“To claim that Ridgewood has a bad commute relative to other nice / safe / high quality of life suburban towns around NYC is simply not true. I have been commuting since 1986. When I commuted from Hoboken / Manhattan it was shorter but who wants to raise a family in Hoboken or Manhattan? And who can afford a neighborhood you would raise children in Manhattan other than Russian oligarchs and billionaires? The Ridgewood train is served by Main and Bergen lines making it uniquely more convenient than other train lines. Prior to the midtown connection some opted for the bus to PA so that new connection is yet another option making Ridgewood better than most other NYC commuter suburbs. I would be curious to what town(s) have such excellent train/bus service to NYC that it is cheaper and better than Ridgewood? Certainly not the LIRR or Metro North to Connecticut. I suppose Greenwich CT is OK but not noticeably better than Ridgewood and they have to switch to the 4-5-6 to get downtown so really that whole train service is heavily preferenced to midtown. Garden City LI for example is OK too I suppose but they have no choice but one line into Penn and then subway downtown which I guess is not as bad as coming down from Grand Central. At least we have about the same convenience to both midtown and downtown. And please tell me the suburban town that is so much cheaper and nicer with a fast convenient commute and high quality of life? Not near NYC, that is for sure. This is just another one of these things that the town-complainer posts stupid uninformed comments about in his or her eternal dislike of Ridgewood. I wish I had a dollar for every time this same person leaves a comment saying they are moving out. I think they do it 10 or 20 times a week. “
Some people, people I know, refuse to commute to Penn Station from Ridgewood and move out of state or find work , even with reduced salary , so they don’t have to commute that route. The Penn Station commute during rush hour is hell. That is why they proposed the Gateway Tunnel. which will never be built,or not in lifetime.
Some people, people I know, refuse to commute to Penn Station from Ridgewood by train and move out of state or find work , even with reduced salary , so they don’t have to commute that route. The Penn Station commute during rush hour is hell. That is why they proposed the Gateway Tunnel. which will never be built,or not in lifetime.
Your comments are neither on point nor answer the question posed.
Your comments are neither on point nor answer the question posed.
I’ve lived here for 60+ years.
The expected commute is to Hoboken then take a ferry or path train and sure as shit beats living in the shithole of NYC.
The secaucus junction was a nice idea and may or not save a few minutes
When you moved here from NYC did you have that much confidence in the promises of political hacks to build a new tunnel to accommodate you?
If you want direct trips move back to Brookyln and ride the nasty dirty subway with all of the other liberals
If I had the money, I would move back to the “shithole” of NYC.
Trains are fine to a certain degree. Service has been deteriorating for the past few years but still hands down beats riding the s!tty NYC subway . Most importantly you can still get a seat when boarding HOWEVER this will soon change once the army of new residents occupies the monsters being built along the tracks and also the out of towners who will start using garadgezilla. I can’t wait to hear the complaints of those who (NYC converts who “fight” for social justice, equality, fairness, diversity, inclusion etc) supported these buildings and the garage through their actions or inactions but will now have to face the consequences.
Secaucus is a nice station but transit time for those who go to Penn can be very long.
Is there an echo in here?