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Hackensack NJ, New Jersey Transit train on the Pascack Valley Line struck and killed a man near the Clinton Place crossing in Hackensack on the morning of May 22, according to NJ Transit officials.
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Wharton NJ, after months of delays, detours, and traffic headaches, drivers and local businesses near I-80 in Wharton are finally getting a break. The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) announced that two eastbound lanes of I-80 are expected to reopen Wednesday night, weather permitting. The reopening comes after extensive closures caused by multiple sinkholes, which began forming over the winter.
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BROOKLYN NY , a tragic incident occurred Saturday night when the Mexican Navy’s tall ship Cuauhtémoc collided with the Brooklyn Bridge, resulting in two confirmed deaths and 22 injuries, according to Mexican officials.
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Ridgewood NJ, The locomotive engineers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLET) have voted to strike, which means the complete suspension of NJ TRANSIT rail service, including Metro-North west of Hudson service.
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Hackensack NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity & Accountability (OPIA) today announced the filing of criminal charges against a NJ Transit employee who allegedly engaged in a years-long scheme to sell phones purchased with NJ Transit funds for personal profit, unlawfully earning hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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New York New York, the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Albany have initiated a formal criminal investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James concerning allegations of mortgage fraud. The probe centers on claims that James falsified records to secure favorable loan terms for properties in Virginia and Brooklyn. New York PostReuters+1Newsmax+1
Commuters Encouraged to Work From Home If Possible and Limit Traveling on the NJ TRANSIT System to Essential Purposes Only
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Ridgewood NJ, As a result of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLET) membership voting down a tentative agreement reached between NJ TRANSIT and the BLET leadership, the BLET is threatening to disrupt the lives of more than 350,000 commuters by calling for a strike as early as Friday, May 16 at 12:01AM. This would result in the complete suspension of NJ TRANSIT rail service, including Metro-North Railroad west of Hudson service. In advance of such a stoppage, NJ TRANSIT has developed a contingency plan that would accommodate an extremely limited number of rail customers. NJ TRANSIT strongly encourages all those who can work from home to do so and limit traveling on the NJ TRANSIT system to essential purposes only.
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New York frequently tops the list when it comes to the cities with the worst congestion anywhere in the world. This shouldn’t be surprising since the traffic in Manhattan being so bad is what gave rise to the term ‘gridlock.’ Unfortunately, New York has seen a sharp rise in the number of car accidents in recent years, ranging from minor fender benders to serious collisions with drivers sustaining severe injuries.
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Ridgewood NJ, tensions are rising between NJ Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) after NJ Transit officially rescinded its contract offer, resetting negotiations amid an ongoing labor dispute now entering its fifth year.
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New York NY, a former New York City police sergeant has been sentenced to 1.5 years in federal prison for operating as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government during a covert surveillance operation in New Jersey.
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Trenton NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) announced today that a Florida man has been indicted for aggravated assault, endangering others, and multiple weapons offenses, including possession of assault weapons, large capacity ammunition magazines, handguns, silencers, and a booby-trapped rifle that fired during his arrest at the Trenton Transit Center.
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Newark NJ, Amtrak has announced a $40 million investment to upgrade aging infrastructure on the Northeast Corridor between New York Penn Station and Trenton, as part of a major push to prevent a repeat of the “Summer of Hell” delays that plagued commuters in 2024.
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Ridgewood Nj, the threat of a rail strike in New Jersey is growing after NJ Transit’s locomotive engineers voted overwhelmingly to reject a tentative labor agreement, with a staggering 87% voting “no”. The high turnout — 93% of eligible union members — sends a powerful message as the agency faces increasing pressure to return to the bargaining table.
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East Rutherford NJ, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority has officially awarded a $1.7 billion contract to TransCore for the management of E-ZPass services, ending a two-decade-long partnership with Newark-based Conduent. A bid protest filed by Conduent was rejected by the Turnpike Authority’s hearing officer, allowing the state to move forward with its decision.
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Wayne NJ, a woman was tragically killed after being struck by a New Jersey Transit train near the Route 23 Transit Center in Wayne on Friday afternoon, officials confirmed.
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