During the height of the storm, heavy rain had closed sections of major New York City roads, including the Long Island ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul demanded the MTA conduct a full review after extreme heat and rainstorms this week​ caused more mass ...

Torrential rain pummeled parts of the Northeast on Thursday, including New York City and New Jersey, stranding rush-hours ...

Numerous roads were closed on the South Shore Thursday due to flash flooding, as law enforcement shut down streets from ...

LIRR conductors union warns that reducing ticket validity to four hours could increase fare evasion as passengers might skip ...

More than 3 inches of rain fell in parts of Queens and Nassau County, and more than 5 inches fell in parts of Suffolk County, ...

Proposals have percolated for nearly three decades, but only seriously advanced when Hochul announced in 2022 that an ...

A Queens woman’s backyard and basement were flooded when a Long Island Rail Road retaining wall gave way during Thursday’s ...

The Long Island Rail Road will add Friday trains year-round to the South Fork Commuter Connection Service. Previously, the Friday trains to the Hamptons stopped running between Memorial Day and ...

The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is one of the oldest railways in the United States. It began life as the Brooklyn and Jamaica Rail Road (B&J), which was incorporated in 1832 to serve a 10-mile ...

Phillip Eng is president of the MTA Long Island Rail Road. Sign up for Long Island Press’ email newsletters here. Sign up for home delivery of Long Island Press here.

With 2020 over and with the Covid-19 vaccine distribution underway, I know we’re all hopeful for a fresh start in 2021. And I’m proud to say that going into the new year, the Long Island Rail ...