Strike could seriously impact riders with disabilities
Floral Park resident Nadia Holubnyczyj-Ortiz, seen in 2023, worries how disabled Long Islanders will get around this week if the LIRR strike continues. Credit: Kendall Rodriguez
Wheelchair user Nadia Holubnyczyj-Ortiz was planning to ride the LIRR from the accessible train station in Floral Park, where she lives, with her husband to Manhattan Saturday for an evening concert at Lincoln Center.
"We would have just taken the train and the subways. Obviously, that's not happening. So, we're stuck in traffic on the Cross Bronx right now," said Holubnyczyj-Ortiz in a phone interview while her husband drove.
The LIRR union strike could disproportionately impact riders with disabilities, who have few other options to get on and off Long Island without trains running, advocates said Saturday. Read the full story here.
Alfonso Castillo has been reporting for Newsday since 1999 and covering the transportation beat since 2008. He grew up in the Bronx and Queens and now lives in Valley Stream with his wife and two sons.
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