Lesko: Ronkonkoma station ripe for revamp
By Mark Lesko What is the busiest train station on Long Island with more than 14,000 riders per day, riders, who only have to travel about an hour to get to Manhattan? It’s not Huntington or Babylon;...
View ArticleMarlin: Port Authority has some explaining to do
In the dog days of August, bureaucrats at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey released an edict decreeing tolls on the six Hudson River crossings must be increased for the third time in 10...
View ArticleNY MTA holds app competition
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is holding a competition to find the best apps for commuters. You can vote for any of 42 apps on the MTA web site. AppQuest director Ernest Tollerson tells CBS...
View ArticleSetzer: NICE bus changes will benefit riders
Imagine that your daily commute was shortened by 40 minutes
View ArticleClancy: Keeping it together by commuting
Admit it, most of us actually love our commute.
View ArticleMore women have driver’s licenses than men in US
By 1995, men with driver's licenses slightly outnumbered women, 89.2 million to 87.4 million. By 2010, 105.7 million women had licenses, compared with 104.3 million men.
View ArticleLaw: LIRR can put Long Island on track
Increasing the mobility of our region is crucial.
View ArticleSlushy snow continues throughout NY region
The National Weather Service says New York City's five boroughs could receive up to 6 inches accumulation before the snow tapers off around 6 p.m. Friday.
View ArticleBoltBus eyes Nassau, more rush-hour routes
BoltBus, the budget transportation company that initiated Suffolk-to-Manhattan runs, plans to add Nassau County stops later this year.
View ArticleWatt: Next MTA chief needs regional vision
A viable LIRR still looms large as an economic force.
View ArticleLIRR cancels 5 rush-hour trains for 4 weeks
The LIRR is cancelling five rush-hour trains over the next four weeks as work begins on the Harold Interlocking switching complex in Queens.
View ArticleBut just wait until they build the Ronkonkoma Hub
Long Island is not on Bisnow's cool place to live list.
View ArticleReport: New Yorkers have longest commute in US
The Partnership for New York City says New Yorkers on average spend 48 minutes commuting to work and about the same time returning home.
View ArticleThe Poll: How do you commute?
We know your commute is long. How do you get to and from work?
View ArticleLevy: LI deserves its own transportation fund
Long Island needs to create its own Metropolitan Planning Organization.
View ArticleSamuels: LIRR not to my satisfaction
The satisfaction rate of the Long Island Rail Road seems a bit high.
View ArticleCouncil to Congress: Get on board!
It's not looking like the expired commuter tax break will be renewed.
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