, 7 0 0 ▁homes ▁flo oded ▁and ▁causing ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁in ▁damage ▁after ▁the ▁storm ▁" filled ▁up ▁Hob oken ▁like ▁a ▁bat ht ub ". ▁According ▁to ▁census ▁surve ys , ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 5 6 ▁percent ▁workers ▁in ▁Hob oken ▁use ▁public ▁transport ation ▁every ▁day , ▁sur pass ing ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁trans it - re li ant ▁community ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁H urr icane ▁Sand y ▁caused ▁se aw ater ▁to ▁flo od ▁half ▁the ▁city , ▁cri pp ling ▁the ▁PATH ▁station ▁at ▁Hob oken ▁Terminal ▁when ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 ▁million ▁gall ons ▁of ▁water ▁dump ed ▁into ▁the ▁system . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Mayor ▁Da wn ▁Z immer ▁test ified ▁before ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁Committee ▁on ▁the ▁impact ▁the ▁storm ▁had ▁on ▁Hob oken ' s ▁business es ▁and ▁residents , ▁and ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁she ▁stated ▁that ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁Kim ▁Gu ad ag no ▁and ▁Richard ▁Const able , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁governor ▁Chris ▁Christ ie ' s ▁cabinet , ▁deliber ately ▁held ▁back ▁H urr icane ▁Sand y ▁relief ▁funds ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁pressure ▁her ▁to ▁appro ve ▁a ▁Christ ie ▁al ly ' s ▁development al ▁project , ▁a ▁charge ▁that ▁the ▁Christ ie ▁administration ▁denied . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁H ous ing ▁and ▁Urban ▁Development ▁allocated ▁$ 2 3