NJ TRANSIT board votes to approve 15 percent fare hike
NJ TRANSIT leaders say the fare hike would help make up a $119 million budget deficit and prevent service cuts.
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NJ TRANSIT leaders say the fare hike would help make up a $119 million budget deficit and prevent service cuts.
Taking New Jersey Transit is about to be more expensive. The board voted to approve a fare hike Wednesday, the system's first in nearly a decade. CBS New York's Ali Bauman has more on the impacts for commuters.
New Jersey Transit officials voted "yes" Wednesday to a proposed fare hike - the first increase in nearly a decade. CBS New York's Doug Williams reports.
Riders will face a 15 percent fare hike, as the transit agency tries to make up a $119 million budget deficit. CBS New York's Doug Williams has the details.
Riders could face a 15 percent fare increase, as the transit agency tries to make up a $119 million budget deficit. CBS New York's Christina Fan has the details.
New Jersey Transit is set to vote Wednesday on its first fare hike in nearly a decade.
NJ Transit officials say the new fares could go into effect July 1, followed by 3% increases each year after.
NJ Transit officials say the new fares could go into effect July 1, followed by 3% increases each year after. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
NJ Transit officials say the 15% hike is needed to fulfill a nearly $107 million shortfall.
NJ Transit officials say the 15% hike is needed to fulfill a nearly $107 million shortfall. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has the details.
Ricardo was found wandering the tracks at Newark Penn Station in December.
New Jersey Transit officials on Friday presented a check for $10,000 to Skylands Animal Sanctuary and Rescue in Sussex County to help take care of Ricardo the bull.
New Jersey Transit Police need help finding the owners of a dog who hitched a solo ride on a train Thursday morning. They say he boarded at Mountain Station around 7:52 a.m. and rode the train more than 30 minutes to Hoboken Terminal. The dog does not have a microchip and is now being held at Jersey City Humane Society.
New Jersey commuters say they can't seem to catch a break this year between New York's congestion pricing and now this.
New Jersey commuters say they can't seem to catch a break this year between New York's congestion pricing and now this. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has reaction.
New Jersey TRANSIT is proposing a 15% fare increases, and then additional increases annually. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has the details.
Service was halted along the Northeast Corridor due to a communication issue with Amtrak's signals and switches.
Service was halted along the Northeast Corridor due to a communication issue with Amtrak's signals and switches. CBS New York's John Dias reports from Penn Station.
Authorities say a train struck a car that had slipped off an adjacent road onto the tracks around 6:51 a.m. just west of the Campbell Hall Station in Hamptonburg.
A bull ran onto New Jersey TRANSIT tracks Thursday in Newark but has since been corralled into a fenced in area.
A bull ran onto New Jersey TRANSIT tracks Thursday in Newark, causing delays for riders into Manhattan.
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Trains will be suspended between Aberdeen-Matawan and Rahway stations for work on the Raritan River Drawbridge.
Trains will be suspended between Aberdeen-Matawan and Rahway stations for work on the Raritan River Drawbridge.
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Get ready for more winter weather in the Tri-State Area because we're tracking two chances for accumulating snow this weekend.
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Get ready for more winter weather in the Tri-State Area because we're tracking two chances for accumulating snow this weekend.
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Wednesday night, things begin to change. Showers linger, and areas well north and west may pick up some light snow.
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There's plenty of sunshine is on the way to the Tri-State Area, but the First Alert Weather team is also tracking a round of snow later this week.
Get ready for more winter weather in the Tri-State Area because we're tracking two chances for accumulating snow this weekend.
A data company is finding that some Airbnb hosts in New Jersey are charging a lot for the time period around upcoming World Cup matches.
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Get ready for more winter weather in the Tri-State Area because we're tracking two chances for accumulating snow this weekend.
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An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot a man Wednesday night in north Minneapolis after allegedly being attacked by men with shovels during an arrest operation, three U.S. officials told CBS News.
Border czar Tom Homan said no decision had been made about the exact nature of the cuts, which are supposed to take effect in two weeks.
Nurses continue to hold the picket line as the largest nurses' strike in New York City history is on its third day with no end in sight.
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Police say the man is accused of punching a 37-year-old working on a subway in Far Rockaway, Queens.
