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Posted on August 26, 2019August 25, 2019 by James — 1 Comment

Monday, August 26, the MTV Video Music Awards is being hosted at the Prudential Center in Newark

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Newark NJ, On Monday, August 26, the MTV Video Music Awards is being hosted at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ—its first time ever in New Jersey. Due to the traffic congestion resulting from this event, we encourage those traveling in the area to allow for extra time and, if you are not attending the event, plan alternate routes. (Road closure info below)

If your commute involves bus: NJ TRANSIT bus service throughout Newark will be subject to delays and detours due to the event. There is the potential for gridlock traffic conditions Monday.

Posted on August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 by James — 1 Comment

NJ Transit Police Reunite Homeless Man with his Daughters after 20 years

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Secaucus NJ, according to NJ transit Police they hadn’t seen each other in over 20 years until an amazing, heartwarming reunion at a NJ Transit police station.

Jose Lopez received more assistance than he could’ve ever imagined when he accepted help from the New Jersey Transit Police Crisis Outreach Program. Mr. Lopez, a former Long Branch resident made his way to New Jersey from Miami and was recently discovered in Secaucus Junction Station. Homeless and in need of assistance, he was introduced to New Jersey Transit Police Crisis Outreach Officer Sean Pfeifer.

Posted on August 20, 2019August 20, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

New Rule Means NJ Transit Will Post Monthly Performance Reports

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Ridgewood NJ, Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 80, requiring NJ TRANSIT rail performance metrics to be shared with the public monthly through the agency’s website. This step forward in providing transparency and accountability for commuters follows from a number of the findings in the independent audit of the agency’s operations ordered by the Governor and released in October 2018.

Posted on August 18, 2019June 27, 2021 by James — Leave a comment

NJT : Back to School Student Savings

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Ridgewood NJ, Full-time college students can save 25 percent on NJ TRANSIT Monthly Passes when their school participates in our University Partnership Program. Getting the discount is simple. Enroll through the participating college’s website in our Quik-Tik online pass program for a monthly rail, bus, or light rail pass.

Posted on August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 by James — 1 Comment

NJ Transit Police Locate Missing Autistic Child

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Newark NJ, A missing autistic child located and a family reunited thanks to diligent police work initiated by an observant commuter.

On Tuesday night, NJ Transit Police Officer Brian Zavistovski responded to a commuter’s tip describing a little girl who was possibly in need of help at Hoboken Terminal. Upon locating the juvenile, Officer Zavistovski immediately recognized communication barriers. The 10-year-old juvenile was non-verbal and she did not respond to his attempts to communicate.

Posted on August 7, 2019August 6, 2019 by James — 10 Comments

Reader Calls Homeless At Ridgewood Train Station “Fake News”

“Fake news. Professional actor placed by the anti-garage zealots trying their best to force the narrative. Nice try. We’re building and moving forward.
And there’s nothing you can do about it.”

others disagree……………………………

Posted on August 6, 2019August 6, 2019 by James — 14 Comments

Overnight Guests at the Ridgewood Train Station

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Ridgewood NJ, In addition to our dumpster diver, The Ridgewood blog has noticed in recent months, a new trend of seeing overnight guests at the train station when we catch our early train.

Posted on August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 by James — 3 Comments

NJ Transit Bosses Get Big Raises

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Ridgewood NJ, As the third largest transit system in the country, New jersey Transit has pledged to improve the customer experience. According to their website that means they must continually invest in people, infrastructure and communications.

Commuters note a mixed bag of results .While train service continues to have Penn Station ,and 100 year old tunnel issues ,bus service has also had it own problems with construction on 495 and problems on the Hudson crossings.

Posted on July 25, 2019July 25, 2019 by James — 15 Comments

Concerns Raised Over Falling Branches at Ridgewood Train Station

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Ridgewood NJ, concerns have been raised over dead trees in Upper train station parking lot . Branches continue to fall on cars.

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Posted on July 23, 2019July 23, 2019 by James — 5 Comments

Kean Bill Creating ‘Gateway Development Corporation’ to Build New Rail Tunnels to Manhattan

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Trenton NJ, Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean’s bipartisan legislation to establish the ‘Gateway Development Corporation’ has been signed into law. The commission will oversee planning, funding and construction of new rail tunnels and other projects that will double trans-Hudson rail capacity and provide one-seat rides to Manhattan on all NJ Transit lines.

“Constructing the Gateway Tunnel is critical to serving the growing number of New Jersey commuters, as well as creating jobs and securing long-term economic growth,” said Kean (R-21). “The Gateway Program will increase NJ Transit rail capacity to and from New York Penn Station by 70,000 riders a day and enable NJ Transit to provide direct one-seat rides to Manhattan, including on the Raritan Valley Line. I will continue to be a vocal advocate to ensure New Jerseyans have a dependable, affordable, and safe mass-transit service.”

Posted on July 20, 2019July 19, 2019 by James — 2 Comments

NJ TRANSIT Marks 40 Years: 1979-2019

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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT was founded on July 17, 1979 as New Jersey’s statewide public transit provider. NJ TRANSIT began by acquiring and operating bus services from private carriers, including significant operations built in the early 20th Century by NJ’s largest energy provider, Public Service Electric & Gas. In 1980, NJ TRANSIT began operating the Newark City Subway, now known as the Newark Light Rail.

Posted on July 12, 2019July 11, 2019 by James — 4 Comments

Port Authority Bus Terminal Expansion Critical for Additional Capacity, Improve Quality of Commute

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TENAFLY NJ, Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg today made the following opening statement at the hearing of the formal environmental review process for the replacement and expansion of the new Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City:

“This day has been a long time coming. Three years ago, the expansion of the Port Authority Bus Terminal to accommodate 30,000 additional New Jersey bus commuters wasn’t even in the Port Authority’s 10-Year Capital Plan.

Posted on July 4, 2019July 6, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

Wednesday Accident Shuts Down Port Authority Bus Terminal and Lincoln Tunnel

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New York NY, Wednesday’s crash in Union City on Route 495 out bound from the Lincoln Tunnel caused a commuting nightmare on one of the busiest travel days of the year.

Lincoln Tunnel and 495 shut down for hours, causing the closure of the Port Authority bus terminal leaving commuters to look for alternate routes out of the city.

The Lincoln Tunnel shut down backed up Midtown traffic for miles heading toward the Holland Tunnel. Those jams lasted well into the evening as commuters tried to escape the city for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Posted on July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

NJ TRANSIT Early Getaway Service in Advance of Independence Day Holiday

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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT will offer “early getaway’’ rail and bus service on Wednesday, July 3, for the benefit of customers leaving work early in anticipation of the Independence Day holiday on Thursday, July 4. In addition, there will be service adjustments throughout the NJ TRANSIT system on July 4.

To help speed the getaway, customers are reminded of the convenience the MyTix feature on the NJ TRANSIT mobile app offers to purchase tickets.

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