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	Rob Free started as a station cleaner at the Long Island Rail Road and is now its new acting president. Newsday transportation reporter&nbsp;Alfonso Castillo reports.
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The National Transportation Safety Board said there was no mayday call made before the fatal small plane crash at Long Island MacArthur Airport. 

'They heard popping and sputtering'

Two people were killed Monday when a small plane took off then attempted to return to the runway at Long Island MacArthur Airport and crashed, Islip officials said.

Tragic scene at airport

On Friday, a widespread Microsoft outage is disrupted flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world, causing delays and cancellations at NYC airports. NewsdayTV's Virgina Huie reports.

'This was ridiculous'

Most motorists will pay an additional $15 for driving below 60th Street in Manhattan, potentially as soon as this summer. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'Life is hard enough here'

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The scanners are controversial because a refusal triggers a mandatory search and because they have a high false-positive rate.

Body scanners debut this week to access NYC subways 

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Eligible students will be given OMNY cards to use for up to four free subway or bus rides a day, including when school isn't in session.

Free subway, bus fares year-round for NYC students under new plan

Filed by congestion pricing advocates, the suits are the first legal challenges to Gov. Kathy Hochul's indefinite pause on the tolling plan.

Lawsuits seek to force state to move ahead with NYC congestion pricing plan

Of the 157 county- and locally-owned bridges on Long Island, 38 were rated good, 114 fair and just five poor, according to a report from the state comptroller.

LI has lowest percentage of bridges in poor condition, state says

Donnell Hickson, a 1999 graduate of Lawrence High, and his son, 18, and daughter, 11, were killed in a weekend crash in Pennsylvania.

Former prep track star remembered as 'team-first guy'

They died after their Honda Accord collided with a truck on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, officials said.

LI father, his 2 kids killed in Pennsylvania crash

Witnesses heard popping and sputtering before the crash, with one saying the plane's single engine had stopped "producing power."

NTSB: Witness heard plane's engine quit

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Gov. Kathy Hochul cited the high cost of living in New York City as a reason to delay the implementation of congestion pricing.

'New Yorkers are getting hammered on costs'

Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo talks about the impact of Gov. Hochul's pause on congestion pricing on LIRR riders.

How congestion pricing pause will impact LIRR

LIRR conductors are checking tickets before passengers board some Penn Station trains. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo reports.

'We hope to get real value out of it'

MTA voted to shelve its congestion pricing plan and Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo explains which projects could be halted.

 '$16.5 billion shortfall'

The LIRR on Monday announced a pilot program that will allow customers to scan a QR code to report on bathroom conditions. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'They're usually gross and disgusting'

LIRR commuters may have been surprised when they opened the railroad's TrainTime app and were greeted by a warning that passengers who "don't pay the fare and don't show valid ID will be removed from the train."  

'They're enforcing the law'

Starting in late October, JetBlue will operate daily service between Islip and Orlando, and four round-trip flights weekly between the Long Island airport and Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach.

Coming soon: Take a JetBlue flight to Florida from MacArthur

Commuters say they are concerned about their safety as major crime rises on the Long Island Rail Road. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo reports. 

'It can make you very tense'

The DMV launched the New York Mobile ID, an app allowing users to store their IDs on their smartphones. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'We'll know right away that that's the right person'

Police say the lack of legal limit for cannabis impairment makes arresting people for driving while high on marijuana challenging. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

  'Devastating crashes, loved ones lost'

Newsday's Transportation Reporter Alfonso Castillo gives the latest on New York Governor Kathy Hochul's decision to stop congestion pricing. 

Castillo: The MTA is 'furious' over decision to pause congestion pricing

Controversy and court challenges have motorists questioning the motive for school bus cameras, especially at one spot on Jericho Turnpike. Newsday's Shari Einhorn reports.

'I definitely try to avoid this road'

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Newsday travel writer Scott Vogel took the ferry over to Block Island for a weekend of fun.

See the bluffs, walk a labyrinth and more Block Island adventures

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