Billions of dollars in infrastructure investments being made now on the LIRR could transform how Long Islanders live and commute within the next five years, experts said. From new trains to new stations to new tracks, several big-ticket improvements long debated for the Long Island Rail Road are now approved,…
At the Twin Lakes Preserve in Wantagh, beer cans floated idly by while discarded paper and food wrappers peppered the trails. Eight miles south of the preserve, Jones Beach State Park had its fair share of litter, as six-pack yokes and vape pens were buried near snow fencing and rolled-up…
MTA Long Island Rail Road has taken delivery on the first set of M-9 EMU (electric multiple-unit) married-pair commuter railcars from Kawasaki Rail Car USA, following testing at TTCI in Pueblo, Colo. Further testing is now under way at LIRR’s Hillside facility in Jamaica, N.Y. Among numerous stress tests to…
here may be no corridor on Long Island showcasing more culinary diversity than the two-mile stretch of Route 107 that extends south of the Long Island Expressway. Start your journey at Hmart (336 N. Broadway, Jericho, 516-513-5050, hmart.com) a vast emporium of Asian groceries with a food court to match….
WOODBURY –The Long Island Rail Road says it’s rolling out safety upgrades at rail crossings to curb the growing problem of motorists driving onto train tracks due to GPS confusion. The railroad says GPS navigation apps can sometimes mix up drivers at night or in bad weather, causing them to…
This is a combination of older photos of the East Side Access construction project, dating as far back as 2010, renderings of what the project will look like when it’s completed, and photographs taken during a recent tour of the project. The photos include scenes from the complex rail junction…
The Long Island Rail Road plans safety upgrades at all of its nearly 300 grade crossings this year to address the growing problem of motorists confused by GPS directions driving onto train tracks. The enhancements include roadside striping that extends over tracks, and reflective devices designed to more clearly identify…
The City of Long Beach, appropriately nicknamed “The City by the Sea,” has beckoned toocean-goers for centuries, from the generations of Long Island baymen who’ve plied their trade nearby, to beach-loving vacationers from Victorian times through today. Shoehorned within Long Island’s westernmost South Shore barrier island, the city has grown…
U.S. News and World Report has crunched the numbers for 2018, releasing its annual list of best high schools in the country, ranking the schools on a national and a state level, and Garden City High School made the list. Not a single Long Island school cracked the Top 10…
Suffolk County and Port Jefferson officials drove shovels into the ground Wednesday to celebrate construction of a parking lot that they hope will spark the revitalization of the village’s struggling Upper Port neighborhood.
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