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President Obama appointed a second Presidential Emergency Board on March 21 in resolving the MTA's longstanding contract impasse with LIRR union workers, whose action to strike could now be pushed back to July.

Obama appoints second board for LIRR dispute

President Barack Obama has appointed a second board of mediators to intervene in a longstanding contract impasse between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and its Long Island Rail Road … more

By Emily Webb | 3/25/14

MTA officials have officially asked President Obama to appoint a second Presidential Emergency Board in resolving its longstanding contract impasse with LIRR union workers, whose action to strike could now be pushed back to July.

MTA seeks second mediation board in LIRR contract dispute

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority officially asked President Barack Obama to appoint a second Presidential Emergency Board on March 5 in resolving its longstanding contract impasse with Long … more

By Emily Webb | 3/6/14

Negotiations between the MTA and LIRR unions, which would have stalled this month's labor strike until July, ended early on Feb. 27 with no resolution, but with new proposals from both sides.

No deal reached in LIRR union strike talks

Negotiations between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Long Island Rail Road unions to avoid a labor strike later this month ended early on Feb. 27 with no resolution, but with new … more

By Emily Webb | 3/4/14

MTA officials will meet with LIRR union leaders in Washington D.C. later this week to discuss wage concessions in avoiding a labor strike next month.

MTA to negotiate with LIRR unions to stall strike

After a dozen members of Congress from New York urged the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to reconsider its contractual demands for a three-year wage freeze on Long Island Rail Road workers, … more

By Emily Webb | 2/25/14

The Long Island Rail Road will restore four express trains on the Babylon branch starting Monday, Feb. 24, which officials said will accommodate the MTA's construction projects, such as the East Side Access extension, until mid May.

LIRR restores four Babylon trains to circumvent rail construction

The Long Island Rail Road announced that it will activate new train schedules on Monday, Feb. 24, including the restoration of two eastbound trains during evening rush on the Babylon branch, which … more

By Emily Webb | 2/24/14

A dozen members of Congress signed a letter sent to MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast on Wednesday, asking him to reconsider demands for LIRR union workers to agree to either a three-year wage freeze or concessions that would pay for their wage increase.

L.I. reps urge MTA to rethink LIRR wage freeze

A dozen members of Congress from New York, three from Long Island, have urged the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to reconsider its contractual demands for a three-year wage freeze or … more

By Emily Webb | 2/19/14

Insults, old as the ages, scrawled on walls

Are we seeing things or are we seeing something? Police are looking for the person or persons who wrote anti-Semitic epithets . . . more

1/31/14

The Long Beach branch sustained the most damage from Sandy.

Cuomo: MTA awarded $886.3M for post-Sandy rebuilding

Governor Cuomo announced last week that $886.3 million in federal funding was awarded to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to repair and rebuild infrastructure that was damaged by Hurricane … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 1/30/14

Vice President Joe Biden joined Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday as Cuomo unveiled a plan to rebuild New York’s infrastructure, making it more resilient in order to adapt to changing weather.

Planning for a ‘new reality’

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday unveiled a $17 billion plan to overhaul the state’s infrastructure in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, focusing on areas like transportation, weather prediction, … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 1/8/14

Those traveling via mass transit between Penn Station and Long Beach from 2:15 to 6 a.m. Saturday should except travel times of up to 33 minutes more than usual.

Track work Saturday to affect LIRR’s Long Beach line

Buses will replace four trains early Saturday morning on the Long Island Rail Road’s Long Beach Branch between Long Beach and Valley Stream, according to a Metropolitan Transportation Authority travel alert. Those traveling via mass transit between Penn Station and Long Beach from 2:15 to 6 a.m. Saturday should except travel times of up to 33 minutes more than usual. more

12/13/13

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