LIA calls for rail commuter incentives
Photo credit: John Dunn, 2010 | Long Island Association president Kevin Law is pressing to restore a recently expired tax break for Long Island Rail Road commuters.
The Long Island Rail Road's decline in ridership, which now places it as the nation's second-largest commuter line -- it had held the No. 1 spot for decades -- gives added emphasis to the fight to restore a recently-expired tax break for commuters that had saved Long Island riders hundreds of dollars a year, said Long Island Association president Kevin Law.
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