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My Memorial Day Plans

Tireak C. Tulloch | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Tom Hanks, Helena Williams, Lirr, Nypd, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Memorial Day, Nypd 9/11, Fdny, FDNY 9/11, Marine Corps, Iava, Medal of Honor, Michael Murphy, American Legion, Impact News
Tireak C. Tulloch

Last year a good friend of mine told me of how she felt of me being able to go to many places in honor of my fellow veterans. I don't consider it a vacation on any level, but as a way of continuing my duty. I believe this is how many veterans of my era and previous eras feel, as well.

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WATCH: The Worst LIRR Passengers, As Railroad Bans Drinking During Weekend Party Rides

Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Long Island, Drinking on Train, Ny News, Long Island Rail Road, Lirr Drinking, Mta, Alcohol Ban, Lirr, New York News

In a move to curb rowdy passengers from disturbing the peace aboard the Long Island Railroad, the railroad has announced a trial ban on weekend drinki...

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Veterans 'Storm The Hill' To Meet With Lawmakers, Pass Legislation

Tireak C. Tulloch | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Iava, Carolyn McCarthy, Department of Defense, Washington D.C., New York City, Storm the Capitol, Post-9/11 Gi Bill, Mta, Kirsten Gillibrand, Lirr, Impact News
Tireak C. Tulloch

As a Marine Corps veteran deployed twice in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, I can attest that there is nothing like being around other veterans -- especially when we gather for a shared cause.

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Subway Riders May Be $1000 Richer

Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Subway, Ny News, New York Subway, Transit-Commuter-Tax-Benefit, Mta, Tax Breaks, Lirr, Charles Schumer, NJ Transit, New York News

City commuters plagued by routine fare hikes may finally be receiving some well-deserved cash relief with lawmakers considering a tax break for mass ...

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CHILLING VIDEO: Assault, Abduction At Long Island Rail Road Station

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Video, New York Crime, Abduction, Caught on Tape, Lirr Abduction, Ronkonkoma, Assault, Lirr, Long Island Rail Road Abduction, Crime News

Cops are hunting for a man who attacked and possibly abducted a woman last week at a Long Island Rail Road station, new security footage released on S...

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WATCH: Train Conductor Raps For Cheering Passengers

Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Video, NY Subway, Rapping Train Conductor, New York Performances, Ny News, NY Around Town, Urlesque, Metronorth, Mta, Lirr, New York News

A New York City train conductor is giving subway performers a run for their money with a priceless performance aboard a Metro-North train (or LIRR?). ...

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Matt Sledge

Transit Commuter Tax Benefit Will Be Slashed Almost In Half January 1

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Transitcheck, Mass Transit, The High Cost of Free Parking, Larry Hanley, Long Island Rail Road, Amalgamated Transit Union, Donald Shoup, Mta, Transitcenter, Lirr, Metro North, Charles Schumer, Parking, New York City Transit, Transit, Commuter Benefit, NYC Transit, Transit Commuter Tax Benefit, NJ Transit, New York News

NEW YORK -- Tax breaks used by 2.7 million subway, light rail and bus riders across the country will be slashed next year, dealing struggling mass tra...

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FBI Arrests 10 In LIRR Scam

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Ny News, Long Island Railroad, Fbi, LIRR Pension, Disability, J Peter Donald, New York News, Lirr, Helena-Williams, New York News

NEW YORK — Hundreds of Long Island Rail Road employees may have cheated their way to big pensions through a $1 billion fraud by paying off docto...

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Smithtown, NY: Serving Coffee To Commuters Through Hard Times

smithtown.patch.com | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Lirr, Unemployment, Patch, Recession, Dispatches: The Changing American Dream, Commuting, Smithtown New York, Small Business, Home News

"When you have a family, that changes things. It's not so much about you."...

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Smoking Ban Extended

Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: New-York-Department-of-Health, Andrew Cuomo, New York Smoking Ban, Ny News, Smoking Ban, Smoking Ban Train Platform, Second Hand Smoke, Mta, New York News, Lirr, Metro North, New York News

First it was restaurants and bars, then it was city parks, beaches and pedestrian plazas, and in 90 days, downtrodden New York smokers will be forbidd...

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WATCH: Local Videographer 'Harassed' By Cops For Filming Armed Soldier

Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Nypd, Joey Boots, Ny News, Nyclu, Photographer's Rights, Penn Station, Howard Stern, New York News, Mta, Lirr, Video, New York News

Joey Boots, a Howard Stern regular and local videographer with an extensive YouTube channel, had a run-in with some nasty cops at Penn Station this we...

