The demonstration caused up to 90-minute delays for drivers heading into the New York City. The immigrants’ rights demonstration stopped upper-level traffic completely for about 15 minutes before police arrested the protesters, who chained themselves to the bridge, blocking three lanes. The eight were from New York and one was from California. One of the protesters was a New Jersey resident, according to Port Authority police spokesman Joe Pentangelo. Police charged 10 people Wednesday in a protest on the George Washington Bridge that closed lanes and caused extensive delays during morning rush hour. On Octoat 4:36 PM, updated Octoat 5:08 PM Posted on JanuJanuPolice: New Jersey man owes more than $56,000 in tolls, feesīy Craig McCarthy | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com The Daily News reported Sunday that members of the Port Authority Police Department’s Suicide Prevention Walkway Patrol-Suicide Prevention Team saved 70 people from jumping from the George Washington Bridge last year. “I want to give them all the support they need.”
“The safety of our officers is the most important thing,” said Port Authority Police Superintendent Michael Fedorko. The Port Authority Police Department’s top cop said Monday that the plan would be discussed Tuesday - among other options - to address safety concerns raised by union officials and officers assigned to the agency’s suicide prevention team. Posted on NovemNovemMurphy Administration Totally Drops the Ball on Snow EmergencyĪt least one Emergency Service Unit tandem - two cops equipped with harnesses - would be permanently stationed on the George Washington Bridge to more quickly respond to people trying to jump from the iconic span, according to a proposal under consideration. Lanes will be closed this weekend and/or next week at the Goethals Bridge, George Washington Bridge and Holland Tunnel for ongoing construction and repair projects. The Carpool Discount for the three trans-Hudson crossings – the George Washington Bridge and the Lincoln and Holland tunnels – will continue until those crossings migrate to cashless tolling operations.
The discount provides for a toll of $6.88. The New York/New Jersey Staten Island Bridges Discount Plan, which allows for toll discounts on the three Port Authority bridges that connect New Jersey with Staten Island and is available to any E-ZPass account holder, will not change. The E-ZPass peak discount for cars will be reduced from $2.50 to $2.25 and the E-ZPass off-peak discount will be reduced from $4.50 to $4.25. Sunday, January 5, the bridge and tunnel cash and toll by mail rate for cars during all hours will increase from $15 to $16. At this time, injuries have not been reported and. Following the accident, two of the toll lanes were blocked. The accident happened in the eastbound upper-level toll plaza on the New Jersey side just before 9 a.m. For unlimited access to the most important news from your local community, please subscribe or activate your digital account today.Fort Lee NJ, Previously approved toll increase on agency bridges and tunnels to take effect at 3 a.m. FORT LEE, NJ A car accident closed two lanes on the George Washington Bridge on Tuesday morning, according to 511 New Jersey. Kaitlyn Kanzler covers Essex County for. By 2:30 p.m., all lanes of the bridge were reopened. The other driver, who was taken to Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, sustained minor injuries, prosecutors stated.Īll outbound traffic was redirected to the upper level and two inbound lanes on the lower level to New York were closed to accommodate emergency equipment. The CRV's driver, Muharem Frluckaj, 52, also of the Bronx, was rushed to a hospital, where he died. Prosecutors stated Bisere Frluckaj was dead when authorities arrived. The CRV overturned with two people inside and a female passenger, Bisere Frluckaj, 47, of the Bronx, was thrown into the driver's seat. Two people were killed and another was injured in a crash that closed a portion of the George Washington Bridge on Thursday morning, authorities said.Īt 9:42 a.m., a Honda CRV and a Chevrolet Corvette crashed on the lower level of the bridge's outbound lanes, said Lenis Valens, spokeswoman for the Port Authority.
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