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Long Island Railroad

A subway train pulls out of the 14th Street station in Manhattan.
Nov 9

State Comptroller: MTA Fare and Toll Hikes May Come Sooner

The state comptroller warned that new funding is needed for MTA improvements in order to stave off unplanned fare and toll hikes.
By Madina Toure
Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Jun 19

Cuomo Claims Amtrak Project He Once Refused to Get Behind Is Now ‘Desperately Needed’

"It’s not my tunnel. It is an Amtrak tunnel that is used by Amtrak and by New Jersey Transit."
By Will Bredderman
Gordon, McKeon and others come out against leaked service outage schedule. (Photo by NTSBgov via Getty Images)
May 2

NJ Lawmakers Question Amtrak’s Scheduling Decisions for Penn Station Repairs

Gordon, McKeon and others come out against leaked service outage schedule
By JT Aregood
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 17: People walk along a Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) platform on July 17, 2014 in New York City. Three days before workers were expected to walk off the job, state officials and union leaders have said that a strike has been averted. New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced details of the deal saying that it calls for 17 percent raises over six and a half years. Over 300,000 people use the train service on the weekdays. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Jan 4

Cuomo Calls LIRR Derailment ‘A Minor Accident’ at Unveiling of Latest Infrastructure Proposal

By Will Bredderman
Rendering of one potential design for a new Pennsylvania Station (Photo: Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Office).
Jan 11

Cuomo Commits Big Bucks to Infrastructure Projects, But Who’s Footing the Bill?

By Terence Cullen
Gov. Andrew Cuomo today (Photo: Will Bredderman for Observer).
Oct 8

Cuomo Calls de Blasio’s Arguments in MTA Funding Dispute ‘a Joke’

By Will Bredderman
The Long Island Railroad was cruising for a bruising this morning on Twitter. (Photo: Flickr Creative Commons)
Sep 2

Twitter Users Had Their Knives Out for the LIRR This Morning

By John Bonazzo
The AirTrain to John F. Kennedy International Airport. (Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Feb 5

Transit Experts Doubt Andrew Cuomo’s $450 Million Price Tag for LaGuardia AirTrain

By Ross Barkan
Oct 7

New York Region Desperately Needs Leadership on Transportation Infrastructure

By The Editors
Andrew Cuomo, accompanied by Jeffrey Klein, Dean Skelos, and Sheldon Silver (Photo: Will Bredderman).
Sep 19

Cuomo Prepares to Roll Out Aggressive Anti-Terrorism Plan

By Will Bredderman
Governor Andrew Cuomo and David Paterson. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Jul 22

A Strike Averted

By The Editors
Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Jul 17

Andrew Cuomo Announces LIRR Strike Has Been Averted

By Ross Barkan
Let's hope Mayor de Blasio doesn't read Twitter comments.
Jul 15

Bon Voyage, Mr. Mayor: Vacations Are Not Just Fun—They’re Necessary

By The Editors
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani (Photo: Getty Images).
Jul 15

Giuliani to de Blasio: ‘You’ve Got to Be Here’ for LIRR Strike

By Will Bredderman
Goin' off the rails on a wealthy train. (Youtube)
Mar 21

Cannonball! Wealthy Riders Hoard All the LIRR Express Tickets

By Vinnie Mancuso
JOE BONO!
Jan 22

How Drunk Can You Get on the LIRR? (Video)

By Drew Grant
Jan 15

Editorial: Amnesty for Pension Scammers

By The Editors
The neighborhood around the original Penn Station hasn't advanced much since it was known as the Tenderloin.
Aug 13

Vanity Project: Why Fancy Architecture Won’t Save Penn Station

By Stephen Jacob Smith
Ms. Quinn did not present a plan to expand New York City's subway system.
Apr 11

Quinn Wants Control of the MTA, But Why?

By Stephen Jacob Smith
Chris Ward. (Photo by David xxx)
Jan 19

Chris Ward Tapped as Executive Vice President of Dragados

By Daniel Geiger
Oct 24

Straphangers Satisfied with Subways and Buses, According to the MTA, Anyway

By Anna Sanders
Jun 4

More Riders Taking New York-Hamptons LIRR Routes

By Lysandra Ohrstrom
Jun 4

Former Suozzi Associate to Head LIRR

By Matthew Schuerman
Jan 1

2007, You Will Be a Busy Year for Big Development

By Observer Staff
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