Share/Save After being canceled all of yesterday, NJ Transit restored all bus service as of 12:01 am this morning. But the agency warns that riders “should expect possible delays based on local road conditions and allow extra travel time.” NJ Transit has also fully restored Hudson-Bergen Light Rail service as of 6:30 am this morning, [...]
Share/SaveAfter being shut down all day, the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail is beginning to resume some service. As of 6:15 pm, NJ Transit said it was restoring service between Tonnelle Avenue and Hoboken, and between Harborside and 22nd Street, with trains running every 30 to 45 minutes.
Share/Save- NAACP Lawsuit: Deoborah Hairston of Jersey City has filed a $2.2 million lawsuit in federal court, accusing Jersey City NAACP Branch President Kabili Tayari of fraud in giving her and her husband “phony” certificates of their life membership in the NAACP. – Missing JC Woman: Shannon Maria Gilbert, the missing Jersey City woman who [...]
Share/SaveEditor’s note: While the Assembly members only mention Hoboken in their letter, this change affected Heights residents as well, which is why we are running it. To the Editor, It should go without having to say that times are tough. Everyone is forced to do more with much less; and that includes government. Two weeks [...]
Share/SaveAs part of the package of fare hikes and service cuts NJ Transit unveiled in April, weekend and holiday service on the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail will change for good beginning this Saturday, meaning a longer trip for some Heights residents heading to New York City. The streamlining of the train routes leaves the light rail [...]
Share/Save- Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Loses Millions Each Year: Despite a ten percent fare hike that took effect this month and a quadrupling of ridership and revenues over the past eight years, the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail is still not turning a profit. – State Attorney General Enters the Embankment Fray: After negotiations broke down last month, [...]
Share/SaveThe NJ Transit Board of Directors this morning approved a package of fare hikes and service cuts as it tries to bridge a looming $300 million budget gap. The hikes — now 10 percent for bus and light rail routes, and 25 percent for rail and commuter bus lines — will take effect May 1. [...]
Share/Save NJ Transit riders from around north and central Jersey sounded off at a public hearing in Secaucus Friday night roundly criticizing the agency’s proposed 25 percent fare hike and service cuts. In a corridor off the main terminal of the Secaucus Junction train station, about 50 bus and train customers filtered in and out [...]
Share/SaveNJ Transit kicks off 12 scheduled public hearings and information sessions on its proposed fare hikes and service cuts this Thursday, March 25. The agency’s plan, which will be considered by its Board of Directors on April 14, includes raising fares by 25 percent systemwide and cutting back on commuter train, bus and light rail [...]
Share/SaveThis afternoon, NJ Transit officials finally confirmed what everyone has known was coming: a proposal for a huge fare hike and widespread service cuts. The agency’s plan entails raising fares by 25 percent systemwide. The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail fare, for example, would rise from $1.90 to $2.40 per trip. “We recognize that any increase is [...]
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