![]() Now I can no longer say that,” Long Island commuter Ken Lieber recently told Gothamist. “I used to rave about my commute and how much I loved it. The $12.7 billion project, complete with its massively long escalator ride – it takes over a minute to get from top to bottom – opened in January to fan fare, but when trains began to be diverted to the new station, changing schedules known to commuters, tensions began to flare.Ĭomplaints rolled in of people missing trains, delays and mad dashes for connections. ![]() "With the rollout of the long anticipated Grand Central Madison, commuters now have options when traveling into the Central Business District and it is important that we continue to work together to improve service for Queens residents," said Comrie. ![]() The letter was in response to changes by the LIRR which affected service to Penn Station after the opening of the new Grand Central Madison station, which caused headaches for westbound commuters from Queens and Long Island. The Long Island Railroad says that service changes are coming to Queens stations in Kew Gardens and Forest Hills after four electeds complained that recent train schedule changes have made their constituents’ commutes tougher.Ĭentral Queens Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi, State Senator Leroy Comrie, Councilmember Lynn Shulman and Representative Grace Meng wrote a letter to the LIRR’s Interim President Catherine Rinaldi on Feb. ![]()
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