the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ ,Want to go green for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations? Leave the driving to NJ TRANSIT and help the environment! NJ TRANSIT is ready for the season of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations around the region over the coming weeks including the New York City parade and festivities in Belmar, Asbury Park, Atlantic City and Pearl River.
On St. Patrick’s Day, Friday, March 17th, full regular weekday service will be operating on all trains, buses and light rail systems to accommodate customers heading to and from the New York City parade and elsewhere around the region. Customer service ambassadors will be at Penn Station New York, Secaucus, Aberdeen-Matawan and Middletown, NJ stations to assist customers.
NJ TRANSIT will also enhance rail capacity on the Pascack Valley Line (PVL) Sunday, March 19th to/from the parade in Pearl River.
IMPORTANT NOTE: For these special events, customers are advised that NO BEVERAGES INCLUDING ALCOHOL, OPEN OR CLOSED, WILL BE PERMITTED on any train, bus or platform the entire weekend of March 4th and 5th to accommodate festivities in Belmar and around the state; as well as March 12th, 17th and 19th for festivities in Asbury Park/Atlantic City, New York City and Pearl River. This policy will be strictly enforced.
On these dates, customers may see an increased presence of New Jersey Transit Police across the transit system.