LIRR Looks To Avoid Repeat Of Last Year's Commuting Chaos After Belmont Stakes
Last year, some fans waited more than three hours to catch a train home on the Long Island Rail Road after the Belmont Stakes.
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Last year, some fans waited more than three hours to catch a train home on the Long Island Rail Road after the Belmont Stakes.
Prendergast indicated the first place PTC would likely be installed is n the Metro-North's New Haven line.
Maintenance work will affect AirTrain service at Newark and JFK airports.
Repair work is expected to cause major disruptions for some 40,000 Long Island Rail Road riders this weekend.
The Far Rockaway branch of the Long Island Rail Road was suspended late Friday afternoon, after a train clipped a car in Hewlett.
From the track to the rest of the grounds, staffers are putting the finishing touches on Belmont Park before the place comes alive Wednesday for Opening Day.
The Long Island Rail Road and the Belmont Park racetrack are promising fans that they won't see a repeat of last year's commuter fiasco after the Belmont Stakes.
Long Island Rail Road service was shut down at Penn Station as the Thursday afternoon rush began, amid reports of a person under a train.
Some Long Island Rail Road riders can expect a tough commute Wednesday after rail officials discovered problems on the Ronkonkoma line.
Your commute into New York City is going to cost you more as MTA fare and toll hikes went into effect Sunday.
The service disruptions are due to the derailment of a non-passenger train in the railroad's Westside Yard.
A Long Island Rail Road train has hit and killed a person, disrupting service on the Montauk branch.
The Long Island Rail Road will excavate nearly 5,000 tons of contaminated soil at seven substations in Queens and Nassau County.
One person in the car was injured and taken to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital.
A woman shared her frightening story Tuesday about getting struck by a Long Island Rail Road train at a crossing this week.
A deteriorating, heavily-used Long Island bridge over railroad tracks is going to be replaced. But that means a year of detoured traffic, and snarled road closures near the busy Roosevelt Field Mall in Nassau County.
The couple has 10,000 love notes filled with endless 'I love yous.' Bill Bresnan has written a letter to his wife Kris every day since they met in 1974.
The Bergen County Rail Line on the NJ TRANSIT system was partially shut down late Wednesday afternoon, after a man was struck by a train in Garfield, New Jersey.
Bitter cold temperatures and ice caused some early morning delays for rail commuters across the Tri-State area on Tuesday.
A winter storm is dumping snow and ice across the Tri-State area Monday, causing some dangerous driving conditions.
Travel bans were lifted Tuesday morning, a day after officials barred drivers from streets throughout the Tri-State area.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency Monday from Sullivan and Ulster counties down south.
Whether you travel by road or rail, your commute could soon get more expensive.
Another swastika was found etched into a glass panel at the Long Island Rail Road station in Cedarhurst on Monday.
Firefighters were sent to Penn Station late Wednesday afternoon, after smoke filled an electrical room.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul held a meeting Tuesday about artificial intelligence's impact on the state.
New Jersey's former lieutenant governor is speaking out in an exclusive interview just days after stepping down.
The New York Botanical Garden will be celebrating Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, with seasonal colors and vibrant displays in the Bronx from Oct. 3 through Nov. 2.
A woman was repeatedly punched in the face during an unprovoked assault outside her home in Newark, New Jersey.
A Staten Island judge has ordered New York City officials to start their pied-à-terre tax rollout over.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul held a meeting Tuesday about artificial intelligence's impact on the state.
The New York Botanical Garden will be celebrating Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, with seasonal colors and vibrant displays in the Bronx from Oct. 3 through Nov. 2.
A Staten Island judge has ordered New York City officials to start their pied-à-terre tax rollout over.
Crews responded to a three-story home at 371 Bronx Park Ave., at around 12:20 p.m. due to reports of an unstable wall.
The initiative focuses on crime prevention and education, and seeks to celebrate Jewish life.
Although fall has recently just begun, much attention is already being turned to the upcoming winter.
The nor'easter that has been bringing bands of rain and heavy winds to New York, New Jersey and the Tri-State Area is finally clearing out.
The nor'easter is winding down, but the Tri-State Area will continue to feel its effects well into Monday.
A nor'easter is bringing more serious concerns to the Tri-State Area Sunday.
This weekend's nor'easter is bringing coastal flooding concerns and bands of rain to New York City and the Tri-State Area.
