Amidst the chaos of an LIRR strike, Gov. Kathy Hochul and gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman are throwing accusations of who exactly is to blame.

New York City’s Monday morning commute turned to chaos this week as Long Island Rail Road workers continued their strike for higher wages. LIRR workers began picketing on Saturday after negotiations between their unions and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority reached an impasse.

Officials in the city and state of New York are warning of travel disruptions this week while about 3,500 Long Island Rail Road workers strike.

The coalition of LIRR unions and the MTA are continuing negotiations into the evening Monday.  While it is not clear when the strike will end, commuters are preparing for

The strike, which began at 12:01 on Saturday, has no clear end in sight.

The Long Island Rail Road will not run Saturday morning after the MTA and unions representing some LIRR employees failed to reach a contract agreement late Friday night. This is the first time in decades that LIRR workers have walked off the job.

Business leaders predicted a prolonged work stoppage would be devastating to the start of the summer tourism season on Memorial Day.

Commuters attempting to travel through the New York metropolitan area are in for a rude awakening as Friday afternoon's rush hour begins. The Long Island Rail Road, NJ Transit and Amtrak are still operating on limited service as a transit meltdown set off by a Thursday morning fire in an East River tunnel drags on.