Party City announces mass layoffs at New Jersey headquarters, email shows

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December 21, 2024

Party City announces mass layoffs at New Jersey headquarters, email shows

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. — Party City issued mass layoffs at its New Jersey headquarters, according to an email sent to employees.

All 850 Party City stores will be closing soon after nearly 40 years in business, according to CNN.

“I think it’s a shame because I grew up going to Party City as a child and it’s somewhere I used to look forward to for parties,” said Stephanie Campos, of New York City.

Campos was buying balloons at the Party City on West 14th Street in Greenwich Village when she heard about the chain’s reported closures.

“I’m thankful for the memories they gave me,” Campos said.

New Jersey Party City employees laid off in mass email

party-city-out-of-business-11p-lb-hi-res-still-00-00-3322.jpg — An email send to Party City employees announcing mass layoffs at the company’s headquarters in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey on Dec. 20, 2024.

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Corporate employees at Party City’s headquarters in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey received an email Friday saying it was their last day after the company made the decision to conduct mass layoffs.

The company recently came out of bankruptcy, but has faced tough competition from online retailers.

“The convenience, especially in a city like New York, the convenience of ordering what you need, having delivered,” said Jared Barnett.

Barnett wanted to visit his neighborhood store one more time for a final farewell.

“I came to say goodbye. A lot of memories, you know, from growing up to planning socials at my fraternity. So just to come back one more time,” he said.

Customers at the West 14th Street Party City said employees told them the location is closing by March 31. Merchandise is marked down in the meantime.

Party City did not respond to our request for comment.

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Woman fatally struck by NJ Transit train in Ramsey

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March 8, 2026

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Woman fatally struck by NJ Transit train in Ramsey

A woman was fatally struck by a train in Ramsey on the morning of March 8.

The unidentified woman was hit by the train at 10:49 a.m., just west of the Main Street crossing near the main Ramsey station, said John Chartier, director of media relations for NJ Transit.

Rail service was suspended in both directions between Allendale and Port Jervis but has since resumed, with delays of up to 30 minutes.

The train came from Port Jervis and was heading to Hoboken, and 150 people were on board at the time, Chartier said.

NJ Transit police are leading the investigation. No additional information about the circumstances of the death was available.

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March 8, 2026

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New Jersey E-ZPass stickers could arrive soon

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March 7, 2026

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New Jersey E-ZPass stickers could arrive soon

Out with the old, in with the new. E-ZPass is getting an upgrade.

New Jersey Turnpike may be saying bye-bye to the E-Z Pass device as they assess some new technology for the electronic toll paying service.

According to News12, the agency is testing a new sticker with a digital chip on their own vehicles that would replace the white plastic transponder mounted to windshields.

“We are planning to put the stickers in Turnpike Authority fleet vehicles for an informal test run. That will happen pretty soon,” said Tom Feeney, an authority spokesperson. “If there aren’t any issues, we plan to make them available to NJ E-ZPass customers.”

Officials say the stickers could be rolled out to drivers by the end of the year if the test run is successful.

This new method would potentially save the authority millions of dollars since the sticker tags don’t require batteries.

So far Massachusetts is the most recent state to change. On March 1 drivers received a small E-ZPass sticker to put on their windshield.

The new sticker transponder has an RFID chip embedded in them that’s read by the overhead toll gantries.

The current transponders, which MassDOT gives out to new customers for free, costs the state $6.70 each while the new stickers cost 55 cents, Massachusetts Department of Transportation Administrator Jonathan Gulliver told WBUR.

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