At approximately 8:15 a.m., Long Island Rail Road train Train No. 2817, scheduled to depart from Far Rockaway at 7:18 a.m. and due into the Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, at 8:11 a.m., struck the bumping block at Track 6 at Atlantic Terminal, train officials said.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/4/17
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Nassau County communities have for decades resisted what folks call the “Queensification” of the county. Translation: People haven’t traditionally wanted to build up, as in multi-story, not even in the many downtown commercial districts that surround most Long Island Rail Road stations.
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12/15/16
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Long Island Rail Road riders were advised on Sunday morning to expect delays and heavier-than-usual passenger volume on trains on the Babylon Branch, which runs along the South Shore, after a LIRR train derailed outside New Hyde Park around 9:10 p.m. on Saturday.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/9/16
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To protect against storm damage and increase its power output equivalent to the four other electric substations in the village, the PSEG-Long Island substation on Pearsall Avenue between Rockaway Turnpike and Avery Place in Cedarhurst will be undergoing a major upgrade that began at the end of September and is expected to be completed by June, company officials said.
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By Diana Colapietro
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9/28/16
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The 26th annual Merrick Fall Festival will hold a special Sept. 11 commemoration this year, as the fair is set to run from Sept. 9 to 11.
The festival, sponsored by the Merrick Chamber of …
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By Stephany Reyes
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8/25/16
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The Bellmore Family Street Festival will celebrate its 30th anniversary this year on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17 and 18. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores, the fair has long …
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By Daine Taylor
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8/25/16
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Memorial Day, the Monday holiday that commemorates all those who died while in the country’s armed forces, was celebrated one-day earlier in Inwood as the annual parade stepped off from the Long Island Rail Road station at noon on Sunday.
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5/30/16
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For the second time in the month, Inwood residents Jonathan Reyes, 15, and Gady Pozuelos, 12, have been found after being reported missing, according to police.
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4/1/16
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tanding outside the boarded up waiting room of the Far Rockaway Long Island Rail Road station last Thursday, State Senator James Sanders (D-Rochdale Village), Assemblywoman Michele Titus (D-Far Rockaway) and several representatives of civic organizations called for the Queens community that borders Nassau County’s Five Towns to be included in the LIRR’S CityTicket weekend discount program.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/30/16
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For the second time in two weeks, Inwood resident Jonathan Reyes, 15 has been reported missing, according to police. Reyes was last seen leaving his Mott Avenue home on March 15 at 3 p.m.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/16/16
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