By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; April 12, 2018
Long Island Rail Road president Patrick Nowakowski will resign from his office effective Friday, MTA officials said Wednesday.
Nowakowski’s resignation comes amid growing calls from commuters, advocates, MTA board members and Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Joseph Lhota for a shakeup at the LIRR, which has been beset by service and communications woes. Last year was the railroad’s worst for on-time performance in 18 years and, January, its worst month in 22 years.
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