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It’s an Election Year and New Jersey Officials are Considering Slowing Down a Plan to Raise Toll Prices

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Trenton NJ, well its and election years. New Jersey officials are considering slowing down a plan to raise toll prices once more. Toll increases for the Turnpike and Garden State Parkway are scheduled to take effect next year, but both Democrats and Republicans are expressing opposition. Just as Halloween approaches, New Jersey drivers are facing another fright, as the Turnpike Authority, responsible for overseeing the Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway, recently approved a 3% toll price increase.

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UPDATE: NJ Transit Train Derails Near Penn Station

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UPDATE: Rail service into and out of Penn Station New York has resumed and is subject to up to 60-minute delays due to a minor slow speed derailment in Penn Station New York. Midtown Direct service is being diverted to Hoboken. NJ TRANSIT Rail tickets and passes are being cross honored by PATH at Newark Penn Station, Hoboken, and 33rd St-NY, and NJ TRANSIT bus and private carriers. Please visit njtransit.com/ABC.

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Ridgewood NJ, Amtrak and New Jersey Transit trains operating between New York’s Penn Station and New Jersey are experiencing significant delays due to a minor slow speed derailment in Penn Station New York. Midtown Direct service is being diverted to Hoboken.  NJ TRANSIT Rail tickets and passes are being cross honored by PATH at Newark Penn Station, Hoboken, and 33rd St-NY and NJ TRANSIT bus and private carriers.

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NJ Transit Train Engineers Vote to Strike

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Ridgewood NJ, while NJ Transit is forecasting it will face back-to-back fiscal cliffs in 2025 and 2026, with the larger deficit expected to be around $1 billion. The union representing NJ Transit’s locomotive engineers  , pointed to a recent 25-year lease the agency signed for a new headquarters space that was more expensive than fixing up its current building and other bids the agency received.

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Over $1 trillion in Assets Have Fled Wall Street and the West Coast for the Sunny Low Tax South

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New York NY, the relocation of a small portion of the American financial industry from New York and California to the US South has been measured anecdotally, often one office at a time, over the past few years. Elliott Management decamped for West Palm Beach. AllianceBernstein to Nashville. Charles Schwab landed in suburban Dallas. But now, there are hard and ugly numbers quantifying the scope of this nascent exodus. Bloomberg has calculated that both New York and California have in the past three years lost firms that managed close to $1 trillion in assets . The departures from the Northeast and West Coast have meant the loss of thousands of high-paying jobs, straining city and state finances by sapping tax revenue. Commercial property markets also have lost valuable tenants just as they’ve been struggling with the new realities of hybrid work. Yes, New York City area remains the most powerful center for asset management. But in the South, the new arrivals are fueling a boom.

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NJ Transit Offering Student Discount for Back to School

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Ridgewood NJ, Students heading back to class this fall semester on NJ TRANSIT’s bus, rail, or light rail systems can enjoy as much as a 60-percent saving on fares with the continuation of the popular Student Pass discount program.

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Survey Finds New Jerseyans Show Highest Levels of Resistance to Return to the Office Post COVID

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  • Interactive map included showing which workers across America are most against a return to office work.

Ridgewood NJ, the COVID-19 pandemic changed the dynamics of workplaces around the globe. The adaptation to remote work has also been advantageous for many employees. Parents have found it easier to balance familial responsibilities, and others have invested in home office setups or relocated further from their workplaces. However, for the past three years, tens of millions of office workers have navigated through an ever-evolving landscape of working from home and intermittent attempts to return to the office. However, a recent survey conducted by Authority Hacker throws light on employees’ perspectives on returning to the office, showing that the majority are reluctant to give up the flexibility they have grown accustomed to.

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Senate and Assembly Republican Leaders Attempt to Head off Strike By NJ Transit Engineers

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Trenton NJ, Senate and Assembly Republican Leaders Anthony Bucco and John DiMaio sent a letter to the NJ Transit train operator’s union requesting a meeting to address concerns prior to a possible strike.

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Stolen Dog Recovered after Joint Effort by New Jersey Transit Police and Multiple Law Enforcement Agencies

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Bayonne NJ, this pictured pup, “Rocco” was recently taken off his owner’s front porch in Bayonne New Jersey. The owner was attending to yard work while Rocco was briefly out of sight. Several actors entered the property, detached the leash securing Rocco, took him and fled towards the NJ TRANSIT 45th Street Station.⁣

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Ridgewood Blog Readers Called “Working from Home” The Next Big Shift on April 24th 2017

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Ridgewood NJ,  since COVID work from home or remote work has become a viable alternative and some would say a necessary alternative to commuting. In April of 2017 a reader suggested that , “The next big shift will be work itself and working from home The technology already exists, but fairly soon we will see major corporations eliminating expensive office spaces where millions of people commute into every day to punch keyboards in buildings located in some of the most expensive places on earth. The cost benefits will drive this, and although there is a reluctance to go in this direction, as soon as one or two major companies start, it will happen quickly due to the obvious savings. This is going to impact public transport and commercial real estate in a big way. Forget about productivity dropping and people pretending to work, modern technology makes everything we do so measurable now, there’s no way you can pretend to work any longer.”

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NJ TRANSIT PARTNERS WITH MASTERCARD® AND NYC TOURISM FOR THE RETURN OF NYC RESTAURANT WEEK®

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Ridgewood NJ,  NJ TRANSIT is your ride to NYC Restaurant Week! Customers can use their Mastercard to save on both NJ TRANSIT services and delicious meals during one of NYC’s most iconic summer events starting July 24 through August 20.

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UPDATE: NJ Transit Tick App Offline This Morning

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Ridgewood NJ, according to NJ Transit officials as of 7:30 am the NJ Transit Ticket App system was offline and the tracking function was also down . System was back up and running for the evening rush .

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Port Authority Reports Traffic Levels at the Bridges and Tunnels in May 2023 Reached Pre-pandemic Levels

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Fort Lee NJ, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey today announced its facility volumes at the agency’s regional airports, bridges and tunnels, PATH commuter rail and seaport for the month of May 2023.

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NJ TRANSIT SERVICE FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND

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Ridgewood NJ,  NJ TRANSIT is recognizing the birth of our nation with “early getaway” rail and bus service beginning on Friday, June 30th to help customers start the celebration early.

Important Notice: Main, Bergen County and Port Jervis rail service is subject to up to 15-minute delays in both directions due to signal issues near Ridgewood.

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Amid Growing Budget Shortfall NJ Transit Focuses on “Kindness and Respect”

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Ridgewood NJ, in December of 2022 a NJ Transit bus driver was arrested after allegedly shooting and critically injuring a teenager after an altercation in Jersey City . Now as NJ Transit debates how to avert its budget shortfall,  and a majority of New Jerseyans oppose cutting transit services or raising fares to stabilize funding and close the fiscal gap, NJ TRANSIT continues to focus on its top priority of safety and security with the unveiling of an informational campaign called “RIDE KIND” designed to remind and encourage customers to treat all their fellow customers and NJ TRANSIT employees with kindness and respect.

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Nearly Two-thirds of Riders and Nonriders Alike Support Increasing State Aid For NJ Transit Over Fare Increases or Service Cuts

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New Brunswick NJ, as NJ Transit debates how to avert its budget shortfall,   a majority of New Jerseyans oppose cutting transit services or raising fares to stabilize funding and close the fiscal gap, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.

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