<p>MTA leaders announced a two-year improvement project for the LIRR Babylon train station. NewsdayTV&#39;s Alfonso Castillo reports.&nbsp;</p>


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MTA announces major improvements for LIRR Babylon station

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'It's time to bring this station into the 21st Century'

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