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]
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1 week ago |
newsday.com | Alfonso Castillo
Another federal deadline is approaching this Sunday for New York to take down congestion pricing, but MTA officials say the program is here to stay — offering new data showing a 13% reduction in cars in Manhattan’s toll zone that they say shows the program is working.
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1 week ago |
newsday.com | Alfonso Castillo
There’s a good chance your community has at least one story like that of Amir Porterfield, the 15-year-old Copiague boy whose 2023 death led the first story in Newsday’s Dangerous Roads project. My neighborhood’s Amir Porterfield is Zachary Rantfle. Zachary was 12 when he was fatally hit by an SUV while crossing a street in Valley Stream on Dec. 11, 2014. Zachary was on his way to Valley Stream Memorial Junior High School, where my 14-year-old son, Chris, is currently in eighth grade.
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newsday.com | Alfonso Castillo
Nassau County Police have begun seizing and ticketing "ghost vehicles" since recently joining New York’s joint agency task force targeting license plate scammers, but Suffolk County’s top cop remains uncertain about whether that department will join. Last month, Gov.
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newsday.com | Alfonso Castillo
A New York federal lawmaker Friday called for a congressional hearing on road safety following what she called the "deeply alarming" rise in fatal car crashes on Long Island. The request was among several measures laid out Friday by Rep. Laura Gillen (D-Rockville Centre) to stem the tide of traffic deaths in the region.
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2 weeks ago |
newsday.com | Alfonso Castillo |Peter Gill
Armed with reflective safety vests, tape measures and notebooks, a group of about 30 people set off from the Sons of Italy Hall in Deer Park at around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, marching down the sidewalk. The early-bird attendees at the Long Island Complete Streets Summit were learning how to conduct a "walking audit" — a way for ordinary citizens to document pedestrian safety issues and bring them to the attention of officials with control over local infrastructure.
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US Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy @SecDuffy is on LI for tour of Merchant Marines Academy in Kings Point. @Newsday https://t.co/CZFcIFVjVS
As part of our yearlong "Dangerous Roads" series I'll be penning a weekly email newsletter that will offer in-depth news, reporting and analysis on serious crashes on Long Island’s roads. Please sign up to receive it completely free every week! https://t.co/c031ZhB1q4
Crashes killed 2,100 people & seriously injured 16,000 on LI roads over a decade. What can be done? @Newsday is investigating the causes & possible solutions in a yearlong series. Read & watch more about the series here: https://t.co/ywL2L6FpbJ #longisland #dangerousroads