Hoboken orders evacuation of all ground floor units; Bayonne, Jersey City recommend evacuation for low-lying areas

HOBOKEN, JERSEY CITY, AND BAYONNE — Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer issued a mandatory evacuation order for all ground floor units in Hoboken on Saturday morning.
For residents who are unable to leave Hoboken, a shelter is open at the Wallace School at 1100 Willow Ave. Residents should bring blankets, pillows and sleeping bags. Designated bus pickup locations will are at 3rd and Jackson, 1st and Bloomfield, 5th and Willow, and 12th and Hudson. Buses will pick up residents at 10am, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm, and 6pm and transport them to the Wallace School.
Residents with questions can call the Emergency Command Center at 201-239-6643/6644. It is open 24/7. Call 911 for emergencies and 201-420-2100 for the Police and 201-420-2005/2007 for the Fire if you have any problems with 911.

Bayonne and Jersey City

Meanwhile, the cities of Bayonne and Jersey City recommended that those in low-lying areas evacuate.
Bayonne said those areas are the Alexan, the Boatworks, First Street, Second Street, homes around Ahern Veterans’ stadium at Park Road and the foot of West 25th Street. Four shelters are being used. See the city website for more.

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