MTA: LIRR July 4 Schedule

On Friday, July 4th, the LIRR will operate on a Saturday schedule.

MTA: “Dump the Pump” Long Island

Today, June 19, is National “Dump the Pump” Day  and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is reminding Long Islanders to avoid high gasoline prices by riding mass transit.

Hicksville LIRR Parking Garage Unstable & Closed Indefinitely

The Town of Oyster Bay Parking Facility near the Hicksville Long Island Rail Road Station is closed until further notice.

MTA: LIRR riders mistakenly charged

Over the weekend, thousands of Long Island Rail Road customers were charged for ticket purchases that they did not make.

MTA: Extra LIRR trains; Beach Service starts

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that extra trains will be running today on the Long Island Rail Road, also Summer MTA Long Island Bus Service to Jones Beach starts this weekend .

The 2008 New York Air Show at Jones Beach

The Bethpage Federal Credit Union New York Air Show is back for Memorial Day Weekend at Jones Beach State Park in Wantagh.

MTA: New Website, MTA+Bike

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has launched a website aimed at encouraging New York and Connecticut residents to combine transit use with bicycling for an inexpensive, healthy and climate friendly way to travel.

MTA honors a Levittown and Seaford Resident

Yesterday, May 13, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Police Department recognized officers and civilians for heroic actions, including two residents from Levittown and Seaford.

April was best ever On-Time Month for LIRR

The MTA Long Island Rail Road announces an on-time performance record with the best ever AM peak month since modern on-time record keeping began almost 30 years ago.

Levittown bicyclist hit by train

Yesterday, a Levittown man on his bike was hit by a Long Island Rail Road train near the Bethpage Station.

MTA: “Bottoms Up, and Prices Too”

Yesterday, April 30, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors voted to raise prices of drinks and snacks at its bar cars and bar carts.

NYC Region to get $34 million from DHS

Governor Paterson, along with with local, state and federal leaders announced yesterday that $34 million dollars in federal Homeland Security funds will be awarded to the New York City Region.

New Restrooms for Penn Station

Artist’s Renderings

Yesterday, April 15, MTA Long Island Rail Road President Helena Williams announced renovation plans for the LIRR’s Penn Station restrooms. The $5 million project is scheduled to get under way this summer.

MTA: Gov. Paterson and MTA Announce Sustainability Initiatives

Yesterday, at Grand Central Terminal, Governor David A. Paterson joined MTA Executive Director and CEO Elliot G. Sander and Chairman H. Dale Hemmerdinger to announced a series of sustainability initiatives that the authority will pursue to further reduce its impact on the environment, including its carbon footprint. The initiatives were part of the interim recommendations released today by the Commission on Sustainability and the MTA. The Commission, chaired by Jonathan F.P. Rose, was created in September 2007 by the MTA to help the authority – which already plays a vital role in reducing the region’s environmental impact – take a leadership role in promoting sustainability.