Opposition on board, Senate clears LIRR ‘third track’
By GREGORY ZELLER // Just days into the “summer of hell,” the Metropolitan Transit Authority, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Long Island Rail Road commuters all got some long-awaited good news…
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Albany continues whirlwind LI romance
By GREGORY ZELLER // A state administration that once seemed unable to find Long Island on a map continues to pay special attention to Nassau and Suffolk counties. One day…
Support grows for Cuomo’s third-track plan
The ranks of the Right Track For Long Island Coalition are swelling. The coalition – a partnership of major organizations, institutions, businesses and individuals united to support Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s…
Cuomo ramps up LIRR third-track initiative
Four community meetings and a new informational website are among the progressive efforts trumpeted Thursday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo regarding his Long Island Rail Road expansion project. Billing them “major…
Coalition seeks to get LIRR project back on track
By GREGORY ZELLER // A broad-based coalition supporting the Long Island Rail Road third track proposal hit the rails Tuesday. Gov. Andrew Cuomo personally pushed the throttle on Right Track…
Is it NIMBYism if it’s already in your backyard?
BY JOHN L. KOMINICKI History buffs know the Long Island Rail Road was built for one purpose: Getting people from Brooklyn to Boston. And it might have worked if a…