Hoboken recently celebrated the grand opening of ResilienCity Park, New Jersey’s largest resiliency park, which has the capacity to store up to 2 million gallons of rain and mitigate flooding. Check out the video for a few highlights!
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The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Warning for our area with snow forecasted to start Sunday morning and total accumulations of up to 18 inches possible. Wind gusts of up to 50 mph are possible.
Hoboken’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) strongly urges residents to stay home and off the roads during the storm, as whiteout conditions are possible, reducing visibility and causing potentially treacherous travel conditions. Staying off roads and walkways will keep you safe and allow public works teams to clear snow more quickly.
Emergency Snow Routes to be Enforced
Due to the storm and predicted snow accumulation, snow emergency routes will be enforced as soon as the road is snow covered. Vehicles parked on snow emergency routes will be subject to ticketing and towing. This is necessary to allow emergency vehicles to move throughout Hoboken for the safety and welfare of all residents. Residents are advised to move vehicles from snow routes, prior to the start of the storm.
Emergency snow routes in Hoboken are labeled with street signs that read “No Parking When Road Is Snow Covered.” A map of emergency snow routes is available on the City’s website: www.hobokennj.gov/snow
Snow emergency routes will remain in place until the Office of Emergency Management declares them clear and releases them for parking. This will not occur until after snowfall ceases, the streets are plowed sufficiently, and to the extent that parking will not interfere with the flow of traffic for emergency operations.
Temporary No-Parking signs have been posted on the east side of Grand Street between Third and Eighth Streets. This will allow plows to clear snow toward the curbline for removal. If snow is not cleared, it can prevent vehicles from parking within the parking lane, causing them to encroach into the travel lane and block the flow of traffic, including emergency vehicles. The signs will take effect at 6 a.m. on Sunday. Once the snow is cleared and signs are removed by the Hoboken Parking Utility, parking will be permitted.
To learn more about Emergency Snow Routes, click here for the City’s FAQ: www.hobokennj.gov/resources/snow-faq
Discounted garage parking begins at 6 p.m.
Residents with Resident Parking Permits or Temporary Parking Permits can park in Municipal Garage B (28 Second Street) and the Midtown Garage (371 Fourth Street) at a reduced overnight rate of $6 starting at 6 p.m. tonight, Saturday, Feb. 21.
Additionally, any resident with an on-street reserved ADA space is eligible to enter the Midtown Garage and Garage B beginning at 3 p.m. at a discounted rate of $6.
Please note, although discounted snow emergency parking has not yet begun, many residents may choose to park in municipal garages early, and capacity will be limited. Parking availability is first come, first served.
Cancellations
The City’s Division of Recreation has cancelled all recreation programs scheduled after 12 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 22.
Citi Bike has announced all docking satiations and bike share services will temporarily close on Sunday, Feb. 22, starting at 8 p.m. due to the storm through Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 6 a.m. Citi Bike Riders are encouraged to check the Citi Bike and Lyft apps for service updates.
Street cleaning has been suspended for Monday, Feb 23, and Tuesday, Feb. 24.
Secure loose objects
Wind gusts of up to 45 mph are possible. Residents should secure all loose objects outside or bring them inside, especially from balconies. Outdoor tents should be taken down depending on the wind load.
Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines, resulting in power outages.
To prepare for a possible power outage, residents should keep flashlights, extra batteries, a battery-powered radio, and a fully charged portable phone charger available.
Please report power outages and downed wires to PSEG at https://nj.myaccount.pseg.com/myservicepublic/outagepublic, texting OUT to 4PSEG (47734), or call 1-800-436-PSEG (7734).
Keep sidewalks & curb ramps clear
While the Division of Public Works will salt and plow streets, property owners and occupants are reminded that they have six (6) hours after the completion of a storm to remove snow and ice from sidewalks adjacent to their property, along with adjoining curb ramps or curb cuts.
Additionally, the Hoboken Fire Department is also asking residents with hydrants near their homes to clear three feet of snow from around, and a path to, the hydrant. This will allow firefighters quick access during emergencies, instead of clearing snow.
Residents are urged to use caution when shoveling as the snow is expected to be wet and heavy. Please assist elderly or disabled neighbors with clearing snow from their properties. It is illegal to shovel snow back onto streets or onto fire hydrants.
The City performs proactive inspections and relies on citizen complaints to help identify property owners that are not meeting sidewalk safety requirements. While most property owners comply with the safety regulations, the City will issue fines to those who do not keep sidewalks clear.
To report an un-shoveled sidewalk, please email sanitationinspectors@hobokennj.gov.
To learn more about snow removal, click here: www.hobokennj.gov/resources/snow-faq
Volunteer to assist neighbors with snow removal
The City is launching a volunteer snow removal program for those 60 years old or older or those who have a disability and need assistance clearing snow from their property, sidewalk, curb ramp, or curb cuts, as well as their vehicles after the storm.
Please note, snow removal requests will occur pending the availability of volunteers on a first come, first served basis.
To register for the program, click here: https://hoboken.seamlessdocs.com/f/SnowRemovalRegistration
To volunteer for the program, click here: https://hoboken.seamlessdocs.com/f/VolunteerRegistrationSnowRemoval
Stay informed
Residents are encouraged to follow the City of Hoboken and Hoboken’s Office of Emergency Management on social media for updates:
Residents should also sign up to receive alerts by email and text message at www.hobokennj.gov/alerts. Please provide your email as the majority of Nixle advisories are sent to an email address and not via text.
For more information on Hoboken's winter weather operations go to https://www.hobokennj.gov/resources/winter-weather-operations
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