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13 Injured In LIRR Derailment, Service Disrupted: 'Everybody Got Pretty Shaken Up' 13 Injured In LIRR Derailment, Service Disrupted: 'Everybody Got Pretty Shaken Up'
13 Injured In Lirr Derailment, Service Disrupted: 'Everybody Got Pretty Shaken Up' Over a dozen people are injured after a Long Island Rail Road train derailed leaving New York City. The derailment happened at around 11:10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, as the eight-car train was traveling east of the Jamaica, Queens station at 175th Street and 93rd Avenue, according to MTA officials. “It appears to be all eight cars of the train derailed,” MTA Chairman Janno Lieber told reporters. Officials said 13 people were injured, two of them seriously. All of those injured were in stable condition and were expected to recover. It was not immediately clear what caused the derailment, tho…

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New LIRR Station At Bellmont Park Will Be Built In Connection With Construction On Isles' Arena New LIRR Station At Bellmont Park Will Be Built In Connection With Construction On Isles' Arena
New Lirr Station At Bellmont Park Will Be Built In Connection With Construction On Isles' Arena Developers and the New York Islanders are all aboard as they plan to construct a new Long Island Rail Road station at Belmont Park as part of their proposed $1.3 billion arena and entertainment complex in Elmont. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday, July 8, that the Belmont Park Redevelopment Project is calling for the first full-time LIRR station in nearly 50 years, "helping mitigate traffic concerns and providing a new amenity to the Elmont community." Cuomo also released an analysis of the project's potential economic impact, which determined the new arena, hotel, an…

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by Zak Failla