No searching for parking spaces at LIRR lots
For Alex Christoforatos of Floral Park, the return of the LIRR Tuesday brought an unexpected surprise. An empty parking lot.
Usually, she has to search a long time for parking at her train stop. Instead, with passengers either arriving early or staying home, she enjoyed an easy path into Manhattan for her 2:59 p.m. train.
“I guess people didn’t want to commute to work today,” Christoforatos said.
She was just as calm Tuesday waiting for her train home. Even if parking is more hectic with the LIRR back, she offered her support for the union after the three-day ordeal.
“I hope the workers got what they wanted,” Christoforatos said.
Another rider, Sherion Morris of Deer Park, usually wakes up early to catch a 4:30 a.m. train to her job via the LIRR. But with the strike, her commute went from 1 hour, 20 minutes to almost 3 hours Tuesday
That meant a 3:30 a.m. wake-up call so she could arrive at work at 7:15 a.m.
“I had to take a shuttle to Howard Beach in Queens, then take the A Train through Brooklyn and Manhattan,” Morris said. “I wish they would’ve done (the shuttle) through Jamaica Center in Queens”
She was thrilled the strike was over and didn’t have to take the shuttle home.
“Oh my god, I’m so happy,” Moore said. “I’m not sure how long it’d take to get home.”
Evan Barnes covers the Giants for Newsday. He previously covered the Brooklyn Nets, Memphis football and the Memphis Grizzlies and also covered prep sports in Los Angeles.
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