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LIRR Strike Over — But Tuesday Morning Commute Still A Traffic Disaster LIRR Strike Over — But Tuesday Morning Commute Still A Traffic Disaster
Lirr Strike Over — But Tuesday Morning Commute Still A Traffic Disaster Long Island Rail Road service was set to resume at 12 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, after a deal to end the LIRR workers' strike was reached Monday night, May 18, officials said. Because negotiations stretched so late into the night, the LIRR remained closed for Tuesday morning rush hour, MTA boss Janno Lieber said at a press conference broadcast on WCBS. “There are people who are reporting to work in this hour and in the hours to come to resume service,” Lieber said early Tuesday. Service will resume first on the Babylon, Huntington, Ronkonkoma, and Port Washington branches before restarting on a…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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Hochul Blames Trump As LIRR Strike Threatens To Disrupt 300K Commuters Hochul Blames Trump As LIRR Strike Threatens To Disrupt 300K Commuters
Hochul Blames Trump As Lirr Strike Threatens To Disrupt 300K Commuters Gov. Kathy Hochul is pinning the blame on President Donald Trump for a stalled contract dispute that could push Long Island Rail Road workers to strike, threatening commutes for nearly 300,000 riders. In a statement Monday, Sept. 15, Hochul accused Trump and his administration of fueling the breakdown in negotiations by allowing the National Mediation Board to release the unions and the LIRR from talks. “Make no mistake, this is a strike encouraged by Donald Trump and enabled by his allies in Washington,” Hochul said. “The reckless actions of the Trump administration’s National Mediation Bo…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Victim ID'd In Deadly Long Island Expressway Crash That Shut Down Roadway For Hours Victim ID'd In Deadly Long Island Expressway Crash That Shut Down Roadway For Hours
Victim ID'd In Deadly Long Island Expressway Crash That Shut Down Roadway For Hours Authorities identified a man who was killed in an early-morning chain-reaction crash that closed the Long Island Expressway for several hours. The wreck happened in Jericho, in the eastbound lanes between exits 39 and 41, just after 3 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 5. Nassau County Police said a Chevy Suburban was heading eastbound when the driver lost control and overturned. The Suburban struck the back of a Dodge delivery van that was pulled over on the shoulder. A tractor-trailer then struck the Suburban, which had come to a stop in the right lane. The driver of the Suburban, identified as 49-yea…

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by Michael Mashburn & Cecilia Levine