NEW YORK (WABC) -- The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Thursday announced its contingency plans for commuters as the clock ticks towards a looming Long Island Rail Road strike next Thursday.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A significant number of Staten Island’s buses could be replaced by next year, according to officials from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. During an MTA committee ...

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The MTA has announced contingency plans in the event that five of the major Long Island Rail Road unions decide to strike on Sept. 18 — and called out the unions for allegedly not negotiating in good ...