On Assignment: Hurricane Irene’s Aftermath

JERSEY CITY, N.J. AUG. 28, 2011 — Flooding on Chopin Court near Wayne Street brought about by Hurricane Irene. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

Jose Freire, right, pushes his car with help from Good Samaritans Manuel Cruz, center, and Willy DeJesus, which was stranded in knee-deep flood waters on Chopin Court near Montgomery Street. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

Freddie DeJesus scoops water out of his Jeep after driving through  flooded Chopin Court  where he said the water reached up to his chest. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

Flooding on Chopin Court between Wayne and Montgomery streets. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

Flooding on Chopin Court between Wayne and Montgomery streets. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

Flooding on Culver Avenue near Route 440. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

Douglas Garrett, right, helps clean up after a part of a tree fell in front of a friend’s business on Bergen Avenue near Fairmount Avenue. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

Seven the cat is taken out for a stroll on Ege Avenue by her owner, who didn’t want to be identified, after Hurricane Irene had passed through. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

A tree branch fell on the intersection of Bright and Florence streets. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

Flooding on Merseles Street. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

Sandy Dela Rosa, center, owner of the New Music Box Cafe on Seventh and Monmouth streets in Downtown Jersey City, said the water rose to the top of the steps of the entrance to his bar when it got flooded during Hurricane Irene. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

Tiffany Acosta, 17, helps clean up the New Music Box Cafe on Seventh and Monmouth Streets in Downtown Jersey City. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

Ashley Acosta, 15, helps clean up the New Music Box Cafe on Seventh and Monmouth Streets in Downtown Jersey City after it got flooded. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

Flooding on Grand Street at Merseles Street. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

Flooding on Wayne Street. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

Bob Wu cycles through flood waters on Culver Avenue. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

Flooding on Water Street and Culver Avenue. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

Leaves and branches blown off trees litter Ege Avenue. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

Flooding on Communipaw Avenue and Route 440. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

Residents of the Booker T. Washington public housing complex in Jersey City yell out, “Lake Booker T.!” joking about the flooding on Fremont Street. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

Flooding on Newark Avenue at Division Street. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

A woman takes a photo of flooding on Division Street. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

BAYONNE, N.J., AUG. 28, 2011 — Flooding on Park Road at the Ahern Veterans Stadium near Newark Bay. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

Part of a tree fell on Avenue B near 40th Street. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

Two people walk in flood waters on Avenue C near 12th Street. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

Two municipal utilities employees remove a manhole cover to ease flooding on Avenue C at 12th Street since, “the catch basin is not draining water fast enough.” (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

An uprooted tree blocks Ninth Street near Avenue C. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)