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	The MTA installed a biometric&nbsp;employee timekeeping system in 2019&nbsp;to curb&nbsp;overtime abuse, but it was paused during the pandemic due to sanitary concerns. Employees continue to use the&nbsp;Kronos devices as standard time clocks, punching in and out of job sites with ID cards. Newsday&#39;s Alfonso Castillo reports.
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority released the recommendations of its congestion pricing advisory panel, which said motorists would pay $15 to trek into Manhattan below 60th Street.

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Invoices issued by the LIRR conductors to riders who have not paid for train tickets rose from 2019 to 2022. NewsdayTV's Alfonso Castillo reports.

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Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo talked to commuters about the lack of food options at Penn Station and Grand Central Madison.

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The Memorial Day weekend derailment forced the evacuation of 30 passengers and ripped up hundreds of feet of track, prosecutors said.

Ex-LIRR employee pleads guilty to lying about inspection of equipment that derailed

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The mass shooting, which came before such tragedies became rampant, shook Long Island and marked a violent milestone for the country.

30 years later, memories of LIRR massacre haunt survivors

More than 20% of drivers nationally admitted driving at least 15 mph over the speed limit on highways and 10 mph over the limit on surface streets, according to the AAA study.

Survey shows drivers admit to dangerous driving

The $15 toll would apply to most vehicles with E-ZPass. Trucks would be charged $24 to $36. Non E-ZPass customers would pay $22.50.

Manhattan toll recommendation: $15, few exemptions

The railroad is testing its latest strategy to combat fare evasion, officials said. But the announcement was immediately met with skepticism by some riders.

LIRR to check tickets at Penn after Madison Square Garden events

The resurfacing project will cover approximately 36 lane miles from Exits 32 to 39.

$8 million to repave Southern State Parkway in Suffolk

In the nearly five years they've been paired up, Julie Guevara says Gina has sniffed out an average of one or two dangerous combustibles every few months.

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Drivers will receive a 30-day warning period when the Glen Cove school bus camera program starts next week. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

'I'm terrified': Mother fears cars passing stopped buses 

Jennifer Wendal, paralyzed in a car crash, and her family have opened up to raise awareness about traffic safety. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'This journey has been hard'

Rob Free started as a station cleaner at the Long Island Rail Road and is now its new acting president. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo reports.

LIRR head: 'This new role, even in the new office, it's very surreal'

Two hundred forty-three people died in traffic crashes in Nassau and Suffolk last year, including 72 pedestrians, and the numbers keep climbing. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

Surge in fatal crashes on Long Island 

The transit hub on Brentwood Road and First Avenue in Brentwood is experiencing a major facelift. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

'There's a lot of improvement': Residents look forward to renovated transit hub

Critics have questioned some expenditures included in the Long Island Rail Road's $20 million "community benefits fund." NewsdayTV's Alfonso Castillo reports.

'Left a lot of us scratching our heads'

Four years after the first M9 trains rolled out, the LIRR had hoped to have all the new trains in service, but acknowledges the last of them won't be here until sometime in 2024. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso A. Castillo reports.

Commuters call them 'the unicorns'

Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo talked to Long Island Rail Road riders who have been affected by the 1,800 monthly delays the LIRR has averaged since March.

LIRR riders frustrated with recent delays

It took months to fully restore this F-14 Tomcat, affectionately known as Felix, now proudly displayed out front of the Cradle of Aviation Museum. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

'One of the most beautiful Tomcats you will find anywhere'

Nick Puzio, 25, of Farmingville, died after being struck by two separate vehicles as he crossed Route 112 in Patchogue on March 12. Both drivers fled the scene. A blood drive was held at the Farmingville Fire Department's headquarters in Puzio's memory Saturday. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

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The MTA installed a biometric employee timekeeping system in 2019 to curb overtime abuse, but it was paused during the pandemic due to sanitary concerns. Employees continue to use the Kronos devices as standard time clocks, punching in and out of job sites with ID cards. Newsday's Alfonso Castillo reports.

Following at least 30 motor vehicle-related fatalities on Long Island in August, Suffolk County police on Tuesday handed out free reflective bicycle vests and stickers to passersby in Patchogue. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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