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	The MTA installed a biometric&nbsp;employee timekeeping system in 2019&nbsp;to curb&nbsp;overtime abuse, but it was paused during the pandemic due to sanitary concerns. Employees continue to use the&nbsp;Kronos devices as standard time clocks, punching in and out of job sites with ID cards. Newsday&#39;s Alfonso Castillo reports.
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LIRR commuters may have been surprised when they opened the railroad's TrainTime app and were greeted by a warning that passengers who "don't pay the fare and don't show valid ID will be removed from the train."  

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Despite calls from supporters for the MTA to forge ahead, the chairman said, "We live in the real world."

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The LIRR said it will collect and analyze data received from customers to "adjust cleaning schedules and manpower needs."

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Officers also issued more than 1,800 summonses and seized 192 vehicles in three operations conducted this month, the MTA said.

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The LIRR stations were slated for major renovations that would have cost $152 million.

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Commuters say they are concerned about their safety as major crime rises on the Long Island Rail Road. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo reports. 

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The DMV launched the New York Mobile ID, an app allowing users to store their IDs on their smartphones. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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Police say the lack of legal limit for cannabis impairment makes arresting people for driving while high on marijuana challenging. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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Controversy and court challenges have motorists questioning the motive for school bus cameras, especially at one spot on Jericho Turnpike. Newsday's Shari Einhorn reports.

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Some Long Island villages are charging residents approximately 7% credit card surcharges to pay tickets online, which consumer advocates call "junk fees."

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The MTA could fall $25 billion short in funding for its next capital program. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso A. Castillo report.

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According to a payroll report by the Empire Center on Public Policy, 724 MTA employees made over $100K in overtime in 2023. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo reports.

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Millions going into upgrades, including trees, flowers and granite pavers, outside Penn Station. NewsdayTV's Alfonso Castillo reports. 

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Some LIRR customers have been issued IOU invoices for unpaid train tickets in amounts as high as over $2K, according to the MTA's list of fare beaters obtained by Newsday. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo reports.

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