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Jersey City NJ, starting the weekend of Jan. 6, 2024, PATH will begin an extensive station rehabilitation effort over 20 weekends that will require adjustments for some customers traveling to or from the Grove St. station in order to complete this critical project without any disruption to weekday service. Riders in the impacted direction should plan for additional travel time if their trip begins or ends at Grove Street.
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Newark NJ, Newark officials said the 800-pound steer was tranquilized before he was taken to Skylands Animal Sanctuary and Rescue in Sussex County, where they named him Ricardo.
Continue reading Bull Delays NJ Transit Traffic Out of Newark Penn Station
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Hoboken NJ, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will begin a real-world test of five turnstiles equipped with its PATH commuter railroad new tap-and-go fare payment system beginning tomorrow, Dec. 5, at 10 a.m., with expansions planned to occur in phases based on experience with the pilot turnstiles. The agency also announced the new modern contactless system will be named TAPP, which stands for Total Access PATH Payment.
Continue reading NJ Transit Police Warn on Apple iPhone “NameDrop”
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New York NY, the MTA has provided additional insights into its forthcoming congestion pricing initiative, set to commence next spring.
Continue reading The MTA Reveals Details on its Congestion Pricing Plan, Slated to Start Next Spring
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Fair Lawn NJ, on Tuesday evening near the Fair Lawn station, a pedestrian was fatally struck by an out-of-service New Jersey Transit train traveling east on the Bergen County Line. The incident occurred around 7:25 p.m. near the Broadway Fair Lawn station, resulting in the death of an unidentified person, according to a statement from a NJ Transit spokesperson.
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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT is adding additional service this Thanksgiving weekend to help take the stress out of travel as the Garden State embarks upon the holiday season. No matter what your Thanksgiving plans are, rest assured NJ TRANSIT can help get you and your family there with kids riding free the entire long weekend!
Continue reading NJ Transit Adds Extra Service For Thanksgiving Weekend
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New York NY , the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is an iconic symbol of the holiday season in New York City. Each year, a grand tree is selected and displayed in the plaza at Rockefeller Center. Here are some key details about this year’s tree:
Continue reading Meet the 2023 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
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Newark NJ, New Jersey Transit Police Outreach Officers met a stranded family with a baby. The family was far from home in a time of need. Their destination was 2,000+ miles away; and they were at Newark Penn Station. Lacking shelter, funds for travel and food, the family was in a rough spot.
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Hoboken NJ, on Wednesday, October 25th, New Jersey Transit Police Officers Brian Rea, Joseph Ragazzo, and Randy Vargas were on patrol at Hoboken Terminal. The officers were on the main concourse when they heard calls for help from the main waiting room. They entered the waiting room and observed a suspect wielding a large camping style axe. The suspect had the axe in hand and was aggressively advancing towards a fleeing man.
Continue reading New Jersey Transit Police Disarm Axe-Wielding Man at Hoboken Terminal
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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.
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.
Continue reading UPDATE: NJ Transit Train Derails Near Penn Station
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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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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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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.
Continue reading NJ Transit Offering Student Discount for Back to School
