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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 … more

By Lee Landor | 1/27/11

The afternoon commute on Merrick Avenue by Eisenhower Park on Wednesday, before the second round of snow hit overnight.

Another round of snow for East Meadow

On Wednesday night into Thursday morning East Meadow, Salisbury and surrounding communities experienced what some forecasters called a “thundersnow.” more

by Mike Caputo | 1/26/11

Extreme changes to limit LIRR service

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 … more

Lee Landor | 10/13/10

Extreme changes will limit LIRR service during the weekends of Oct. 23 and 24 and Nov. 6 and 7.

Extreme changes to limit LIRR service

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 … more

Lee Landor | 9/28/10

Don’t throw our taxpayers under the bus!

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. more

Al D'Amato | 9/3/10

Assemblyman Michael Montesano, center, co-sponsored a bill that calls for a comprehensive forensic audit of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. He was joined by Assemblyman Dean Murray, right, and Suffolk Legislator Daniel LoSquadro.

Montesano calls for forensic audit of MTA

The payroll tax ... threats to cut funding for the Long Island bus .. rising fares on the Long Island Railroad and the elimination of bus routes in Nassau. Those were some recent measures taken to … more

Mike Caputo | 8/4/10

A casino deserves serious consideration

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. more

Al D'Amato | 5/6/10

We say audit the MTA

Only a year ago, the New York State Legislature was wrangling behind closed doors over a deal to bail out the fiscally troubled Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The agreement, which imposed a commuter payroll tax on counties served by the MTA, including Nassau County, was supposed to put the authority on a sound financial footing. more

3/26/10

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