Accident at Westbury
The members of the Long Island Rail Road Commuter Council wish to offer our condolences to the families of those…
Author: Sheila Binesh
MNRCC Statement – February 25, 2019 – PTC Delay
Following today’s MTA Committee meetings where shocking shortcomings of the Positive Train Control program were discussed, Randy Glucksman, chair of…
LIRRCC Statement – February 25, 2019 – PTC Delay
LIRRCC: WE’RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DELAYS TO PTC February 25, 2019: The Long Island Rail Road Commuter Council is very…
Construction work at Penn Station affecting LIRR trains on track 16
Starting Mon., Feb. 18, the western end of the platform on LIRR track 16 at Penn Station will be closed…
Talking to Albany, let’s hope they are listening!
On Wednesday, January 30th, MTA leadership traveled to Albany to testify at the Joint Legislative Public Hearing on the 2019-2020…
PCAC Testimony – January 30, 2019 – Congestion Pricing
Although each of our councils represents a different part of the region, they all agree: riders want a safe, affordable…
Testifying in Albany for Congestion Pricing
We testified before the New York State Legislature in Albany in support of sustainable funding sources for the MTA: “Although…
LIRRCC Testimony – January 24, 2019 – Proposed Fare Increases
LIRRCC Fare Increase Testimony to MTA Board by Mark Epstein Chair, Long Island Rail Road Commuter Council I rarely comment…
NYCTRC Testimony – January 22, 2019 – Speeding up the Subway
Speeding up the Subway When President Andy Byford came arrived in January 2018, he made the case for reliability and…
L-train shutdown averted (again): which circle of L-hell is this??
Lisa Daglian, Executive Director of the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA issued the following statement in response to…