MINEOLA Vol. 69, No. 6
March 17 - 23, 2021
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The MTA will reverse its decision to cut service to riders starting March 29 to avoid overcrowding. This photo was taken pre-pandemic. (Contributed photo)
MTA Reverses Course On Recent Service Cuts BY ANTHONY MURRAY
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he MTA’s Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) service cuts couldn’t have happened at a worse time since Americans are still dealing with COVID-19 even though the economy is starting to slowly restart. Photos from rail riders posted on social media this past week depicting crammed train cars and platforms that left little to no social distancing amongst riders had elected officials and fellow Long Islanders outraged and concerned. Due to the pandemic, the MTA needed to make cuts in order to stay afloat. All LIRR branches were changed to “enhanced” weekend schedules during the weekday commutes. However, MTA officials gave plenty of warning that drastic cuts such as this one were going to happen back in November 2020 saying they would make cuts to the state’s mass transit system if Congress didn’t provide more federal aid. Luckily for the MTA, the Senate signed off on another relief package earlier this month that gave the MTA $6.5 billion. See rest of story on page 12
Cuomo battles multiple scandals (See page 3)
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Governor Andrew Cuomo’s popularity has dipped lately because of accusations of sexual harassment, bullying and underreporting deaths in nursing homes during the early days of the pandemic. (Office of the Governor)
Mineola FD responds to chimney fire (See page 12)
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