HOBOKEN — As shovelers make their way to the sidewalks, business appears to be on the road back to normal in Hoboken. However, issues still linger in the mile-square city. Parking
Washington Street is now drive-able, but parking has become an issue. Police ticketed vehicles on Tuesday morning stopped in the road on Washington Street, as many cars were unable to park closer to the sidewalks. The cars were essentially “double parked,” as snow filled the normal parking areas.
Some vehicles appear to remain shoveled into spots from before the storm on Washington Street, despite the “snow emergency route” declaration which is still in effect.
One Hoboken Parking Utility officer said cars are able to park on the snow filled streets, as long as the cars do not stick out into traffic.
Side streets are filled with slush, and most have formed a small lane which cars are able to pass through. However, parking is even worse on side streets because of the snow filled spots.
The city has asked residents not to shovel snow into the street.
Corner Cars
City spokesperson Juan Melli said he has been in contact with Hertz, which will shovel and remove the snow from the areas around Corner Cars. Some vehicles already were shoveled out, but some spots uptown, including one on 11th Street, appeared to have been shoveled and then plowed back in by trucks. The responsibility to shovel the Corner Cars lies with Hertz.
NBA and Hoboken
Hoboken’s roads received some publicity from the National Basketball Association (NBA) on Monday night. The Orlando Magic, who stayed at the W Hotel before their Monday night matchup against the New Jersey Nets, were stuck in the snow on their team bus, and had to walk back to the W to catch a second bus to the game, according to an Associated Press report.
New Jersey Nets forward Kris Humphries, who lives in the Edgewater/Hoboken area, according to a report on ESPN.com, said his travels through Hoboken were “very difficult because they’ve got those narrow streets.”
Orlando Magic Head Coach Stan Van Gundy also said “The roads in Hoboken were atrocious,” in an Associated Press Report.
The Magic were able to get to the Prudential Center in time to defeat the Nets by a 104-88 score, despite their trouble in “Snowboken.” — Ray Smith