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The roof of a tractor-trailer was sliced off when the truck illegally attempted to pass under a low-clearance bridge.

The Eagle Avenue bridge, off exit 18 of the Southern State Parkway, isn’t just any old overpass. With a height of just 7 feet, 7 inches, it has one of the lowest clearances of any bridge on any Long Island parkway, and is struck from beneath by oversized trucks an average of three times a year, according to the New York State Department of Transportation. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 2/25/15

Snow started to fall early on Monday morning. By Monday evening, blizzard conditions were expected across Long Island. Above, commuters at the Merrick Long Island Rail Road station at 8 a.m. on Monday.

West Hempstead LIRR Branch remains suspended; most others reopened

After this week’s blizzard forced state officials to suspend service on the Long Island Rail Road, service has returned to most branches, while the West Hempstead Branch remains under … more

1/27/15

Delays on most major highways; rails, buses operating on time for now

As of 9 a.m. on Monday morning, the Long Island Railroad is running on time, with all branches reporting good service on the MTA’s weather advisory page. The Nassau Inter-County Express bus line … more

By Brendan Murray | 1/26/15

Yes, I loved school-zone speed cameras

I couldn’t have been the only one who loved Nassau County’s ill-fated school-zone speed cameras. more

1/8/15

Busiest LIRR branch suffers highest number of delays

The Babylon Branch is the most delayed and least productive Long Island Rail Road line for commuters, according to the Tri-State Transportation Campaign (TSTC). The advocacy group, which wants to reduce car dependency in the greater New York area, based its analysis on Metropolitan Transit Authority data and 2010 census information. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 10/22/14

State should extend Ocean Parkway bike trail

There’s long been a rivalry between motorists and cyclists on Long Island. Many, though certainly not all, drivers believe roads are meant exclusively for cars . . . more

9/25/14

For crying out loud, give cyclists a 'brake'

First, a warning and an invitation: This column is a rant. Please join in the diatribe online at www.liherald.com, under Opinions. Thank you. more

9/18/14

Herald Editor Andrew Hackmack, left, intern Brian Stieglitz, center, and Senior Editor Scott Brinton recently cycled from Cedar Creek Park, in Seaford, to Tobay Beach Park, in Massapequa, to check out New York state’s new 3.6-mile, $3.8 million bicycle path on the Ocean Parkway.

Video: Biking the Ocean Parkway

I had been pedaling for an hour and a half when I stopped cold. The view, quite simply, stunned me. It was 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 22, and I was three-quarters of the way through a bike ride up and down the asphalt path that runs along the Wantagh and Ocean parkways, from Nassau County’s Cedar Creek Park, in Seaford, to the Town of Oyster Bay’s Tobay Beach Park, in Massapequa. The entire ride, from Cedar Creek to Tobay Beach and back, was 17.6 miles. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/29/14

Mr. Suozzi, the State Senate's in good hands, thanks

We don’t have to look very far back in the history books to learn about the damage State Senate Democrats inflicted on Long Island taxpayers during their disastrous two years in the majority in 2009 and 2010. more

7/30/14

Stay at the table and work this out

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he wouldn’t get involved in the threatened strike by unionized LIRR workers, which may happen on Sunday. more

7/16/14

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