"Long Island commuters are scrambling to figure out how to get around during a Long Island Rail Road strike that could begin Thursday, especially those without the option of working from home. As the LIRR inches closer to what would be its first work stoppage in more than three decades, commuters have begun weighing a host of bad options, which include limited shuttle bus service between three railroad stations on Long Island and two subway stations in Queens, or driving into Manhattan."
""As it gets closer, it's becoming a bigger issue on my mind . . . I don't know what I'm going to do," Eric Grandine, of Amityville, said while waiting for his train at Penn Station Thursday. As an elevator repairman in Manhattan's Financial District, Grandine said he can't do his job remotely, and he said buses are too unpredictable to reliably get him to work each day."
A potential Long Island Rail Road strike could begin Thursday and would sharply disrupt commuters who lack remote-work options. Limited shuttle bus service would connect three Long Island stations to two Queens subway stations, while many commuters would consider driving into Manhattan. Employers and schools are notifying people about contingency plans, with some allowed to stay home and others told to build in extra commute time. Five unions involved in the dispute demand raises above what many other LIRR workers accepted and describe those demands as fair and industry-aligned. Commuters expect severe impacts on work schedules and family routines, and many view buses as unreliable.
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