Was just talking to a friend who was in NYC last night when the Knicks won, and it seems that a whole lot of cars got jumped on...big night in the War On Cars!
It's probably notable that it's Macurdy who is writing this editorial. The district he represents includes many Raritan Valley line towns. Service on the Raritan Valley line is poor. Most trains do not even run all the way to NY Penn Station because of a lack of tunnel and platform capacity.
It would be nice to see Josh Gottheimer write a few editorials about what New Jersey residents need out of NY Penn Station improvements, instead of doing 1,000 press conferences about congestion pricing.
I'm hearing that the trains were not even full, you could relax, stretch out your legs...
"I’ve been walking to Giants games and music concerts most of my life from my parent’s house on a sleepy road in Rutherford, just west of the 80,000-seat, giant air conditioner-looking-arena wedged in a swamp. A few road blocks were not going to stop me from trying." www.nj.com/sports-news/...
I think Macurdy is right. Capacity increases do not seem to be a priority under this plan, and the potential from the ongoing investment in the Gateway Rail Tunnels risks being wasted. Improved rail connections between NYC and NJ absolutely require more track capacity.
We're definitely getting a picture that the people who paid $98 to ride NJ Transit to the World Cup yesterday had a good experience. The problem is that thousands of fans did not ride NJ Transit because the tickets cost $98, and they had trouble getting home after the game www.nj.com/sports/2026/...
Central Jersey state assemblyman Andrew Macurdy is skeptical about the latest plan to refurbish NY Penn Station: "We need details from the federal government on Penn Station’s capacity plans...it is unclear how Amtrak will achieve meaningful increases in track capacity." www.nj.com/opinion/2026...
