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NEW HYDE PARK, NY — The MTA plans to temporarily relocate platforms at the Long Island Rail Road station in New Hyde Park as part of its ongoing expansion project.
Demetrius T. Houanche, 30, of Deer Park, was struck while he was on the tracks near Pinelawn at about 9 p.m. near the Pinlawn Station in Wyandanch, an MTA spokesperson said.
A Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokesperson told Patch that Chesnel Veillard, 81, of New Cassel, was trespassing on the tracks near the Mineola station when he was hit by a train on LIRR ...
The male, not authorized to be on the track, was struck just before 2 a.m. at the Lake Road railroad crossing in Huntington, the MTA said. MTA police are investigating, and no criminality was ...
The line from Hicksville to Syosset was chartered in 1853 as the Hicksville and Syosset Railroad and opened in 1854. The LIRR later planned to extend to Cold Spring Harbor, but Oliver Charlick, the LIRR's president, disagreed over the station's location, so Charlick abandoned the grade and relocated the extension south of Cold Spring, refusing to add a station stop near Cold Spring for years.
Currently, the MTA has $5.6 billion left of the $15 billion it received in COVID-relief aid, he said — with a total of $11.4 billion in cumulative deficits over the coming plan period.
MTA Away is offering discounted LIRR beach packages and escorted tours to many popular Long Island attractions, including the Montauk Lighthouse, wine country, cruises and mansions— generating ...
UPDATE 4:20 p.m.: The person who was struck by the train has died, authorities said. Eastbound LIRR service is resuming on one of two tracks through Sayville with residual delays averaging 45 minutes.