For the first time in three decades, Long Island Rail Road workers could strike in just weeks, which would shut down all train service. The MTA is already getting buses ready.
The LIRR system is the largest commuter rail network in the nation. 300,000 people a day depend on the trains from Long Island to New York City and back. The two sides have about two weeks to work things out.
When NBC New York asked one commuter how worried they are about a strike, the rider replied, “50-50.”…