At 8:30 PM, host committee shuttle lines were as far as the eye could see, some braved reversing in the crowd to find another option. The line was so far back no one could tell if they were in the right line for the right route.
A/O 9:15 AM, NJ Transit sold more than 20k tkts for 6/16 World Cup-goers.
My sense is they will get near 26k (purely a guess), picking up most people who opted for HC shuttles. But still far short of 40k cap.
That means a lot of people still resorting to rideshare/driving.
At the 73-minute mark, Knicks fans were rushing out, a worker advised “prayers” and “Knicks in five” and to burn sage.
CORRECTION: I’m told host committee lot was cleared at 10:23 pm.
NJ Transit commuters have been through a lot already this year — and now the first World Cup weekday match is upon us.
Here is a guide to navigate New York Penn Station and Secaucus Junction station closures, bus changes, etc.
I’ll leave you all with these final photos from my journey through NYC from the 10 o clock hour.
- FDNY showing up at PSNY at 10 PM (unsure why)
- abandoned shoes in the 33rd street station
- a hardware store showing the Knicks and inadvertently closing down the street
Are you going to the France v Senegal World Cup match today?
I learned a lot from going to Saturday's match and talking to people about their transpo experience.
Here are my tips about where to go, what to expect of each mode and what's different from Saturday.
A ton of excitement in Secaucus, some NJT ambassadors speaking Portuguese hyping fans up
Pretty smooth NJ Transit experience so far but foggy windows — womp womp.
Pretty smooth NJ Transit experience so far but foggy windows — womp womp.
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The World Cup marks yet another inconvenience for NJ Transit commuters who have endured fires, service reductions and failing equipment this year.
At 8:30 PM, host committee shuttle lines were as far as the eye could see, some braved reversing in the crowd to find another option. The line was so far back no one could tell if they were in the right line for the right route.
Colleen Wilson
Colleen Wilson
Colleen Wilson
Colleen Wilson
UPDATE for those keeping track:
NJT: 18,000 + (including ~2600 employees)
HC shuttles: 14,600
AD parking estimate: 9,400 people
Interesting to see a similar surge of day-of transportation purchases, similar to Super Bowl 2014 when 21,500 people bought tickets Sunday morning.
Colleen Wilson
Colleen Wilson
Update on the transportation tickets being sold ahead of the first World Cup match being played on Saturday at MetLife Stadium.
NJ Transit: ~14,000 (incl. 4k employees)
Host cmte shuttles: 10,100+
