Helicopter company Blade offers $95-a-ride to NYC for commuters from Long Island, NJ
Here's one way suburban commuters can avoid the hated $9 congestion charge. Helicopter company Blade is launching a commuter service that will fly wealthy Long Island and New Jersey customers to its Westside hub. While it helps ease traffic congestion, it costs $95 per trip. The air transportation company, known for its helicopter service to […]
NYC subways are too dangerous to slap commuters with congestion toll, labor boss says
That would be a loss for Big Apple commuters. The Labor leader blamed the heavy burden on drivers in Manhattan's traffic jams, which begin Sunday, and said the subways were too dangerous to give commuters another option. “Introducing congestion pricing now is terrible, it's disgusting. It's just a slap in the face,” Phil Valenti, president […]
MTA gets OK to start $9 Manhattan congestion toll following ruling — Hochul calls it ‘massive win for commuters’
A political war on the Hudson erupted Monday over New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the MTA's controversial $9 congestion toll. Following a ruling by a federal judge in Newark, the MTA will now be able to begin charging the nation's first congestion tolls for entering Manhattan south of 60th Street starting Sunday, January 5th. […]
Citi Bike raises prices by whopping 20% in latest crunch on NYC commuters
Some Citi Bike users may ride off into the sunset. The Lyft-operated service is increasing fees for members and non-members by a whopping 20% on Wednesday. – That has led some riders to abandon the service and consider buying their own bikes instead. “I use a Citibike because I don’t really like taking the train, […]
NJ Transit delays enrage commuters as fare hike set to take hold— ‘Nothing is being done about it’
Every day, radio producer Brandon Tagoe takes an early morning train from Elizabeth, New Jersey, to Penn Station in Manhattan. The short ride would be more than enough time to get to his “dream job” in New York City by 5:15 a.m. But Tagoe, 28, said a string of recent glitches and delays at NJ […]
Blaze News original: Furious, fed-up commuters take matters into their own hands when leftist protesters block their way
Recent years have seen radical leftists increasingly regularly block traffic, especially during morning and evening rush hours. Check out some of their exploits here, here, and here. In a final instance, pro-Palestinian protesters parked their cars on a major bridge in a coordinated manner to halt the movement of traffic. I threw my car keys […]
LA Mayor Floods City’s Metro System With Cops As Fatal Stabbings Plague Commuters
Democratic Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles ordered a massive deployment of police officers to the city’s Metro system following a wave of stabbings, the Los Angeles Times reported. The high-profile stabbings left a 66-year-old woman dead in one incident, while another incident involved a bus driver who was left begging for help, according to […]
‘I made curtains on the train’: the commuters livening up their journeys | Commuting
The pandemic has opened many people’s eyes to the benefits of running or cycling to work.active commuting” – and some continue the habit. Commuters are no longer satisfied with long drives or boring train rides and are looking for ways to make their journeys more productive and enjoyable. 6 people tell us how they make […]
Fox Runs on London Underground Tracks, Delaying Commuters
A speedy fox was caught racing along the London Underground tracks. George Marian, who captured the footage, said he was … source
Heavy spring snow in Northeast, New England this week could mean problems for commuters
Heavy snow appears to be heading toward the Great Lakes, interior Northeast, and New England starting midweek. “We’re talking about possibly up to 3 inches of rain in the mid-Atlantic region by Wednesday or Thursday,” FOX Weather meteorologist Craig Herrera said. “Significant snow events are possible across New England.” Coast-to-coast storm charges east The storm […]