Public Safety
The City of Hoboken, U.S. Department of Energy, N.J. Board of Public Utilities, and PSE&G are partnering to design an energy resilient “smart grid” to improve Hoboken’s resiliency to power outages.
In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability is supporting Sandia National Laboratories to aid the City of Hoboken in boosting the resiliency of its electric grid. This critical partnership brings the deep expertise of the national labs to address the critical needs of our nation’s electric grid.
“We are honored to partner with the Department of Energy, Board of Public Utilities, and PSE&G to make Hoboken a model for resilient electric grids using 21st century technology,” said Mayor Dawn Zimmer. “Through this partnership, Hoboken will build on its proud history of innovation in technology by becoming one of the first non-military applications of Sandia’s design methodology.”
Update (June 7, 6:00pm): No streets are closed at this time, but the ground is saturated, tide is rising (high tide is at 8:50pm tonight) and heavier rain is still expected this evening.
75 parking spaces remain open in Garage B (2nd St between Hudson/River). Discounted parking ($5 through noon on Saturday) is available for residents with valid permits.
The Emergency Operations Center is open for questions or to report flooding: 201-239-6644/6647. Please do not call the Police Department to report flooding.
If you have an emergency, please call 911 or the HPD directly at 201-420-2100.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Andrea are currently forecast to reach our area on Friday. The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch from Friday morning through Saturday afternoon. Rainfall rates could reach between 1 and 2 inches per hour and total up to 4 inches or more.
The City of Hoboken invites all members of the community to attend a swearing-in ceremony for fourteen new Firefighters. The ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 2:00pm in the Court Room at Hoboken City Hall, 94 Washington Street.
Hoboken City Clerk James Farina will administer the oath of office to the following new members who completed training at the Bergen County Fire Academy on Wednesday May 22nd:
Mayor Dawn Zimmer was joined by officials from North Hudson Sewerage Authority and United Water today to announce major initiatives to upgrade Hoboken’s infrastructure and address flooding, water distribution, and power resiliency.
Mayor Zimmer announced a partnership with North Hudson Sewerage Authority (NHSA) to build Hoboken’s second wet weather flood pump in order to further alleviate Hoboken’s 200 year flooding problem. The City and NHSA will work together to apply for a low interest $9 million loan from the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust. The City would pay for and own the pump, while NHSA has agreed to pay for the engineering, permitting, loan application preparation, and operations and maintenance, a contribution estimated at nearly $5 million over 20 years. The pump, with a capacity of 50 million gallons per day, would further alleviate flooding in Western Hoboken.
In order to highlight the growing need for concern and awareness about autism, the Autism Society has been celebrating National Autism Awareness Month since the 1970s. The United States recognizes April as a special opportunity for everyone to educate the public about autism and issues within the autism community.
The Hoboken Police Department wants residents to be aware of a nationwide phone extortion scam that has recently targeted members of the community.
A Hoboken resident was recently the target of a phone scam attempt to extort money. The resident received a text message in Spanish stating that a relative had been in an accident and asking that they call a phone number immediately. When they called the number, the caller stated that they had a close relative of the targeted victim captive and demanded money in exchange for their release.
The City of Hoboken invites all members of the community to attend a swearing-in ceremony for five Class II Special Police Officers. The ceremony will be held on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 2:00pm in the Court Room at Hoboken City Hall, 94 Washington Street.
Christopher Barral, Maurice Johnson, Michael Camporeale, Michael Kula, and Tyrone Huggins will be sworn in as Class II Police Officers.
This is the latest updated provided by United Water: HOBOKEN, NJ, March 29, 2013 (9:30 am update) ⎯ United Water has completed repairs to the 30-inch water main at the intersection of Willow Avenue and 14th Street that was broken when a contractor working in the area damaged the pipe yesterday. United Water emergency crews worked all yesterday and through the night to restore service and repair the main. A boil water advisory will remain in effect until further notice. Water quality personnel have been dispatched to the City immediately following the completion of the repair and samples will now be analyzed in a certified laboratory.
This update is provided by United Water: HOBOKEN, NJ, March 29, 2013 (7:00 am update) – Repairs continue this morning to the 30-inch water main at the intersection of Willow Avenue and 14th Street that was broken when a contractor working in the area damaged the pipe yesterday. United Water emergency crews worked all yesterday and through the night to restore service and repair the main.
Full water service was restored to the city’s system by approximately 2 p.m. yesterday and emergency crews began excavation of the main site shortly thereafter. “Our emergency personnel have worked long into last night and this morning. We will not stop until the repair is complete. In the meantime, all of our customers had their water service returned to normal early yesterday afternoon,” said Tom Neilan, director of operations for United Water. “Our top priority was to work as quickly as possible to restore service to the people and businesses of Hoboken.”
Please see the announcement issued by United Water: United Water Hoboken has issued a boil water advisory today to residents throughout the City of Hoboken as a result of two main breaks that occurred in a six block area of Willow Street. Hoboken residents should boil their water for at least one minute for the following: drinking, cooking, or baking, making ice cubes, taking medication, brushing teeth, washing food, mixing baby formula or food, mixing juices or drinks, feeding pets, and all other consumption. Water does not have to be boiled for the following activities: showering, washing dishes or clothes.
