Service was restored on the LIRR’s Ronkonkoma Branch late Friday afternoon after an earlier suspension because of a broken rail near Central Islip, the railroad said.

The temporary service suspension, announced shortly after 2 p.m., was between Central Islip and Ronkonkoma, the Long Island Rail Road said in a notice to customers.

Westbound service resumed at 4:11 p.m., the railroad said.

Police are only addressing the supply, but demand is what fuels the illicit sex trade, experts say. Newsday political reporter Bahar Ostadan has the story. Credit: Newsday Staff

'If you don't address demand, you don't address the problem' Police are only addressing the supply, but demand is what fuels the illicit sex trade, experts say. Newsday political reporter Bahar Ostadan has the story.

Police are only addressing the supply, but demand is what fuels the illicit sex trade, experts say. Newsday political reporter Bahar Ostadan has the story. Credit: Newsday Staff

'If you don't address demand, you don't address the problem' Police are only addressing the supply, but demand is what fuels the illicit sex trade, experts say. Newsday political reporter Bahar Ostadan has the story.

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