New York and New Jersey Agree: Gov. Phil Murphy is Ticking Them Off

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy came to office six years ago as a Democrat promising to save public transit in his state.

Instead of becoming a hometown hero, Murphy’s now being blamed in two states for worsening the already dysfunctional regional transit system that surrounds and serves New York City. Democrats, advocates and environmentalists across the region increasingly cast Murphy as a mass transit villain and New York’s business leaders are souring on him.