06.05.2012 News Senate passes bill to exempt libraries from MTA payroll tax The state Senate passed legislation Monday to exempt libraries from the controversial Metropolitan Transit Authority payroll tax. Approved in 2009, the tax currently imposes a .21 percent levy on...
07.19.2011 Business LIRR now features Friday wine train to the North Fork Long Island Rail Road passengers boarding the Greenport-bound train from the Ronkonkoma station Friday nights now see a menu on their seat offering refreshments for purchase during the long...
06.06.2011 News Local senators introduce bill to repeal MTA payroll tax Local state senators introduced a bill in the Senate Monday that, if approved, would repeal the Metropolitan Transit Authority payroll tax for all employers in counties outside New York...
02.19.2011 News Pols call for MTA to restore winter weekend train service County Legislator Ed Romaine came to the Greenport Long Island Rail Road station with other local elected officials Friday afternoon to call for restoration and expansion of weekend Long...
10.31.2010 Uncategorized First weekend with no LIRR service Looking to board a train to Ronkonkoma or Greenport Village this weekend? Seek alternative plans. This Saturday marks the first weekend until Memorial Day that the MTA will not...