Report Property Damage From Ida And Use Emergency Resources: Jersey City

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Just over a week out from Tropical Storm Ida and residents in Jersey City are still assessing damage and figuring out next steps.

The city is encouraging residents to report property damage to the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management online. The city has been circulating a message on social media with links to register for disaster assistance through the state as well.

On the city website there are also several tools to help report storm damage, power and utility trouble and parking safety.

Tropical Storm Ida produced massive flooding throughout New Jersey, leaving thousands of residents without basic needs such as housing and transportation. In Jersey City, as many as 100 cars were left abandoned in the roadways after the storm.

Governor Murphy declared a State of Emergency and on Sunday, President Joe Biden declared that a major disaster exists in the state of New Jersey. Biden's declaration marks the availability of extra federal funding to people who live in the counties of Bergen, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Passaic and Somerset, all areas that experienced either fatal flooding or home-destroying tornadoes.

Hudson County was left off of the list of those eligible for federal disaster aid after Hurricane Ida but FEMA workers were surveying damage this week and officials were hopeful that Hudson County would be added.