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| New York Today: Commuting After the Crash | New York Today: Commuting After the Crash |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| Updated, 8:52 a.m. | |
| Good morning on this glum Friday. | Good morning on this glum Friday. |
| For those who endured a long and hectic commute across the Hudson yesterday, you may have to plan for another this morning. | For those who endured a long and hectic commute across the Hudson yesterday, you may have to plan for another this morning. |
| The fatal train crash at the Hoboken Terminal hampered mass transit there, resulting in various routes being suspended or running on modified schedules today. | The fatal train crash at the Hoboken Terminal hampered mass transit there, resulting in various routes being suspended or running on modified schedules today. |
| All New Jersey Transit train service in and out of Hoboken is suspended this morning. Among other changes to normal service, the Main, Bergen, Pascack Valley and Port Jervis lines will all end (or originate) in Secaucus and will run on a modified weekend schedule. | All New Jersey Transit train service in and out of Hoboken is suspended this morning. Among other changes to normal service, the Main, Bergen, Pascack Valley and Port Jervis lines will all end (or originate) in Secaucus and will run on a modified weekend schedule. |
| However, PATH trains and the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail have resumed their weekday schedules in Hoboken. And more buses will be added between Hoboken and the Port Authority. | However, PATH trains and the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail have resumed their weekday schedules in Hoboken. And more buses will be added between Hoboken and the Port Authority. |
| Ferries are serving Hoboken Terminal and are providing additional capacity on certain routes. | Ferries are serving Hoboken Terminal and are providing additional capacity on certain routes. |
| For the most complete and up-to-date information, read our transit guide or check out New Jersey Transit’s website. | For the most complete and up-to-date information, read our transit guide or check out New Jersey Transit’s website. |
| Investigations will continue to try to determine what caused the crash, which killed one person and injured more than 100 others. | Investigations will continue to try to determine what caused the crash, which killed one person and injured more than 100 others. |
| New Jersey Transit faced significant troubles even before Thursday’s tragedy, as Patrick McGeehan writes. A lack of executive leadership and budget shortfalls were among the agency’s headaches. | New Jersey Transit faced significant troubles even before Thursday’s tragedy, as Patrick McGeehan writes. A lack of executive leadership and budget shortfalls were among the agency’s headaches. |
| And customers have long complained about frequent delays and shorter trains. | And customers have long complained about frequent delays and shorter trains. |
| Kim Siebel, who lives in Summit, N.J., left work in Manhattan hours early Thursday afternoon to avoid a particularly congested Pennsylvania Station. | Kim Siebel, who lives in Summit, N.J., left work in Manhattan hours early Thursday afternoon to avoid a particularly congested Pennsylvania Station. |
| “It’s bad on a good day,” she said about her commute. “If there’s any sort of interruption, it goes haywire.” | “It’s bad on a good day,” she said about her commute. “If there’s any sort of interruption, it goes haywire.” |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| As if commutes weren’t messy enough this morning, the weather won’t be much help. | As if commutes weren’t messy enough this morning, the weather won’t be much help. |
| Rain and wind are predicted to lash the city, and clouds will darken our skies. | Rain and wind are predicted to lash the city, and clouds will darken our skies. |
| The high is near 61. | The high is near 61. |
| Don’t expect any different this weekend, rain and gray skies are in the forecast through Monday. | Don’t expect any different this weekend, rain and gray skies are in the forecast through Monday. |
| • Commuters involved in the train crash recall the chaos at the Hoboken station as the train “flew through the air.” [New York Times] | • Commuters involved in the train crash recall the chaos at the Hoboken station as the train “flew through the air.” [New York Times] |
| • The latest from the George Washington Bridge trial: Defense lawyers challenged the credibility of the prosecution’s star witness, suggesting he was a serial schemer and a braggart. [New York Times] | • The latest from the George Washington Bridge trial: Defense lawyers challenged the credibility of the prosecution’s star witness, suggesting he was a serial schemer and a braggart. [New York Times] |
| • The Fire Department chief who was killed by debris in an explosion this week in the Bronx has been promoted. [New York Times] | • The Fire Department chief who was killed by debris in an explosion this week in the Bronx has been promoted. [New York Times] |
