Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about LIRR

This will simultaneously get better, and worse, to ride inside the city. Photo: MTA

MTA May Finally Kill Off Atlantic Ticket’s Free Subway and Bus Transfer

By Dave Colon | May 25, 2023 | No Comments

The discount fare that offers $5 commuter rail trips and a free subway or bus transfer for riders going between Atlantic Terminal and LIRR stations in southeast Queens and Brooklyn could be on the way out, a top transit official said this week.

The Far Rockaway delegation (from left: City Council Member Joann Ariola, Assembly Member Stacey Pheffer Amato, State Senator James Sanders, Jr., Assembly Member Khaleel Anderson, City Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards) is all smiles thanks to a new fare discount on the LIRR. Photo: Dave Colon

MTA Will Extend $5 City Ticket To Far Rockaway LIRR Riders This Summer

By Dave Colon | May 5, 2023 | No Comments

"Two words that we're addressing today: transit equity," said Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, who previously represented Far Rockaway in the City Council.

Suburban fatcats are getting themselves a free ride on MTA operating funding according to analysts and state legislators.

Payroll Tax Hike to Save MTA May Completely Exclude New York’s Transit-Rich Suburbs

By Dave Colon | Apr 26, 2023 | No Comments

New York City may be forced to saddle the entirety of a proposed MTA-saving tax hike without any help from the suburbs — costing the region's transit system $200 million per year, according to a new analysis.

Gov. Hochul greeted MTA workers at Grand Central Madison on opening day. Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA

Thursday’s Headlines: A Beautiful Day for a Train Ride Edition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Jan 26, 2023 | No Comments

All we got was rain all day yesterday, so no wonder so many reporters were willing to go 17 stories underground to cover the opening day of Grand Central Madison. Plus other news.

This is going to be $5 to ride inside the city at all times ... eventually. Photo: MTA

NEW NEW YORK: Gov, Mayor Endorse $5 Fare For Every Intra-City Commuter Rail Trip

By Dave Colon | Dec 15, 2022 | No Comments

The announcement came in a new report that sets out to create a fabulous "new" New York City for a post-pandemic world.

Seriously, It’s Time for $2.75 Fares on Intracity Trips on LIRR and Metro-North

By Dave Colon | Dec 7, 2022 | No Comments

You don't have to take our word for it — there's a new report arguing for a subway fare on the commuter lines!

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