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By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; February 13, 2019
New Jersey commuters used to being jammed into a waiting area they’ve nicknamed “the pit” in New York’s Penn Station will get some much-needed breathing room.
Gov. Phil Murphy joined Amtrak and NJ Transit officials Wednesday to announce the expansion of NJ Transit’s Seventh Avenue concourse in Penn Station.