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Gas Prices at two gas stations in Jersey City. Taken today (June 19, 2008)

Milk Price is still more expensive than gas prices. For now.

Last month, JC/NJ’s average gas price was at $3.666. Guess what? It went up .20c/.30c! As you can see from the photo above, my favorite gas station (Ultra Truck Station - left photo) offers $3.89 for a gallon of gas.

Despite the increase of gas price, the price of milk remains the same at $4.29 … .30c or .40c more expensive than the gas prices of two stations above.

Milk at C-Town store on Bergen Avenue

If the trend continues, gas prices would equal milk price in about 1.5 - 2 months. I’m not thrilled. Who would be?

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They say Friday the 13th means bad luck. Well, this Jitney Bus in Downtown Jersey City (Marin Boulevard) can attest to that! It looked to me that the the bus overheated last Friday (June 13th). If I see a vehicle on fire, I would not go anywhere near it.

Photos captured by: jag9889. So if you have flickr account, head over his stream ang give him props!

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!

I was at C-Town this afternoon buying stuff, and I was reminded of gas prices when I saw the price of milk per gallon. So I brought out my cellphone and took a snapshot:

Milk Prices at C-Town, Bergen Avenue, Jersey City

A gallon of milk = $4.29.

Well, a gallon of gas is not far off. See below the gas prices in the tri-state area…

Tri-State Gas Price Comparison (as of May 19, 2008)
NJ - $3.666
NY - $3.978
CT - $4.035 (second to Alaska which has $4.059/gallon gas price)

Source : http://www.fuelgaugereport.com/sbsavg.asp

Will we see $4/gallon gas price here in Jersey City in two weeks?