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    Marianne W.

    When we got off the train in Jersey City I told my daughter "Toto we're not in Kansas any more!" She laughed. The subway was so clean I knew we left the city. What a difference. She was irritated with me taking pictures. I wanted to take pictures of all the tile work. It was so beautiful. I'll be back to go to the Newport Mall. I'll get the tile pictures then. I love the colorful tiles!! Nice clean subway station.

    View of escalators from the plaza level
    Jeannette L.

    Unlike the platforms at the other PATH stations, the platforms at JSQ are outdoors. So be prepared if you are making a transfer at this station (bundle up during winter and peel off some layers during summer). This is especially important if you are transferring during the weekend and have to wait a long time - and, more often than not, you will wait a long time with the alternate weekend train route. Track 1 and Track 2 share one platform, while Track 3 and 4 share the other. At each platform, there are two sets of escalators/stairs and one elevator. The escalators/stairs will get you to the level where the ticket machines and turnstiles are, the concourse level, and then the plaza level (street level) where the banks and Chickpea are located. Taking the elevator may be confusing at first. From the platform, the elevator will take you to the concourse level and there are turnstiles here. Once you pass through the turnstiles, you'll walk through a short hallway that will lead you to the area where the escalators/stairs are. Now, to get to the elevator that will get you to the plaza level, you need to head towards Deli Plus, pass through the glass doors, and then you'll see the elevators. These elevators can get you to plaza level as well as the parking deck levels. The station gets a bum rap. Yes, it's not as polished and nice looking as the other stations, but hey it gets the job done. If you think you are safer at one of the other stations, I'd argue that PATH crazy can happen at ANY of the stations. PATH crazy is indiscriminate. Both my creepiest PATH experience and most gangster/scariest PATH experience happened at the Newport station. No matter which station, just make sure to watch your back, hold onto your stuff, and keep your eyes open. You'll be fine.

    Kate S.

    THIS STATION SUCKS BECAUSE THE VENDING MACHINES NEVER WORK PROPERLY. I have no issue at other locations like WTC purchasing a fare. I experience no problems purchasing metrocards in NYC stations. ONLY THIS STATION seems to give me problems and then I constantly end up missing my train because of the malfunctioning machines. Lastly, there are homeless encampments here, so the outside of the station before you walk in is atrociously filthy and feels unsafe.

    Bruce K.

    Comparing PATH to the NYC Subway is like comparing a Cadillac Escalade to a Garbage truck. Okay, maybe the PATH isn't quite an Escalade, but it's certainly a nice clean ride. And the NYC Subway? Yep, it's a dump. The PATH trains are clean and comfortable and most of all, quiet. The Subway is a squealing metal-on-metal piercing sound that even sticking your fingers in your ears can't block. PATH is cheap, cheap, cheap and it's fast, fast, fast. $2.05 to get from anywhere to anywhere. Like from the Newport station where my hotel is to WTC or 33rd Street. Awesomeness. I have only ONE complaint. On the CIty side, the stations are hard to find at night. Would it kill you to light them a little better? I wandered in a small circle for a while trying to find the 33rd Street Station. And the Christopher Street? It's in the middle of the block and there is zero lighting on the signs. WTH? PATH: Port Authority Trans Hudson. Any now you learned something!

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    Brandon G.

    I'm really in awe of how clean the PATH train is, specifically Journal Square. Maybe it's just a subway to some but to me, it's a break from the filthy subways of NYC. (With the exception of the Q extension because it's new. Haven't seen any of our rat friends there yet). Journal Square is above ground but they have a heating area, in the colder months. Imagine that?! A heating area that you can stand under as you wait for the train. I do love NYC and I Iove the convenience of of MTA but maybe MTA could learn a thing or two from the PATH train. Probably my only complaint is the inability to use your unlimited metro card at PATH stations. You can use a non-unlimited metro card to pay for rides. Just as an FYI but there are kiosks at all the stations, for your convenience. I suggest getting a round trip, to eliminate the hassle.

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    always issues with the escalator on the way down. The station is dirty and always has weird people hanging around

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    Not a great station. Limited spots for uber pickups, limited parking options. Trains don't run often and hence are packed.

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    A new ferry terminal awkwardly close to the already existing Paulus Hook ferry terminal, but I can…read morenever hate on more public transportation being added to Jersey City. This one operates from the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway in front of the main Harborside building, making it very convenient for those who work in Harborside or live in Urby. It doesn't seem fully complete yet, but today is their first day of operation. I just wish they had later hours and operated on the weekend. Also, similar to the Paulus Hook ferry, they only run to midtown during commute hours, and I think a few boats to midtown in the afternoon would be nice. Those complaints aside, like I said, I can never truly hate on more public transportation. NY Waterway boats are nice and comfortable, generally well kept, and obviously you can't beat the views from this ferry trip. It's quite a bit pricier than the PATH, but if you're a tourist or have people from out of town visiting, it's a ride you should definitely take.

    The Harborside Ferry terminal is an example what is wrong with public transportation. A rickety…read moredysfunctional terminal 5 minutes away from a decent well functioning one. NY Waterway has very old (built in 1998) and decrepit ferries docking there only to drum up foot traffic for McCali's new waterfront project (currently an empty pointless space). The terminal often has broken ticket machines, and does not look very safe. There are men constantly repairing what appears to be a temporary and hastily constructed structure. You have to wait for the ferry in the rain, snow, or sweltering sun, when there is a perfectly good terminal building, with restrooms, and more connections five minutes away in Paulus Hook. I suspect that the only reason the rickety terminal even exists is because, according to the New York Times, NJ Transit subsidizes additional NY Waterway routes, even when they make no sense, and even when the service is very bad. Tax subsidized corporate greed and bad service.

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