Officials from villages along the Long Island Rail Road’s Main Line went to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Manhattan office Friday afternoon thinking they’d be discussing Cuomo’s plans for a third LIRR track with one of his aides and the heads of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Long Island Rail Road.
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New Hyde Park Mayor Robert Lofaro said Tuesday the village will remain opposed to a third track on the Long Island Rail Road’s Main Line unless plans include the elimination of street-level crossings.
A new plan to add a third Long Island Rail Road track from Floral Park to Hicksville, is among the proposals Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, in an effort to boost the region’s economy.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo today laid out an ambitious transportation plan including a third track for nearly 10 miles of the Long Island Rail Road, as well as studying a new tunnel linking Long Island to other regions and allowing international air traffic at Long Island MacArthur Airport.