| • The city will award 30 percent of its contracts to businesses run by women and minorities by 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced. [PIX11] | • The city will award 30 percent of its contracts to businesses run by women and minorities by 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced. [PIX11] |
| • The number of people sleeping in city shelters has hit a record high and could soon pass 60,000. [Daily News] | • The number of people sleeping in city shelters has hit a record high and could soon pass 60,000. [Daily News] |
| • A woman was found dead in a Bay Ridge park. [Gothamist] | • A woman was found dead in a Bay Ridge park. [Gothamist] |
| • Broken lights in Central Park and in Prospect Park are making some runners nervous. [DNAinfo] | • Broken lights in Central Park and in Prospect Park are making some runners nervous. [DNAinfo] |
| • Restaurants run by Danny Meyer, like the Union Square Cafe, will offer paid parental leave to employees beginning next year. [Crain’s New York] | • Restaurants run by Danny Meyer, like the Union Square Cafe, will offer paid parental leave to employees beginning next year. [Crain’s New York] |
| • Cross your fingers and hope that Hurricane Matthew doesn’t make it to New York. [New York Magazine] | • Cross your fingers and hope that Hurricane Matthew doesn’t make it to New York. [New York Magazine] |
| • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “A Very Fair Exchange” | • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “A Very Fair Exchange” |
| • Scoreboard: Yankees tatter Red Sox, 5-1. | • Scoreboard: Yankees tatter Red Sox, 5-1. |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Friday Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Friday Briefing. |
| • Outdoor skating on synthetic ice is at Highbridge Park in Washington Heights. 3 p.m. [Free, skates included] | • Outdoor skating on synthetic ice is at Highbridge Park in Washington Heights. 3 p.m. [Free, skates included] |
| • A piano concert of classical music is at the New York Library for the Performing Arts on the Upper West Side. 6 p.m. [Free] | • A piano concert of classical music is at the New York Library for the Performing Arts on the Upper West Side. 6 p.m. [Free] |
| • A screening of “Magnolia,” part of a retrospective of films starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, is at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens. 7 p.m. [$12] | • A screening of “Magnolia,” part of a retrospective of films starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, is at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens. 7 p.m. [$12] |
| • A mambo dance workshop and performance is at Flushing Town Hall in Queens. 7 p.m. [$16] | • A mambo dance workshop and performance is at Flushing Town Hall in Queens. 7 p.m. [$16] |
| • The New York Burlesque Festival continues with performances at Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 8 p.m. [Tickets start at $12] | • The New York Burlesque Festival continues with performances at Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 8 p.m. [Tickets start at $12] |
| • Yankees host Orioles, 7:05 p.m. (YES). Mets at Phillies, 7:05 p.m. (SNY). New York City F.C. at Houston Dynamo, 8 p.m. (UniMas). | • Yankees host Orioles, 7:05 p.m. (YES). Mets at Phillies, 7:05 p.m. (SNY). New York City F.C. at Houston Dynamo, 8 p.m. (UniMas). |
| Saturday | Saturday |
| • Honey tastings, candle-making workshops and honey extraction demonstrations, part of Honey Weekend, are at Wave Hill in the Bronx. 9 a.m. [$10 adults, $4 children] | • Honey tastings, candle-making workshops and honey extraction demonstrations, part of Honey Weekend, are at Wave Hill in the Bronx. 9 a.m. [$10 adults, $4 children] |
| • The World Maker Faire, a weekend-long science fair for tech enthusiasts and tinkerers, begins at the New York Hall of Science in Corona, Queens. 10 a.m. [Tickets start at $35] | • The World Maker Faire, a weekend-long science fair for tech enthusiasts and tinkerers, begins at the New York Hall of Science in Corona, Queens. 10 a.m. [Tickets start at $35] |
| • Catch a buzz with the 20 specialty roasters at the Craft Coffee Festival at Villain in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 10 a.m. [$35] | • Catch a buzz with the 20 specialty roasters at the Craft Coffee Festival at Villain in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 10 a.m. [$35] |
| • The two-day music festival the Meadows, featuring Kanye West, the Weeknd and others, kicks off at Citi Field in Queens. 12:15 p.m. [Tickets start at $115] | • The two-day music festival the Meadows, featuring Kanye West, the Weeknd and others, kicks off at Citi Field in Queens. 12:15 p.m. [Tickets start at $115] |
| • A tour of the architecture of the South Street Seaport, part of the monthlong Archtober festival, begins at the South Street Seaport Museum in Lower Manhattan. 3 p.m. [$15] | • A tour of the architecture of the South Street Seaport, part of the monthlong Archtober festival, begins at the South Street Seaport Museum in Lower Manhattan. 3 p.m. [$15] |
