Alfonso Castillo
Transit Reporter at Newsday
Newsday transit reporter, typically found writing on, and riding on, the LIRR, especially those single seats on the old M3's. Email me: [email protected]
Articles
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newsday.com | Alfonso Castillo
A new state comptroller report calls into question the MTA’s repeated claim it boosted LIRR service levels by more than 40% with the opening of Grand Central Madison, asserting the overhauled service plan only added around 23% more trains and ignored concerns voiced by many Long Island commuters negatively impacted by the changes.
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newsday.com | Alfonso Castillo |Peter Gill
A state judge has tossed out a lawsuit filed by the Town of Hempstead challenging the legality of New York’s congestion pricing program. Judge Arthur Engoron’s ruling came after Hempstead’s lawyers "threw in the towel" at a Manhattan court hearing that they nearly no-showed, according to the head of the MTA, which administers the Central Business District Tolling Program.
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newsday.com | Alfonso Castillo
Last week I had the somewhat surreal experience of taking my eldest son, AJ, to the DMV to pick up his learner’s permit. Sixteen years after I first buckled him up in his car seat, he could now be the one behind the wheel, as long as a licensed adult is riding shotgun. My boy’s ascent to legal driving age was one of the many reasons for me to celebrate this Father’s Day.
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newsday.com | Alfonso Castillo
Hungry Long Island Rail Road commuters could soon slurp down some oysters while waiting for their train at Grand Central Madison. Tracks Raw Bar and Grill — long a staple in and around Penn Station — will open its second location at Grand Central, near the LIRR ticket windows on the concourse level, sometime next month, owner Bruce Caulfield said Monday. "Definitely July," Caulfield said. "I’ve already hired staff.
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newsday.com | Alfonso Castillo
An Amtrak proposal to provide a one-seat ride from Ronkonkoma to Washington, D.C., with stops in Hicksville and Jamaica, is gaining momentum, having recently completed the first phase in a three-step study and winning support among elected officials and rail rider advocates. But questions, and skepticism, remain over the need to extend the intercity rail network onto Long Island, when Long Island Rail Road travelers can already connect to Amtrak at Penn Station.
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