Here are the travel details you need to know to get to your destination, including shuttle bus service, accessible travel alternatives and more during the strike.<\/p>\n
It is advised to check current station alerts on the Long Island Rail Road website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Work from home if possible<\/p>\n The Long Island Rail Road shutdown will cause severe road congestion<\/a> and delays to the nearly 300,000 daily passengers. <\/p>\n The MTA is asking riders to avoid nonessential travel and work from home if possible. Those planning to commute should allot for more travel time, no matter what method is taken. <\/p>\n Travel alternatives will be near or at capacity due to an influx of additional riders, MTA officials say. <\/p>\n Shuttle bus alternatives<\/p>\n The MTA will provide limited shuttle bus service<\/a> on weekdays provided by the MTA for essential workers and people who cannot work remotely. <\/p>\n Buses will run during peak hours toward Manhattan from 4:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and to Long Island from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. <\/p>\n There will be six spots to and from locations on Long Island to subway transfer points in Queens.<\/p>\n Those spots are<\/a>: <\/p>\n Bay Shore<\/a> LIRR Station to Howard Beach-JFK Airport<\/p>\n Hempstead Lake State Park, near Lakeview<\/a> LIRR Station, to Howard Beach-JFK Airport<\/p>\n Hicksville<\/a> LIRR Station to Howard Beach-JFK Airport<\/p>\n Huntington<\/a> LIRR Station to Jamaica-179 St F at Hillside Avenue and 179 Street<\/p>\n Mineola<\/a> LIRR Station to Howard Beach-JFK Airport<\/p>\n Ronkonkoma<\/a> LIRR Station to Jamaica-179 St F at Hillside Avenue and 179 Street<\/p>\n Shuttle bus map: MTA\u2019s shuttle\u2011bus backup plan could add an hour to commutes,\u00a0News 12’s transportation reporter Kevin Vesey did a test run<\/a> to see how long it took. He drove the Hicksville\u2011to\u2011Howard Beach route, then took the A train into Manhattan on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n The full test run trip to Penn Station clocked in at 1 hour and 50 minutes\u2014 roughly an hour longer than the typical 50\u2011minute LIRR ride.<\/p>\n NICE bus alternatives<\/p>\n Nassau County customers can use NICE buses<\/a> to connect with Flushing-Main St 7 and the Jamaica Bus Terminal<\/a> in Queens. See the full NICE bus network map<\/a>.<\/p>\n NICE bus map: The MTA recommends using the following subway stations as passenger drop-off points. These stations are close to major roadways that lead to and from Long Island. These stations do not have parking lots, so please do not plan to park there. <\/p>\n \u200bFar Rockaway-Mott Avenue<\/p>\n Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike\u200b<\/p>\n Ozone Park-Lefferts Boulevard<\/p>\n Sheepshead Bay<\/p>\n Woodhaven Boulevard<\/p>\n Accessible travel alternatives<\/p>\n Accessible travel options available on Long Island and in Queens:<\/p>\n Shuttle buses will transport customers from Bay Shore, Hempstead Lake State Park, Hicksville, and Mineola to Howard Beach-JFK Airport A\u200b station.<\/p>\n Shuttle buses will transport customers from Huntington and Ronkonkoma to Jamaica Center-Parsons\/Archer EJZ\u200b station.<\/p>\n Refund information for monthly ticket holders<\/p>\n The MTA says they are intending to issue prorated refunds to May monthly ticket holders for any business day that service is suspended due to the strike, pending board approval. More details will be provided on how to apply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The MTA and Long Island Rail Road union workers did not reach a deal early Saturday morning. 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Commute times<\/p>\n![\"NICEBus.png\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NICEBus.png\")
Passenger drop-off locations<\/p>\n