The MTA said most Manhattan-bound Long Island Rail Road trains were being diverted to alternate terminals during Tuesday morning's rush hour due to a broken rail in an East River tunnel. Direct ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- A broken rail in one of the East River Tunnels in Queens caused headaches for LIRR commuters during the morning rush on Tuesday. Given the ongoing Amtrak work to Penn Station, MTA ...

Unlimited day passes will replace round-trip tickets on LIRR and Metro-North starting January 4. For once, here’s some New York transit news that will bring a little relief. Starting on January 4 next ...

The three dozen Long Island Rail Road workers implicated in the MTA inspector general’s employee ID card cloning investigation include some of the LIRR’s highest overtime earners — and most of them ...

A 20-year veteran Long Island Rail Road worker was fired and at least five others could be cut loose following a bombshell MTA investigation into widespread employee fraud at the railroad. A scathing ...

Long Island Railroad employees implicated in a years-long fake ID scam made upwards of three times the overtime pay of their honest colleagues — with one foreman even walking away with more than the ...

Long Island Rail Road workers implicated in a three-year counterfeit employee ID card ring made on average 1.3 to 2.7 times more in overtime last year than their fellow LIRR workers, according to a ...

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 ...

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.

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — Multiple Penn Station-bound LIRR trains were rerouted during the morning rush hour commute, according to the MTA’s website. Some Penn Station-bound trains were rerouted to ...

A piece of debris that fell off an Amtrak train in an East River tunnel snarled commutes for thousands of Long Island Rail Road riders heading to Penn Station on Tuesday morning, according to ...