The MTA’s claims that it boosted Long Island Rail Road service by more than 40% with the launch of the Grand Central Madison station is being derailed by a new state audit. State Comptroller ...

LIRR commuters have been plagued by overcrowding and botched schedules for months — because no new trains were ever ordered as promised for Grand Central Terminal, documents show.

Last year, 95.8% of LIRR trains ran on time. There were also “less than half as many cancellations” of LIRR trains in 2022 than in 2019, according to the report.

WHAT TO KNOW The LIRR issued more than 100,000 invoices last year to passengers who said they could not pay their fares, and received payment for just 5% of the delinquent fares, according to ...

Travel to the new terminal is picking up, and hit 40% of Manhattan-bound LIRR riders for the first time last week, Lieber said. On an average weekday, 79,000 LIRR riders use Grand Central, he added.