Port Washington commuter looks forward to going back 'to normal'

Everton Wallace commutes four days a week from Port Washington to a downtown bank. His employer allows employees working on Long Island to work from home if a strike occurs. Wallace prefers going into the office but wants a quick end to any strike that could begin just after midnight. Late Friday afternoon, his main complaint was insufficient information about service disruptions caused by a fire in a Penn Station tunnel. An electronic sign showed some departing trains but not all. He had to ask an MTA employee when the next train to Port Washington would likely depart. He said the app also failed to provide useful information.

"Everton Wallace of Port Washington commutes four days a week to his job in a downtown bank. But his employer is allowing him and other employees who work on Long Island to work from home if there's a strike. "They suggested it," he said. "They're good about that. They understand what's going on.""

"Even so, Wallace, 66, who said he likes going into the office, hopes for a quick end if the strike starts just after midnight. "You want things to go back to normal," he said."

"Late Friday afternoon, his biggest complaint was a lack of information about service disruptions from Thursday's fire in a Penn Station tunnel, which has disrupted riders' commutes since then. An electronic sign listed some trains that are departing, but not all. He had to ask an MTA employee when the next train to Port Washington was likely going to depart."

""The worst thing is there's nothing," he said. "Even the app doesn't give you any useful information.""

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