Keeping connected
If the electricity is out, land lines should still work, but cordless phones will not.
Mobile networks may get congested, and calls may not go through; text messages have a better chance.
Make sure your mobile phone is fully charged.
Be sure to have a car charger handy as you may not be able to recharge mobile phones at electrical outlets. Having backup batteries for mobile phones provides an added layer of security.
ATM, computer tips
ATMs will not work in a power outage if the location has no generator backup, so get cash before the storm hits in case you need it.
Get computers out of basements or other areas where there could be flooding. Be sure to back up data and shut down and unplug computer equipment to avoid damaging power surges.
Mass transit
Amtrak: Train cancellations are planned for the Northeast Corridor on Saturday; passengers are encouraged to call 800-USA-RAIL or visit Amtrak.com for schedule information and train status updates.
Englewood : Trolley service will be suspended at 3 p.m. Saturday.
New York City transit: All public transit will be suspended at noon Saturday.
NJ Transit: The agency will start cross-honoring tickets at 12:01 a.m. Saturday; all train service will be suspended at noon, but trains that begin their trips before noon will complete them; Hudson-Bergen and Newark light rail will be suspended at 6 p.m. Saturday, but trains that begin their trips before 6 p.m. will complete them; service to the Meadowlands has been canceled; all bus service, including Access Link - a bus service for the disabled - will be suspended at 6 p.m. Saturday; all NJ Transit-controlled waiting areas will remain open during the storm to accommodate anyone who was not aware of the closures; parking fees in NJ Transit lots will not be suspended.
PATH: All service will be suspended at noon Saturday and will resume as soon as conditions permit.
Airports: Many flights have already been canceled. Check with your carrier. International arrivals will be suspended at John F. Kennedy International Airport starting at noon Saturday.
Roads
Atlantic City Expressway: All eastbound traffic into Atlantic City will be diverted beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday; tolls have been suspended.
Englewood Cliffs : Barricades have been placed near flood-prone streets, such as Demarest Avenue, off Route 9W, in case they need to be closed.
Garden State Parkway: Southbound traffic was prohibited south of Exit 98 in Wall Township at 8 p.m. Friday; tolls have been suspended south of the Raritan River.
Haledon : Church Street Bridge will be closed, if necessary.
Hawthorne : Sections of Goffle Road, Wagaraw Road and Route 208 will be closed, if necessary.
New Jersey Turnpike: No changes have been announced.
New Milford : No road closures at the moment, but depending on the amount of rainfall, New Bridge Road, Columbia Street, Washington Avenue, Lenox Avenue may be closed Sunday.
North Haledon : High Mountain Road will be closed, if necessary.
Port Authority: Bridges connecting New Jersey and New York will be closed to traffic if sustained winds reach 60 mph; at wind speeds of 45 mph or greater, motorcycles and tractor-trailers will be barred from crossing the George Washington Bridge.
River Edge: There are no road closures at the moment, but history suggests that the south end of town will flood, so the entrance from Route 4 west and Hackensack Avenue is likely to be blocked.
Route 72: All eastbound lanes will be open to westbound traffic for a 28-mile stretch to Route 70; the measure is designed to assist residents evacuating Long Beach Island.
Evacuations
New Milford : Residents in flood-prone areas are asked to evacuate voluntarily by 8 a.m. Sunday.
River Edge: Residents in flood-prone areas have been asked to voluntarily evacuate; fliers were distributed Friday to those residents, many of whom live in apartment buildings.
South Jersey: Governor Christie has urged people to evacuate the barrier islands in Atlantic, Cape May and Ocean counties.
Utilities
PSEG: Customer service: 800-436-7734.
Rockland Electric: Customers should call 877-434-4100 to report blackouts.
Hospitals
Meadowlands Hospital and Medical Center: The Secaucus hospital will have an outdoor emergency room after the storm in case of flooding.
Parking
Bergenfield : Overnight parking has been suspended from Saturday through Tuesday.
Englewood Cliffs : Police urge residents to park in their driveways to avoid downed wires on streets.
Englewood : The municipal garage will be open, free of charge, from 3 p.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Monday; residents may enter and exit on Englewood Avenue. 201-664-1221.
Phones
Bloomingdale : Police Department at 973-838-0158.
Dumont : Police Department at 201-387-5000; 911 for emergencies.
Englewood Cliffs : Police Department at 201-569-8300 911 for emergencies.
Englewood : Police Department at 201-568-2700 or 911; Fire Department at 201-568-6300 or 201-568-6301.
Garfield : Police Office of Emergency Management at 973-478-8500.
Haledon : Police Department at 973-790-4448.
Hawthorne : Police Department at 973-427 1800.
Leonia : Police Department at 201-944-0800 or 911; police ask that residents call for emergencies only and not things like power outages.
New Milford : Residents can call 201-261-1400, if they need to be evacuated.
