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Som See meromny men Rete i Please mention The Long Islander Newspapers when doing business with our advertisers. TOWN OF HUNTINGTON Double Dose 0 By Jano Tantongco Jtantongco@longislandergroup.com In a recent trend of hellish commutes for Long Is- land Rail Road riders, Tuesday's power outage is- sues in Manhattan rippled their way throughout the system, prompting frustration and missed meetings for thousands of commuters, including those from the Town of Huntington. \We deliberately left early because we had meet- ings out here to try to make these meetings on time. We didn't make the meetings in the city or the ones out here,\ Kevin Ryan, of Northport, said. Ryan, who works in the IT field, was on his way to Penn Station, hopping on the 7:34 a.m. train from Northport. However, shortly after, two trains headed to the city from Babylon and Massapequa Park stalled in a tunnel under the East River due to a third track power outage, leading to delays of more than an hour for thousands of commuters. \The problem is the communication with the Long Island Rail Road. They're vague, they're not upfront. They don't even care, honestly,\ Ryan said. As a lone silver lining amidst the chaos, Ryan be- came friends with George Gifford, a fellow North- port resident, on the train. \The positive is we didn't know each other be- fore,\ Ryan said. \It provides comedic relief.\ Gifford, who works in the construction industry, called it a \struggle on the railroad\ as he boarded an 8:16 a.m. train in Northport to make a 10 a.m. Long Islander News photo/Jano Tantongco LonglslanderNews.com . Huntington commuters in both directions were slammed with hour-long delays Tuesday, adding to mounting frustrations with the Long Island Railroad and Amtrak. * meeting in Manhattan. Like Ryan, he missed his meeting, arriving at Penn Station around 10:45 a.m. Adding on to the mess, on their way back home in the afternoon, an \unauthorized person\ on the tracks at the Syosset station rerouted them to the Huntington Long Island Rail Road Station. They said they were told there would be shuttle busses waiting for them at Huntington, but there were none when they arrived. During an interview with The Long-Islander, they were told by MTA officials that there simply would be no shuttles at all. \I've been riding the railroad for 26 years. This month of May has been the worst ever,\ Ryan, a monthly ticket holder said. elays For Commuters . grades scheduled for July through September. be allowed to continue,\ Epstein stated. THE LONG-ISLANDER « JUNE 1, 2017 « A3 MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan said that school bus company W.E. Transportation assisted in pro- viding buses at the Huntington station to assist with service challenges from 9:10 a.m.-1 p.m. At 12:54 p.m., those buses were re-directed to as- sist with the incident in Syosset. But, the MTA was informed that W.E. buses left to do their normal af- ternoon runs. Then, the MTA sought out different bus companies, choosing Independent, which re- mained on standby at Huntington until 8:35 p.m. Donovan added it was likely that customers like Ryan and Gifford were caught in the gap when there were no buses available, adding that another train arrived at 1:50 p.m. to continue eastbound. Long Island Rail Road Commuter Council chair- man Mark Epstein looked to Amtrak, which main- tains the third rail in the tunnel, called their main- tenance of facilities of \critical importance to our riders, who are nearing or have passed their break- ing points after months of delays and overcrowded trains and stations.\ \These lengthy delays came on the heels of ini- tial reports from the LIRR of delays averaging ten to fifteen minutes, which created in many riders a false sense of security,\ Epstein stated. The incident comes amid ongoing work at Penn Station, with anticipated heavier infrastructure up- \The current situation is threatening the family lives and livelihoods of hardworking LIRR com- muters and those who are close to them and cannot INNOVATION. MOTIVATION. RESULTS, R i wes a DIX HILLS . 3027 Jericho Turnpike East Northport, NY 11731 516-852-9632 ® h */ wae ea \ e a < # a \ a j Go to F45Training.com/dixthills Live Hollywaod DJ Workouts Saturday Mornings bared] to sign up for 14 Da f] YouTube Video: http://bit.ly/F45DHWelcame y Free Trial 209 N v~ ft f .~ Owned and operated ° /__. by Dix Hills residents - -__ Mere Amberg - Sec - f $ Ma Gar a dlp tale 4
