LIRR's Jamaica Station oddly quiet
Orange barriers blocked off the platforms at the LIRR's Jamaica Station on Sunday afternoon and a large digital screen providing train times read: 'No Passengers" at each entry. Credit: Newsday/James Carbone
The LIRR station in Jamaica on Sunday afternoon looked more like a public transportation version of a ghost town than the bustling transit hub for the largest commuter railroad in the United States.
Bright orange barricades blocked entry to the track platforms, and for the people inside the station, LIRR officials in orange vests were available to answer any questions.
A large digital screen that provided train times for the day read: "No passengers," next to each entry.
Joshua Needelman covers the Town of North Hempstead for Newsday. A Long Island native and University of Maryland graduate, his work has appeared in publications including The New York Times and The Washington Post.
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