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NY'S MTA Looking to Sell Ads in Subway Tunnels
Old School subway ad with the legendary Dr. Zizmor. (flckr crative commons / jonkeegan)(New York, NY - Jim O'Grady, WNYC) The perennially strapped New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority is...
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Schumer: Use ARC Tunnel $ To Finish Digging Rail Tunnel Under East River
East Side Access would bring Long Island Railroad to Grand Central Station through a tunnel under the East River at 63rd Street and then beneath Park Avenue.U.S. Senator Charles Schumer says New...
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NY MTA Chief Says Railroads Need To Work Together To Overcome Maxed-Out...
Amtrak concourse at Penn Station in New York. (Scott Beale / flickr)(New York, NY -- WNYC) New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Joe Lhota told a conference of transportation...
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Diamond Engagement Ring Is Lost And Then, Against Long Odds, Found On Long...
Long Island Railroad passenger Brooke Bene shows off her recovered engagement ring.(New York, NY - WNYC) Here's an uplifting story on a hot summer day. It begins with a young woman placing her hand on...
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The Single Switch Routing 1/3 of All LIRR Trains, Down for a Month
Long Island Railroad train barrels through a crossing. (photo by ynkefan1 / flickr)(New York, NY - WNYC) About 5,000 riders on Long Island Railroad will see their evening rush hour train either cut or...
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Tix On NY Commuter Trains Will Be Valid Longer...But A Refund Will Still Cost...
Tickets on this Metro-North train will be valid longer, starting in September. (traingeek/flickr)(New York, NY - WNYC) Starting in September, Long Island Railroad and Metro-North riders will have more...
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Readers & Listeners Share Tips On Surviving The Present Penn Station,...
The muses in this public artwork seem to be beckoning passengers into the void. (Photo by Jim O'Grady)(New York, NY - WNYC) Relish the wisdom of the crowd. Many of you have weighed in with your...
View ArticleMessy Commute Leaves LIRR Riders Delayed … Again
Long Island Rail Road commuters are bracing for a second afternoon of delayed and cancelled trains, after the Tuesday derailment of a freight train west of Hicksville disrupted service.The MTA says...
View ArticleExpect Weekend Delays, Disruptions on LIRR
The MTA is warning Long Island Railroad customers they might face big delays this weekend due to the installation of a new bridge in Westbury.Service will be suspended on the Main Line between...
View ArticleBig Delays Coming as Amtrak Expedites Track Work
Commuters should brace themselves for longer trips this summer, as Amtrak announced Thursday that it plans to accelerate two to three years worth of track work at Penn Station and condense it into...
View ArticleHere's How to Avoid Penn Station During Amtrak Work This Summer
Amtrak expects to spend eight weeks this summer, starting July 10th, doing extensive work on tracks at Penn Station. Amtrak said the work isn't because of the two derailments earlier this year (the...
View ArticleAmtrak's CEO Addresses Your Summer Commuting Concerns
Wick Moorman, president and CEO of Amtrak, takes calls and questions from riders affected by the Penn Station service disruptions on the morning they go into effect. Amtrak owns the tracks that the...
View ArticleRonan Farrow on the Threat of Spyware; Plus, Viola Davis
The New Yorker contributor Ronan Farrow has published an investigation into Pegasus, the most notorious commercial spyware in the world, and its maker, NSO Group. Pegasus is marketed as a tool for...
View ArticleCartoonist Liana Finck Rides the Train to Nowhere
The New Yorker cartoonist Liana Finck likes working out in the world, among people, but she doesn’t want anyone talking to her while she’s drawing. She explains how the Long Island Rail Road, a...
View ArticleViola Davis on Playing Michelle Obama, and Finding Her Voice as an Actor
The Oscar-winning actor Viola Davis traces her career in Hollywood back to a single moment of inspiration from her childhood: watching Cicely Tyson star in the 1974 movie “The Autobiography of Miss...
View ArticleThe LIRR's Big Miscalculation
Since the Long Island Railroad introduced new schedules last month to coincide with full service to Grand Central Madison, commuters have been complaining of packed trains and chaotic transfers at...
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