North Bergen : Non-emergency calls will be answered at the police station, 201-392-2100.
North Haledon : Police Department at 973-942-4200.
Northvale : Police desk at 201-768-5900.
Norwood : 201-768-0850.
Oakland : Residents should call 201-337-0130 in case of a flood-related emergency or, in the case of the elderly or needy, to request help preparing for the storm.
Old Tappan : 201-664-1221.
Palisades Park : 201-585-4100.
Passaic : Police Department at 973-365-9500.
Paterson : Hurricane Irene hotline: 973-321-1382.
Pequannock : Office of Emergency Management at 973-835-5700, ext. 140.
Pompton Lakes : Police Department at 973 835-0400.
Ridgefield Park : 201-641-6400.
Ridgefield : 201-943-5210.
Ringwood : Police Department at 973-962-7017.
River Edge: Police Department at 201-262-1233.
Secaucus : The Office of Emergency Management will take non-emergency calls at 201-864-1061; the police station also will take calls at 201-330-2060; all five firehouses will be staffed in case of an emergency.
Tenafly : Police Department at 201-568-5100
Wanaque : Recorded message at 973-839-3000, ext. 7149.
Washington Township : 201-664-1140 or 911 in an emergency.
Wayne : Police Department at 973-694-0600.
West Milford : Recorded message at 973-728-2805.
Websites/TV
Bloomingdale : bloomingdalenj.org.
Hawthorne : hawthornenj.org.
New Milford : A limited amount of information is available at newmilfordboro.com.
North Bergen : Safety procedures will be posted on northbergen.org.
Pequannock : peqtwp.org.
Pompton Lakes : pomptonlakesgov.com.
Ridgefield : ridgefieldboro.org.
Saddle Brook: FiOS Channel 38 and Cablevision Channel 77 will broadcast emergency information.
Saddle Brook: saddlebrookpd.com/weather.html.
Secaucus : Information will be posted at secaucusnj.org and on local cable Channel 36.
Wanaque : wanaqueborough.com.
West Milford : westmilford.org.
Automated alerts
Garfield : nixle.com.
North Bergen : Residents will receive emergency information through automated calls and text messages through the township’s NB Connect system.
Oakland : A reverse 911 call was to be sent to residents at 6 p.m. Friday with the newly created flood emergency number: 201-337-0130.
Saddle Brook: nixle.com.
Wanaque : Reverse 911 as needed.
Shelters
Alpine : Borough Hall, 100 Church St.
Bergen County : Bergen Community College at 400 Paramus Road, Paramus (regional Red Cross center); Lyndhurst Senior Center, 250 Cleveland Ave.
Demarest : Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest, 150 Knickerbocker Road.
Dumont : No shelters have been set up. If shelters become necessary, the borough will use Dumont High School, 101 New Milford Ave., and Borough Hall, 50 Washington Ave.
Edgewater : Community Center, 1167 River Road; in the event of waterfront flooding, the shelter will be shifted to Eleanor Van Gelder School at 251 Undercliff Ave.
Emerson : Memorial School on Haines Avenue.
Englewood Cliffs : The firehouse on Sylvan Avenue and the lobby of police headquarters at 10 Kahn Terrace will be opened if necessary; both have backup generators in case of a blackout; the Lions Club on Hudson Terrace, the Senior Citizen Center on West Bayview Avenue and the public schools also could be used if needed.
Englewood : Grieco Elementary School, 50 Durie Ave.
Fort Lee : Fort Lee High School, 3000 Lemoine Ave.; Fort Lee Community Center, 1355 Inwood Terrace.
Haledon : Grammar School, 91 Henry St.
Hawthorne : Lincoln Middle School, 230 Washington Ave.
Leonia : Recreation Center on Broad Avenue (if shelters are necessary), and possibly school auditoriums.
Little Falls : The Civic Center on Warren Street will be used if necessary.
New Milford : The borough will use county provided shelters and will make an effort to transport residents to those shelters. The school district has been asked to keep its bus drivers on standby, and the senior van driver also has been asked to be on standby.
North Bergen : Shelters at North Bergen High School, 7417 Kennedy Blvd., and John F. Kennedy Elementary School, 1210 11th St., will be open to the public at 6 a.m.; residents are instructed to avoid driving to the shelters but to call 911 for assistance with transportation.
Northvale : James F. McGuire Memorial Senior Center, 116 Paris Ave.
Norwood : No shelter plan as of Friday afternoon.
Oakland : Valley Middle School will be used as a shelter, if necessary.
Palisades Park : Residents are asked to call Borough Hall at 201-585-4100; shelters will likely be in one of the borough schools.
Passaic : City senior citizen center on Passaic Street; if needed, police will set up secondary shelters in Schools 6 and 19.
Paterson : Regional Red Cross shelter at Bergen County Community College.
Pequannock : Pequannock Valley Middle School, 493 Newark Pompton Turnpike.
