Can you take public transit from nyc?

Correct train is the North Jersey Coast Line rather than the NE Corridor to Mattawan/Aberdeen

Yes an uber

PNC also runs free shuttle buses from Matawan/Aberdeen Train station

Take the NE corridor train into Matawan. It's a little less then 10 minutes from there bud.

you could take an academy bus or a train from nyc and than an uber to pnc