MTA’s commuter railroads – Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North – are sometimes overlooked by folks living within the five boroughs, and I can see why. In the past, trains whizzed through the Bronx and Queens without stopping for many New Yorkers who could benefit from a shorter commute. We’ve fixed that – both by increasing service and cutting prices to save thousands of riders valuable time and money.

Opening Grand Central Madison was the key to expanding service on the LIRR. Almost overnight, customers in southeast Queens had a ton of new options. St. Albans – where we just celebrated some critical station upgrades last week – saw a 30% increase in service followed by a substantial surge in ridership. The same happened in the Bronx after we added new stops for Metro-North trains trave

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