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A body has been recovered in New Jersey after police received reports of someone jumping off the Outerbridge Crossing Monday afternoon, Port Authority Police told NJ Advance Media. Port Authority Police said they received a report of a person jumping off the Outerbridge Crossing at about 2:55 p.m., and the body was found within the confines of Perth Amboy. No information about the jumper has been released, but Port Authority Police said an investigation underway. The Outerbridge Crossing — a 96-year-old bridge that connects Perth Amboy and Staten Island, spanning the Arthur Kill — was the scen…