Long Island has been “left behind” as New York City’s economy has surged, but the $11.2 billion effort linking the LIRR to Grand Central Terminal and other rail projects will be “game changers” for the region, RXR Realty’s Scott Rechler told a gathering of real estate executives Wednesday morning. The…
MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) this spring will enter the final phases of its $387.2 million double-track project. Starting today and through May 18, LIRR crews will work around-the-clock to connect new track to the existing second track west of the station in Central Islip, New York. Workers also…
Crews will work April 28-29 on the Double Track Project on the Ronkonkoma Branch, in addition to performing PTC tests on the Port Washington Branch. Work will also be done on a rail replacement project along the Atlantic Branch. The planned work will require changes to train schedules, which are…
MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) this month will test a new signal system as part of its East Side Access project to connect to Grand Central Terminal in New York City. The tests will be performed at the Harold Interlocking in Queens, New York. Based on microprocessor technology with…
Long Island is in the midst of historic change. For years, as other regions invested in areas like quality, affordable rental housing, mixed-use development, and public transit, LI was content with the status quo.
We sat silent as we watched droves of young people — educated in our outstanding public schools at significant expense — leave home and help create economic growth in other regions of our country.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the Long Island Rail Road Double Track has reached a major milestone and the final five miles of…
The final five miles of rail in the LIRR’s Double Track project between Farmingdale and Ronkonkoma will be completed this month, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Friday. The new track will be 13 miles long and runs parallel to an existing 18-mile-long track, he said. The addition of the second…