Lone rider has the shuttle bus from Howard Beach to himself
Vinny Migliore of Babylon was the only person on the shuttle ride from Howard Beach to Bay Shore Train Station. Credit: Michael Sicoli
Talk about a quiet ride. Vinny Migliore of Babylon was the only person on the shuttle ride from Howard Beach to Bay Shore Train Station.
It took about two hours — notably longer than the 50-minute train ride he usually enjoys — but it wasn’t a bad experience for Migliore.
“It was pretty cool,” Migliore said. “It was pretty sufficient, a little traffic obviously, but aside from that it was pretty smooth.”
Migliore drove to Bay Shore Train Station in the morning and took the shuttle to and from his work as an electrician in Terminal 1 at John F. Kennedy Airport. He said he understood where the union was coming from with the strike.
“I’m just happy it was resolved quickly and everyone could get back to work and be at ease, not having to wake up an hour or two earlier just to get to work at their normal time,” Migliore said.
As someone who takes the railroad six days a week, he said he’s looking forward to taking the Wednesday morning train after managing a shuttle schedule during the strike.
“It makes my commute so much easier and quicker,” Migliore said. “Obviously it wouldn’t take you two hours to get home.“
Michael Sicoli covers high school sports for Newsday. He graduated from Quinnipiac in 2022 and left with a master’s degree in sports journalism in 2023.
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