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virginiarph t1_j1wimpp wrote

as someone who is contemplating moving to JC from florida... is the late night issue just a NYC thing? We have no transit options here so the path train seems amazing for our use purposes. I'm no stranger to using a transit app to book when I need to leave

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objectimpermanence t1_j1wvrho wrote

I complain about PATH a lot, but I’ll admit that it’s better than most American transit systems in terms of late night service.

But we deserve so much better than what we have now. There hasn’t been any significant improvement to trans-Hudson rail infrastructure in over a century. The off-peak trains run less frequently than they did in the past.

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Aggravating_Rise_179 t1_j1xyjvv wrote

This... its awesome having a suto-subway line that runs 24/7 from Newark to NYC, but they need to offer better service after hours. All the neighborhoods on the line are building up extremely fast and the PATH still wants to act like people are only using it for rush hour when it has become much more of a subway line... but oh well, at least they are adding longer trains and expanding the platforms

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FinalIntern8888 t1_j204ulk wrote

Are you trying to say “pseudo-subway”?

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Aggravating_Rise_179 t1_j24bmrz wrote

Yes, but honestly, I kinda prefer my spelling lmao... I do appreciate the correction, will def make a note of it.

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virginiarph t1_j1wwabv wrote

i can understand that. Just was wondering if it was one of those "1st world problem" type things :). Things should definitely continually improve, stagnation is the worst .

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armofpilot t1_j1xo8h6 wrote

I moved from Brooklyn during the pandemic for an easier commute to family in NJ and I personally would rather be living in NYC most of the time but I also don't think a 40 min (max) wait is entirely unbearable myself. At least it's 24 hour service and I can still do whatever I want to be doing. It's why JC was a reasonable compromise for me but anywhere I couldn't catch the PATH from and would be relying on NJ Transit trains and buses was not in consideration. It really depends on what your tolerance is for that waiting around late at night and how often you plan to be in the city that late.

There are also buses as people mentioned, the path is just cheaper so I generally opt for a longer wait regardless.

I've never felt unsafe in the PATH station myself, but I think I tend to have higher risk tolerance than some in those situations (or I might be an idiot) so I'm not judging others who do. I've only been here for two years and I haven't increased my trips out at night to anything like prepandemic levels so maybe I've just been lucky. I worked very late nights when in the city so I'm kind of desensitized to 3 am mostly empty subway cars, and the I haven't been on PATH cars that were anything like that.

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