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Long Island Rail Road strike creates manic Monday commute as negotiators return to the table
It was manic Monday for thousands of Long Island Rail Road riders trying to get in and out of New York City on the third day of a labor strike that has shut down the nation’s largest commuter railroad...

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Long Island Rail Road strike could be a problem for NY Gov. Kathy Hochul's reelection bid
Hochul blames Long Island Rail Road strike on Trump administration
Ghost trains and a political blame game: Why North America’s largest rail system just shut down for first time in 30 years
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul pleaded with unions representing workers for the Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, to resume bargaining Sunday, saying a long strike hurts...

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Busiest US commuter rail system to resume operations as deal reached to end strike
Rush-hour chaos sweeps New York after busiest rail system shutdown
With Long Island Rail Road shut down, NY governor begs unions to resume talks
After the news conference, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and the Transportation Communications Union said in a statement that the union workers "are not asking for ...

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Watch: Strike grinds America's busiest commuter rail line to a halt
'I can't work from home': New Yorkers face long commutes as LIRR strike talks grind on

Can Trump end the LIRR strike? Why Hochul is blaming the president

Kathy Hochul has pointed fingers at President Donald Trump for the strike, while he denied all wrongdoing. But does Trump actually have the power to stop the strike, and why is the governor placing blame on the president?

Hochul’s pro-housing push sees meager pick up in NYC suburbs

The governor is hoping carrots will move the needle on housing growth after failing to get sticks through the state Legislature three years ago.

Blakeman rips into Hochul over LIRR strike, says she ‘failed to do her job’ — as Trump fires back after ‘reckless’ jab

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman slammed Gov. Kathy Hochul on Saturday as “the worst governor in America” for failing to stop the Long Island Rail Road strike.

Hochul, Blakeman point fingers during LIRR strike

Amidst the chaos of an LIRR strike, Gov. Kathy Hochul and gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman are throwing accusations of who exactly is to blame.
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Rolling back NY's climate law, Gov. Hochul says she's living in 'reality'

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is poised to win a significant rollback of New York’s landmark 2019 climate law, leaving environmentalists furious with a governor they once considered a major ally in the battle against climate change.

Hochul pushed LIRR strike to pick up votes on Long Island from GOP rival Blakeman: transit union chief

Gov. Hochul pushed the Long Island Rail Road strike largely to throw shade on Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and pick up votes from the Republican gubernatorial front-runner on his home turf,