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Some 120 feet below the streets of Manhattan, thousands of workers contracted by MTA Capital Construction have been drilling and blasting through bedrock since September 2007 to build a set of Long Island Rail Road tunnels that will eventually connect the Island, including the South Shore, with Grand Central Terminal and the Metro-North Railroad. Tunneling on the Manhattan side of the “East Side Access Project,” as it’s known, is complete, and work on the Queens side, which began in May, is well under way.
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By Scott Brinton
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8/9/11
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To the Editor:
Following a number of significant Long Island Rail Road service disruptions and cancellations caused by Amtrak maintenance recently, I am calling on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to explore taking over maintenance of the rails in and out of Penn Station and the East River tunnels.
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5/16/11
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Long Island Rail Road riders should expect cancelations and delays on some of Monday's evening rush-hour trains due to the derailment of an Amtrak train in Queens.
According to the MTA, the …
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2/7/11
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Several Long Island legislators have hopped aboard the no-smoking train, supporting legislation that would ban smoking on all outdoor Long Island Rail Road platforms.
Assembly members Harvey …
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By Lee Landor
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2/2/11
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As a result of the winter storm, the MTA reduced service across the board.
It reduced weekday morning rush hour service on the Long Island Rail Road, canceling some trains, suspended Able-Ride …
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By Lee Landor
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1/27/11
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Weekend service on the Long Island Rail Road will be extremely limited in the coming weeks as the LIRR Modernization Project brings signal and switch-control work to Jamaica Station.
The agency …
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Lee Landor
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10/13/10
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Weekend service on the Long Island Rail Road will be extremely limited throughout October and November as the LIRR Modernization Project brings signal and switch-control work to Jamaica …
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Lee Landor
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9/28/10
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A strong band of thunderstorms made its way through Nassau County on Thursday as dangerous lightning, torrential downpours and winds in excess of more than 70mph were reported.
The …
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Mike Caputo, Anthony Rifilato and Mary Malloy
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9/16/10
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Thousands of Long Island Rail Road commuters were left stranded after a switch cable fire in Jamaica disrupted days of rush-hour service. Around the same time, it was announced that the MTA was exploring plans to raise the price of a monthly Metro card to $130.
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Al D'Amato
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9/3/10
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Last week, freshman Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano laid it on the line for county residents. He told us that the county is facing a $286 million deficit, the largest in its history.
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Al D'Amato
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5/6/10
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