The cost of LIRR tickets will climb by around 4.4%. From Ronkonkoma, a one-way peak ticket will rise from $20.50 to $21.50.

The MTA is warning commuters who take the LIRR that their travel plans could be rerouted due to a possible strike next week. Certain labor unions that represent nearly half of the railroad's workforce ...

REGIONAL — THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY said in a statement Monday that five Long Island Rail Road unions threatening to strike this Thursday had “backed off.” The largest union, the ...

The price of tickets for New York City subways, the LIRR and the Metro-North will all increase in a few months.

Alfonso Castillo has been reporting for Newsday since 1999 and covering the transportation beat since 2008. He grew up in the Bronx and Queens and now lives in Valley Stream with his wife and two sons ...

MTA leaders are set to vote on a contentious price increase for buses, subways and tolls on Tuesday morning. The proposed hike would raise bus and subway fares to $3 and toll prices to $7.46 to cross ...

The MTA voted to approve a price increase for subway, bus, and railroad fares as well as tolls on Tuesday. Subway and bus fares will increase to $3, while fares for LIRR and some Metro-North lines ...