REGIONAL — A threatened strike by Long Island Rail Road employees would affect nearly 300,000 riders, Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials said at a press conference Thursday afternoon, ...

Long Island-bound straphangers can finally take a load off. The MTA unveiled 70 new seats at Grand Central Madison’s Long Island Rail Road mezzanine on Tuesday, effectively doubling the number of ...

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, ...

As more LIRR union workers vote on whether to go on strike as soon as Sept. 18, the MTA is ramping up plans for a possible shutdown of the nation’s largest commuter railroad, including setting up ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Thursday announced its contingency plans for commuters as the clock ticks towards a looming Long Island Rail Road strike next Thursday.

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 ...