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Deal Ends Long Island Rail Road Strike
The Long Island Rail Road strike ended after transit officials and union representatives reached a deal. Tuesday’s commute was expected to be disrupted even as regular train service resumed.
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No contract, no trains. No contract, no trains. No contract, no trains. It has been absolutely awful. It’s been three and a half hours to get to work because I work in the South Bronx. It was actually smoother than I had anticipated. It was just longer. I got on the bus in five seconds. We took off about two minutes later, so that was great. But the problem was the traffic was crazy. So as a union worker, I stand for the union. I think that for three years they knew this was up and coming. I just felt like there should have been better preparation. I’m a teacher and I’m a union member. I also pay monthly fares and they’re expensive so I can see both sides. I don’t really want to play the blame game on it.
By McKinnon de Kuyper, Michael Anthony Adams and Jiwoong Hong
May 19, 2026