Death
Cab Driver Fatally Shot At The LIRR’s Shirley Station
I find it truly sad to hear or read about a hard worker being killed while just doing his job. Unfortunately such a tragic event took place 2 days ago when 53 year old Shirley resident & cab driver John Attrino, was shot inside his cab at the Long Island Rail Road’s (LIRR) Shirley station. [...]
22 Year Old Man Struck & Killed By LIRR Train
My sister sent me an e-mail asking if I heard about the delays on the Babylon line this morning. I did not but she was nice enough to alert me to a posted report as to why the delays occurred. Unfortunately a 22 year old man was struck & killed by an empty LIRR train. [...]
Man Dies After Motorcycle Hits A MTA Bus
A few days ago, Newsday featured a brief story about a man who died after his motorcycle crashed into a MTA bus. Here is that brief story courtesy of Newsday:
NEW YORK - One man is dead after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a New York City bus.
Police say 43-year-old Derrick Walker [...]
Multiple LIRR Train Incidents
The last few days for the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) have not been good. First was the accident which happened last Friday as a Jamaica bound Montauk train hit a man shortly after leaving the Hampton Bay station. Here is the brief report about the incident by Bill Mason of Newsday:
A man sitting on [...]
LIRR Accident Update
Yesterday evening I had the unfortunate task of writing about 2 separate accidents of a LIRR train running over & killing a male. Steve Ritea of Newsday has posted an updated report about the accidents:
Two men were killed in unrelated accidents on Long Island Rail Road tracks Monday morning, MTA Police said, when a 19-year-old [...]
2 Men Dead After Being Hit By LIRR Trains
LIRR train departing the Woodside station. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
Today was not a good day for the Long Island Rail Road as 2 men were killed in separate incidents after being struck by trains. Joseph Mallia of Newsday filed this report:
Two men were hit by Long Island Rail Road trains in unrelated [...]
Bus Stop Dispute Turns Deadly
Yesterday evening, a dispute which started at the bus stop & continued on the Q85 turned deadly. A 15 year old girl was stabbed to death in front of 137-42 Bedell Street in Springfield Gardens. Eric Konigsberg & Al Baker from the New York Times has the story:
It began shortly before 10 on Wednesday night [...]
M103 Service Alert Details
Earlier this morning, I posted an entry about a M103 service alert which led to the detours which are still in place as I write this entry. The incident referred to in the service alert was the result of a dump truck hitting a Fung Wah bus. Sewell Chan of the New York Times City [...]
