Jersey Joe and his friend Jen, ride the ferry from New Jersey to New York City and chat with viewers live in this special rebroadcast.
THE 411
What: New York Waterways ferry
Where: Paulus Hook, Jersey City, New Jersey to World Financial Center, New York Citu
Cost: $4 per passenger, weekend fare
JERSEY JOE RECOMMENDS:
It’s not every city that offers mass transit in the form of a ferry. For a different view of New York City, I recommend taking a ferry. It especially works well on a nice Spring or Summer day. The ride on the water gives passengers a unique view of New York City and the city skyline. The best part is, tickets can be booked at the terminal or via smartphone app that saves a massive amount of time. If you’re looking for a truly locals experience to the city… give a ferry ride a try!
Blizzard 2016 is now over and left New York City and Jersey City, New Jersey buried in over 2 feet of snow, nearly smashing a record. Jersey Joe took his camera out for a live show in the heart of the blizzard and brings you the highlights in this special episode of his video blog web show.
The blizzard left New York City with 26.8 inches of snow, just 0.1 inch shy of the all time record that was set in February 2006. A travel ban went into effect and all above ground subway and train service was halted at 2pm Saturday, ahead of the heart of the storm. Mass transit is set to resume full service on Monday, January 25th, while airports have already reopened earlier in the day on Sunday.
THE 411
What: blizzard 2016
Storm name: Jonas
Total snowfall: New York City – 26.8 inches
JERSEY JOE RECOMMENDS:
Always use your head when a storm approaches. Stock up with the appropriate supplies you need, sit at home, and wait it out. Only venture out if the conditions are safe. While I had scaffolding and large buildings to shield under, when the snow starts whipping — those ice pellets really hurt!
I love how the executives and contractors at Circus Circus found a novel solution to a problem. They took the fact that they had a distant hotel tower and turned that negative into a positive by adding two mechanical trams that add to the tourist experience.
Hotels and vacation resorts are everywhere and it’s up to the marketers to make each of these destinations fun and unique. Circus Circus has done a fantastic job of that. Most of the other hotel and casinos in Reno are the same, but this place has definitely figured out how to capitalize on many unique offerings, including their midway and circus acts, to stand out from the rest. I will DEFINITELY be back!
Jersey Joe and his friend Simon embark on an elevator race at the World Trade Center PATH train station. Place your bets — who do you think will win?
After being destroyed in the September 11, 2011 terrorist attacks, the World Trade Center PATH station reopened offering train service between New York City and Jersey City and Newark, New Jersey on November 23, 2003. The second station was only to serve as a temporary station, utilizing the same design footprint and style as the original station.
Plans were quickly drawn up for a spectacular new station, that will serve as a tourist attraction and showplace of Lower Manhattan. The new transit hub, currently under construction, will once again connect PATH trains with New York City subway trains, without commuters ever having to go upstairs into the elements. Part of this new transit hub will include shops, restaurants, bars, news stands, and more for the thousands of commuters that will use this station on a daily basis.
The entire project is expected to open in 2015, but for now two small parts are open. Those being a walkway that connects the PATH trains to Brookfield Place and ferries and Track 1, which serves commuters arriving and bound for Hoboken, New Jersey. While work continues, all trains will often use this single track.
THE 411
What: World Trade Center Transportation Hub
Purpose: to connect PATH trains with New York City subway
Location: New York City
Open: PATH Track 1 trains from Hoboken to New York City
It’s not often that you find two glass elevators like this back to back, where you can have a race!
What is open of the station, so far, is really spectacular, but WAY over budget. I just hope that somehow, all of this money flying out of my pocket to ride the PATH and support this station’s reconstruction, will be worth it in the end.
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