Catching a rare train out of Moynihan — roses in hand
Matthew Zepeda, of New Jersey, was trying to catch an LIRR train to Hicksville Friday out of Moynihan Train Hall. Credit: Newsday/Joshua Solomon
Moments after a rare intercom announcement in Moynihan Train Hall about no eastbound trains, another rare announcement came over: A 10:03 train to Ronkonkoma was on Track 16.
Nearly no passengers were left in the train hall to board the eastbound train following the announcements.
One of the lone people on the platform was Matthew Zepeda.
He came in from New Jersey with a bouquet of roses in hand. He was trying to head to Hicksville to see his girlfriend.
"Kind of crazy," he said, describing the scene. "I didn’t know what was going on until this."
Zepeda lucked out.
He plugged in his commute to Apple Maps this morning. He saw frequent trains departing from Penn Station. He just happened to catch the unlikely train to get the roses to its destination.
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