County Executiveโ€™s Corner: โ€œShape Up or Pay Upโ€

County Executiveโ€™s Corner: โ€œShape Up or Pay Upโ€

By County Executive Ed Day New Jersey Transit is finally being held accountable for their poor service. Metro-North President Catherine Rinaldi told NJ Transit President Kevin Corbett last month in a letter that she intends to withhold 15% of the commuter railโ€™s monthly payments to NJ Transit until they restore two express trains on the […]

County Executiveโ€™s Corner โ€œProgress in Motionโ€

County Executiveโ€™s Corner โ€œProgress in Motionโ€

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 […]

Carlucci’s Column: NJ Transit’s Service Cuts

Carlucci’s Column: NJ Transit’s Service Cuts

Hundreds of Rockland commuters depend on the New Jersey Transit trains to get to New York City, which is why I am demanding NJT keep express trains on the Pascack Valley Line. NJT said beginning onย June 4thย it will cut two of its four express service trains, while workers install Positive Train Control (PTC).ย  We all […]