Yeah, if NJ Transit were ambitious, they’d build a Vancouver SkyTrain-like line at JFK Blvd, but I can only see them planning a bus rapid transit route. The street is wide enough to make dedicated bus lanes, perhaps make it so it’s easy to convert it to light rail in the future.

It’s crazy that Perth Amboy is so close to SI, yet it seems so far because of the lack of transit options. NY Waterway could consider a ferry route connecting the two, and from there to downtown Manhattan.

seriously. I was at the food court about a year or so ago and I was randomly stopped by a young guy begging me to buy him something to eat from Popeyes, claiming he was hungry. I didn’t notice it immediately but I saw he was rocking a pair of Airpods, his clothes and sneakers looked decent. For some reason, I didn’t think much of it, likely since he asked for food and never asked me for money, but I couldn’t shake off the feeling something was just off about him. I said “sure,” but once we were there he took forever to decide what to order and I thought “this kid is likely just using me to get free food for whatever reason” so I say “wait for me, let me go to the bathroom” hoping I could lose him in the process. But when I got out of the restroom, the dude was waiting for me right outside the entrance. I made up my mind I was leaving after that, so I told him “sorry, I’m not buying you food”, he followed me briefly but never saw him again after leaving the mall. Has anyone had an encounter like that?

I remember another one at Stop&Shop at 400 Marin Blvd, close to Newport.