A New York-area train system with 250,000 daily commuters is facing a shutdown if it cannot reach a deal with unionized workers to avert a strike.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the MTA and LIRR unions reached "a fair deal" to end the strike after three days.

Roughly 300,000 passengers a day are affected as employees fight for higher wages.

Contingency plans and workplace policies set in place during COVID helped keep operations uninterrupted at some LI companies.

LIRR commuters are taking shuttle buses and subways into New York City as the largest commuter rail system in North America remains shut down.

A Suffolk County man says Uber charged him and two others a whopping $200 Saturday for a one-way trip to Madison Square Garden in Midtown to see a relative graduate from medical school – a trip that would normally cost $13.