Commuters Prepare for Summer of Hell

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 15, 2017

The "summer of hell" for Penn Station commuters is a few weeks away and NJ Transit and the LIRR have released more details on how they plan to manage the track work at Penn Station. Larry Higgs, commuting reporter for NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, and Danielle Furfaro, transit reporter for the New York Post, report on the plans and commuters share how they plan to deal.

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