Jersey City has announced the revival of ferry service from Port Liberté to Manhattan at a discounted price and with free transportation to the terminal. Mayor Steven Fulop partnered with City Council members, the Department of Infrastructure, and New York Waterway to re-open the Port Liberté Ferry Terminal, which had been closed since the start of the […]
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Letter: Keep Barrow Street Closed
I’m a resident of Erie Street and I support the Barrow Street closure. The letter from business owners – whom I respect and whose stores I patronize regularly – seems to center on the issue of loading and unloading trucks. That is a legitimate concern that is in the public interest to solve for. I […]
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City to Close Heavily Used Downtown Street Crossing Pedestrian Plaza
Mayor Fulop has had second thoughts about the wisdom of routing automobile traffic across the Newark Avenue Pedestrian Plaza, according to a source at City Hall. Beginning Friday, the small section of Barrow Street running north from Christopher Columbus Drive to Newark Avenue and used by drivers to access the Pedestrian Plaza and Erie Street […]
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Op-Ed: Poor Off-Peak Service Threatens PATH’s Post-Covid Comeback
On an average weekday four years ago, hundreds of thousands of New Jersey residents would squeeze onto PATH trains in Hoboken and Jersey City, before filing into office towers in Midtown and Wall Street. For decades, these trans-Hudson commuters made up the majority of riders on the PATH transit system, which connects the urban centers […]
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City Closer to Offering Discount Ferry Service from Port Liberte to Manhattan
The Jersey City Municipal Council will vote May 24 on a resolution engaging NY Waterway to operate a ferry service between Port Liberte and Manhattan. Using $4 million in state funding, the service will run five days a week with adult fares discounted nearly 40% from previous levels to $8.00 each way. To help ferry residents to […]
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Menendez and Gottheimer Rip Congestion Pricing for NJ Commuters
With cars whizzing by only a few feet away, Congressmen Rob Mendendez and Josh Gottheimer stood next to the entrance of the Holland Tunnel this morning to decry a plan that would impose a new fee on drivers entering Manhattan. Called “congestion pricing,” the plan to hit motorists entering Manhattan below 60th Street with an […]
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The Port Authority Cracks Down at River Crossings
Using new “advanced” technology, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey carried out a “coordinated crackdown” on violations ranging from unpaid tolls to obstructed license plates last year. According to the bi-state agency, in 2022, it worked with regional transit agencies and law enforcement partners to crack down on drivers who evade tolls, […]
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Council Nixes St. Pauls Plan, Green Lights 911 Contract and Right-to-Counsel
At Wednesday’s meeting, the City Council gave a thumbs-down to a proposal to make St. Pauls Avenue one-way, while approving a controversial contract to study the city’s 911 call center and moving ahead on a “right-to-counsel” law. After hearing arguments pro and con from a clearly divided neighborhood, the council voted to reject city transportation […]
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Letter: Mayor and Council, Keep Eastbound Traffic on St. Pauls Ave.
Dear Mr. Mayor and City Councilpersons, We strongly oppose the city’s plan (proposed City Ordinance 23-027) to permanently close St. Pauls Ave. to eastbound traffic between Tonnele Ave and Kennedy Boulevard.  The plan overlooks the detrimental impact to residents and businesses in the immediate area as well as to the greater Journal Square area.  There is no […]
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Op-Ed: Governor Murphy, Expand Rail not the Turnpike
With clean energy and a conscious citizenry and administration, New Jersey appears to be a shining example of climate action. But will it always be? Expanding the turnpike will completely undo all the work that has been done to transform New Jersey into a sustainable, climate change-conscious state. Turnpike expansion will cause dangerous road conditions and negative health and […]