NJ Transit on brink of strike
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US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has ordered a reduction of traffic at the airport for the “next several weeks,” insisting that it’s safe to fly out of New Jersey’s busiest airport, despite it using an “old” system, which he previously described as being run on “copper wire and floppy disks.”
Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday night that he's "hoping for the best but preparing for the worst" regarding a possible NJ Transit rail strike.
Nearly 9 in 10 New Jersey voters say NJ Transit has either stayed the same or gotten worse since the so-called “summer of hell” in 2024, according to a new poll conducted by PIX11, Emerson College and The Hill.
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New Jersey Transit urged riders to reach their destinations before the end of the day Thursday or risk being stranded as talks continued in a bid to avert a rail strike by train engineers that would affect some 350,000 commuters who work in New Jersey and New York City.
NJ Transit is spending $2.7 billion to retire all its old trains, which will increase reliability for riders by 2031.
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Gov. Phil Murphy campaigned for the State House eight years ago on a promise to fix New Jersey’s transit system. He called NJ Transit a “national disgrace,” and blamed his predecessor Chris Christie for not investing in the system used by more than 170,000 weekday rail riders.
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Concertgoers heading to MetLife Stadium for Shakira’s concerts Thursday and Friday night will have limited public transportation options after NJ Transit said it will not be providing train or bus service ahead of a potential engineers’ strike.
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Irish Star on MSNNew Jersey transit strike to leave Shakira and Beyonce concertgoers abandonedNJ Transit riders have been advised to seek alternative transportation ahead of a looming workers' strike, which could impact the availability of the mass transit system in New Jersey