Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday morning that he has lifted Nassau County's travel ban, effective at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, and that MTA service will continue on its regular schedule …
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By Brendan Murray
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1/27/15
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Governor Andrew Cuomo announced at a press conference late Monday afternoon that a travel ban would take effect in all counties effected by the snowfall, including Nassau County, at 11 p.m. tonight.
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By Brendan Murray
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1/26/15
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Governor Andrew Cuomo announced at a press conference early Monday afternoon that the Long Island Rail Road, New York City Subway System and the Metro-North train line would begin suspending service …
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By Brendan Murray
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1/26/15
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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 …
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By Brendan Murray
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1/26/15
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Buses to replace trains on the Far Rockaway Branch between Far Rockaway and Valley Stream overnight Sunday, Nov. 9 from 12:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. for track maintenance
Customers Are Advised to …
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11/5/14
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LIRR Service Update
There are system-wide scattered delays of up to 30 minutes because of weather-related problems, as well as up to 90 min delays on the Montauk Branch due to an earlier disabled …
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8/13/14
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A Long Island Rail Road strike has been averted. The MTA and LIRR unions signed an agreement on Thursday at 1:38 p.m.
"We have settled a four-year dispute," Governor Cuomo said at a news conference at his New York City office on Thursday at 1:26 p.m. (Governor's full statement at the end of this news report.)
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By John O'Connell
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7/17/14
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he wouldn’t get involved in the threatened strike by unionized LIRR workers, which may happen on Sunday.
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7/16/14
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Bellmore-Merrick commuters said on Monday that they were growing increasingly anxious as salary and benefit negotiations between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Long Island Rail Road’s eight unions carried on without an agreement to stave off a strike on July 20.
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By Scott Brinton and Brian Racow
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7/14/14
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With over 300,000 daily riders, the Long Island Rail Road is the busiest commuter railroad in North America. But in just two weeks . . .
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7/9/14
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