I know how to spell it, it’s $50 a letter

Uhh, how about having to hold the button down to go up and down? Where is the conspiracy in that, you can go and literally try it out right now. Is there a single other elevator you've ever used that requires that? It is absolutely absurd to try to convince people to believe that is considered "standard" functionality anywhere in the modern world. Who knows if it's a cut corner, maybe it even cost them EXTRA to spite us.

I don't know about that...why is it like the worst new elevator in North America then? Also Port Authority's elevator game seems fine in WTC and Harrison where they actually care. They spent 7 and a half years trying to fight it, and it's basically an open secret that they did the shoddiest job possible. Even that 3 year deadline to build it that they promised wasn't met, and Fulop had to publicly call out that there are literally entire high rises that were being built faster than this elevator.

That elevator is literally a spite elevator, it was only built as a result of a looong and expensive lawsuit that forced them to do it. It is absolutely bare minimum spec to the letter of the law and was done so intentionally.

Doesn't seem like there is any development approved on that lot, so my guess is it's some kind of underground utility work or just a renovation of the existing property.

Some of the late night and weekend trains are like twice as packed as the morning 8am rush hour trains. "No longer shitty" means enough service to meet the obvious demand

There is one tiny screen that shows it near the ticket machines. It's easy to miss since 90% of the display space is used for ads

Agreed. Just the other day on the Upper West Side a man was beat up for OP’s exact scenario, asking someone to turn down their music. It’s not right, but it’s not worth it to test just how crazy a random person is, especially since they are already clearly very comfortable violating social norms.

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-loud-music-subway-beatdown-nypd-20221028-2rhrmho64bephpgqzs23rwhcry-story.html

There are a ton of commuter parking lots there and it’s the only station that is right off the highway (280). It’s a major station for weekday suburban commuters (NJ in general has a gigantic hard-on for catering all infrastructure projects towards them as they are the main tax base)

Barely any consequences for actually killing someone either. Maybe like $100 failure to yield at best

Deer ticks can potentially carry Lyme Disease, which you definitely don’t want to get. Be careful around tall grass, and check yourself/your pets if you spend time out in nature, in JC especially around Liberty State Park (and generally any wilderness in the northeast). Most prevalent around springtime