Press Release: Metro-North Un-“Fare” to Rockland Commuters

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Press Release: Metro-North Un-“Fare” to Rockland Commuters

New City, NY – County Executive Ed Day received a response letter from Metro-North (MNR) President Catherine Rinaldi (see attached) containing yet another refusal to give West of Hudson riders a ten-percent fare reduction. After much advocacy for a fare reduction by local elected officials over the summer, NJ TRANSIT (NJT) announced a ten-percent discount on […]

County Executive’s Corner “Progress in Motion”

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County Executive’s Corner “Progress in Motion”

By County Executive Day Last month I held a meeting with executive level personnel from Metro-North Railroad (MNR) and New Jersey Transit (NJT) to discuss challenges and concerns relating to train cancellations on the Pascack Valley Line (PVL). The goal of this meeting was to respond to the concerns of commuters after NJT announced system-wide […]