JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY - APRIL 27: A NJ Transit bus driver is seen wearing a mask on April 27, 2020 in Jersey City, New Jersey.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has cut New Jersey public transit service by 50% and requires riders and NJ Transit perso NEW JERSEY - New Jersey Transit will receive $1.4 billion in federal funding to keep operations moving, announced President Donald Trump on Friday.
The transit system, which transports people between New York and New Jersey, has seen ridership plunge since the stay-at-home order in mid-March.
Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order directing the agency and all private carriers to cut capacity on all trains, buses light rail vehicles, and paratransit vehicles to 50 percent in order to fight