N.J. Train Platform 'Definitely Dangerous And There's No Other Exit'
A stairwell closed for repairs is making a crowded, narrow train platform even worse for New Jersey residents.
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A stairwell closed for repairs is making a crowded, narrow train platform even worse for New Jersey residents.
People are literally running off trains that pull into the busy Metropark Station to avoid hundreds of passengers all trying to get down one stairwell at once.
"We are not going to let this audit collect dust," Gov. Phil Murphy said.
A train on the Montclair Boonton line derailed around 6:20 p.m. Thursday when the wheels on the first car came off the track shortly after leaving Penn Station.
NJ TRANSIT service was temporarily suspended into and out of New York Penn Station Thursday evening following a 'slow speed derailment' near the transit hub.
The #34 bus had 58 people on board at the time.
The accident took place in the westbound lanes of I-495 at the helix, right outside the Lincoln Tunnel.
There's good news and bad news for rail commuters who use NJ TRANSIT.
A rail rider in New Jersey managed to shoot video that shows a door wide open on a moving NJ TRANSIT train.
A man who was mocked online after he was recorded shaving at his seat on a commuter train headed out of New York City said he was just trying to clean up after days spent in a homeless shelter.
Proponents say the new measure will help the agency increase its staff as it deals with delays and cancellations that have crippled NJ TRANSIT since the start of the summer.
NJ TRANSIT problems started Friday night when two trains were disabled because an overhead wire became dislodged.
Northeast Corridor Train 3886 became disabled around 11:45 p.m. Friday on its way into the station when Amtrak overhead wires dislodged, causing a metal bracket to fall onto a train car.
The head of the union says morale is down, spare parts are lacking and stress is everywhere to meet positive train control deadlines - and commuter frustration is growing.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy met with NJ TRANSIT board members on Thursday following a recent rash of last-minute train cancellations.
Riders fed up with NJ TRANSIT got a chance to give the agency's board members an earful on Wednesday.
The NJ TRANSIT Board will vote Wednesday on an operating budget for fiscal year 2019.
NJ TRANSIT riders facing delays and cancellations are pleading for officials to stop their commuting nightmare. And now lawmakers are also calling for action.
Commuter frustration may have been at an all-time high Monday, with train after train cancelled due to what NJ TRANSIT called "operational issues."
Authorities say an NJ TRANSIT train from Middletown to Hoboken struck an NJ TRANSIT bus operated by Community Coach Bus in Garfield.
At one point, there were delays of up to 45 minutes in and out of Penn Station after a train became disabled in one of the Hudson River tunnels.
Authorities say a train on the NJ TRANSIT Hudson Bergen Light Rail line struck a vehicle near the corner of Van Vorst and Essex Streets.
Called Positive Train Control, the mandatory hardware and software is being installed on all NJ TRANSIT trains and is expected to take until next year.
Starting Monday, service will be reduced on several NJ TRANSIT lines until next year to allow crews to install positive train control equipment on locomotives and cab cars.
NJ TRANSIT officials are looking into a bus driver recorded counting money with his hands off the wheel while driving on a busy highway.
The move would reduce the minimum uninsured motorist coverage for ride-share services from $1.5 million to as low as $35,000.
Aerial shots of the blaze appear to show a portion of the building on East Main Street collapsed overnight.
New York Mets slugger Juan Soto is scheduled to undergo an MRI after he left Friday night's game against the San Francisco Giants with right calf tightness.
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President Trump ordered the Department of Homeland Security to find a way to pay "each and every employee" of the agency.
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The move would reduce the minimum uninsured motorist coverage for ride-share services from $1.5 million to as low as $35,000.
Aerial shots of the blaze appear to show a portion of the building on East Main Street collapsed overnight.
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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill and her family are moving into Drumthwacket, the governor's official residence in Princeton.
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A Long Island man accused of shooting his sister in the head with a crossbow pleaded not guilty to attempted murder Thursday.
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New York Republican gubernatorial nominee Bruce Blakeman said Tuesday he will sue the state after the Campaign Finance Board denied him matching funds.
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President Trump ordered the Department of Homeland Security to find a way to pay "each and every employee" of the agency.
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The search for the second crew member, a weapons system officer, is continuing, two U.S. officials said.
One of the sources said Hegseth wants someone in the role who will implement President Trump and Hegseth's vision for the Army.
A pastor in New Jersey was taken into custody by immigration agents while working at his day job, according to church members.
What started as a sinus infection left a Long Island teenager fighting for his life, requiring emergency brain surgery.
Older adults in New Jersey recorded the highest number of suspected overdose deaths in 2025, according to the New Jersey Department of Health.
The first case of mpox clade I has been detected in New York City, health officials said Friday. Of the two types of mpox, clade I is known to cause more severe disease and death.
Heights University Hospital, formerly known as Christ Hospital, shuttered its emergency room Saturday night.
New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim is opening up about his father's Alzheimer's diagnosis in hopes of helping others struggling like him to care for their loved ones.
A federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
Megan Thee Stallion was released from a New York City hospital after she got sick during a performance of "Moulin Rouge! The Musical."
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