I'm not certain to which forum at which to present this material, but NJT is the "whipping boy at hand".
The New York Times certainly has budget to allow their employees by whatever means necessary, but financial columnist, James B Stewart, chose to do a trip from EWR to Midtown, where The Times HQ is located, by public transportation. That he emerged in Midtown "less than happy" is a statement about the sorry state of New York area mass transit:
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The New York Times certainly has budget to allow their employees by whatever means necessary, but financial columnist, James B Stewart, chose to do a trip from EWR to Midtown, where The Times HQ is located, by public transportation. That he emerged in Midtown "less than happy" is a statement about the sorry state of New York area mass transit:
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..The Sunday before last, as I emerged tired and dispirited from Penn Station after a two-plus hour trip from the Newark airport, I found myself pondering President Trump’s campaign pledge “to spur $1 trillion in infrastructure investment,” a theme he raised in this year’s State of the Union address and is expected to address again next week.Once again, if any Moderator of this forum believes this material belongs elsewhere (or killed outright), just do what you must.
A year ago, I embraced the newly elected president’s initiative, calling on him “to build something awe-inspiring.”
Given the deficit-exploding impact of the new tax code, it’s difficult to see where the money will come from. In any event, after this trip, I’ll settle for something far more modest: basic improvements to public transportation