New Jersey's former lieutenant governor is speaking out in an exclusive interview just days after stepping down.
A woman was repeatedly punched in the face during an unprovoked assault outside her home in Newark, New Jersey.
Although fall has recently just begun, much attention is already being turned to the upcoming winter.
Remnants of the nor'easter that slammed the Tri-State Area are still lingering. The storm brought rain and caused coastal flooding as well as beach erosion.
The nor'easter that has been bringing bands of rain and heavy winds to New York, New Jersey and the Tri-State Area is finally clearing out.
CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan has more on how Massapequa High put an end to the nation's longest active winning streak on Monday night.
After three days of nor'easter conditions on Long Island, the cleanup and damage assessment continued on Monday.
As CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports, the South Shore town of Lindenhurst was hit especially hard.
Although fall has recently just begun, much attention is already being turned to the upcoming winter.
Lindenhurst residents are coping with inundating waters. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
New Jersey's former lieutenant governor is speaking out in an exclusive interview just days after stepping down.
A Staten Island judge has ordered New York City officials to start their pied-à-terre tax rollout over.
President Trump and the leaders of the country's largest artificial intelligence companies have signed a set of voluntary safety standards, as calls mount for tighter guardrails on powerful AI technology.
The initiative focuses on crime prevention and education, and seeks to celebrate Jewish life.
One of the highest-profile races in the midterm election cycle is the battle for New York's 17th Congressional District between two-term Republican incumbent Mike Lawler and Democratic challenger Cait Conley.
CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram shares the personal details of her life-or-death brain aneurysm scare.
An 86-year-old Long Island grandfather is cancer-free thanks to medical advances and a doctor who took on a risky case.
New York City health officials have identified cooling towers potentially linked to a Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
NYU Langone has reached an agreement with the Justice Department to end gender-affirming care for minors.
A second person has died in the Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Richard Belding in "Saved By The Bell," has died. He was 75.
Madonna won Artist of the Year while Taylor Swift became the most awarded artist in Video Music Awards history.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
The 2026 Global Citizen Festival that was set to take over the Great Lawn in New York City's Central Park Saturday has been canceled.
The anonymous woman who accused Jay-Z of sexually assaulting her said in a new court filing that she never met the rap mogul.
Injured Yankees captain Aaron Judge was left off New York's roster for its AL Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox starting Tuesday night.
Aaron Judge hopes to talk his way onto the Yankees roster for the AL Wild Card Series and into the starting lineup against the Red Sox.
The Minnesota Vikings are moving on from former first-round pick quarterback J.J. McCarthy.
Andrés Chaparro homered twice and the Nationals defeated the Mets 6-4 on Sunday in the season finale for both teams.
The Giants held on to beat the Titans 12-7 on Sunday, but lost their most important defensive player, Brian Burns, to a knee injury.
A weeks-long effort to build an accessible outdoor gathering space brings South Brooklyn's Jewish community together for Sukkot.
Maimonides Medical Center expanded its neonatal intensive care unit to 48 beds in 2024, the largest Level IV NICU in Brooklyn, as families navigate lengthy hospital stays with their most fragile newborns.
Neighbors have been waiting since 2021 for the bridge over the Belt Parkway to be rebuilt and reconnect Bath Beach with the waterfront.
The People's Theatre now has its first permanent home in more than 15 years, thanks to help from theater legends from the neighborhood, like Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative's 1.8-acre native plant sanctuary marks 10 years at a site where historians believe hundreds of human remains still lie
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Manhattan on April 20, 2025.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
A 12-inch water main leak caused a sinkhole in Yonkers, leading officials to close multiple streets in the area, Yonkers city officials said.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul held a meeting Tuesday about artificial intelligence's impact on the state. CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner got an inside look at new initiatives aimed at saving and creating jobs here.
CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan has more on how Massapequa High put an end to the nation's longest active winning streak on Monday night.
The New York Botanical Garden is gearing up to celebrate Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, with seasonal colors and vibrant displays in the Bronx. CBS News New York's Tony Aiello got a sneak peek ahead of the celebrations.
We're getting new insight into how Cornell University Police handled the case of an alleged fraternity gang rape back in 2024. CBS News New York investigative reporter Mahsa Saeidi exclusively obtained a transcript of the alleged victim's interview with campus police from a source.
