For the past eight months, Lynbrook officials debated what to do with the two dilapidated storefronts at 45 and 48 Atlantic Ave., which are currently owned by the Metropolitan Transit Authority. The village and MTA have since engaged in lease negotiations for the two properties, and an agreement between the two entities appears imminent, village officials say. more

Only a year ago, the New York State Legislature was wrangling behind closed doors over a deal to bail out the fiscally troubled Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The agreement, which imposed a commuter payroll tax on counties served by the MTA, including Nassau County, was supposed to put the authority on a sound financial footing. more

Michael McHale, a 16-year-old student at Lynbrook High School, was hit by a westbound, non-passenger train at the Lynbrook Long Island Rail Road station at about 5:40 p.m. on March 9, Metropolitan Transit Authority officials said. McHale was later pronounced dead at South Nassau Communities Hospital. The Lynbrook Fire Department was called to the station platform, answering a report of a person being hit by a train, said Steve Grogan, spokesman for the department. Grogan said McHale did not respond to resusitation efforts, and was rushed to the hospital. Sam Zambuto, spokesman for the Long Island Rail Road, said that the MTA police are investigating the incident as a possible suicide. As a result of the incident, service was affected on the Babylon branch, and riders were redirected to the Long Beach branch, according to Zambuto. more

High winds and driving rain caused widespread damage on Saturday afternoon. Trees were uprooted in many south shore communities, and there was extensive damage to vehicles and property. more

A major switch upgrade project near the Valley Stream train station will affect Long Island Rail Road service across the south shore this coming weekend. more

A driver lost control of her 2008 Ford Explorer just after 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, hitting two parked cars, crashing through a fence and knocking down two utility poles before coming to rest sideways on the Long Island Rail Road tracks just west of the Centre Avenue train station. more