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Driver arrested after LIRR smashes into car in Central Islip collision
December 21, 2024 | 5:42pmTerrifying images show that the mangled car was nearly flattened from the impact.
Accused drunk SUV driver caught on camera barreling down LIRR tracks
December 10, 2024 | 8:29pmThat's one way to beat traffic.
Boo boo boo: MTA banning alcohol on Metro-North, LIRR trains for SantaCon weekend
December 10, 2024 | 6:38pmThe MTA is once again pooh-poohing on New York's ho ho ho-ing.
NYers mourn Van Ritshie, longtime voice of LIRR, Metro North announcements: ‘That voice is the Long Island Rail Road'
November 15, 2024 | 12:28pmHe's left a gap in the hearts of commuters. Van Ritshie, who for three decades cautioned MTA riders to "watch the gap" as the official announcement voice on LIRR and...
Frustrated Penn Station commuter creates app to predict track numbers — and avoid the stampede
October 9, 2024 | 2:02pmLongtime NJ Transit sufferer Joshua Crandall was fed up feeling the pent-up energy of his fellow stressed-out rail riders, standing around waiting — tired of the trample-or-be-trampled, chaotic mad dashes...
G-Whiz! Longer, pricier commutes for some straphangers during G train shutdown
July 14, 2024 | 3:29pmBuckle up, Brooklyn commuters: it’s going to be a longer, warmer and more expensive ride for some this summer. The infamous G train summer shutdown slated to modernize Depression-era signals...
For the price of subway fare, you can tour some of the city's great underground artworks
June 27, 2024 | 7:00amForget gallery walks. It's all about the gallery ride.
The MTA's payroll hits new $1.37B cost . . . and for what?
May 14, 2024 | 6:09amAs city drivers brace for congestion-pricing tolls to take effect June 15, the MTA’s payroll hit a jaw-dropping $7.8 billion, while its overtime expenses hit a new record high last...
Meet the Long Islander who won $100K playing Candy Crush on the LIRR — now he's gunning for $1M
April 22, 2024 | 1:24pm"The LIRR became a lot sweeter when I began to play Candy Crush Saga. From there, beating levels became a staple in my day," he bragged.
Billy Joel ditches helicopter to ride the LIRR to his MSG concerts -- and no one notices
March 22, 2024 | 6:08pm“People will sometimes look at me on the railroad and think, ‘Look at this guy, trying to look like Billy Joel. He’s not kidding anybody,’” the rock legend said.
Penn Station favorite opening a spot at Grand Central Madison
March 21, 2024 | 7:49pmThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority has reeled a former Penn Station eatery, and long-time favorite of commuters, into the Long Island Rail Road's new terminal beneath Grand Central.
LIRR rider slashed in face on train with box cutter in horrifying, caught-on-video attack
March 19, 2024 | 11:00amAn LIRR rider was slashed in the face on a train in Queens on Monday in a horrifying caught-on-video attack -- days after an armed straphanger launched violence that ended...
What would you do if you found $30,000 cash on the train? NYC straphangers sound off
February 18, 2024 | 4:27pmA sack of cash containing $30,000 left behind in a Long Island Rail Road car was returned to its rightful owner this week thanks to the teamwork and sleuthing efforts...
Bag of $30K left on LIRR train reunited with owner thanks to this clue inside
February 17, 2024 | 1:06pmA forgetful commuter left $30,000 in cash on the Long Island Rail Road and got it back with the help of some detective work.
Latest NYC housing corruption is just the tip of the iceberg for city gov't
February 10, 2024 | 7:41amLast week’s bribery charges against 70 New York City Housing Authority employees are just the latest in a long list of scandals by low- and mid-level public workers in New...
SantaCon 2023 brought merry madness to NYC as 30K took to the streets
December 9, 2023 | 4:11pmGrinches, dogs dressed up as presents, and the notorious drunk Santas convened at West 39th Street and Broadway for the start of the annual pub crawl.
LIRR massacre survivors share how the horrific mass shooting still affects them 30 years later
December 2, 2023 | 9:34amSix people were killed and 19 hurt when Colin Ferguson opened fire on a rush hour Long Island Rail Road train.
LI woman reunited with $12K in cash she left on train
October 21, 2023 | 1:44pmJuliet Barton boarded the train Monday with much of her life savings stuffed into the backpack to "protect" it -- but left it behind.
MTA's backward design process puts consultants in charge, adds millions of dollars in costs, insiders say
September 17, 2023 | 4:50pmOne of the biggest issues that has been plaguing its Second Avenue subway extension — a pie-in-the-sky design that already saddled straphangers with millions of dollars in extra debt for...
LIRR failed to order new trains as promised for Grand Central, causing commuter woes: docs
September 12, 2023 | 6:55pmLIRR commuters have been plagued by overcrowding and botched schedules for months — because no new trains were ever ordered as promised for Grand Central Terminal, documents show.