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Gov. Chris Christie, doubling down on his criticismof admitting Syrian refugees to the U.S., says he is con-sidering what legal options he has to block them fromsettling in New Jersey and receiving government assis-tance.
During a campaign stop in New Hampshire, the Re-publican presidential hopeful said his legal counsel andthe Attorney General’s Office were examining whatrole the state plays in aiding refugees.
“We are reviewing all of our options, and when I
know what all my options are I’ll make a reasoned deci-sion on that,” said Christie, whose remarks were car-ried in multiple media reports.
Legal experts said Tuesday he has little recourse.“There is really no role for the states in accepting
refugees,” said Jeanne LoCicero, deputy legal directorfor the ACLU of New Jersey. “The governor doesn’thave the authority to prevent Syrian refugees from be-ing welcomed into New Jersey.”
Moreover, withholding any state services — such as
Christie woulddeny N.J. aid toSyrian refugeesKAREN YI @KAREN_YI
Christie on the record:
» Climate change real but not a crisis, he says.13A» Governor calls state PBA head a ‘pension pig.’ 13A
See REFUGEES, Page13A
Gov. Chris Christie announced after the Nov.13 Paris attacks that he would resist allowingSyrian refugees to settle in New Jersey.
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Ocean County Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari droppedhis defamation lawsuit Tuesday against former Demo-cratic opponent Timothy E. Ryan, who alleged duringhis 2014 campaign against the longtime Republican in-cumbent that the FBI was investigating Vicari for cor-ruption.
And Ryan’s attorney, William W. Northgrave, signedoff on a court document dismissing Ryan’s counter-claim charging the lawsuit represented an assault onhis free speech.
The dismissal came as Vicari and others were sched-uled to give court-ordered testimony in the case.
Although Vicari backed away from his legal battle,his indignation and political bravado didn’t die.
Tuesday night, Vicari proclaimed a moral victory,
saying his suit cleaned up political campaigns in OceanCounty this past election season.
“In 2014, after 35 years in public office, I was the
Vicari dropsdefamationsuit againstex-opponentBoth sides in dispute insist victory
would have been theirs in court
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NEW YORK - From the street,the Port Authority Bus Terminallooks like any other bustling hub ina city full of them.
But while most pedestrians —eyes glued ahead or to the sidewalk— walk past without giving it a sec-ond glance, the 65-year-old buildingis bursting at the seams with232,000 people and hundreds of
cramped buses creeping their wayin and out daily, in an eternal trafficdelay that stretches from Manhat-tan to Weehawken.
“I learned in public office thatthe squeakiest wheel gets the mostgrease. (The terminal) gets over-shadowed by whoever’s raising theloudest voice,” said New Jerseystate Sen. Loretta Weinberg, D-Ber-gen, a leading proponent of plansfor a new terminal. “I represent anarea that has no rail travel. Otherthan cars, buses are the only way toget to the city. It’s the only way inand the only way home.”
The future sits a block to thewest, where the Port Authority of
COMMUTERS’ GIFT:$10B NYC BUS HUBThe new Port Authority Bus Terminal would move a
block west – and ease congestion for 232,000 riders
BOB BIELK/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
During afternoon rush at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan, about 28,000 passengers an hour a rrive to get on 770buses, and about 232,000 riders a day arrive at or depart from there. The Port Authority now plans to replace the busy facility.
$10.5BA new Port Authority
Bus Terminal is expect-
ed to cost between $7.5
billion and $10.5 billion.
232,000About 232,000 riders
came through the Port
Authority Bus Terminal
every day in 2011.
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In October, the Port Authority announced plans to build a new bus terminal inManhattan to replace the existing terminal on 42nd Street.See TERMINAL, Page 5A
337,000Bus ridership into N.Y. is
expected to double by
2040, with nearly 337,000
daily passengers.
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