LIRR
LIRR Disability Ripoff Editorial
The biggest transit story over the last few days has been the investigation into the LIRR as to whether or not employees purposely lied & manipulated their way into receiving disability payments. In continuing with this story, yesterday’s edition of the New York Daily News had a strongly worded editorial on the situation. Here is […]
Federal Agents Raid Railroad Retirement Board Office
Over the last couple of days I have blogged about the LIRR being looked into for possible benefits manipulation. The drama continues to unfold as federal agents raided the Long Island office of the federal Railroad Retirement Board. Walt Bogdanich & Duff Wilson of the New York Times filed this report which will appear in […]
LIRR Data Subpoenaed
A little under 24 hours ago I wrote an entry about Gov. Patterson giving New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo the power to investigate the Long Island Rail Road for possible manipulation of disability & pension benefits. Since that entry, Mr. Cuomo has decided to get right on the case. Jeremy W. Peters of […]
LIRR Might Get Investigated For Manipulating Benefits
For many years the speculation has existed that longtime LIRR employees might have benefited from the manipulation of disability & pension benefits. However the speculation might turn factual if Gov. Patterson gets his way. He has chosen to give New York State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo the power to investigate the Long Island Rail […]
LIRR To Provide Extra Trains For The Eve Of Rosh Hashanah
I’m behind in posting the latest press releases that the MTA sent me. The first was to announce that the Long Island Rail Road will be providing extra trains for the eve of Rosh Hashanah. Here are the complete details: The MTA Long Island Rail Road is offering eight additional eastbound trains from Penn Station, […]
