For most New Yorkers, there are more pressing issues than the skill and tenacity with which the world's best athletes chase a ball around on some grass.
But for those who believed that the trip from New York to World Cup games at New Jersey's Met Life Stadium wouldn't devolve into an odyssey on the Hudson, there have been some letdowns. Mainly, the trek takes forever, is unreliable or incredibly expensive.
Reporters from The New York Times tried to find the quickest way to make a game. A nearly $100 Uber ride won out, with a similarly expensive round trip on New Jersey Transit (complete with the dreaded transfer in Secaucus) coming in second and a two-hour bike ride in third. A 3-and-a-half-hour bus ride brought up the rear in fourth.
There's also the matter of getting home, which The New York Post has chronicled as a headache in its own right. And Gothamist reported that commuters are feeling the crunch getting in and out of New York City.
Hopefully America goes far enough to make it all worth it (looking at you, Mr.Pulisic)…
Elsewhere in the Empire State:
- Members of Gov. Hochul's administration are being sued by the feds, who allege fraud during the revamp of a popular Medicaid program. (The Post)
- Trophies are riding the rails to prove that the LIRR is a viable option for seeing U.S. Open matches. (amNY)
- DSA's endless proxy battles with establishment Democrats are rolling over to this election cycle. (Politico New York)
- SuperPACs are running riot in Democratic primaries across New York City, and accusations are flying about which interests are supporting whom. (City & State)
- Controversial school bus tickets in the Town of Hempstead are rearing their head again. (Newsday)
- Proposals to bridge Long Island and Connecticut now include train tracks. (News 12 Long Island)
- In this week's installment of “Never mind, this is actually dumber,†President Trump tried to blame car insurance prices on immigrants. Experts say that's nonsense. (The Daily News)
- State DOT is planning to improve safety on the deathtrap that State Route 7 in Niskayuna has become. (The Times Union)
- Republicans are trying to weaponize attack ads in the 17th Congressional District's Democratic primary as the Hudson Valley swing district becomes nationally significant. (The Journal News)
- Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman was on the campaign trail in Western New York as he seeks a new home in the Executive Mansion. (BTPM)
- The Orange County Legislature's Transportation Task Force is studying the future of State Route 17. (Mid Hudson News)
- We are at the “crap, where did we leave the maps last time?†stage of redistricting. (State of Politics)
- Hochul and Uber look like high school sweethearts in this year's legislative session superlatives. (Capitol Pressroom)
