The bear had been spotted roaming the neighborhood before it climbed about 40 feet up into a tree.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said it is monitoring the situation and coordinating with partners across the supply chain for any potential impacts.
The potential economic implications of a strike along the East Coast and the Gulf Coast are massive as at least 50,000 dockworkers threaten to walk off the job just after midnight on Tuesday.
Four people, including several firefighters, were injured after a fire broke out inside a restaurant in Elizabeth, New Jersey on Monday night.
Three people were injured, including two critically, after their Tesla crashed into a building and then caught fire in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
The train hit the wires which caused multiple poles to come down on the cars, officials said.