James Sinclair

Isn't the dinky the easiest job on the planet?

And of course there are costs but there is also revenue. 10k people buying $15 beers means $600k in daily revenue from just alcohol easily every day

Plus food, merch, sponsorships etc etc etc

NJ transit announced that all train service ends at 9pm due to the storm but uh, it's only 7pm

Seems like something that should have been sorted out 4 years ago

Why is everything after 7pm canceled?

Wording is not clear. Does it mean all busses are done at 6, or last departures are at 6? For long distance routes like 319, it's imperative that last departures be posted in advance

It's basically a "knows how to travel" vs a "baby's first security" division

For the portal bridge, which is course amtrak scheduled months in advance, they didn't notify me that my train was canceled until the morning of

If you fly once a year TSA precheck is absolutely something you should have.

When flying into the US, global entry can be the difference between making a connection and missing it

I don't think precheck requires any interview and they have sign up kiosks at the mall sometimes

That's surprising. It's free with most credit cards and work the paperwork

Thanks to the @cnunewurbanism.bsky.social board meeting, I was able to check out Trilith, a new town inclusive of a massive film production hub in Fayetteville, GA. The urban pattern is supported by a mix of architectural styles and full network of public spaces, many internal to the block structure

Odd. It's a screenshot when you scroll down
nynjfwc26.com/fan-festival/

Looks like secondary events were always part of the plan anyway

It could be easy, but I think the end result is we get nothing.

I remember when J&J was one of the major WC sponsors (2014) and the was nothing in NB. Like less than nothing. You had to hunt for a bar that was showing a game with sound.

And it was Brazil so prime time games

A quick google shows that JC spends $250k to host the one day 4th July event.

World Cup is 39 days and Mickie says $5m is available for the entire state.

So thats 5 locations to do it for 4 days.

Surely by this point the stages had been rented, the ferries had been chartered, hiring had begun etc etc.

I doubt all that is fully refundable.

Setting money on fire.

The host committee is responsible for coordinating logistics and funding, not the city

The point of the fan zone is to provide an experience to people not going to the game

From the mayors point of view, charging $12 per day per person to access the park during the festival, with no local discount, was not good. Especially because fanfests have always been free.

So yeah, I can see them not giving a shit that it won't happen.

I would direct blame here

I don't think this has anything to do with the mayor. It's a state park. It was a state planned event.

State halts plan for World Cup Fan Fest at Liberty State Park, replacing it with $5M local initiative Discover new plans for the World Cup Fan Festival in New Jersey, supporting community events and engagement across the state.

What an astonishing fuck up by NJ.

No more world cup fan fest.

binje.com/state-halts-...

Members-only Philly cop bar has been linked to two DUIs — and a third crash kept secret, until now Anna Wakeman still questions why 7C Lounge bartenders didn’t stop serving the officer who crashed into her house and upended her life five years ago.

"The cops can drink as much as they want there...The bartenders serve them till they're blackout drunk and let them leave." Quote from a woman who was hit by a drunk-driving cop *while sitting in her living room.* This story from the @inquirer.com is a hell of a thing. share.inquirer.com/yynTQX

Rail is better than busses!

The rail:

Wikipedia agrees, Thursday through Sunday

Savanah streetcar also gone

I think it's pretty clear at this point that Amtrak/NJT really botched the scheduling for the portal bridge. Trains consistently 25 minutes late, meaning they're sitting at secaucus waiting for their slot over the bridge

They're even lying about when the schedule page was updated.

But this is an improvement! It's 30% more service!

Why hide it!

Baffling stuff.

Path said they would increase service on the Hoboken-Wtc line from every 8 mins to every 6, starting March.

When asked last week, they said it wouldn't be possible in time for portal work.

Well, they did it starting today and didn't bother to tell anyone! lmao. @thelirrtoday.com

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