What's your quick estimate on the cost to repair/replace the DB Drawbridge over the Hackensack River and where would the money come from?

People don't graduate from college until the age of 42 now? Shit, no wonder they have so much college loan debt.

They'd be just another fish in the sea, imo. Everybody and their mother is trying to be an "influencer." They'd need some pretty unique gimmick to stand out especially if their aim is NYC. Living in Jersey really wouldn't make much of a difference except a longer commute if they plan on working in NY.

Newark - the other city by the bay.

What? No. Lol. This is an extraordinary and extreme exaggeration. I have driven in and out of the Harrison PATH many times during rush hour and it takes 10-15 minutes tops. The only time it’s gridlock is if there’s a Red Bulls game.

Bring back the lower Boonton (NY&GL) and do it yesterday. Do not make a rail trail.

Actually, while we're at it, rebuild the Newark branch right-of-way as a Newark light rail extension to Clifton. Having it extend all the way to Paterson is probably untenable since the Main line occupies that space now, and you can't comingle. You could build an overpass or a tunnel from Broad St station to reach 4th Ave. Hell you could street-run it for all it matters, there are thousands of potential daily riders and plenty of room for redevelopment and transit-oriented communities.

Yeah I’m in north Bloomfield by the park so I probably would have to drive to allwood.

The PATH is only good if you're within walking distance of the Harrison Station or are transferring from a connecting service at Newark Penn. Frank Rodgers during rush hour is gridlock ,and it's like that for 2hrs in the morning and 2hrs in the evening. So driving down from Kearny might take 45-1hr...

Interesting. My entire commute door to desk, including a walk to the PATH and intentional detours for comfort, is only about 50 minutes, and. costs me about $6 per day on a one-off basis. On a day where I really don't feel like walking I can take a shuttle bus to the PATH and shave 20 minutes off, but I really prefer not to do that.

If I were to take the DeCamp bus, Google says my commute would be (1) a 20 minutes walk to the DeCamp stop (2) 37 minutes on the DeCamp bus (3) 20 minutes on the NYC subway (4) another 5 minutes walk to my office, for a grand total of about 1 hour and 22 minutes, and a cost of about $20 per day on a one-off. basis.

I think there's a reason why so many people who live in town work downtown rather than uptown (and why that number seems to increasing proportionally), and it is likely part of the reason why the economies of running these routes no longer makes sense for DeCamp.

That dude who works at the ticket window at port authority had to be the angriest man I’ve met and that says a lot for port authority .

Depends on which part of Bloomfield your in and where your going.. The train is only good if you live in the lower half of the town. If you live in the Upper half then I would drive over to the Allwood Park & Ride and use NJT Bus to Midtown Manhattan.

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Coach USA is the same, although they did switch to digital last yr. They cut back on service in 2019 and made further cuts over the Pandemic. Some of there cut routes went to Ameribus but even that folded due to lower then expected ridership and NJT being a pain.

I always used to take the 33 into NYC. I wonder if NJ Transit will pick up some of the bus lines, that really sucks.

My friend lives in Bloomfield, she take the train from the station in Bloomfield to NY penn station.

Some folks like to watch that the attendant doesn't spill any gas on the car, and some folks like to see that they are being properly charged (you can't always see the numbers from inside the car).

Probably lower property taxes due to fewer schools and fewer things to do in general vs Medford, etc..for the average person, if I had to guess. So assuming they set rent slightly lower to attract those on the fence, I dunno that’s my cooked logic lol.

They couldn’t retain drivers if their lives counted on it, they got all that assistance and still provided a subpar service. They never had digital tickets, their ticket window at port authority had spotty hours. They never adapted to the times. Hopefully the 33 route is taken over by NJ Transit but not holding my breath with that one.

Then you can see how many points you have and use it towards $ off your fill up. Id suggest getting the Exxon credit card also - more $ off

Definitely not for everyone. Lol

Google Maps lists it as a 1 hour walk from my parents' house to the PATH station, and then another 50 minutes via mass transit + walking from the PATH to my office.

The original post here was pointing out that it's crazy for it to take less time for me to commute in from further away in Cranford.

Oh wow! Thank you so much

If you're the only car, to be humane. If others, then to finish and get receipt.

Hopefully NJT takes over the routes like they did with Red&Tan in Hudson County. This is 5th bus company to fold in the last 5 yrs in this region...

The app lowers the pump price even lower than cash

I’ll look into how to pay through the app in NJ! Usually I like to pay with cash since it’s cheaper.