The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced a range of limited service options for the nearly 300,000 riders who would be impacted by a potential Long Island Rail Road strike.
In the event of a strike, the MTA strongly encourages Long Islanders to work from home or stay with friends or family living in or near New York City to take advantage of subway and bus service. The LIRR provides hundreds of thousands of trips every weekday that can’t be replicated by another operator, so roads are expected to be extremely congested and commute times significantly longer.
Alternate Travel Information
The MTA will provide limited shuttle bus service on weekdays for essential workers and those who cannot telecommute. Buses will run every 10 minutes during peak hours, Manhattan-bound from 4:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and to Long Island from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. from three LIRR stations to subway transfer points in Queens.
- Bellmore Station (LIRR) to Howard Beach-JFK Airport (A)
- Hicksville Station (LIRR) to Mets-Willets Pt (7)
- Ronkonkoma Station (LIRR) to Mets-Willets Pt (7)
Limited shuttle bus service will be available from points east to subway connections in Queens. The MTA encourages riders in Nassau County to consider using NICE buses to connect with the New York City Subway at Flushing-Main St (7), or travel to the Jamaica Bus Terminal in Queens, which is a four-minute walk from the 169th Street (F) subway station.
Customer Ambassadors will be deployed at key LIRR stations and subway transfer points to direct riders to alternate travel paths.
Accessible travel options will be available at Bellmore, Hicksville and Ronkonkoma stations. Customer Ambassadors at those stations will be available for assistance.
Passenger drop-off locations
For those Long Islanders choosing to be dropped off at MTA subways, we recommend using the following subway stations. These stations are close to major roadways that lead to and from Long Island. These stations do not have parking lots and would be for drop-offs only.
- Far Rockaway-Mott Av (A)
- Kew Gardens Union Tpke (E)(F)
- Mets-Willets Pt (7)
- Ozone Park-Lefferts Blvd (A)
- Parsons Blvd (F)
- Sheepshead Bay (B)/(Q)
- Woodhaven Blvd (J)
Pending approval of the MTA Board, the Long Island Rail Road intends to issue prorated refunds to September monthly ticket holders for any business day that service is suspended due to the strike.
Ways to Stay Informed
The MTA will post information to its website at http://mta.info/lirrstrike
-via Press Release