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NY Judge Clears Commuter Accused Of Driving LIRR Train

AP | Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: Commuter, Train Passenger, Ny Judge, New York Mta, Ny News, Long Island Rail Road, Mta, New York News, Lirr, New York Judge, New York News

MINEOLA, N.Y. -- A New York judge has dismissed criminal charges against a commuter charged with illegally operating a rush-hour train with the engine...

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Derailed Amtrak Train Causes Commuting Mess

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lirr, Amtrak, Lirr Schedule, Lirr Traffic, Commuting, Lirr Derailed, Long Island Rail Road, Lirr News, New York News

NEW YORK — Part of an Amtrak train has derailed outside a New York City tunnel, forcing the Long Island Rail Road to cancel 16 rush hour trains ...

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There Can Be No Gun Control Without Recognizing and Respecting the Different Gun Cultures in the U.S.

Mitchell Bard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brady Campaign, Peter King, Arizona Shooting, Lirr, Carolyn McCarthy, Louie Gohmert, Michael Bloomberg, Trent Franks, Gun Control, New York Times, Jared Loughner, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Politics News
Mitchell Bard

Both sides of the gun control issue must take this opportunity to better understand the complicated and varied role guns play in American communities. If they do, we can make every community safer.

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Today's Front Pages: August 30

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christina Hendricks, Emmy Awards, Emmys, Slidepollajax, Mad Men, Emmys Mad Men, Long Island Railroad, Lirr, New York News

The talk of the town. ...

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LIRR Rush Hour Delays: Long Island Rail Road Still Plagued By Problems

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nyc Rail Service, Long Island Rail Road, LIRR Problems, Trains, Lirr, Long Island Trains, Lirr Delays, Trainslirr, New York News

NEW YORK — Morning rush-hour commuters on NY's Long Island Rail Road should expect significant delays as the railroad works to fix the damage fr...

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LIRR Trains Halted, Unlikely To Return By Rush Hour

AP | COLLEEN LONG | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Long Island Rail Road, Trains, Lirr Delays, Lirr, Nyc Rail Service, Long Island Trains, LIRR Problems, New York News

NEW YORK — A fire in a Long Island Rail Road switching station knocked out train service for more than four hours Monday, leaving passengers on ...

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Today's Front Pages: July 28

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, Lirr, Charlie Rangel Ethics Probe, BP Oil Spill, Lindsay Lohan, Long Island Railroad, Slidepollajax, Jersey Shore, Charlie Rangel, New York News

The talk of the town. ...

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Rails and Roads to Trails

Kevin Walsh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: West Side Highway, Lirr, Westway, West Side Freight Railroad, Chelsea, Staten Island North Shore, Long Island Rail Road, Vanderbilt Cup Race, Javits-Convention-Center, West Village, High Line, Long Island, Friends of the High Line, Standard Hotel, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, New York News
Kevin Walsh

While the rehabilitation of the High Line as a lively urban space is one of the more exciting things to happen to NYC's streetscapes in years, it's not the first such transformation to take place.

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NY Judge Considers Dropping Charges In LIRR Disability Pension Scandal

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fred Kreuder LIRR Disability Pension Scandal, Lirr, Disability Fraud, Fred Kreuder, LIRR Disability Pension Scandal, Long Island Rail Road, Nassau County, Disability Pension, Disability, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Long Island, Judge John Kase, New York, New York News

MINEOLA, N.Y. — A New York judge is considering a request to drop criminal charges against a longtime Long Island Rail Road employee linked to a...

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David Hendrick Pulls Gun On Loud LIRR Passengers: Off-Duty NYPD Cop Accused Of Showing Weapon On Train

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Long Island Rail Road, Nypd, New York Rangers, Lirr, Cop Pulls Gun, Off-Duty Cop Pulls Gun on Train, New York News

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Authorities say an off-duty New York City police officer who displayed a handgun while trying to quiet unruly passengers on a ...

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Ronald Cabrera, LIRR Engineer, Faces Charges For Letting Passenger Drive

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: William Kutsch, Lirr, Ronald Cabrera, Lirr Engingeer, Long Island Rail Road Engingeer, Long Island Rail Road, New York News

(AP) - A Long Island Rail Road engineer and the passenger he allegedly let drive a train carrying almost 400 riders during rush hour at speeds of up t...

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LIRR Engineer Lets Passenger Drive Train

Newsday | ALFONSO A. CASTILLO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lirr, Long Island, Ronald Cabrera, New York, Train Engineer, Long Island Rail Road, LIRR Engineer, New York News

A Long Island Rail Road engineer has been suspended without pay following accusations that he allowed a passenger to operate a train as it traveled we...

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