Port Authority Approves Toll, PATH Train Fare Hikes; Commuters: 'It's Highway Robbery'
The Port Authority passed hefty toll and fare hikes on Friday. But instead of raising them all at once, commuters will be hit with five yearly increments.
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The Port Authority passed hefty toll and fare hikes on Friday. But instead of raising them all at once, commuters will be hit with five yearly increments.
Governors Chris Christie and Andrew Cuomo are riding to the rescue of people who use the PATH trains and the river crossings, including the Holland and Lincoln tunnels and the George Washington Bridge.
The Port Authority board is slated to vote on a massive proposed toll and fare hike. After that, it heads to the governors of New Jersey and New York.
The agency says it needs the additional revenue the hikes will generate to pay for a new 10-year capital investment plan, maintain security, and complete the over-budget World Trade Center.
The Port Authority said the additional revenue is necessary to pay for new bus projects and much-needed fixes for bridges, roads and airports.
In newly filed legal papers, that Dharun Ravi's lawyer says prosecutors got it all wrong in the death case of Tyler Clementi and that the charges should be dropped.
Drivers going into the Holland Tunnel on Tuesday probably thought their trip into Manhattan was among the last before rates were scheduled to skyrocket. But guess what? The Port Authority fooled you.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is putting in his two cents when it comes to the proposed massive toll and fare hike from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Bike riders aren't the only ones who like hanging out at the Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.
"These increases will raise costs on families, hinder economic development, and raise the costs of doing businesses in a region which is expensive enough," New York State Senator Charles Fuschillo, Jr. said.
If they don't win approval, completion of the World Trade Center and key upgrades at area bridges and airports might not happen. A $1 increase in PATH train fares is also being sought as part of a revenue raising plan the agency says it needs for an "infrastructure overhaul."
New York City health officials hope to lift advisories at some area beaches forced to close due to a massive sewage spill in the Hudson River.
It's back in the water today for swimmers who are swimming the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim.
If you've gone over the George Washington Bridge on a national holiday, then you know there is a very big reason to slow down and look up.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he just found out through a newspaper that he supports raising Hudson River tolls by $2.
Ready! Set! Travel! (Right now, if possible.)
Officials said over $1.5 million in heroin was seized and 10 members of an alleged narcotics trafficking ring were arrested yesterday in Fort Lee.
Schumer wants the four toll agencies that operate E-ZPass in New York State to implement a text-message warning system to alert drivers when their balances run low and about any impending charges they may face.
The roommate of a Rutgers University student who killed himself after authorities said his intimate encounter with a man was captured by a webcam is finding that it's not just what you tweet, but also what you delete, that can get you in trouble.
Folks looking to escape New York City early Friday woke up to a traffic headache.
The parents of the Rutgers University student who killed himself after authorities said his intimate encounter with a man was captured by a webcam don't want his roommate to receive "harsh punishment."
About five minutes into a trip around 9:30 a.m. an engine overheated on a New York Waterway ferry. The crew shut the engine down and called for help.
Organizers said the conference theme was chosen before 18-year-old Tyler Clementi killed himself after discovering that his roommate allegedly used a webcam to spy on him during a liaison with another man.
Tyler Clementi's parent's attorney said it appears Rutgers failed to implement or enforce policies that would have prevented or deterred the student behavior that led to their son's death.
Officials reopened the upper level of the George Washington Bridge into New York City after it was closed for several hours Monday morning.
