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Gov. Kathy Hochul, and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer take a train from Grand Central Madison last month to celebrate the opening of the terminal.

Kathy Hochul orders more LIRR service beginning Monday

Essentially calling the opening of Grand Central Madison in New York's Upper East Side an ongoing process. Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Sunday to not only add Long Island Rail Road trains to Brooklyn during peak hours, but also to lengthen cars on a number of trains that exceeded capacity over the last week. more

STAFF REPORT | 3/5/23

LIRR to Grand Central Madison? We’re still waiting.

Once again, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has left coal in the stockings of Long Island Rail Road commuters. more

By Larry Penner | 1/12/23

Living in the land of wasted potential

I recently attended a breakfast meeting, and sat in a room full of successful business leaders along with a large number of attorneys. The subject was the business climate on Long Island, and somehow . . . more

9/28/17

On the trains, no summer of hell

Spring was a season of frustration for Long Island Rail Road commuters. Two trains derailed in March and April, crippling LIRR service for days. Later in April . . . more

9/14/17

To hell and back: riding the LIRR

They’ve got you coming and going. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the Long Island Rail Road, seems to be saying, “Not my job.” more

6/1/17

Putting the LIRR back on the right track

Long Islanders have long had a love-hate relationship with the Long Island Rail Road. On one hand, they love the service, which, on good days, speeds them into New York City . . . more

5/4/17

Governor announces Moynihan Train Hall

Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled plans for the transformation of the James A. Farley Post Office at 8th Avenue and 34th Street in New York City into a world-class transportation hub at a press … more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 10/6/16

The plans for a renovated Penn Station will improve the busiest train station in the country functionally as well as aesthetically.

Cuomo plans LIRR expansion, new Penn

As part of his agenda for 2016, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has unveiled plans to expand the Long Island Railroad, build a tunnel across the Long Island Sound and recreate Penn Station. The ambitious plans … more

By Alex Costello | 1/13/16

Living in the world, 14 years after 9/11

To paraphrase the question posed in a popular hotel commercial, “Should we stay or should we go?” In the almost decade and a half since the terrorist attacks on New York . . . more

9/24/15

LIRR service enhanced for pope's visit

Pope Francis has arrived in New York and will have a full schedule of events across the city on Friday, Sept. 25, including an evening Mass at Madison Square Garden. The LIRR … more

9/22/15

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