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For a third day, bumper-to-bumper tractor trailer traffic left residents in a state of disarray on the Staten Island Expressway. Traffic was backed up on both the eastbound and westbound portions of the expressway due to the tractor trailers’ presence. Hours of additional traffic were reported by residents on Friday, Monday, and Tuesday. Read More

Drivers with unpaid tolls, ghost plates, and license plate covers have been on notice. Police are looking for them and ready to write tickets or even seize vehicles. A 16-member law enforcement task force held the 100th operation on the Robert F. Kennedy Triborough Bridge on Tuesday. Officials have called it “a coordinated regional effort.” It was first organized in March 2024 as the number of ghost plates and unbilled tolls increased. Congestion pricing was also initially to be implemented in 2024. Read More

The final resting place for Newark Liberty International Airport’s Gate A17 sign will be in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Read More

A man was hospitalized after he went onto the tracks at Hoboken PATH Train and was electrocuted on Sunday, Aug. 10, authorities said. Power to the third rail was shut and the victim was removed, stabilized and taken to a nearby hospital, where he was reported to be in serious but stable condition, police said. Normal operations at the station resumed at 4 a.m., police said. The incident remains under investigation, police said. Read More

Avon-By-The-Sea lifeguard and Port Authority Police Officer Sean Dunne last month took on an incredibly challenging feat of swimming the English Channel solo in memory and support of his late colleague. “I always tried to pick hard, physical events. I did Ironman (Triathlon) a few years ago, so I tried to pick the next hardest thing, and I found it with this,” said Dunne. “It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done.” Read More