01.25.2026 News Schools cancel classes for Monday as snow blankets North Fork It’s a snow day. The Greenport, Southold and Mattituck-Cutchogue school districts informed parents Sunday afternoon that classes will be canceled Monday as a massive storm pummeled the region with...
12.22.2025 News Man arrested after MTA police raid Greenport home The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department arrested a 59-year-old man after descending on a Greenport residence to execute a search warrant Monday, Dec. 22, officials said. The operation at...
12.05.2025 Keeping Track of History Keeping track of history: How Riverhead’s station fed New York Before refrigerated trucks and interstate highways, freshly dug potatoes from Riverhead train station could reach Brooklyn dinner tables within 48 hours. That was in 1844, when the Long Island...
12.04.2025 Keeping Track of History Keeping Track of History: Deadly crash at Calverton station It’s hard to imagine that just off Edwards Avenue in Calverton was the site of one of the worst wrecks in the history of the LIRR. On a stormy...
10.11.2025 Keeping Track of History Keeping Track of History: Wading River Station Train stations are built for many reasons: economic, convenience, congestion. But the Long Island Rail Road track extension from Port Jefferson to Wading River was built for revenge. Austin...
09.16.2025 Keeping Track of History Keeping Track of History: Manorville Station The Long Island Rail Road, chartered by New York in 1834, is one of the oldest railroads in the country. Taking the train is a ubiquitous part of life...
07.31.2024 News Cab driver killed, passenger in serious condition after Tuesday LIRR train collision in Manorville A taxi driver died and a passenger is in serious but stable condition after a Long Island Rail Road train collided with an East End Transportation Cab in Manorville...
07.26.2024 News Greenport to mark 180 years since first LIRR train On Saturday morning, when the Long Island Rail Road celebrates the 180th anniversary of the first train to reach Greenport, there will be pomp and circumstance, speeches from elected...
02.27.2024 News Buses to fill in for trains east of Ronkonkoma Trains running on the eastern end of the Long Island Railroad’s Ronkonkoma branch between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays will be temporarily replaced with buses starting...
03.09.2023 News Grand Central Madison alters LIRR train times, disrupting North Forkers’ commutes “No matter where or when you ride, your trip has changed.” This is one of the many messages the Metropolitan Transit Authority issued on its website in the lead-up...
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