Commuter Alert

Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration unveiled an $8 billion to $10 billion plan Monday that aims to reduce commuter rail times from Connecticut to New York City by as much as 25 minutes by 2035, while pledging in the meantime to make the trip from New Haven to the Big Apple 10 minutes faster as early as 2022. The announcement…

LIRR trains are running on a weekend schedule due to Nor’Easter. NBC New York’s Katherine Creag gives us more details.

Tolls will increase for drivers on the New York Thruway who do not have an E-ZPass starting Jan. 1

More animals have been hit by drivers last year than any year in the past decade in the state of New York, according to data analysis by AAA.

A multi-vehicle accident involving a jackknifed tractor-trailer, two box trucks and a car pulling a trailer wreaked havoc on George Washington Bridge traffic for the Wednesday morning commute. It wasn’t clear if anyone was hurt. The accident under the GWB Bus Terminal, which is just after the span in Washington Heights, shut down the upper level of the span...

A water main break caused major delays for L train riders Wednesday morning, briefly shutting down service between Manhattan and Brooklyn as authorities worked to clear water from the tracks. Service was suspended around 6:30 a.m. but had resumed with delays within about an hour. The MTA ran test trains through the Canarsie tunnel to ensure the tracks were safe…

NBC New York’s Lauren Scala reports.

New Jersey Transit started reporting delays of around 30 minutes right at the peak of rush hour at 5:30 p.m. Thursday due to signal problems. NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.