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Just a heads-up if you are going to NY this evening: Holland Tunnel will be congested as it will be used by at least 1,500 motorcyclists headed to Little Italy in the big city.

Read the rest for the traffic advisory…

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Photo for illustration purposes only. Riders of Bergen Avenue Bus have to wait at least 40 minutes for the bus to arrive.

Commuters > Buses. Literally, and mathematically.

Due to repairs and maintenance needed, Bergen Avenue Bus Company only runs two good buses that transport commuters from Bayonne to Jersey City (JSQ). The commuters also have to endure the heat because of the buses’ lack of air-conditioning system.

“For the past two days, I’ve been waiting about an hour,” said Hudson County Community College student Emily Amparo, as she waited for a bus around 2 p.m. yesterday at the Journal Square bus depot.

“It’s been horrible,” Amparo added about the lack of A/C. “But I have no choice.”

The news said that there’s a roughly 17,000 monthly commuters who use this Bayonne-JSQ line. Wow. Makes me appreciate my old cranky car.

Full news here.

Good news for Jersey City commuters …. PATH Service is now back after the smoky conditions yesterday that annoyed thousands of passengers:

PATH service between 33rd Street and the Journal Square and Hoboken stations has been restored in both directions following a service disruption due to power cable damage caused by a track fire between the Christopher and 9th Street stations.

Normal PATH operations are expected for the Wednesday morning commute. Regular service also will operate on the Newark-to-World Trade Center and Hoboken-to-World Trade Center lines.

If you want to know how it looked like yesterday down there in the tunnel, watch this short video taken by 212nyc (Jimmy) of flickr.com:

Here’s the link, in case you can’t see the video: http://www.flickr.com/photos/212nyc/2568094956/

Photo for illustration purposes only. This is not the actual incident.

UPDATE (June 11, 2008) - PATH service has been restored.

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UPDATE (3:40PM) — PATH will be out beyond rush hour. Commuters won’t be able to ride PATH for the entire evening. Please see the comment section below for full details.

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UPDATE (12:45PM) — Wow, talk about bad luck. HEAT + No PATH = Tremendous Headache! PATH will be suspended through the evening rush hour! Read the Alert:

PATH service between 33rd Street and the Journal Square and Hoboken stations will be suspended in both directions through this evening’s rush hour due to power cable damage caused by a track fire between the Christopher and 9th Street stations. PATH stations at 33rd Street, 23rd Street, 14th Street, 9th Street and Christopher Street stations will be closed this evening. PATH will operate regular service on its Newark to World Trade Center and Hoboken to World Trade Center lines, and also will operate between Journal Square and Hoboken stations.

NJ Transit will cross-honor PATH tickets on its trains and buses at Penn Station New York and Penn Station Newark. PATH passengers also can use the New York City subway system to pick up PATH service at the World Trade Center Station.

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UPDATE (10:35AM): Due to a signal problem, train service on the Hoboken to World Trade Center line is suspended

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Original Post : June 10, 2008 10:22 AM

Another “smoke conditions” in the PATH, causing suspensions of train services on the Journal Square/Hoboken to 33rd Street line.

The last time it happened, the suspension lasted an hour. Let’s see how long the PATH is going to fix this. Hopefully before rush hour so Jersey City residents from NY can get home on time, trouble-free!

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Any Jersey City residents stuck on Pulaski? An overturned vehicle is the cause of the delay on southbound area of South Kearny (South Kearny).

Here’s the report from njcommuter.com:

NJ DOT - TOC North: accident with injuries and overturned vehicle on Pulaski Skyway southbound area of South Kearny(South Kearny) right lane closed 1 mile delay.

Hope the injuries are just minor.