Five Long Island Rail Road unions are threatening to screw New Yorkers with a crippling strike — possibly as soon as Thursday. Their obscene demands include 16% wage hikes over three years — 6.5 ...

LONG ISLAND (PIX11) – More Long Island Rail Road workers will decide Monday on a potential strike that could completely stop train service, officials said. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & ...

Unions representing about half of the Long Island Rail Road’s workforce are threatening to walk off the job on Thursday if their demands aren’t met. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s response should be to show the ...

The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) announced its contingency plans for commuters ahead of a possible Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) strike. If five unions and the MTA fail to reach a compromise, ...

More Long Island Rail Road workers voted Monday to authorize walking off the job later this week, but they sought to extend the deadline into spring and asked for some arbitration help from Washington ...

Carolyn Gusoff has covered some of the most high profile news stories in the New York City area and is best known as a trusted, tenacious, consistent and caring voice of Long Island's concerns. The ...

The fare increase to $3, up from $2.90, will take effect in January, after the city’s transit system ends sales of the MetroCard. Other fares and tolls will also rise.

A standoff on contract terms between some of the Long Island Rail Road’s unionized workers and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority could spur the railway’s first strike in nearly 30 years, ...

Got thoughts to share with the MTA? Now’s the time to do so. The transit agency has launched its bi-annual fall 2025 “Customer Count Survey” for riders ...