Por: New York Post Nation March 10, 2023
The Long Island Rail Road is staffing weekend trains more heavily than it does weekday service, even though Saturdays and Sundays account for just a fraction of its ridership, a Post investigation has found. The pre-pandemic log of staffing assignments for the LIRR’s 1,200-plus trains raises new questions about the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s management of the railroad as it has been hit by a slew of scandals and suffered the... + full article
New York Post USA Nation March 04, 2023
The MTA was warned a decade ago that the Long Island Rail Road’s Jamaica hub would be — like the ones commuters have been forced to endure all week, The Post has learned. The dire prediction came in an analysis of the Jamaica, Queens station’s capacity, completed in 2012,... + más
How union muscle keeps expensive rules, high fares in place on LIRR | New York Post
MTA staffs up weekend LIRR trains more than weekdays despite low ridership | New York Post
New York Post USA Nation January 24, 2023
The Long Island Rail Road’s costly work rules remain in force — despite repeated calls for reform — due to the tremendous clout held by its militant unions, and fears of a strike angering all-important suburban voters, say current and former MTA insiders. A revealed the... + más
Man hit with LIRR’s first-ever ban for sexually assaulting conductor | New York Post
MTA wraps long-planned LIRR third track project, eliminating key transit bottleneck | New York Daily News
New York Post USA Nation January 17, 2023
They’ve been taking New York commuters for a ride! Wasteful labor deals and mismanagement at the MTA’s commuter lines — predominantly the Long Island Rail Road — are costing the vital suburban connectors nearly $400 million annually, an investigation by The Post reveals.... + más
New York Post USA Nation December 20, 2022
Commuters could soon be stuck waiting longer for subway trains under new service changes proposed for next summer, transit officials said Monday. Service on Mondays and Fridays would be cut back on seven subway lines — the 1, 6, 7, L, E, F and Q lines, officials — adding up... + más
MTA worker shoots man during argument in Brooklyn subway station | New York Post
MTA debt reduction plan not enough to avoid ‘fiscal cliff,’ says NY comptroller report | New York Daily News
New York Post USA Nation November 18, 2022
A court banned a man from riding the Long Island railroad for two years on Thursday as part of a plea deal for sexually assaulting a train conductor. Michael Harewood pleaded guilty in Suffolk County Court to charges of sex abuse and agreed to the two-year ban as part of his... + más
Kathy Hochul, MTA announce completion of LIRR ‘Third Track’ expansion | New York Post
New York Daily News USA Nation October 04, 2022
After decades of planning, the MTA on Monday finally finished the Long Island Rail Road’s third track project that eliminates one of New York’s most cumbersome mass transit bottlenecks. The project adds a new 9.8-mile express track between the Floral Park and Hicksville... + más
MTA’s new taxicab charge plan puts a tax on women’s safety | New York Post
New York Post USA Nation October 04, 2022
The that officials say will dramatically expand Long Island Railroad service, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday. The $2.5 billion effort — started under disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo — will add extra capacity to the commuter railroad, allowing officials to run more trains... + más
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul pictured with fundraiser Maher Abdelqader, who shared Holocaust denial content | New York Post
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