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Malvernite and marathoner Peter Hawkins at the wide-open entrance to Tobay Beach from the Jones Beach bike trail. Before last week, a turnstile and locked gate blocked the entrance, preventing disabled access to the beach.
Scoring a victory for the disabled
In 2014, when the bike path that runs along the Wantagh Parkway was extended to Tobay Beach, many hailed its arrival as a safe, scenic trail for anyone who wanted to walk, run, cycle or skateboard. more
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LIRR Far Rockaway line passengers noted crowded trains as an issue they regularly encounter on their commute. Above, morning passengers at the Inwood station.
MTA announces LIRR fare reductions
Long Island Rail Road riders traveling to Hunterspoint Ave. or Atlantic Terminal will be entitled to a fare reduction averaging 25 percent during Amtrak’s repair work, the Metropolitan Transit Authority announced Tuesday. The fare reduction will take effect July 10, and will end when Amtrak’s repair work at Penn Station has been completed. more
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Thousands of commuters struggled to get home from an overcrowded Penn Station on May 10, when Amtrak-related signal trouble caused the cancellation of nearly 80 trains.
The LIRR’s mitigation plan during summer repairs
Anticipating harsh commuting delays while infrastructure repairs are made this summer, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority released an extensive alternate transportation plan for Long Island Rail Road commuters on June 12. more
To hell and back: riding the LIRR
They’ve got you coming and going. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the Long Island Rail Road, seems to be saying, “Not my job.” more
Rockville Centre residents continue to complain about the late arrivals of Long Island Rail Road trains, and see no solution in sight.
RVC LIRR commuters brace for worst
Standing atop the platform on the Rockville Centre Long Island Rail Road trestle around 7 a.m. last Friday, early-morning commuters waited with headphones in their ears and briefcases in their hands … more
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The Maryland-based developer Shelter Group wants to redevelop this property into a four-story senior assisted living home.
RVC building moratorium lifted
The good news for Shelter Group — a Maryland-based developer in contract to build a Brightview senior assisted-living home at 117 N. Long Beach Road — is that a building moratorium halting the … more
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How McDonald’s came to rule the world
Among my earliest memories of eating out at a restaurant are of chowing on burgers and fries at the McDonald’s on Middle Country Road in Coram, in Suffolk County, in the early 1970s. more
Putting the LIRR back on the right track
Long Islanders have long had a love-hate relationship with the Long Island Rail Road. On one hand, they love the service, which, on good days, speeds them into New York City . . . more
A reminder of the South Shore’s vulnerability
People have gathered on the Long Beach boardwalk in recent weeks to watch crews operating towering cranes hauling stones along the beach to rebuild the city’s jetties, part of an Army Corps of Engineers coastal protection plan . . . more
Police are stepping up patrols in search of a serial flasher who exposed himself to people in three different homes since February.
RVC police searching for serial flasher
Rockville Centre police say they are stepping up patrols in search of a serial flasher who was seen exposing himself in multiple backyards around the village. According to Police Commissioner … more
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