Here is everything your need to know about the 2010 Hoboken St. Patrick's Day Parade.  The following information was provided by the City of Hoboken.

Enjoy the Parade!

The City of Hoboken is excited to welcome visitors to this year’s 24th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday, March 6th, 2010. Kick-off is at 1 p.m. from the corner of 14th and Washington Streets and proceeds south on Washington Street until the viewing stand at City Hall.

The parade draws tens of thousands of people to our City every year. We are working with the business community and law enforcement to ensure that our residents and visitors have a safe and enjoyable experience.

St. Patrick’s Day Information 
From Hobokennj.org

Quick Links

• Parade Information
• Zero Tolerance
• Our event Facebook page
• Port-O-John Locations
• Getting Here, Parking & Getting Around

Parade Information

The City of Hoboken is excited to welcome visitors to this year’s 24th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday, March 6th, 2010. Kick-off is at 1 p.m. from the corner of 14th and Washington Streets and proceeds south on Washington Street until the viewing stand at City Hall.

The parade draws tens of thousands of people to our City every year. We are working with the business community and law enforcement to ensure that our residents and visitors have a safe and enjoyable experience.

We would like to thank bar and restaurant owners across the City for working with us by increasing security at their venues, renting Port-O-Johns, and paying for informational posters.

Special thanks
A special thank you to the following bars and restaurants for directly and generously supporting the City with donations which help offset the cost to taxpayers:

• Bin 14, 1314 Washington St: 
• East LA, 508 Washington St: 
• Four L’s, 208 Washington St: 
• Room 84, 84 Washington St: 
• Scotland Yard, 72 Hudson St:
• Trinity, 306 Sinatra Dr: 
• Turtle Club, 936 Park Ave: 

Note to all vendors: Please make sure you have all your necessary licenses with the City. Health inspectors will be checking for paperwork.

Zero Tolerance + $2,000 fines + Community Service

This year, we’re enforcing a zero tolerance policy for several violations including open containers of alcohol and urination in public. We’re doubling the maximum fine to $2,000, and those ticketed may face community service.

These are the four violations for which law enforcement will enforce a zero tolerance policy:

1. City Ordinance 145-23 A/B (Consumption of Alcohol/Open Container in Public) Any person seen possessing an open container of alcohol in public faces maximum penalties of a fine up to $2,000, and the possible sentence of having to perform Community Service.
2. City Ordinance 145-22 (Urinating in Public) Any person observed urinating on public streets, sidewalks or in parks faces maximum penalties of a fine up to $2,000, and the possible sentence of having to perform Community Service.
3. New Jersey State Statute 2C:33-12 (Maintaining a Nuisance) House parties have become our largest problem on the parade day. When a party is deemed to be unreasonably reckless, disorderly and unsafe, the renter or owner of the apartment or house will be charged with this statute. A person is guilty of this offense when one “by conduct which is unlawful or unreasonable, knowingly or recklessly creates or maintains a condition which endangers the safety or health of persons”, or when “one knowingly conducts or maintains a premises or place where persons gather for purposes of engaging in unlawful conduct.” The maximum penalties for this offense are imprisonment of up to six months and fines not to exceed $1,000.
4. New Jersey State Statute 2C: 33-2a (Disorderly Conduct, Improper Behavior) A person is guilty of disorderly conduct if “with purpose to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof he: 1) Engages in fighting or threatening, or in violent or tumultuous behavior, or 2) Creates a hazardous or physically dangerous condition by any act which serves no legitimate purpose.” This offense carries maximum penalties of a 30 day prison term and a fine not to exceed $500.

Port-O-John Locations

Portable toilets will be distributed throughout the City on March 6th. The locations are listed below and in the map to the right. Certain locations contain handicap-accessible facilities. We thank the restaurant and bar owners for working with the City to rent these facilities.

• First St. between Washington and Bloomfield Sts. (First St. side of City Hall)
• Newark St. between Washington and Bloomfield Sts. (Newark St. side of City Hall)
• Hudson St. between Hudson Place and Observer Highway
• Washington St. between Newark & Observer Highway [handicap-accessible]
• Newark St. between River St. and Sinatra Dr.
• Washington St. & 3rd St. regular [handicap-accessible]
• 3rd St. between Washington St. & Hudson St.
• Washington St. between 6th & 7th Sts.
• Washington St. between 10th & 11th Sts.
• Washington St. between 13th & 14th Sts. [handicap-accessible]
• 14th St. between Washington & Hudson Sts.
• 10th St. between Willow Ave. & Clinton St.
• Grand St. between 6th & 7th Sts. - East side [handicap-accessible]
• Grand St. between 6th & 7th Sts. - West side
• Madison St. between 5th & 6th Sts.
• Frank Sinatra Drive between 3rd & 4th Sts.

Getting Here, Parking & Getting Around

Parking is very limited in Hoboken, so we strongly urge visitors to take public transportation if at all possible. To learn more about public transit options, visit: New Jersey Transit and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Police will be conducting a DWI checkpoint during the weekend.

The entire length of Washington Street and the traversing streets will close to all traffic beginning at 12:30 pm and will remain closed until all bands and groups pass the reviewing stand. The northern end of Washington Street (from 12th Street to 15th Street) will close around 11 am providing an opportunity for bands and groups to assemble for the parade.

Parking

If you will be driving into Hoboken, note that on-street parking is limited to 2 hours at any meter and 4 hours at permit parking zones. The easiest option is to park in a garage. Municipal garages are located at:

• Garage B - 2nd and Hudson Street
• Garage D - 215 Hudson Street
• Garage G - 315 Hudson Street
• Midtown - 371 4th Street

Taxis

You may find a cab at the taxi stand outside Hoboken Terminal, to the south side of Hudson Place, east of River Street. It is also legal to hail yellow taxis in Hoboken.

Local Fares - Riders pay $5 for all one-stop trips within the City limits (Indian Way Car Service charges $6).  With the consent of the first rider, taxis may accept a second passenger. Municipal code does not allow for more than two concurrent fares.

Out of Town - Fares for destinations outside the City limits may be negotiated between the driver and passenger.

Rates may not be increased under any circumstances inside the City limits of Hoboken. If you experience any driver or company attempting to negotiate or increase fares please contact the City of Hoboken at 201-216-1090 or by email at achaparro@hobokennj.org.