The MTA says it has fallen behind on several projects of importance to Long Island
Rail Road riders.
Long Island
Rail Road riders heading into the city experienced some major delays Tuesday morning.
The project will eventually turn the Farley Building's hall into a waiting area for Amtrak and Long Island
Rail Road riders.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams along with more than 20 of Brooklyn's elected officials have penned a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo, urging him to rescind his plan to grant Long Island
Rail Road riders a 25 percent fare reduction and consider using the recaptured funds toward desperately needed repairs to the subway's ailing signals instead.
Lhota again urged Long Island
Rail Road riders to «seriously consider» transit options for getting to and from Manhattan as commuters crossed their fingers in anticipation of what awaited this morning.
Not exact matches
The economic pain from Penn Station's crumbling infrastructure and the Long Island
Rail Road's service disruptions could last years, rippling beyond train
riders and the businesses where they work.
amNewYork article on BP Adams announcing the launch of Freedom Ticket, a new pilot program that will enable
riders to transfer seamlessly between the city's buses and subways and the Long Island
Rail Road.
Mark J. Epstein, chairman of the Long Island
Rail Road Commuter Council, said Monday that Prendergast has always been open to discussing
riders» concerns about the railroad's performance and building plans.
The Democratic governor says Wednesday that a Long Island
Rail Road strike would hold
riders «hostage.»
The Long Island
Rail Road said it will be ready to move heavy crowds of
riders to and from Belmont Park this Saturday, even if the stakes, and the attendance, won't be nearly as high as in recent years, due to the fact that there's no Triple Crown on the line.
Subway and railroad
riders in the city have faced rough commutes Tuesday, following a full day of problems on several lines and the Long Island
Rail Road.
Mark J. Epstein, Esq., Chair of the Long Island
Rail Road Commuter's Council,
railed against the MTA for its lack of communication to all 300,000 daily
riders regarding what contingency plans are in place, if any.
The ultimate goal will be that pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit
riders of all ages and abilities will be able to safely, conveniently, and easily use
roads, sidewalks, bike paths, transit and
rails to get to their destination.