Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.) announced the agreement, bringing relief to the nearly 250,000 daily riders who depend on the nation's largest commuter rail system.

The first Long Island Rail Road strike in more than 30 years ended late last night as union and transit officials reached a deal, sparing more than a quarter-million riders another day of scrambling and frustration.

Earlier on Sunday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul called for talks to resume to end the strike by LIRR unionized workers, which has shut down the Long Island Rail Road, North America's largest commuter rail system.

The MTA and a consortium of unions sat at the bargaining table until about 1 a.m. Monday, but left without ending the strike, which has now gone into its third day.

The problem could be especially pronounced Sunday, since the MTA's accessible shuttle buses will only run on weekdays.

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.

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.

LIRR workers walked off the job on May 16, 2026, after contract negotiations with the MTA failed, halting service for hundreds of thousands of daily commuters. The strike, the first in over three decades,