NJ TRANSIT CELEBRATES OPENINGS OF NEW RETAIL OFFERINGS AT KEY STATIONS

Customers Traveling Through Secaucus, Newark Penn Station and Maplewood Now Have Additional Food and Beverage Options To Enjoy On Their Travel

For B-roll of the ribbon cuttings, click here: https://youtu.be/WRrzl-tsE8k?si=t3KHb5fJl2BO2b5_

NEWARK, NJ – NJ TRANSIT has introduced a collection of new food and beverage options for customers traveling through Secaucus Junction, Newark Penn Station and Maplewood Station—part of continuing efforts to enhance the customer experience. The options, which include a mix of fresh, new concepts and some classic favorites, are representative of available opportunities throughout NJ TRANSIT’s extensive commercial real estate portfolio.

“These exciting tenants at our key stations are another way NJ TRANSIT is working to enhance the commuting experience for customers, by providing high quality options along their journey,” said NJ TRANSIT Senior Vice President, Real Estate Gagandeep Singh. “This is another example of NJ TRANSIT’s efforts to meet the travel needs of every customer, while also utilizing its assets to support non-farebox revenue.”

At Secaucus Junction, customers can now choose from Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, Cinnabon and Carvel Ice Cream among other existing retail options.

Meanwhile, customers making their way through Newark Penn Station will notice that Zaro’s Bakery completed a major overhaul, adding its Freshens concept, featuring smoothies, grilled flatbreads, salads and rice bowls alongside the classic Zaro’s Black & White cookies and other baked goods, all under a modern, brightly lit façade. Just down the main concourse, Home Slice Pizza is dishing out hot and fresh pizza and other favorites. Customers commuting through Maplewood Station can now stop in at The Station, the latest outpost of the Maplewood General Store, for a fresh-brewed cup of Montclair-based roastery Paper Plane Coffee, snacks and baked goods.

These tenant partners represent some of the types of opportunities available to commercial real estate professionals through The LAND Plan: Leveraging Assets for Non-farebox Dollars, NJ TRANSIT’s roadmap to raise as much as $1.9 billion in non-farebox revenue for the agency, up to $14 billion for the State of New Jersey, and up to $1.6 billion in municipal revenues over the next 30 years by leveraging portions of its 8,000-acre real estate portfolio. The plan highlights how NJ TRANSIT, working with the Legislature, state agencies and local host communities, can activate underutilized assets to deliver housing, jobs and recurring non-farebox revenue, while improving customer experience and reliability. The LAND Plan is designed to strengthen communities around NJ TRANSIT’s stations while improving service for customers.

About NJ TRANSIT

NJ TRANSIT is the nation's largest statewide public transportation system providing more than 925,000 weekday trips on 264 bus routes, three light rail lines, 12 commuter rail lines and through Access Link paratransit service. It is the third largest transit system in the country with 165 rail stations, 62 light rail stations and more than 19,000 bus stops linking major points in New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia.

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