Bill funds LIE, Hempstead Turnpike fixups
Long Island will get money for highway improvements on Hempstead Turnpike and the Long Island Expressway, but LIRR riders take a hit in the federal transportation bill passed Friday.
Reaction to the much-awaited bipartisan legislation was mixed.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan), the senior Northeastern member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said the final package...
