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Changes coming to LIRR schedule starting Tuesday: What to know
Those who take Long Island Rail Road can expect new schedule changes to be implemented on Tuesday, most of which include more express trains to Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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MTA May Limit Amount of Time Allowed to Sit on Benches at Grand Central Madison
Those looking to get off their feet at Grand Central Madison may have a limited time to rest up, as a 90-minute cap for sitting on benches could be instituted at the transit hub.
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MTA Weighs 90-Minute Sit Limit on Grand Central Madison Benches
Have a seat, but don’t get too comfortable. That could soon be the case at Grand Central Madison, as the MTA board plans to decide whether to implement a time limit for sitting on benches at the new, and at times overcrowded, transit hub. The board will meet Wednesday to vote on a possible 90-minute cap for sitting on...
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These LIRR Trains Reroute to NY Penn Starting Today After Grand Central Crowds
Monday is the day Long Island Rail Road has started to reroute several of the Grand Central Madison trains to NY Penn Station to better accommodate ridership patterns and reduce overcrowding. The MTA explained that these changes are in addition to the ones previously announced, including adding two or more cars to 30 of the most crowded rush hour trains. Additionally,...
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MTA to Reroute Several LIRR Trains to NY Penn After Grand Central Opening Chaos
The Long Island Rail Road will start rerouting several of the Grand Central Madison trains to NY Penn Station starting next week to better accommodate ridership patterns and reduce overcrowding. “We’ve noticed a few red flags right away. There was crowding on trains to Penn caused by higher than expected ridership as people are accustoming themselves to the new schedule and...
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LIRR Makes Service Changes After Grand Central Rollout
The LIRR has made some much-needed changes, however commuters and elected officials are still calling on the railroad to make more. Greg Cergol reports.
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LIRR Service Changes Take Effect
Erica Byfield reporting on LIRR service changes take effect
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These LIRR Schedule Changes Take Effect Monday After Chaotic Grand Central Opening
The Long Island Rail Road rolled out a series of schedule changes Monday intended to address the overcrowding and confusion that dominated the first week of service at the new, and long-awaited, Grand Central Madison station. The station had been touted as the antidote to those scourges, and yet many LIRR riders say the very infrastructure intended to help them…
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LIRR Makes Service Changes After Grand Central Rollout
Romney Smith reporting on LIRR making service changes after Grand Central rollout
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‘Worse Than I've Ever Seen It:' LIRR Tweaks Schedules After Chaotic Grand Central Opening
Service changes are coming to Long Island Rail Road after a rocky rollout involving Grand Central Madison that has led to several days of chaotic commutes.
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LIRR Makes Service Changes After Rocky Rollout of Grand Central Madison
Passengers described crowded platforms and trains, as well as track confusion as they try to transfer, as the LIRR’s growing pains with the opening of Grand Central Madison continued. NBC New York Ida Siegal reports.
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Commuter Gripes About Grand Central Madison Mount
Romney Smith reports on commuter frustrations about the new Grand Central Madison station.
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Full LIRR Service at New Grand Central Madison Starts Monday
Grand Central Madison officially kicks off its full LIRR service schedule on Monday — this after the greatly anticipated new transportation hub starting off with a limited LIRR run that stretched a few weeks. After years of delays and massive cost overruns, the enormously expensive railway project shuttled its first passengers last month from Long Island to a new annex…
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LIRR Schedule Change for Grand Central Madison Service
Commuters in Long Island are angry that their commutes have gotten even longer since the completion of Grand Central Madison. Pei-Sze Cheng reports.
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Grand Central Madison Should've Made Commutes Easier. For Some LIRR Riders, It's Worse
Long Island Rail Road is set to begin full service to Grand Central Madison, but riders on the Oyster Bay branch have complained that the new schedules have actually made their commutes longer and more difficult
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Full LIRR Service Comes to New Grand Central Madison Feb. 27
Grand Central Madison will officially kick off its full LIRR service schedule at the end of this month — this after the greatly anticipated new transportation hub starting off with a limited LIRR run that stretched a few weeks. The full LIRR service will start Monday, Feb. 27, sources tell News 4 New York. After years of delays and massive…
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MTA Admits Spelling Mistake at $11B Grand Central Madison: ‘We F-ed This One Up'
At the new, $11 billion Grand Central Madison terminal that open just last week, a spelling mistake was made on the wall: A quote carved into a stone wall has the last name of American artist Georgia O’Keeffe spelled wrong.
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Long-Awaited LIRR Service To Grand Central Begins — Here's How the Debut Went
The first LIRR train into Grand Central Terminal rolled in Wednesday morning, Andrew Siff reports.
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New LIRR Station Officially Opens at Grand Central Terminal: What to Know
For decades, work on a massive rail project has been grinding 15 stories below the shuffling footsteps of millions of New Yorkers and beneath the East Hudson River and Manhattan skyscrapers. After years of delays and massive cost overruns, the enormously expensive railway project shuttled its first passengers Wednesday from Long Island to a new annex in New York City’s…
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Grand Central Madison Opens in NYC
History will be made on Manhattan’s East Side, as LIRR commuters for the first time will be able to ride a train into Grand Central Terminal. Tracie Strahan reports.