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Albany NY, New York’s state legislators will after all issue a public report on their findings from an impeachment probe into Andrew Cuomo’s sexual misconduct and his horrific handling of COVID and the subsequent cover-up.
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New York NY, New York City has become the first major city to require proof of COVID vaccination in such indoor venues as bars, gyms, theaters, and museums.
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Newark NJ, On Monday 8/2/21, New Jersey Transit Police Officers Penalva and Ydo were on a patrol detail at Newark Penn Station. The officers observed a man enter the station while brandishing a knife and chasing another man. The officers quickly acted to disarm and ultimately apprehend the aggressor. Their immediate response prevented any injury and brought a safe resolution to a dangerously unfolding incident.
Continue reading Armed man spotted chasing another, disarmed and apprehended by NJ Transit Police
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Ridgewood NJ, The NJ TRANSIT Board of Directors today adopted the 2021 update to A Five-Year Capital Plan along with the Fiscal Year 2022 authorization to secure funding. A Five-Year Capital Plan is an unconstrained vision of projects to demonstrate opportunities for safety, service, reliability, resiliency, sustainability and other improvements critical to NJ TRANSIT.
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Ridgewood NJ, The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ recently released results from the American Time Use Survey new data verified what many have already experienced, the “commute is dead” and “remote work is hear to stay”.
Continue reading New Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: The “Commute is Dead”
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Albany NY , New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s book American Crisis, written with the help of his taxpayer-funded aides, netted him a $5.1 million book deal. The New York Governor said in a speech to the nation’s governors,
“Very few people were going through what we went through (with the pandemic) and we went through it together. And speaking for myself, it was a tremendous personal benefit.”
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Ridgewood NJ, Wendell Cox lays of changes in traffic congestion in a new report called New Geography . The good news. “Among 101 urban areas, the congestion level was 11% in 2020, a 62% drop from the 28% rate of 2019.” (A 28% score means the trip takes 28% longer than it would with no traffic.) This was the lowest congestion rate in at least 39 years.
Continue reading Good News About Lockdowns: Less Traffic Congestion for New York Commuters
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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT supports and encourages the use of personal vehicles, such as bicycles, e-bikes, e-scooters, Segways, and hoverboards, by providing accommodations for customers using personal vehicles to the greatest extent possible.There is no extra charge for bringing personal vehicles aboard NJ TRANSIT vehicles, access is allowed from all station platforms, and permits are not required.
For passengers’ safety, riding or charging personal vehicles inside NJ TRANSIT facilities or on board NJ TRANSIT vehicles is strictly prohibited. Gasoline-powered personal vehicles, such as mopeds, are also prohibited on NJ TRANSIT vehicles.
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Ridgewood NJ, With its new Map My Ride feature, NJ TRANSIT is launching additional new capabilities in its mobile app that allow customers to track locations of their buses and trains. With a simple tap on their mobile device, customers can see the location of the next bus or train along with the estimated arrival time to their location. The mobile app update also provides enhanced integration with NJT Rewards, the program where customers can earn points for deals and discounts.
Continue reading NJ TRANSIT ADDS MAP MY RIDE FEATURES FOR TRAINS AND BUSES ON MOBILE APP
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Continue reading Observant New Jersey Transit Police Officer helps reunite mother missing for days
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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT is joining with the National Safety Council in recognizing National Safety Month during the month of June and is using this time of heightened awareness to promote a lifesaving partnership with Waze which identifies the location of grade crossings on their mobile app throughout the state. This collaboration between
NJ TRANSIT’s private and public sector partners, along with employees and customers throughout the month, is paramount to the effort of effectively promoting safety awareness throughout the public transportation system.
Continue reading NJ Transit New Initiative Improves Rail Crossing Safety for Drivers Using Waze
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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT continues to aggressively advance its zero-emissions bus program with the release of its roadmap to a 100% zero-emission bus fleet, at today’s Board of Directors Energy & Sustainability committee meeting. The roadmap is highlighted by several key efforts in recent weeks including the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) from qualified consulting firms for the Bus Garage Modernization Program and the application submitted for federal funding to acquire additional battery electric buses to be used in the Newark region. NJ TRANSIT also remains on track for the launch of the deployment of eight electric buses in Camden by the end of this year.
Continue reading NJ TRANSIT UNVEILS ROADMAP TO 100% ZERO-EMISSIONS BUS FLEET
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Lyndhurst NJ, Governor Phil Murphy, New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner and NJ TRANSIT Board Chair Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, NJ TRANSIT President & CEO Kevin S. Corbett, and state and local officials today celebrated the groundbreaking for construction of a new, ADA-accessible train station in Lyndhurst. The new facility, thanks to $30.9 Million provided by the state’s partners at the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), replaces a station more than a century old and will be located at the intersection of Delafield Avenue and Court avenues, a more convenient location closer to the commuter parking lot.
Continue reading NJ Transit Breaks Ground on New $31.5 Million Lyndhurst Train Station
