HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Twitter that New Jersey just received a FEMA major disaster declaration for Essex, Hudson, Mercer and Union counties for Ida damages.

The storm caused historic flash flooding, tornadoes and record rainfall, and resulted in the tragic deaths of at least 27 New Jerseyans.

“Residents now have access to the federal help they need to ...

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Hurricane Ida, a storm that made landfall in Louisiana on August 29, still brought enough power to hammer the New York/New Jersey Metro Region September 1-2. Authorities declared a State of Emergency throughout New Jersey last Wednesday, while scene upon scene of horrific flooding unfolded in Hoboken and Jersey City, where waters remained into Friday. Furthermore, a Boil Water ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - An afternoon robbery of a Hoboken bank ended in the PATH Train Terminal Thursday, as the robber attempted to flee the scene via public transit.

Just after 3:00 p.m. on September 16, Hoboken Police were notified that a male had entered Bank of America (2nd and Hudson St) and passed a note to the teller that said, “this is a robbery give me money.” The ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - An e-scooter rider was taken to the hospital Monday afternoon after driving the wrong way down a Hoboken Street and colliding with an automobile.

At about 2:14 PM, Hoboken Police officers were dispatched to the intersection of 8th and Garden Streets following a crash involving an e-scooter and an automobile. According to HPD, the operator of the e-scooter was traveling the wrong ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - An 11-year-old boy from Houston, Texas, who got separated from his parents by accidentally boarding a Tonnelle Avenue bound train at Exchange Place over the weekend was reunited with his family after a NJ Transit K9 Officer and local citizens found him.

K-9 Officer Michael Brown, who took part in a system-wide search for the boy once the parents alerted NJ Transit, ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - A total of 179 of Hoboken's small businesses will share $1.82 million granted by the American Rescue Plan, in an effort to deal with hardships brought on by COVID-19 and resulting restrictions.

Initially announced in August, qualified businesses that had applied to the City’s Small Business Grant Program will receive an average of $9,800. Of those 179 businesses awarded ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - The Hoboken Business Alliance wants business owners to know that the NJEDA is making funds available to assist with recovery from storms Henri & Ida.

The pilot Henri/Ida Business Assistance Grant Program is a support measure to help businesses and nonprofits impacted by the remnants of hurricanes that dumped an extraordinary amount of rain on our area in late August/early ...

HOBOKEN, N.J. – For over a century, Levoni has been bringing authentic imported salumeri directly from its Italian farms to tables all over the world. And now that good work is happening from Hoboken’s Mission 50; Levoni recently relocated its U.S. operations to the property at 50 Harrison Street from Brooklyn.

When it comes to the origin of its 300 types of salumeri – ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - The Hoboken Business Alliance has announced that the City of Hoboken will be closing off First Street between Washington & Garden Streets to vehicular traffic every Sunday for the next few weeks, as part of a "First Street Sundays" program.

"To bring more foot traffic to local businesses during the Fall season, we are excited about "First Street ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - Mile Square Theatre (MST) announces its open-air production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised], opening September 16, 2021.

With the generous financial support of the Hoboken Business Alliance, Mile Square Theatre returns to the Hudson River waterfront for an open-air production of the beloved comic sendup of the Bard, The Complete Works of William ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Local residents and visitors will be able to enjoy Jersey City’s All About Downtown Street Fair hosted by the Historic Downtown Special Improvement District (HDSID) on Saturday. 

A tradition since 2011, this year’s festival will be located at the Bank of America Financial Center on Newark Avenue from noon until 8:00 p.m. The fair will look much like it ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - The Feast of the Madonna Dei Martiri, also known as the Hoboken Italian Festival, continues Sunday for its final day.

In addition to food, music, games, a beer garden, and more, Saturday's highlight was the annual procession of the 800-pound statue of Madonna Dei Martiri (Madonna of the Martyrs) being carried through the streets of Hoboken from St. Francis Church, ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - The Feast of the Madonna Dei Martiri, also known as the Hoboken Italian Festival, returns this weekend.

Last year saw the procession of the Madonna through the streets of Hoboken, but the celebration on the Waterfront was cancelled over COVID concerns. This year, the festival is back—with a four-day festival of music, food and fun from Thursday through Sunday. The ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - Water was clearly the main concern in Hoboken last week, with flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida wreaking havoc on residents and businesses in the Mile Square City. When it came time to clean up and recover, SUEZ water main breaks in Hoboken and a Boil Water Advisory from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) further complicated issues in Hoboken ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - As we approach the 20th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001, the City of Hoboken invites the community to attend a service at the Hoboken 9/11 Memorial in the northwest area of the park.

The memorial is aligned in the direction of the World Trade Center site and includes a steel beam base with a glass panel for each of the 56 Hoboken residents lost on that ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - Hoboken Grace will present their 11th annual 1Day Hoboken event on Saturday, October 2.

One day every year, this open call for volunteers brings together as many people as possible to accomplish as much community service as possible in the city. Last year, more than 350 volunteers completed 25 projects throughout the city.

“The amazing thing about 1Day Hoboken is that it ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - The wind whipped through the 9-11 Memorial at Pier A Park Saturday, a sign, perhaps, that as leaders of Hoboken’s liturgical community offered prayers of remembrance, and local leaders, including Mayor Ravi Bhalla shared their own memories of that most tragic day in American history, the 56 residents lost in the terrorist attacks were still among those in ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - The Hoboken boys soccer team scored a pair of second-half goals to come away with a 3-1 victory over Memorial of West New York on Saturday.

Neftali scored one goal and assisted on one for the Redwings (3-1), who were clinging to a 1-0 lead at halftime.

Lucas Sanchez was the primary playmaker for Hoboken with two assists. Tobin Harrison and Ty Wholf each scored a goal in the ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – It’s a trick play, a gadget called the “Philly Special”. It shocked the football world when former Eagles head coach Doug Peterson attempted a double reverse that turned into a pass from a halfback Corey Clement to quarterback Nick Foles that helped the Eagles win Super Bowl LII over the New England Patriots.

In the St. Peter’s Prep playbook, ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ — The Hoboken boys soccer team scored five goals in the second half to pull away for a 7-0 victory over Snyder on Thursday.

Ty Wholf collected two goals and two assists, and Neftali Figueroa had two goals and one assist for Hoboken (2-1).

Banjamin Kaplun-Muller scored a goal and assisted on one, and Jaz Conlon and Matthew Murillo each scored one goal. Juan Mendoza, ...