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NJ Transit is offering “early getaway” rail and bus service starting Friday to help customers kickstart the Independence Day weekend. From approximately 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Friday, extra trains will operate, with Newark Airport stops added to certain trains, while select connections at Secaucus will be adjusted. Extra buses will also operate from the Port Authority Bus Terminal…

AAA is predicting 47 million people will travel 50 miles or more from their home this holiday weekend.

A former New Jersey Transit bus driver who caused the death of a passenger who was dragged when his arm became trapped in the bus door has been sentenced to five years in state prison.

The chaos of hundreds of train cancellations that commuters experienced Friday, and throughout the weekend, due to strikes by NJ Transit engineers who operate the trains has now been prohibited by a federal court for at least the next couple of weeks.                               With the federal court’s order, the trains are back on schedule now, although many bitter feelings were...

NJ Transit resumed regular weekend rail service on Saturday morning, some 12 hours after shutting down trains early following a nightmarish day for commuters. The transit agency said engineers were expected to report to work one day after call outs related to an “illegal job action” forced systemwide cancellations all day long and left commuters stranded before the start of…

An absolutely abysmal day for NJ Transit commuters got even worse Friday night, when the transit agency suspended all rail service for the evening. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.

After a day full of cancellations on NJ Transit due to what sources said was a work dispute involving the train engineers union, all rail service along every line would be suspended Friday evening — making for a nightmare evening commute for some New Jersey residents. NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports.

NJ Transit ended train operations early Friday evening after a job action forced systemwide cancelations all day long and left commuters stranded on platforms and train stations before the start of the holiday weekend. Most service out of Penn Station, Newark and Hoboken ended by 8 p.m., with eastbound service ending by 10 p.m. NJ Transit said the suspension in…

Engineers for NJ Transit do not get holiday pay for Juneteenth due to ongoing contract negotiations. News 4’s Jessica Cunnington reports on the rumored job action.

A New Jersey Transit bus was involved in a crash with at least one other vehicle on Route 22 Thursday, Chopper 4 video shows. Few details on the crash, which happened on the highway near Mountain Avenue in Watchung around 10:40 a.m. Thursday, were immediately available. Chopper 4 showed a sprawling emergency response at the scene. The SUV appeared to…

It was a rough ride on the rails for Amtrak and New Jersey Transit riders Monday morning with some trains canceled and others greatly delayed due to a crash in New Jersey.

Commuters looking to head home from New York City to New Jersey are facing lengthy delays at Penn Station, as NJ Transit and Amtrak suspended all rail service amid the evening rush hour.

Gov. Kathy Hochul gave no indication Wednesday as to whether she plans to lift state mask requirements on public transit in the near-to-immediate future, even as her encompassing emergency order enabling many pandemic measures is set to expire. The mask mandate, specifically, is tied to a March 2 advisory issued by the state health commissioner that declared face coverings to…

It’s getting really confusing to figure out where you still need to wear a masks these days. You don’t need one to ride NJ Transit but some people want more than just the option to do so, it seems.

Gov. Kathy Hochul says New York’s mass transit COVID mask mandate remains in effect for the “short term” but didn’t specify a timeline Wednesday as she faced questions after a federal judge‘s decision voided the national rule earlier this week. Hochul emphasized that it was a federal judge’s procedural overturn, not a shift in perspective from the federal health...

One of the two omicron subvariants of the highly transmissible BA.2 COVID strain believed to be fueling “significant community spread” in parts of New York is now the dominant COVID variant in the CDC region that includes the Empire State.

Confusion about mask mandates arises among many New Yorkers due to frequent policy changes.

While New Jersey has ditched most of the mask requirements on mass transit, masks are still required for NYC transportation options — leading to confusion over when travelers need to don a mask, and when they can taken them off. NBC New York’s Anjali Hemphill reports.

Here is where local public transit agencies stand when it comes to mask requirements following news of the federal judge striking down the CDC mask mandate.