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NewNewark t1_j3yrg6t wrote

UPDATE:

It is not in fact open. Passed by at 6:40pm, and they still had the same two ugly signs plus four (4) security guards. The Mulberry Street side still has the ugly caution tape blocking the main doors

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DrixxYBoat OP t1_j3yv1wp wrote

Yikes, that's a bad look.

The security guards are used to me passing through, so there was no way I could test this out myself.

On the Instagram page I linked to in a different comment, they specifically said it's open.

People could technically try showing the security guards the Instagram post as proof, but that's still a run around that people shouldn't have to do.

It's like having to prove you're not a criminal.

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NewNewark t1_j477cut wrote

I noticed you werent the only one commenting about this issue. 3-4 people have posted on their instagram now.

I also noticed theyre not responding....

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NewNewark t1_j4rbfkg wrote

And it looks like they deleted most of the comments including the ones about staying open late and the ones pointing out they were lying

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Juicey_J_Hammerman t1_j4vf70a wrote

Fresh update on this front - I commented this on their instagram post about it back on Friday and followed up w a DM yesterday, they say they escalated the comments up internally and they were assured of that at the time the signs would be taken down and guards would not check for badges. They also followed up this morning saying they checked with the guards and they confirmed that the bridge was in fact open.

Haven’t been yet to confirm myself, but it looks like they are aware of it and that action has been taken.

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NewNewark t1_j4vilrt wrote

On Monday they replied to a comment that the signs were gone and it was open...and I replied I was standing at Penn at 6pm and the gates were closed. They deleted my comment.

Yesterday I walked past the building on Mulberry and the caution tape was still up with the guard there, but I didnt try to go in.

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Juicey_J_Hammerman t1_j4vjg0f wrote

The side doors on that side are still open though IIRC. I was talking about the Newark Penn Station side. Haven’t been in since Friday so IDK.

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NewNewark t1_j4vk2tp wrote

Yeah Im referring to the skybridge from Penn Station, which had the metal gates down even though they replied 5 hours earlier and said "it was open". Clearly the social media person doesnt actually work in Newark.

Ive never tried the doors on Market but theres usually a guard inside

Ill use Penn tomorrow so Ill check again

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