New York Governor Kathy Hochul was criticized for calling New Jersey “west of Manhattan” in her statement after the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that shook New York and the surrounding area.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul was criticized for calling New Jersey “west of Manhattan” in her statement after the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that shook New York and the surrounding area. (AP) {{^usersubscription}} {{/usersubscription}} {{^usersubscription}} {{/usersubscription}}
In a post on X on Friday, Hochul wrote: “A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck western Manhattan and was felt throughout New York.”
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Social media users quickly chastised the New York governor for what appeared to be his inaction.
Hoop It Up CEO George Daniel noted, “It’s called New Jersey. It’s okay to say the name,” while former New York congressman Ben Geller joked, “It was Jersey. “It’s nice that you can pretend to care about people who don’t live in New York.”
Attacking Hochul, New Jersey Monitor editor Terrence T. McDonald asked: “Can New Jersey impeach the governor of New York?”
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New York officials called for emergency alerts to be sent nearly 25 minutes after the earthquake.
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Meanwhile, netizens took aim at New York City officials as it took them almost 25 minutes to send out an emergency alert related to the earthquake.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake in Lebanon, New Jersey, occurred around 10:23 a.m. and tremors were immediately felt throughout the tri-state region.
However, New York City officials did not send out an emergency alert until 10:47 a.m. They issued a wireless emergency alert at 11:02 a.m. and some locals reported receiving the alerts even after noon.
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At a news conference Friday, Zachary Iscol, director of the city’s Office of Emergency Management, made clear that the Adams administration wanted to verify the earthquake before notifying locals.
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“We also need to make sure we provide appropriate guidelines. 20 minutes is very, very fast for a public notification,” she said.
Meanwhile, a user wrote in
“Receiving an emergency alert for an earthquake more than 30 minutes after it happened is the best thing about New York government,” another X user noted.
“Look, Miss Emergency Alert System, if it had been a major earthquake, we would all have been dead and/or buried for 40 minutes before you got together to send this message,” a third user chimed in.
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