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LIRR Announces Extended Waiting Room Hours At Dozens Of Stations

Waiting rooms at 41 LIRR stations will now be open until 10 p.m., the railroad announced Wednesday.

2012/10/03

Sree Tips: Best Apps For Mass Transit

With the fall back-to-school and back-to-work season in full swing, we wanted to show you some transit apps that are worth knowing about.

2012/09/05

A tunnel boring machine from the East Side Access project emerges in Sunnyside, Queens (file / credit: MTA)

MTA Completes Tunnel Boring On East Side Access

A fleet of massive tunneling machines that has spent 4 1/2 years digging 13 miles of new train tubes deep beneath New York City finally fell silent this week after the last of the monsters finished its mission.

2012/07/26

The chicken lives somewhere here on 71st Avenue near the Forest Hills LIRR station. (credit: Eileen Lehpamer, 1010 WINS)

Chicken Running Afowl Near LIRR Station In Forest Hills, Queens

The bird has become a local celebrity, but there is still a debate raging about whether it is a he or a she — a rooster or a hen.

2012/07/12

Brooke Bene's engagement ring. (credit: CBS 2)

L.I Woman Reunited With Engagement Ring She Lost On LIRR Train

Brooke Bene, who got engaged in April, said she took the ring off one morning while on the 6:38 a.m. train from Huntington to Atlantic Terminal to apply hand lotion.

2012/06/29

A child cools off in a Washington Square park fountain on June 21, 2012. (credit: John Moore/Getty Images)

Tri-State Area Swelters In Heat On The First Full Day Of Summer

Cooling centers will be open on Friday to help New Yorkers beat the heat, as near record-breaking temps continue to suffocate the area.

2012/06/21

A train is seen at the Long Island Rail Road station - Great Neck, NY - Jun 6, 2011 (credit: Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880)

LIRR Expands Quiet Car Program

If you’re looking for a relaxing commute on the Long Island Rail Road, finding it will soon get easier, WCBS 880 Bureau Chief Mike Xirinachs reported.

2012/06/14

U.S. Attorney: 10 More Charged In Long Island Rail Road Disability Fraud Scheme

The retirees are accused of faking injuries to qualify for extra disability pension pay. Tuesday arrests came following 11 last October, including doctors who allegedly helped retirees game the system and former LIRR workers who claimed crippling injuries.

2012/05/22

The East Side Access project will connect the Long Island Rail Road with a new concourse underneath Grand Central Terminal. This photo shows construction underway on September 19, 2011. (credit: Metropolitan Transportation Authority Flickr/Patrick Cashin)

New Price Tag For LIRR East Side Access Project More Than $8 Billion

Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials also reiterated Monday that the new completion date for the project is August 2019. The East Side Access project was supposed to wrap up by 2016.

2012/05/22

Long Island Rail Road station - Hicksville, NY - Feb 28, 2012 (credit: Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880)

Long Island Rail Road Plans To Spend $200 Million To Upgrade Main Line

The Long Island Rail Road has scheduled a major facelift for its busiest line. More than $200 million will be spent to upgrade the Long Island Rail Road’s Main Line, which carries more than 40 percent of its traffic.

2012/05/20

Transit Worker Struck By LIRR Train Near Hunterspoint Avenue Station

A transit worker struck by a Long Island Rail Road train early this morning is listed in serious condition at Elmhurst Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

2012/05/18

LIRR Train (credit: purist_andrew/Flickr)

LIRR Service On Ronkonkoma Branch Restored After Vehicle Crash Forces Suspension

Police say a 33-year-old, who was driving without a licence, crashed through a chain-link fence and onto the tracks in Wyandanch. The wreck caused damage to about 300 feet of the third rail which supplies power to the trains.

2012/04/17

Bike lockers at the Long Island Rail Road station - Bellmore, NY - Apr 4, 2012 (credit: Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880)

Eight Lucky LIRR Commuters Win Bike Locker Lottery In Bellmore

The lockers are just outside the train station and are designed to protect your bike from theft and bad weather.

2012/04/04

Closed escalator at the Long Island Rail Road station - Lindenhurst, NY - Mar 14, 2012 (credit: Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880)

LIRR Officials: Elderly Escalator Victim ‘Asphyxiated’ At Lindenhurst Station

Flowers and burning candles now mark the blocked escalator entrance at the Lindenhurst Long Island Rail Road station where 88-year-old Irene Bernatzky fell and died from her injuries Tuesday.

2012/03/14

Elderly Woman Dies After Escalator Fall At LIRR Station In Lindenhurst

Shortly before 2 p.m. on Tuesday, an 88-year-old woman apparently fell on the escalator to the station’s platform, according to a statement from the LIRR.

2012/03/13

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