Strike would be a 'hassle,' but there's also support for rail workers

Max Ayala, 23, of Valley Stream, wearing a purple NYU graduation gown, said a strike would be a “hassle.” Ayala said he graduated in December with an undergraduate degree in environmental science but walked at the graduation ceremony Thursday. Ayala works at the university doing research on urban parks.

“I wonder what’s going to happen — I do go into the office,” Ayala said. “I guess I would work at home.”

Matt B. Guzman, 56, of Inwood, takes the LIRR to his job in Manhattan training first responders and security guards.

If there’s a strike, “that’s going to hurt me a little bit but I’ve got the A train about a mile from my house,” he said.

“I have the option to drive but I don’t like doing that because of the traffic and the congestion toll,” Guzman added. “It is what it is.”
Guzman said he supported the LIRR workers.

“They’ve been working such a long time without a raise,” Guzman said. “What they’re asking, they should get."