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Saving our sanity and our souls through books

It nearly killed me. One of my grandkids said they “hate” books. They don’t read books except when one is assigned in school. Given the options of smartphones, TV and computers . . . more

1/7/21

MTA worker from Valley Stream rescues woman on subway tracks

Fifteen-year Valley Streamer Anthony Mannino said he heard the screams first. As a signal maintainer for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, he was at the Newkirk Plaza Q stop in Brooklyn … more

By Peter Belfiore | 8/16/19

Albany must pass sex harassment bills

After the #MeToo movement exploded into the national consciousness in 2017 and 2018, New York state lawmakers recently proposed no fewer than 11 bills to strengthen the state’s sexual harassment laws. more

5/9/19

Chunks of concrete fell from the Valley Stream Long Island Rail Road overpass on Friday morning. There were no reports of injuries.

Chunks of concrete fall from V.S. LIRR station tracks

Pieces of concrete fell from the east end of Long Island Rail Road Valley Stream train station overpass on Friday afternoon, hitting the sidewalk below. There were no reports of injury. Although … more

By Peter Belfiore | 4/25/19

Riders have complained of dirt and decay at the Valley Stream train station despite a $5 million renovation project announced roughly two years ago.

Questions swirl over $5 million for V.S. LIRR station renovations

The puddle seems to always be there, cloudy with dirt, or urine or something else. Whether it rains or not, it’s usually there on the floor of the Valley Stream train station platform waiting room, … more

By Peter Belfiore | 3/28/19

LIRR President Phillip Eng argued that his agency had made marked improvements in reliability over the past few months.

LIRR officials defend their record at county public hearing

By most accounts, riders on the Long Island Rail Road have had a rough couple of years. In fact, in 2017 the transit agency saw its worst on-time performance in more than two decades, and 2018 was … more

By Peter Belfiore | 3/7/19

State deserves praise for passing gun measures

The Democratically controlled State Legislature moved on Jan. 29 to protect New Yorkers by enacting common-sense measures to combat gun violence. more

2/7/19

A plaque outside of the Gibson Long Island Rail Road station in memory of Carrie Heinecke, who was a ticket agent at the station and lived in the upstairs apartment.

Renovations reveal life of ticket agent at Gibson

While renovating the upstairs apartment at the Gibson train station to transform it into an office space, foreman Joe Varley found some of Carrie Heinecke’s old belongings. Heinecke worked as the ticket agent at the station and lived in the apartment upstairs. more

By Melissa Koenig | 5/16/18

On the trains, no summer of hell

Spring was a season of frustration for Long Island Rail Road commuters. Two trains derailed in March and April, crippling LIRR service for days. Later in April . . . more

9/14/17

New York’s infrastructure plans are on right track

In politics, talk is cheap, as they say. During the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump talked a good game, calling for a $1 trillion national infrastructure program that would modernize the country’s ailing transportation network. So far, nothing. more

7/27/17

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