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• LIRR: $40M to renovate Massapequa station

  a better chance of getting a seat in the morning.Massapequa is one of the most heavily used stations on the Babylon line, the LIRR's busiest, serving 17.4 million customers last year.State Sen. Charles Fuschillo (R- Merrick ), who chairs the Senate Transportation   Read more »

• LIRR: Downed power line causes eastbound delays out of Penn Station

  East River tunnel is causing eastbound delays out of Penn Station.The power line has been temporarily repaired, according to the LIRR, but commuters should still expect residual delays up to 30 minutes.The LIRR also advised commuters that entry into Penn Station   Read more »

• 2 teens arrested in robbery at LIRR station

  Police have arrested a second young teen in connection with an attack and robbery on May 5 of a woman leaving the Long Island Rail Road Station in Rockville Centre . This time, the robber was 13. Nassau County police did not release the name of the boy, wh   Read more »

• LIRR releases new schedule, effective Monday

  two eastbound and two westbound trains on both Saturdays and Sundays.The new schedule, reflecting service from Monday through Sept. 2, will also include changes related mostly to off-peak and weekend construction projects.Learn more at www.mta.info/lirr.   Read more »

• LIRR plan would run more trains to NYC

  issued a statement asking that the town and the railroad make all proposals publicly available to be evaluated by the community.LIRR officials say the railroad is planning to do outreach in the community about the project.Mitch Schwartz, co-president of the   Read more »

Around the web

• SENATOR FUSCHILLO AND LIRR ANNOUNCE $40 MILLION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AT MASSAPEQUA TRAIN STATION

  Massapequa Train Station. He is joined by (l-r) Legislator Michael Venditto, Senator Kemp Hannon, MTA Board Member Mitch Pally, LIRR President Helena Williams, Assemblyman Joseph Saladino, and Assemblyman Tom McKevitt. Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (R-Merrick)   from New York Senate Read more »

• May 18-19, 2013 - Buses Replace LIRR Train Service Between Huntington and Port Jeffersonl

  resume. For more info, you can pick up a copy of the "Special Timetable: Lawrence Road Crossing Renewal," or view it online at the LIRR website. You may also call 511, the New York State Travel Information Line, and when prompted, say "Long Island Rail Road.   from About.com: Long Island, NY Read more »

• Mayor Kennedy talks LIRR with officials

  Nassau County officials on May 6. Also attending was county Legislator David Denenberg, who convened the previous meeting with LIRR officials in Wantagh April 4. At the May 6 meeting Mr. Denenberg noted the Freeport station “is more crowded than any other   from Merrick Life - L&M Publications Read more »

• LIRR Westbound Service Restored Between Jamaica, Penn Station

  The MTA says LIRR westbound service has been restored between Jamaica and Penn Station after a brief outage, but commuters should expect delays. The agency says the cause of the outage was a downed Amtrak power line in one of the East River tunnels. Get the   from NBC New York Read more »

• LIRR At Grand Central Could Mean Fewer Parking Spaces In Port Washington

  outraged.” “We know that parking is at a premium. So, we’re trying to do the best we can to minimize any loss of parking,” said LIRR spokesperson Joe Calderone. He said the bottom line is that to increase service and reduce commuting times, some parking spots   from CBS New York Read more »