Reflecting on a nightmare travel week for LI
A track fire shut down Penn Station. Falling debris snarled the George Washington Bridge. A sink hole swallowed a car on the LIE. And then a strike stopped the LIRR.
Newsday's transportation reporter Alfonso A. Castillo can't remember a more surreal stretch of time on the beat than these past few days. It revealed the importance, and fragility of the region's transportation network, and showed what happens when it goes down.
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Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 38: State champions On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra, Michael Sicoli and Tess Ferguson recap the the state championships in baseball, boys and girls lacrosse, plus Jared Valuzzi has the plays of the week.
