How can people commute to work everyday ON LIRR? - Long Island - New York (NY) - Page 3 - City-Data Forum

Jetties · 06-12-2011, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ENFD240

Sorry...i feel much better now though....

That is so good to hear!

LegalDiva · 06-12-2011, 10:09 PM

I worked by Grand Central station and used to commute on the LIRR every day from Baldwin and hated it so much I just decided to pay for a monthly garage and drove in.

I now work in my firms LI office and it's a 45 min drive on the SSP/135/LIE. I love my commute now and wouldn't take another job in the city even if my salary increased 25% just by going into Manhattan.

Rich10 · 06-13-2011, 08:08 AM

Until I win lotto, I have to work. My work is in Manhattan. Working is better than being unemployed. Riding the LIRR beats driving. As a result, I commute to work everyday on the LIRR with a total commute time of about 3 hours. While it might not seem like living, its what many of us do to support our families.

Ragazza89 · 06-13-2011, 01:04 PM

I commute daily into midtown...been doing it for about a year and half? Doesn't bother me at all...as a matter of fact, I'd rather sit back and relax on the train instead of sitting in bumper to bumper traffic

Logical95 · 06-13-2011, 05:51 PM

I do not take the LIRR, but during rush hour I thought a lot of the trains were packed to the hilt and you had to stand most of the time?

Or can you get a seat pretty easily now?

I don't think I would be able to take more than a 1.5 hour commute.....so to those people who do it all the way out from Ronkonkoma, my hat is off to you....