MTA Announces LIRR, Metro-North Railroad Suspensions As Henri Approaches Tri-State Area
Portions of the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North will be suspended on Sunday when Hurricane Henri arrives in the Tri-State Area.
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Portions of the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North will be suspended on Sunday when Hurricane Henri arrives in the Tri-State Area.
The Long Island Rail Road is suffering trough plummeting monthly ridership.
To make it easier, the MTA is offering discounted beach packages to encourage people to take the train.
Post time is set for 6:49 p.m. Saturday at Belmont Park.
Ignoring the cloud of scandal hanging over his head, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday put another feather in his transit construction cap.
A week before Memorial Day Weekend, the Long Island Rail Road says it's ready to kick off the summer.
You can now get a COVID-19 vaccine shot while on your commute.
Service was suspended between Hicksville and Mineola on the Port Jefferson and Ronkonkoma branches as crews worked to bring the fire under control.
Service was suspended in both directions between Hicksville and Jamaica on the Ronkonkoma and Port Jefferson branches.
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran says a return to mass transit will fuel the region's recovery.
The railroad said weekday service will now match the levels in place before the March reductions.
The railroad is installing digital displays that will use a color-coded system to tell riders the crowd conditions of each car of an approaching train.
Commuters have been complaining about crowded trains and little social distancing since cuts took effect Monday.
More trains were added to Tuesday's rush hour on the Long Island Rail Road. But riders still said they were dangerously packed in during a pandemic.
Commuters on the Long Island Rail Road say service reductions that took affect Monday are causing crowded trains and putting them at risk.
According to the MTA, ridership remains down due to the pandemic.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is reportedly planning a little coronavirus pandemic surprise for millions of mass transit riders later this week.
People protesting the MTA's proposed fare hikes are rallying Sunday before the transportation authority's final public hearing.
As CBS2 first reported Tuesday night, big budget cuts could be coming to the MTA, impacting jobs and service. That is, unless the federal government steps in.
It's not just local traffic. The Long Island Expressway, Southern and Northern State Parkways are barely below last year's level.
The MTA says systemwide delays will be about 10 to 15 minutes.
Friday marked a milestone in the march to deliver thousands of jobs and billions in economic activity to Nassau County.
Roads clogged with cars. Trains that come once an hour. Those are some of the dire predictions in a new Metropolitan Transportation Authority report.
The crowds are measured not only by allowing LIRR access to your trip but also by sophisticated sensors built into a car's suspension to detect how many people are on board.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is in dire straits. It says it needs billons of dollars in federal funding or the way people commute will drastically change.
