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Ridgewood NJ, Federal Transit Administration rated NJ Transit the worst in the nation, racking up the most breakdowns of any transit system during 2018.NJ Transit retook the terrible train “crown” from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, known by locals as the “T” which had the most breakdowns in 2017 and in 2016, according to Federal Transit Administration data released Monday.
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Hillsdale NJ, Senate President Steve Sweeney today sharply criticized NJ Transit’s leadership for blaming a continuing shortage of engineers for the cancellation of two Pascack Valley Line express trains that led Metro-North to withhold contracted payments for the service from the fiscally strapped agency.
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Overall Bus Performance 92.5%
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Ridgewood NJ, Every day, NJ TRANSIT operates hundreds of trains, buses, and light rail vehicles. Since January 2018, we have made considerable progress to fulfill mandatory safety requirements, modernize our fleet, communicate real-time service status conveniently, and recruit new bus operators, locomotive engineers, and assistant conductors to make transit work for New Jersey.
Continue reading NJ Transit Reports Main and Bergen Line Trains On-Time 92.7%
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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT anticipates regular service on its rail, bus, light rail, and Access Link services for Sunday and Monday as long as weather conditions permit safe operation. Parts of New Jersey are forecasted to experience snow and icy roadway conditions with rapid freezing of wet surfaces. There is also a possibility of wind gusts, which could impact the overhead wires on rail and light rail service.
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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT is once again offering additional trains and buses this Thanksgiving holiday weekend to make it even easier for customers to unite with family and friends, travel to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, or get started on holiday shopping at various malls throughout the state. Plus, feel free to bring your holiday helpers, as kids ride free the entire long weekend!
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Attached below are three public notices about changes to parking regulations and fees coming in 2020:
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Newark NJ, New Jersey Transit Police Arrest Man and Seize Handguns, Ammunition, Following Foot Pursuit.
Newark, N.J. – The New Jersey Transit Police have arrested Curtis Gartrell, 41, of Marion, OH. and seized handguns, ammunition, illegal drugs and over two thousand dollars in US currency.
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Ridgewood NJ, according to NJ Transit one person was fatally struck in Paterson by a Suffern bound Main Line train during the early hours of Saturday near Market Street Bridge in Paterson.
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Glen Rock NJ, The New Jersey Transit Police Department’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM), together with additional law enforcement and emergency response partners, conducted a training exercise on Saturday, November 2nd at the Glen Rock [Main Line] Station. The exercise began at 8am and continues until approximately 1pm. During this time, a large presence of law enforcement and other first responders were on site.
Continue reading EMERGENCY RESPONSE DRILL ON GLEN ROCK MAINLINE COMPLETED
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Glen Rock NJ, The New Jersey Transit Police Department’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM), together with local, county, state and federal partners, will conduct a training exercise on Saturday, November 2nd at Glen Rock Main Line station beginning at 8 a.m.
The drill will simulate a mass casualty incident and will take approximately four hours to complete. This is a large-scale drill with more than 150 volunteers participating in the exercise.
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” How about putting a camera at the bus station. And then we could find out who’s peeing and pooping all over the place. At times we can’t even go inside the building because it’s such a mess. Disgusting. What a shame. This is not the slums. And even if it was so it’s still not acceptable. This is an embarrassment to the village. The bus station is the biggest dirtiest site in the village. The mayor and council need to Restore the site. “
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Ridgewood NJ, New Jersey Transit Police seize thousands of dollars in illegal drugs, and arrest distributor.
The New Jersey Transit Police have arrested Jimmy Romero, 40, of Haledon, N.J. for multiple drug-related offenses and seized approximately $4,000 worth of heroin and crack cocaine.
During the investigation, Transit Police District #3 officers Brian Lee, Christina Hicks, Sergeant Kristen Bivona and Efrain Pena-Pérez observed Romero distributing drugs from a vehicle at Paterson Station and at various parts throughout the City of Paterson. With the assistance of NJTPD District #2 and District #3 Anti-Crime Units, Mr. Romero was arrested without incident. The execution of search warrants resulted in the seizure of Mr. Romero’s vehicle, hundreds of wax folds of heroin, bags of crack cocaine and currency.
Mr. Romero was charged with multiple drug-related offenses including possession and distribution. He was lodged at the Passaic County Jail. Charges are mere accusations and the accused is considered innocent until proven guilty.
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Ridgewood NJ, according to Lodi Police a New Jersey Transit passenger suffered a leg injury when she inadvertently sat in sulfuric acid after boarding a bus in Lodi on Sunday afternoon. The No. 164 bus departs the Ridgewood bus station daily.
The 69-year-old New York woman got on the No. 164 bus around 2:20 p.m. at the intersection of Essex Street and Maywood Avenue, sat down and immediately felt a burning sensation on her leg.
Police and the Bergen County Hazmat team were dispatched to the site, clearing the passengers off the bus. The woman was treated and released from an area hospital.
Another bus was sent to pick up the passengers, and no one else was hurt. NJ Transit described the substance as a liquid. Authorities are investigating to determine exactly what the woman sat on and how it got there.
The No. 164 bus travels between Midland Park, Ridgewood on a local route to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York.
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Pearl River NY, Pascack Valley line once again hit by tragedy. This past Sunday two teen passengers inside a Porsche SUV died after the car burst into flames on NJ Transit’s Pascack Valley Line. A two-car collision sent a Porsche SUV plummeting off an overpass onto train tracks below, where it burst into flames, killing two teenagers and sending a third to a hospital with serious injuries.
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Hoboken NJ, NY Waterway ferries offer the only traffic-free and hassle-free way to voyage to the Columbus Day Parade, the largest Italian-American celebration of the year, which will march up Fifth Avenue on October 14.
The Columbus Day parade attracts a million spectators and 35,000 marchers each year. Marching school bands, professional musicians, and traditional folk groups will perform from 44th Street to 72nd Street.
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