<p>Breeze Airways will be adding nonstop flights from Long Island MacArthur Airport to Sarasota, Fla., beginning this November. NewsdayTV&#39;s Ken Buffa reports.</p>


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The governor had put the plan on pause in June just before the originally proposed toll of $15 was set to take effect.

Hochul relaunches Manhattan congestion pricing plan with lower $9 toll

Van Ritshie's rich baritone landed him the gig of recording the LIRR station announcements.

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George Moore of Freeport pleaded guilty to charges stemming from drinking at several Rockville Centre bars before driving on the Meadowbrook State Parkway, where he collided with another car.

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Hochul's new congestion pricing plan would lower toll to $9, sources say

More than 70% of the school bus camera tickets from 2023 were issued on streets that students do not cross, a Newsday investigation found.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday urged Amtrak to restore the service between Manhattan and the Hudson Valley.

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MTA figures show the number of lost tolls attributed to "ghost plates" rose by more than 12% this year. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo reports.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul put a pause on congestion pricing. Now, supporters say if she doesn't act fast, Donald Trump's presidency could spell the end of congestion pricing once and for all. NewsdayTV's Alfonso Castillo reports.

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Commuters can now sit on benches on the mezzanine level of the station. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo has more.

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The county has announced improvements, but residents say the efforts are too little, too late.

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JetBlue Airways launched its inaugural nonstop flight from Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma to Orlando, Florida.

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MTA leaders announced a two-year improvement project for the LIRR Babylon train station. NewsdayTV's Alfonso Castillo reports. 

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Breeze Airways will be adding nonstop flights from Long Island MacArthur Airport to Sarasota, Fla., beginning this November. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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