| • Mets at Phillies, 1:05 p.m. (FOX). Yankees host Orioles, 4:05 p.m. (YES). Red Bulls host Philadelphia Union, 7 p.m. (MSG+). | • Mets at Phillies, 1:05 p.m. (FOX). Yankees host Orioles, 4:05 p.m. (YES). Red Bulls host Philadelphia Union, 7 p.m. (MSG+). |
| • Watch “The New York Times Close Up,” featuring The Times’s Maureen Dowd and other guests. Saturday at 10 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. on NY1. | • Watch “The New York Times Close Up,” featuring The Times’s Maureen Dowd and other guests. Saturday at 10 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. on NY1. |
| Sunday | Sunday |
| • The Bushwick Film Festival wraps up with screenings and discussions at various locations around Brooklyn. Various times and prices. | • The Bushwick Film Festival wraps up with screenings and discussions at various locations around Brooklyn. Various times and prices. |
| • Enjoy the crisp fall air on a morning run with the New York Road Runners, beginning at the Conference House Park on Staten Island. 9 a.m. [Free] | • Enjoy the crisp fall air on a morning run with the New York Road Runners, beginning at the Conference House Park on Staten Island. 9 a.m. [Free] |
| • Bring your dog to a Happy Hounds Hike at the Greenbelt Nature Center on Staten Island. 10 a.m. [Free] | • Bring your dog to a Happy Hounds Hike at the Greenbelt Nature Center on Staten Island. 10 a.m. [Free] |
| • An urban ranger leads an exhibition on the lookout for birds on their fall migration at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. 10 a.m. [Free] | • An urban ranger leads an exhibition on the lookout for birds on their fall migration at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. 10 a.m. [Free] |
| • Mapmaking, music and a discussion, part of a celebration for the release of the book “Nonstop Metropolis: A New York City Atlas” are at the Queens Museum. 2 p.m. [$8] | • Mapmaking, music and a discussion, part of a celebration for the release of the book “Nonstop Metropolis: A New York City Atlas” are at the Queens Museum. 2 p.m. [$8] |
| • Jets host Seahawks, 1 p.m. (FOX). Yankees host Orioles, 3:05 p.m. (YES). Mets at Phillies, 7:05 p.m. (SNY). | • Jets host Seahawks, 1 p.m. (FOX). Yankees host Orioles, 3:05 p.m. (YES). Mets at Phillies, 7:05 p.m. (SNY). |
| • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. And if you seek things to do outside the city, The Times’s Metropolitan section has suggestions. See this weekend’s listings for Hudson Valley, Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut. | • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. And if you seek things to do outside the city, The Times’s Metropolitan section has suggestions. See this weekend’s listings for Hudson Valley, Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut. |
| • Subway and PATH | • Subway and PATH |
| • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak | • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak |
| • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. | • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. |
| • Alternate-side parking: in effect until Oct. 3. | • Alternate-side parking: in effect until Oct. 3. |
| • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry | • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry |
| • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark | • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark |
| • Weekend travel hassles: Check subway disruptions and a list of street closings. | • Weekend travel hassles: Check subway disruptions and a list of street closings. |
| Something a bit more uplifting: | Something a bit more uplifting: |
| The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment started a five-part initiative on Thursday, including a $5 million fund, to support women in film and theater. | The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment started a five-part initiative on Thursday, including a $5 million fund, to support women in film and theater. |
| The announcement means New York is set to become the first city in the country with a major municipal program geared toward promoting gender equality in film, theater and television. | The announcement means New York is set to become the first city in the country with a major municipal program geared toward promoting gender equality in film, theater and television. |
| The $5 million fund will offer grants to support projects that are “by, for, or about women.” | The $5 million fund will offer grants to support projects that are “by, for, or about women.” |
| The program will also offer workshops, opportunities to connect with financiers, a screenwriting contest, a new block of programming on Channel 25 focused entirely on women, and a report analyzing gender inequity in film directing. | The program will also offer workshops, opportunities to connect with financiers, a screenwriting contest, a new block of programming on Channel 25 focused entirely on women, and a report analyzing gender inequity in film directing. |
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