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NEWARK -- An NJ Transit bus driver was stabbed in what may have been a "busjacking" attempt in Newark Saturday, a spokeswoman for the transit agency said.
The driver was stabbed on Hawthorne Avenue on a No. 27 bus running from from the Irvington bus terminal to Clifton, said NJ Transit spokeswoman Penny Bassett Hackett.
The driver was taken to the hospital. His name and condition were not immediately available, Bassett Hackett said.
Newark Police are investigating the incident, NJ Transit officials said.
Guy tried to steal a bus?
What a mess
Last edited by GiantRutgersfan; 10-23-2011 at 08:15 AM..
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Considering the state of the economy (and the general state of Newark even in GOOD times), I'm not surprised.
I've been going to school in Newark for almost a year now. In the spring semester there WERE problems near Rutgers but it's so much worse this fall - night and day. Part of it is the cutbacks in the police funding - part of it is that people who were poor before are now becoming desperate.
I just keep reminding myself that it's only a few more weeks and I will never have to take a night class there again.
Considering the state of the economy (and the general state of Newark even in GOOD times), I'm not surprised.
I've been going to school in Newark for almost a year now. In the spring semester there WERE problems near Rutgers but it's so much worse this fall - night and day. Part of it is the cutbacks in the police funding - part of it is that people who were poor before are now becoming desperate.
I just keep reminding myself that it's only a few more weeks and I will never have to take a night class there again.
a truly pathetic place which only contributes to stigmas accociated with buses.
I can't stand when the train I ride pulls up into Newark to pickup people at Broad Street. The whole mood on the train changes when those people board.
I can't stand when the train I ride pulls up into Newark to pickup people at Broad Street. The whole mood on the train changes when those people board.
Considering the state of the economy (and the general state of Newark even in GOOD times), I'm not surprised.
I've been going to school in Newark for almost a year now. In the spring semester there WERE problems near Rutgers but it's so much worse this fall - night and day. Part of it is the cutbacks in the police funding - part of it is that people who were poor before are now becoming desperate.
I just keep reminding myself that it's only a few more weeks and I will never have to take a night class there again.
i agree that newark isn't a good place but i think you're overexaggerating a bit. newark is one of those places you just need to know how to conduct yourself and where to go. i think this is the main reason why many rutgers newark/njit students end up becoming targets for robberies and etc while essex county college has no incidents with its students being robbed, assaulted etc. it also makes things look even worse when rutgers/njit/ecc are right across from each other and njit/rutgers newark has more security precautions than ecc does. i remember hearing tons of incidents especially this one incident where someone that either went to njit or rutgers newark got robbed in 6 in the morning joggling on mlk blvd. now not to be stereotypical or racist but any street in a city that has martin luther king, malcolm x, marcus garvey or is named after any black civil rights person is either in or nearby a bad area. the person got robbed on central ave and mlk which is a known hot spot because it's next to the projects and the rougher parts of newark. the person was asking for trouble doing that. if you act like you know the area, you'll be good. if you come off acting and looking like you don't know where to go, you'll get robbed. that's what i noticed between people at rutgers and people that go to ecc. you can't go around newark acting like you're at a tourist attraction.
hell, i hear you on night classes though. a part of me was a little paranoid about the crime but at the same time, i don't remember seeing anybody outthere at all. it was just deserted. hell, nothing happened to me. i remember back when i was in ecc, walking all the way down market street by myself to catch the bus at penn station. newark isn't all that bad.
Last edited by the nation is still angry; 10-28-2011 at 06:16 PM..
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