The company says the facility will bring all rental car companies at Newark airport under one roof as part of the Terminal One Redevelopment Program.
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Transportation
Cushman & Wakefield issues 2019 North American Ports outlook
Areas highlighted in the report in the New York and New Jersey area include construction of a new intermodal rail facility for Global Container Terminal—Bayonne.
Read More »Amtrak debuts nonstop service from NYC to DC
“The new Acela Nonstop service will have you halfway to your New York City or D.C. destination in the time it would take you to board a flight,” Amtrak President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson said.
Read More »Lime to host party, hiring event in Hoboken
E-scooter company Lime has engaged eight-to-ten-person foot patrol teams to pick up illegally parked scooters around Hoboken, placing them where riders can easily access them without creating clutter on sidewalks. Some community members, called Lime Juicers, make side money by charging the scooters at home. Lime Juicers typically make $5 per scooter charged. Lime and ...
Read More »Newark, JFK, LaGuardia airports set summer passenger records
Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport served a record number of passengers this summer, with 43.9 million people moving through the facilities between the Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, according to the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. JFK served a 20.4 million passengers, Newark handled ...
Read More »Munoz calls for release of vetting documents on Corbett tax break
Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz, R-21st District, is calling on the Murphy administration to release NJ Transit President Kevin Corbett’s vetting documents. Corbett is being scrutinized for receiving a sizable tax break from Mendham Township because he raises sheep on 5.5 acres of his 6.24 acre home under New Jersey’s Farmland Assessment Act. “It’s time they step ...
Read More »NJ airports receive $10.3M in federal funding for upgrades
Several New Jersey airports have been awarded a total of $10,275,602 from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement program, U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, both from New Jersey, said. Newark Liberty International Airport received $5,791,440 to rehabilitate the runway and $2,488,678 to rehabilitate the taxiway. Teterboro Airport received $1,300,000 to construct a new taxiway ...
Read More »Jersey City debuts New Jersey’s first city-run bus system
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop says Jersey City will become the first city in the state to offer an on-demand bus system in partnership with Via, the world’s leading provider and developer of on-demand public mobility solutions. Via is a private company that uses a mobile app to connect multiple passengers who are headed in ...
Read More »French bee announces $139 one-way tickets from Newark to Paris
French bee, France’s low-cost long-haul airline, has opened sales for a new route between Newark and Paris, France, with fares beginning at $139 one way for flights. French Bee will operate daily flights between Newark Liberty International Airport and Paris Orly Airport beginning June 10, 2020. It’ll use a brand new Airbus A350-900 plane to ...
Read More »Lawmakers propose using gas tax, road repair money for state’s boardwalks
New Jersey would reclassify its boardwalks as roads so that they would be eligible for the state’s gas tax money in order to finance those repairs and upgrades, under a plan floated Tuesday by legislative leadership. The measure was aimed primarily at Wildwood’s famed boardwalk, which spans 38 blocks and is in dire need of ...
Read More »Boonton native Sen. Anthony Bucco Sr. dies at age 81
State Sen. Anthony Bucco Sr., R-25th District, died at age 81 on Monday after suffering a heart attack. Michael DuHaime, spokesman for the Bucco family, released the following statement Monday night: “It is with great sadness I share that Senator Tony Bucco suffered a major heart attack this morning at his home,” DuHaime said. “He ...
Read More »NJ Transit submits updated financial plan for the Portal North Bridge Project
NJ Transit submitted on Friday an updated financial plan for the Portal North Bridge Project to the Federal Transit Administration to reflect FTA and United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) feedback on a previous submission, making more local money available for the project while keeping costs in check. “In 2019, the entire Northeast corridor simply ...
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