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Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Skittish Kitten Rescued From Lincoln Tunnel Gets New Home
A Port Authority police officer affectionately known as the “resident cat lady” of the Lincoln Tunnel added a skittish kitten to her clowder thanks to a fellow officer, an NJ Transit bus driver and a tunnel and bridge agent. The driver stopped his bus and opened the door, catching the attention of Port Authority Police Officer Chris Rothenburger on the New Jersey side of the Lincoln Tunnel’s south tube shortly before Tuesday night’s rush, authority spokeswoman Lenis Rodrigues said. He told Rothenburger that he’d seen a tan kitten scoot from the roadway into a ventilation shaft. After Rot…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Stray Cat Strut: Frightened Feline Fetched From Lincoln Tunnel
A frightened feline was rescued from the Lincoln Tunnel early Wednesday after being stranded on – what else? – the catwalk. Maeghan Grant, a field supervisor in the tunnel's Operations Unit, traveled nearly the length of the tunnel’s center tube with trainee Christopher Lizotte following a motorist’s call before finding the cold kitten about 400 feet from the Manhattan exit, authority spokeswoman Lenis Rodrigues said. The stray was taken to the Lincoln Tunnel’s New York Emergency Garage, where Tunnel & Bridge Agent Christopher Kerrigan provided water and a box for a trip back to the ad…
Hackensack, NJ
News
Cashless Tolls Coming To GWB, Lincoln & Holland Tunnels In 2021
Getting across the Hudson River is about to get even EZ-er. The Port Authority is set to approve contracts for the construction of cashless tolling equipment at the George Washington Bridge, and Lincoln and Holland tunnels, ABC reports. The new system will likely be up and running in 2021. The tunnels have $60 million budgeted for each with $89 million for the George Washington Bridge. Eighty-eight percent of drivers already use an EZ Pass to pay tolls, Port Authority said. Port Authority introduced cashless tolling to the Bayonne Bridge in 2017, and to Outerbridge Crossing this year.
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver Critical After Garbage Truck Plummets Off Overpass
A Union City DPW garbage truck plummeted off an overpass onto westbound Route 495 in Weehawken after the driver suffered a medical emergency Wednesday afternoon, responders told Daily Voice. The driver was taken to Jersey City Medical Center with critical injuries, they said. A passenger in the truck sustained a broken femur, police at the scene told Daily Voice. The driver -- who apparently suffered a heart attack -- and another person who was on the street above were also hospitalized, as were several people who were aboard a bus that struck the truck after it landed, they said. In to…
Jersey City, NJ
News
Port Authority May Raise Tolls On GWB, Other Bridges And Tunnels: Report
The Port Authority is considering raising tolls on the George Washington Bridge, the Lincoln Tunnel and other crossings into New York by $1, The New York Times reported Monday. Tolls for the George Washington Bridge, the Lincoln and Holland tunnels, the Outerbridge and the Goethals Bridge are all $10.50 off-peak, and $12.50 during peak times. In addition, the fare for AirTrans -- the transport system linking airports to mass transit -- would jump from $2 to $7.75 under the proposal. The agency also wants to impose a new, $4 on taxi trips to Newark Liberty and the other Po…
Hackensack, NJ
Traffic
Major
Delays
: Commuters Stranded After Tractor-Trailer Overturns In Weehawken
An overturned tractor-trailer on Route 495 near the Lincoln Tunnel created major delays and chaos for New Jersey commuters Wednesday morning. The incident occurred on the westbound side of the highway in Weehawken, near the tunnel's New Jersey exit, closing westbound lanes. Bus service delays of up to one hour were reported by 511nj.org as of 8 a.m., with service diverted to Hoboken and Weehawken. NJ Transit bus tickets are being accepted on NJT rail, PATH at Hoboken and NPS, NY Waterway at Hoboken (north and south), Edgewater, Port Imperial and Lincoln Harbor terminals. As of 9 a.m: …
White Plains, NY
Lifestyle
'Perfect Storm' Of Repairs, Construction Could Create NYC Commute Chaos, Report Says
A “perfect storm” of construction and repairs may cause a nightmarish commuter into Manhattan for several years. A New York Post report outlined the troubles commuters may face in the coming years, as crews get set to begin extensive subway repairs, highway construction work, railroad work and other projects that will tie up traffic and cause gridlock in the city. Beginning on Friday, crews will begin work preparing for the scheduled 15-month shutdown of the L-train subway between Brooklyn and Manhattan. That pattern is scheduled to continue on non-consecutive weekends for several months. T…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Brotherhoods Salute Beloved Saddle Brook Firefighter Killed In ATV Crash
Two separate brotherhoods displayed their respect, affection and grief as preparations continued for what is expected to be a massive funeral for Saddle Brook firefighter – and Port Authority tunnel and bridge agent – Shawn Sturdy. Purple and black bunting was hung from the emergency garages at the George Washington and Goethels bridges, as well as at the Lincoln and Holland tunnels. Meanwhile, a traffic sign outside the Saddle Brook main firehouse noted Sturdy’s passing. The Engine Co. #1 lieutenant fought hard for nine days before succumbing Sunday to injuries sustained in an ATV crash i…
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Eye For DWI: Port Authority Police Officer At GWB Reaching 900 Arrests
A veteran Port Authority police officer who’s made a career of taking drunk drivers off the road was again honored as a “Top Cop” for making nearly three dozen DUI arrests at the George Washington Bridge last year. Officer Edwin Berdecia – who made 40% of the department’s 63 DUI arrests at the GWB last year -- was among six “Distinguished Service” award recipients from the Port Authority police department at an event held on the Rutgers University main campus in New Brunswick. It kept a string intact for Berdecia: MADD has honored him each of the past 13 years, during which he made nearly 9…
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
$2 Billion GWB Restoration Project On Tap For Veteran Port Authority Leader
The $2 billion George Washington Bridge restoration project will be overseen by a Port Authority veteran who has held key positions at the agency’s crossings, seaport and airport: Kenneth Sagrestano, who’s been with the authority 26 years, was named the new general manager of the bridge and bus station on Friday. He replaces 40-year agency veteran Bob Durando, who is retiring. Sagrestano, who lives in Easton, Pa., has helped oversee operations at the bridge, the Lincoln and Holland tunnels and the New Jersey marine terminals and was supervisor of the Environmental Maintenance Unit at LaGuar…
Paramus, NJ
Police & Fire
Bergen, Passaic Buses Collide In Lincoln Tunnel, Dozens Injured
A total of 32 people complained of injury after two NJ Transit buses -- one originating in Oradell and the other in Wayne -- collided in the Lincoln Tunnel heading into Manhattan, the FDNY reported. Both buses continued through the tube and emerged on the city side, where firefighters and EMS conducted triage. Nine of the 25 passengers on the #193 bus out of Wayne reported injuries, as well as 23 of the 37 aboard the #165 , NJ Transit's Nancy Snyder said. None were serious, authorities said. Eight were taken by ambulance to local hospitals, FDNY Chief Stephan Russo said. Another 24 were …
Fort Lee, NJ
News
Leonia Illegally Closed Streets Leading To GWB, NJ Attorney General Says
Leonia illegally closed its streets to out-of-towners because of George Washington Bridge-related gridlock and has agreed to stop enforcing the restriction, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said Wednesday. “This is not a new issue," said Grewal, testifying during a state Assembly budget hearing in Trenton. "They don’t have authority to stop people because it’s not a lawful restriction.” State and borough officials are working on an “appropriate fix,” the former Bergen County and onetime assistant federal prosecutor said. Emphasizing the need to protect children walking …
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