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Much of the New York City subway and NJ Transit service remained suspended Friday morning following a night that saw commuters rescued from stalled trains underground and stations flooded with historic deluges from Ida. NBC New York’s team coverage.

By Thursday night, only the city’s W and E subway lines were still shut down, though partial suspensions were reported on almost a dozen lines and nearly that many had delays. NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports.

The subways – which famously run 24/7 – were brought to a complete halt because of Hurricane Ida’s remnants. Jessica Cunnington reports.

At least 23 people died, including a New York City toddler, and tens of thousands were overwhelmed by floods as the remnants of Hurricane Ida devastated the tri-state area overnight with historic rainfall, at least one tornado and savage winds.

The subway system was no match for Ida. Natalie Pasquarella talks with the acting chair of the MTA about the situation.

Henri may have moved eastward enough to avoid making landfall on Long Island, but the tri-state area is still dealing with plenty of repercussions from the storm, the biggest one being flooding that has made roads impassable and left people stranded in their cars. NBC New York has team coverage.

Two LIRR conductors on Long Island were accused by the agency’s Inspector General of cooperating to take turns skipping work shifts while the other partner would clock in for the absent spouse. A report from the MTA’s Inspector General, which did not identify the conductors b name, details an investigation into the couple’s actions in late 2020 that resulted...

All major construction of the East Side Access project is complete — with the grand opening taking place next year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday. “We still have some systems work to do — electrical systems, etc. — but all the construction is complete,” Cuomo said. The East Side Access is one of the largest transportation infrastructure projects currently underway…

The large fire shut down three branches of the LIRR, and was still causing delays nearly 20 hours after the fire initially broke out. A cause of the fire was not clear, and may never be known due to the extensive damage. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

Long Island Rail Road service was restored in Nassau County Thursday morning after being suspended as a massive fire raged at a nearby waste-handling facility overnight, officials said. The six-alarm fire was still expected to burn for hours. The blaze at Jamaica Ash & Rubbish Removal facility on Covert Lane was reported just before 9 p.m. Wednesday, according to The…

A massive fire at a waste-handling facility on Long Island has been burning for hours and will impact LIRR train service in Nassau County through Thursday morning, according to authorities.

Inside a bag that was left behind on a Long Island Rail Road train, a conductor found a jewelry portfolio containing 36 precious diamond ring settings — valued at around $100,000

A conductor found a bag on board his train filled with diamond rings. The high-valued treasures were reunited with a jeweler at Penn Station. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

A former LIRR employee is under indictment for allegedly falsifying an inspection report on a piece of equipment that later caused a train derailment. Federal prosecutors allege that Stuart Conklin filed a report falsely certifying that he had inspected and passed a piece of electrical equipment called a rail bond in late April 2019. The unit was in fact broken,…

A dog from Long Island is back with his owners after a joyride on the Long Island Rail Road.

This lost pooch punched an express ticket home. An English bulldog was reunited with his owner after some eagle-eyed Long Island Rail Road workers spotted him by the tracks in the Hamptons on Tuesday morning. The dog, an 8-year-old named Sampson, apparently ran off while spending that afternoon at a park in East Hampton with his owner, Mike Francow....

After nearly two days of complaints from riders about trains being far too crowded to safely maintain social distancing — with photos that prove it — Long Island Rail Road announced that it would be restoring service by the end of the month. Greg Cergol reports.

After nearly two days of complaints from riders and growing pressure from government officials, LIRR will go back to its previous schedule on March 29.NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

After numerous complaints from riders about trains being far too crowded to safely maintain social distancing — with photos that prove it — Long Island Rail Road announced late Monday that it would be adding back some trains.