live wires down: First & Park, 4th & Grand, 1st & Willow, 2nd & Madison, 1st & Bloomfield, 83 Adams St., 6th & Park, 6th & Grand, Newark & Bloomfield, Elysian Park 

The Hoboken Police Department is asking residents to remain indoors as the problems are addressed. Curfew in effect until 6:00

The Governor addressed the State of NJ just earlier this morning:

Volume is unusually low on this feed.

Driving in Hoboken is prohibited and Hoboken Public Safety is using the only entry point working via the 14th Street Viaduct.

City of Hoboken says communications are challenging:

Most phone lines are down, so we are activating several new cell phones and will be announcing new phone numbers for the Emergency Operations Center shortly. The flood pump is operational and flooding continues, but is receding in areas. PSE&G is working on 14th Street. We will provide more information on power as we can. We can’t provide details on specific addresses, but we encourage residents to share information with each other. Read More...

Many areas of Hoboken have seen record levels of flooding.  Early reports are unclear on what ability the one pump can make under these circumstances.  It has its own generators and high tide has passed but the amount of water from the surge of Hurricane Sandy is making many areas of Hoboken impassable.

Water is reported to be receding but overnight did not show positive results at least in lower Hoboken.

Hoboken Public Safety is overwhelmed with many problems from people trapped to gas leaks. Read More...

It’s the day after and the State of New Jersey has been declared a disaster area by President Obama with millions having lost power last night and suffering heavy flooding.

According to one report, it will take time for the unprecedented loss of power throughout the state to be fixed.  Based on indirect reports, maybe half if not more of Hoboken is without power including City Hall.

Emergency personnel are working around the clock.  They are also suffering from limited communications.  Please do not call 911 unless it’s a true emergency. Read More...

City of Hoboken announces:

A mandatory curfew has been extended in Hoboken through 6pm on Tuesday, October 30. Driving is prohibited. Police will consider all people on the street in violation of the curfew and driving ban. 

There are reports of multiple live wires down throughout the City, and PSE&G cannot get into Hoboken to confirm that they are de-energized. Manhole covers have been displaced and pose a serious threat to pedestrians and cars on flooded and non-flooded streets. Flooding in the city remains widespread. 

“We will make it through this together,” said Mayor Dawn Zimmer. “All our emergency personnel and volunteers have been working so hard under the most extreme circumstances to keep our community safe, and I thank our community for cooperating and being understanding. For now, we need everyone to stay off the streets and to check in on their neighbors, especially the elderly and disabled.” 

According to United Water, the drinking water is safe. Due to major technical communications difficulties, only one phone line remains operational in the Emergency Operations Center: 201-239-6646. We are working to establish additional lines which will be announced as soon as possible. Read More...

Hurricane Sandy is showing Hoboken it’s not been overestimated.  There’s major flooding in areas of town everywhere, including many not typically overwhelmed.  The river’s surge of almost double digit depths is making for dangerous conditions in places not usually flooded.

The heavy flooding is adding to the burdens of Hoboken Public Safety to reach areas in need of service.  They are using a combination of vehicles and boats.

The State of NJ has its hands full.  As of early this evening at least a million NJ residents were without power.  Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer has made a request for support from the National Guard.  As of midnight, it’s unclear when resources mobilized on the City’s behalf may appear. Read More...