Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about LIRR

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.

The governor has apparently killed her predecessor's pet project, the "wrong way" LaGuardia AirTrain. Graphic: Streetsblog photo composite

Hochul Calls for ‘Alternatives’ to LaGuardia AirTrain — Possibly Dooming Cuomo’s Boondoggle

By Eve Kessler | Oct 4, 2021 | No Comments

"I have asked the Port Authority to thoroughly examine alternative mass transit solutions for reducing car traffic and increasing connectivity to LaGuardia Airport," Hochul said about the 1.5-mile, elevated people mover.

The portal to the future Gateway tunnel being constructed at Hudson Yards in the west 30s in 2014. Photo: MTA/Patrick Cashin

OPINION: Biden Should Link Gateway Program and Climate Goals

By Bob Previdi, Mysore Nagaraja and Howard Sackel | Sep 10, 2021 | No Comments

The $30-billion Northeast Corridor investment could force the integration of regional rail — and lead to much less driving and flying.

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