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4 days agoGrand Central Madison gets new accessible entrance at 45th Street, boosting access to LIRR riders | amNewYork
MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said the agreement will also allow the MTA to rake in a projected $1 billion over time from lease payments and property tax revenues for the site. Those dollars will go toward the agency's capital program, he said. Lieber also noted just how important the East Side LIRR terminal is.
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6 days agoEditorial | Lessons learned from the LIRR strike to avoid a bigger one in NYC | amNewYork
A resolved LIRR strike ended commuter disruption but caused major economic losses, and the MTA now faces difficult TWU Local 100 contract negotiations under Taylor Law constraints.
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1 week agoSome Long Island employers leaned into remote work, technology to ride out LIRR shutdown impacts
Infrastructure such as equipping workers with laptops and the use of web conferencing technology allowed businesses to operate on the third, and ultimately, last day of the Long Island Rail Road union strike, major hospital networks and local business advocates said.
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1 week agoNew York governor pleads for remote work during massive rail strike: 'regular commuters who can work from home ... please do so' | Fortune
Negotiations between LIRR unions and the MTA ended without a deal, extending the strike and disrupting about 250,000 commuters’ Monday commute.
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1 week agoLIRR STRIKE: Talks break down, and 300,000 commuters now stranded as railroad employees hit picket line | amNewYork
All Long Island Rail Road service is suspended systemwide after a strike by five unions, disrupting about 300,000 daily commuters and prompting remote work or alternate travel.
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1 week agoLIRR STRIKE: Talks break down, and 300,000 commuters now stranded as railroad employees hit picket line | amNewYork
All Long Island Rail Road service is suspended systemwide after a strike by five unions, disrupting about 300,000 daily commuters and prompting remote work or alternate travel.
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1 week agoLIRR STRIKE: Riders scramble to find alternate routes between the city and Long Island amid labor dispute | amNewYork
The LIRR strike disrupted commuting across New York, reducing Penn Station crowds and forcing riders to use subway, shuttle buses, and NICE buses or work remotely.
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1 month agoLIRR unions warn strike would be 'disastrous' for Long Island
"I think it's going to be a disaster for Long Island," said Kevin Sexton, national vice president for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, and spokesman for the coalition of five LIRR unions.
New York Islanders
fromNorth Fork, NY Patch
3 months agoVIDEO: LIRR's 'Darth Vader' Snow-Clearing Train Readies Tracks As Regular Service Begins Again Wednesday
After a blizzard that slammed Long Island with more than 30 inches of snow and wind gusts of more than 80 miles per hour in certain areas - as well as shutting down the Long Island Rail Road - the Metropolitan Transit Authority announced Tuesday that regular weekday service will begin Wednesday with the morning commute.
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6 months agoOp-Ed | MTA's commuter rail upgrades put faster, cheaper city travel on track | amNewYork
Expanded LIRR and Metro-North service, Grand Central Madison opening, CityTicket discounts, and Metro-North Penn Station Access improve borough transit access and reduce commute times.
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fromWesthampton-Hampton Bays, NY Patch
8 months agoTrump Convenes Presidential Emergency Board To Prevent LIRR Strike That Could Have 'Crippled' Commuters
President Trump convened a Presidential Emergency Board to temporarily avert a Long Island Rail Road strike that could have affected nearly 300,000 commuters and the Ryder Cup.
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