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NJBIZ at 25: Best Projects

NJBIZ STAFF//December 18, 2012//

NJBIZ at 25: Best Projects

NJBIZ STAFF//December 18, 2012//

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Direct train service to midtown Manhattan is taken for granted now, but it wasn’t until this junction opened in 1996 that suburban commuters could take a one-seat ride to Penn Station. About half of all weekday trips use this connection, which has spared riders from having to take ferry or PATH service into the city from Hoboken. It…Direct train service to midtown Manhattan is taken for granted now, but it wasn’t until this junction opened in 1996 that suburban commuters could take a one-seat ride to Penn Station. About half of all weekday trips use this connection, which has spared riders from having to take ferry or PATH service into the city from Hoboken. It also expanded the number of bedroom communities New York offered, as shorter commutes meant riders were willing to live farther from their jobs, creating real estate opportunities in places around Morris and Essex counties.

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