Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about LIRR

What society would look like if the QueensLink was built. Photo: QueensLink

Queens Pols Revive Push for MTA to Study QueensLink, As QueensWay Linear Park Surges

By Kevin Duggan | Nov 28, 2022 | No Comments

Transit with a park or just a park? That is the question.

Mayor Adams will spend $35 million to get The QueensWay park plan going. Graphic: QueensWay

Mayor Launches First Phase of QueensWay Linear Park — But What About Transit?

By Dave Colon and Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 16, 2022 | No Comments

The mayor appears to have chosen the QueensWay over the QueensLink.

You'll see more of these are Jamaica if you're headed to Brooklyn, but there's a catch. Photo: MTA

Proposed New LIRR Service to Brooklyn Relies on Dreaded Platform F

By Dave Colon | Jun 6, 2022 | No Comments

Trains to and from Brooklyn will mostly work as shuttles between Atlantic Terminal and Jamaica, arriving and leaving at a designated platform on the southernmost side of the Jamaica hub. Damn.

A platform in the new LIRR portion of Grand Central (inset shows a sign indicating that Long Island Rail Road trains will finally come to Grand Central). Photos: Dave Colon

Wednesday’s Headlines: Confusing New Station Name Edition

By Streetsblog | Jun 1, 2022 | No Comments

Welcome to Grand Central Madison. Plus the day's other news.

An LIRR passenger detraining with a bike at Hicksville. Photo: The LIRR Today

OPINION: Connecting Cyclists and E-Scooter Users With the MTA

By Dan Suraci | Oct 29, 2021 | No Comments

The authority could do much — right now and fairly cheaply — to help active-transportation users make first/last mile connections with transit.

State Senator Leroy Comrie, Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to The MTA Executive Director Lisa Daglian and City Council Member Barry Grodenchik at Woodside Station make the case for the Freedom Ticket. Photo: Dave Colon

Transit Advocates Seek Even More ‘Atlantic Ticket’-Style Discounts on Intra-City Commuter Rail

By Dave Colon | Oct 14, 2021 | No Comments

Freedom's just another word for nothing left to do ... but expand regional transit.

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