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By Nia Prater

On Friday, as the city was shaken by the 4.8-magnitude earthquake in New Jersey, the response from state and city officials was less than inspiring.

An emergency alert from the city didn’t hit phones for a full half-hour after the shaking stopped. A second alert followed about 45 minutes later. An alert from the state would go out nearly a full hour after the quake had subsided, though Governor Kathy Hochul issued a statement shortly after the tremors.

Shaun Abreu, a City Council member, joked about the lapse in time on X.