Bottom line: NYC is prioritizing international soccer fans over daily commuters who keep the region running. Expect chaos, delays, and a lot of angry New Jerseyans scrambling for alternatives all summer long.
The MTA says LIRR Concourse and subway stations will stay open — small comfort for the thousands of Jersey commuters who rely on Penn Station as their main gateway home. This isn't just match days — it's multiple closures throughout the summer tournament, including the championship.
The NY-NJ World Cup host committee isn't denying it, but they're playing coy: "We're working with FIFA and transportation partners... we'll announce the full plan in the coming weeks." Translation: this is happening, they're just figuring out how bad the backlash will be.
NJ Transit commuters are the real losers here. During those 4-hour windows before matches, Garden State-bound trains at Penn Station will be off-limits unless you've got a World Cup ticket. No alternative, no workaround — just stranded in Manhattan.
The setup: World Cup fans get exclusive access through the 32nd and 33rd Street entrances on Seventh Avenue to board trains to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. Everyone else — Amtrak and LIRR riders — gets redirected to other entrances.
Penn Station is about to turn into a nightmare for New Jersey commuters this summer — parts of the station will be closed to everyone except World Cup ticketholders for 4 hours before each match. If you're trying to catch an NJ Transit train home? You're out of luck.
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Bottom line: NYC is prioritizing international soccer fans over daily commuters who keep the region running. Expect chaos, delays, and a lot of angry New Jerseyans scrambling for alternatives all summer long.
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The MTA says LIRR Concourse and subway stations will stay open — small comfort for the thousands of Jersey commuters who rely on Penn Station as their main gateway home. This isn't just match days — it's multiple closures throughout the summer tournament, including the championship.
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The NY-NJ World Cup host committee isn't denying it, but they're playing coy: "We're working with FIFA and transportation partners... we'll announce the full plan in the coming weeks." Translation: this is happening, they're just figuring out how bad the backlash will be.
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NJ Transit commuters are the real losers here. During those 4-hour windows before matches, Garden State-bound trains at Penn Station will be off-limits unless you've got a World Cup ticket. No alternative, no workaround — just stranded in Manhattan.
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The setup: World Cup fans get exclusive access through the 32nd and 33rd Street entrances on Seventh Avenue to board trains to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. Everyone else — Amtrak and LIRR riders — gets redirected to other entrances.
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Penn Station is about to turn into a nightmare for New Jersey commuters this summer — parts of the station will be closed to everyone except World Cup ticketholders for 4 hours before each match. If you're trying to catch an NJ Transit train home? You're out of luck.