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Striking Verizon workers were in Malverne recently, picketing in front of a home being serviced by non-union workers on Morris Avenue West. From left were Ken Lerner of Coram, Edward LaChappelle of West Hempstead, Carlos Oscolava of Massapequa and a worker who declined to be identified.
Workers taking it to the streets
Is your Verizon service acting up? Perhaps your Internet connection is slow, or you hear crackling on your phone line? When you call for service, you may get more than just a technician visiting your home. more
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Frank Orsini and Kim Pellizzi hold a bowling fundraiser every October in honor of their mother, Velma, who died 10 years ago from lung cancer.
Doing it for Mom
Ten years have past since Kim Pellizzi, of Seaford, lost her mother to lung cancer. It hasn’t gotten any easier. more
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Baldwin eyes possible school bus strike
Baldwin school officials are making contingency plans in case of a possible school bus strike on Wednesday. In a letter posted on the district’s website Tuesday, Superintendent Shari L. Camhi … more
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End ISIS's campaign of terror once and for all
The reign of terror by Islamic State insurgents surged just one day after President Obama asked Congress for new war powers to combat the brutal terror group. more
Anthony Simon, left, the lead union negotiator, about to sign the tentative agreement between the unions and the MTA. Gov. Andrew Cuomo held a news conference Thursday afternoon with Simon and MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast, right, who signed before Simon.
NO STRIKE!
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.) more
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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
Local residents are on high alert with a LIRR strike looming.
Commuters brace for LIRR strike
Commuters and other Lynbrook and East Rockaway residents said this week that they were growing increasingly anxious as negotiations between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Long Island Rail Road’s eight unions stalled without an agreement to stave off a strike that would begin on Sunday. more
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Commuters make alternate travel plans
With a possible Long Island Rail Road strike a few days away, Baldwin residents are preparing for what could be longer commutes — and headaches. more
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The Seastreak ferry operates from Rockaway, with multiple runs to lower Manhattan and midtown for $3.50 each way.
Rockaway ferry expects spike in ridership ahead of LIRR strike
With thousands of commuters facing a possible strike this Sunday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said that in addition to an existing ferry service in Rockaway, it will add a free ferry … more
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Commuters, let's not let unions bring us to our knees!
With over 300,000 daily riders, the Long Island Rail Road is the busiest commuter railroad in North America. But in just two weeks . . . more
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