T.J. Brennan, Scott Brinton, Michael Ganci, Mary Malloy and Brian Racow contributed to this story Commuters and other Lynbrook and East Rockaway residents said this week that they were growing … more

With less than two weeks to go before a potentially crippling Long Island Rail Road strike, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and eight LIRR unions were set to return to the bargaining table once again this week to discuss contract negotiations. The National Mediation Board, a three-member, quasi-governmental agency, scheduled a meeting between the MTA and union officials on Tuesday in Manhattan. more

Construction on a three-and-a-half mile stretch of Sunrise Highway has begun — and business owners and residents along the thoroughfare think it will be a great benefit once it’s all done. … more