Pompton Lakes : St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 17 Pompton Ave.
Prospect Park : Borough Hall, 106 Brown Ave.; Prospect Park Elementary School, 94 Brown Ave.
Ridgefield : Community Center, 725 Slocum Ave., with the public schools available if the community center is full.
River Edge: There are no shelters in town; if it becomes necessary, the borough will use Bergen Community College and will arrange for transportation, but plans weren’t completed as of Friday afternoon.
Saddle Brook: Franklin School, 95 Caldwell Ave.; Helen I. Smith School, 30 Cambridge Ave.; Saddle Brook Senior Center, 8 Caldwell Ave.; residents may park their vehicles at these facilities.
Secaucus : The library, recreation center, Clarendon School and Huber Street School will be open for emergency shelter, as needed.
Tenafly : Police ask that residents call police in advance at 201-568-5100.
Totowa : Firehouses, the Police Athletic League building on Chamberlain Avenue and the community center on Union Boulevard will be opened as shelters if necessary.
Washington Township : Municipal Building, 350 Hudson Ave., beginning Sunday morning; residents can request evacuation by calling 201-664-1140 or 911 in an emergency.
West Milford : Hillcrest Community Center, 1810 Macopin Road; West Milford High School, 46 Highlander Drive.
Westwood : The Community Center on Jefferson Avenue is being set up as an emergency shelter; its gymnasium section will be available for pets, but please provide a crate for your dog, cat or other small animal.
Special-needs people
Ridgefield : Providing generators and refrigerating medicine for people with special needs; check ridgefieldboro.org for more information.
Sandbags
Garfield : Available for residents at the DPW building on 413 Midland Avenue; call 973-546-2200 for more information.
Flooding information
U.S. Geological Survey real-time flood monitoring (rivers): > Colleges and universities
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck : The start of fall semester classes has been moved to Wednesday; classes will follow the normal Wednesday schedule; freshman and transfer student move-in will be held on Monday, beginning at 10 a.m.; students who find it absolutely necessary to move in Saturday may do so between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., but the University strongly encourages students not to return to campus until Monday or Tuesday.
Montclair State University: Move-in remains Sept. 4.
Ramapo College, Mahwah : Check-in/move-in for all first-year and transfer students has rescheduled for Monday; check-in will take place in the Bradley Center lobby for residents (not in tents in the main parking lot); for those interested in just dropping off their belongings Saturday, the early drop-off option is being extended to all first-year and transfer students from 8 a.m. until noon; please e-mail eardrop@ramapo.edu if you want to use this option; commuters will still check in Monday unless the weather remains poor.
Rutgers University: All new students are asked to move into their residence halls on the New Brunswick/Piscataway Campus on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; students unable to move in Saturday should do so Monday; the New Student Convocation, scheduled for Sunday, has been canceled.
Saint Peter’s College, Englewood Cliffs : The move-in date for resident students has been moved back to Sunday. Appointments for check-in are scheduled according to the student’s last name.
William Paterson University, Wayne : Move-in remains Tuesday and Wednesday.
Sports
Barclays: Sunday’s fourth round of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs at Plainfield Country Club in Edison has been canceled; the tournament will end Saturday after 54 holes.
Favorites at Woodbridge: The state-run off-track wagering site will be closed Sunday; online horse race wagering will still be offered on the sports authority’s website, 4njbets.com.
Giants-Jets: The preseason game that had been scheduled for Saturday has been moved to 7 p.m. Monday.
The Meadowlands Racetrack: Will be closed Saturday and Sunday for simulcast customers; live racing ended last week.
Mets-Braves: Saturday and Sunday’s games at Citi Field in Queens have been postponed.
Monmouth Park: Will be closed for live racing and simulcast wagering Saturday and Sunday.
Red Bulls-Los Angeles Galaxy: Sunday’s game has been postponed until Oct. 4.
U.S. Tennis Center: Saturday’s Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day at the site of the U.S. Open has been canceled.
Street League Skateboarding Championships: The event, originally scheduled for 5 p.m. Sunday at the Prudential Center, will be held Saturday at 3 p.m.
Gaming
Atlantic City: All gaming activity will be suspended at noon Saturday; guests of the Atlantic City casino properties who find themselves stranded as a result of travel logistics problems will be permitted to stay in the hotels; evacuation of all others will proceed via local evacuation plans.
Other closings
Bergen County parks: Closed Saturday and Sunday.
New Jersey Department of Corrections: Inmate visit programs at all state correctional facilities have been canceled for Saturday and Sunday. Updates are being provided on the NJDOC website, www.state.nj.us/corrections.
Palisades Interstate Park: Roads and parking lots will be closed Sunday, earlier if the storm speeds up; the gangway and floating dock at Hazard’s Dock boat ramp have been removed; boaters may continue to use the ramp until the park closes, but are advised to use extra caution.
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