By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; January 28, 2019
Following LIRR president Phillip Eng’s announcement last week that the railroad would do away with its use of duct tape to repair ripped train seats, 30-year commuter John Napolitano shared with Newsday a photograph he took in October at the Mineola station of what he said appeared to be duct tape covering a hole on the front corner of a train car.
“I couldn’t believe it. I was looking at this thing and saying, ‘This can’t be true. It’s a huge hole, and half of it looks like they’re trying to cover it with duct tape,’” said Napolitano, 64, of Williston Park. “I don’t know what to think about this organization anymore.”