Eight Lucky LIRR Commuters Win Bike Locker Lottery In Bellmore
The lockers are just outside the train station and are designed to protect your bike from theft and bad weather.
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The lockers are just outside the train station and are designed to protect your bike from theft and bad weather.
Flowers and burning candles now mark the blocked escalator entrance at the Lindenhurst Long Island Rail Road station where 88-year-old Irene Bernatzky fell and died from her injuries Tuesday.
Shortly before 2 p.m. on Tuesday, an 88-year-old woman apparently fell on the escalator to the station's platform, according to a statement from the LIRR.
A woman caught on surveillance video apparently being beaten and abducted last week at the Ronkonkoma Long Island Rail Road station has come forward and is safe, police said.
Witnesses told authorities that the suspect placed the victim over his shoulder and threw her into the back of a light silver 4-door Nissan Altima -- either late 1990's or early 2000's model.
After three straight years of declining ridership, the Long Island Rail Road appears to be staging a comeback.
The head of the Association for a Better Long Island doesn't like hearing that the MTA is considering the merits of a plan to operate Metro-North trains into Penn Station, at the possible expense of some Long Island Rail Road service.
"I'm all for it, anything that gets us quicker to work," said Co-op city resident Mark Vargas.
Cops say a woman was driving on Brentwood Road around 5 p.m. Friday when she accidentally turned onto Long Island Rail Road tracks near Union Boulevard and got stuck.
After the blizzard of 2010 that caused days of delays for the Long Island Rail Road, a new schedule system has been put in place to make it easier for riders to know what to expect during a storm.
A clean environment, safe ride, accurate and timely information and courteous employees are just a few of the promises the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is making to rail customers in their new commuter bill of rights.
After more than 800 Long Islanders were surveyed, 49 percent said they thought the Long Island Rail Road was doing a good or excellent job.
The MTA has launched its new digital service that shows Long Island Rail Road riders if their train is arriving on time well before they reach the platform.
Police said one passenger allegedly punched another who is accused of spitting at the conductor.
There is flooding and power outages in parts of the Tri-State after heavy rain and some snow moved through the area Wednesday night.
We all know commuting in the Tri-State Area can be a major headache. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is hoping social media can help its customers on a daily basis.
Four morning and six evening trains running between Far Rockaway and Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn have a designated quiet car.
A new smoking ban for the LIRR and Metro-North goes into effect on Sunday.
Another stand has opened for getting livery service, on the up and up.
Federal prosecutors charged 11 people on Thursday with conspiracy in a decade-long fraud that authorities say poisoned the pension system used by employees of the nation's largest commuter railroad.
"I believe they were gaming the system and it is the responsibility of the Long Island Rail Road, and it has been my responsibility since 2008 to change the culture at this railroad," LIRR President Helena Williams said.
The arrests wrap up an investigation that's been cooking for years. At issue: How - and why - could more than 90 percent of LIRR employees who sought a disability pension get one?
The Long Island Rail Road is promising to do better by its commuters following last month's lightning strike that knocked out service and stranded thousands of riders for several hours.
Sick of being stranded, Long Island Rail Road commuters are demanding a back-up plan and full accountability following the system-wide shut down caused by last week's lightning strike.
Good news for commuters Friday morning following the severe weather that impacted our area and caused major service disruptions on the Long Island Rail Road Thursday night.
