Major US city urges residents to work from home this summer for highly unusual reason

If the regular commute to enactment this summertime is already sparking dread, officials successful a large metropolitan country person a blunt informing for folks successful 2026: Stay home. Especially connected definite days. 

Leaders successful some New York and New Jersey are informing commuters astir superior question congestion during World Cup matches this June and July. NJ Transit says lone 40,000 round-trip tickets from Penn Station successful Midtown Manhattan to MetLife Stadium successful East Rutherford, New Jersey, volition beryllium sold per game, importantly limiting capacity. 

Cost whitethorn besides beryllium a concern. NJ Transit is expected to complaint $150 for a round-trip bid travel betwixt Penn Station and the Meadowlands during the matches — alternatively of the accustomed fare of $12.90 — amounting to a monolithic impermanent increase. 

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"If you are not attending 1 of the events, please, if possible, enactment from location — due to the fact that the metropolis volition beryllium incredibly congested and truthful volition New Jersey," Kathryn Garcia, Port Authority's enforcement director, said astatine a caller quality conference.

"I would besides discourage anyone from taking a thrust share," she said.

Around Penn Station — a hub for riders from Long Island, New York City, and New Jersey — riders are expected to tally into congestion during World Cup matches this summer. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

"We are going to bash a batch of outreach to radical coming done our airdrome to marque definite they cognize astir amerciable taxis, but it besides is for those successful the metropolis — we promote you to usage nationalist transit if you can," Garcia added.

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The advisory comes arsenic transit officials brace for monolithic crowds — with MetLife Stadium hosting aggregate matches, including the final.

"The backmost and distant is conscionable going to beryllium tough," Garcia said.

Transit officials are preparing for an unprecedented fig of riders during World Cup matches this summer. (Luke Hales/Getty Images)

Around Penn Station — a cardinal hub for Long Island, New York City and New Jersey travelers — congestion is expected to worsen.

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NJ Transit’s conception of Penn Station volition beryllium constricted to ticketed World Cup riders for 4 hours earlier each lucifer and 3 hours after. 

World Cup matches acceptable to instrumentality spot connected June 22 and June 30 volition overlap with commuter unreserved hr — further impacting congestion arsenic assorted crowds surge. (Omar Vega/FIFA/Getty Images)

Matches connected June 22 and June 30 volition overlap with commuter unreserved hr and are expected to strain the system.

For each those funny and wanting to program ahead, here's the afloat database of matches to instrumentality spot astatine MetLife Stadium.

June 13: Brazil vs. Morocco (6 p.m. ET)

June 16: France vs. Senegal (3 p.m. ET)

June 22: Norway vs. Senegal (8 p.m. ET)

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June 25: Ecuador vs. Germany (4 p.m. ET)

June 27: Panama vs. England (5 p.m. ET)

June 30: Round of 32 (5 p.m. ET)

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July 5: Round of 16 (4 p.m. ET)

July 19: FIFA World Cup Final (3 p.m. ET)

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"To trim congestion and guarantee safety, there volition beryllium no general spectator parking on stadium property on matchdays," according to NJ Transit's website.

"Access to the stadium volition beryllium constricted to … authoritative proscription options, and nary backstage autobus oregon charter operators volition supply matchday service. Fans are powerfully encouraged to program ahead, acquisition proscription successful beforehand and travel authoritative guidance."