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Chartered in 1834, this commuter railroad is the oldest railroad still operating under its original name. Today, its 728 trains carry more than 280,000 passengers, making it the busiest commuter railroad in North America.
Chartered in 1834, this commuter railroad is the oldest railroad still operating under its original name. Today, its 728 trains carry more than 280,000 passengers, making it the busiest commuter railroad in North America.
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HOLIDAY CLOSINGS
Columbus Day, which is actually Oct. 12, will be observed Monday. Government offices are closed Monday. The U.S. Postal Service will deliver Express Mail only. The post office at Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Most...Tags: Garden City
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Habitats: Cathedral Condominiums of Rockville Centre
Where: 55 Clinton Ave., off Hempstead Avenue, in Rockville Centre, 516-766-2485. What: A brick-and-stucco 32-unit market-rate condominium development, with one-bedroom, one-bath and two-bedroom, 1½-bath units in a four-story, elevator-operated building,...Tags: Condos and Houses, Rentals
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Some LIRR retirees could lose disability pensions
alfonso.castillo@newsday.comSome Long Island Rail Road retirees who took advantage of a federal disability pension that gave benefits to nearly anyone who applied could have those benefits taken away if changes being considered by the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board are enacted,...Tags: Interior Policy, Employees, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Wages and Pensions, Helena Williams
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Schumer dubious of doctors' work in LIRR cases
Sen. Charles Schumer says the high number of Long Island Rail Road employees collecting disability payments may be due to dishonest doctors. Schumer and Long Island Rep. Tim Bishop on Friday met privately in New York with members of the Railroad...Tags: Employees, Tim Bishop, Long Island, New York
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NY subpoenas issued in LIRR disability probe
Associated Press WriterNew York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office has confirmed it is issuing subpoenas to five doctors involved in the review process for Long Island Rail Road disability claims. Cuomo is leading one of four separate investigations into revelations that...Tags: Railway Transportation, Retirement, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Transportation
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Lawmakers, rail board address LIRR disability reforms
alfonso.castillo@newsday.comFederal lawmakers from New York met with members of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board Friday and hammered out a "consensus" for several reforms in the embattled agency, including possibly "re-evaluating" the legitimacy of Long Island Rail Road retirees...Tags: Southampton, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Manhattan (New York City), Retirement, Wages and Pensions
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Disability scandal at nation's largest railroad yields investigations, subpoenas
Associated Press WriterMINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) _ Like many commuters, Ron Marino is incredulous about revelations that nearly every employee who asked for disability benefits after retiring from the nation's largest commuter railroad was granted them. But Marino isn't the only...Tags: Employees, Wages and Pensions, Retirement, David Paterson, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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New Brentwood homes near shopping, LIRR stations
Two high-ranch homes are for sale on Suffolk Avenue in Brentwood, just three blocks from shopping and convenient to two Long Island Rail Road stations. The houses are being built by Napoli Construction Inc. of Smithtown, says listing agent Michael...Tags: Deer Park (Cook, Illinois), Homes, Melville, Smithtown
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At a glance: Living in Cutchogue, Long Island
lisa.doll-bruno@newsday.comTHE SCOOP: Scenic and laid-back, Cutchogue is the birthplace of the North Fork's first vineyard and winery. In 1973, Alex and Louisa Hargrave planted the area's first grapes and two years later opened the winery, Hargrave Vineyard. It was later sold to...Tags: State Budgets, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Long Island Sound, Peconic Bay, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated
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Lawmakers seek swift probe of LIRR disability payouts
alfonso.castillo@newsday.comNew York congressional leaders plan to meet today in Manhattan with members of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board to discuss reform of the agency, which is under scrutiny for granting disability benefits to nearly everyone who applies for them - including...Tags: Government, Interior Policy, Employees, Edward M. Kennedy, Wages and Pensions
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Railroad Retirement Board officials to meet in NYC with Schumer, Bishop
alfonso.castillo@newsday.comSen. Charles Schumer, Rep. Timothy Bishop and representatives of Sen. Hillary Clinton are expected to meet Friday in Manhattan with members of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, the agency criticized for granting disability benefits to nearly all...Tags: Southampton, Employees, Manhattan (New York City), Edward M. Kennedy, Retirement
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LIRR schedules extra service prior to Yom Kippur
The Long Island Rail Road is providing extra eastbound train service Wednesday afternoon in observance of Yom Kippur. Eight additional eastbound trains will leave from Penn Station between 2:09 p.m. and 3:48 p.m. for customers traveling home early for...Tags: Babylon, Far Rockaway, Yom Kippur
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