Crime & Safety
Sinkhole Opens On Sinatra Drive Near Hoboken Waterfront: PHOTOS
Police and work crews have blocked off one lane of Sinatra Drive on Hoboken's central waterfront as a deep sinkhole has opened up.
HOBOKEN, NJ — Police have closed off a section of the northbound lane of Frank Sinatra Drive, along Hoboken's waterfront, after a sinkhole opened up there Friday afternoon.
[UPDATE: See the city's update from Saturday about when repairs will start, and more.]
A worker was overheard Friday evening saying the pressure of the water had caused the hole to widen.
Find out what's happening in Hobokenfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The hole opened hours before a brief thunderstorm drenched the area.
Other sinkholes have opened in Hoboken through the years, including one last year near ongoing water main work. The city is working to fix the century-old underground infrastructure.
Find out what's happening in Hobokenfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
In 2017, a sinkhole swallowed an SUV in the mile-square city.
See photos above. Patch has reached out to the city for more details and will update this story when more are received.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
