State Comptroller Report Estimates LIRR Strike Costs Up to $61 Million Daily
A state comptroller report projects the LIRR strike could cost the state up to $61 million in lost economic activity each day. The estimate draws on ridership, census, and economic data.
nypost.comA state comptroller report estimates that the LIRR strike could cost the state up to $61 million in lost economic activity each day. The projection is based on LIRR ridership information, as well as census and economic data, according to the comptroller’s office.
“A LIRR strike will be felt far beyond the tracks, triggering the loss of millions of dollars per day in lost economic activity, disrupting thousands of riders and throwing the region’s transit service into chaos and gridlock,” Comptroller Tom DiNapoli warned in a statement a day before the strike began.
LIRR workers were present at Ronkonkoma station on May 18, 2026. A sign announcing the LIRR strike was also seen in Mineola on the same date. The report states that the strike disrupts thousands of riders and affects regional transit service.
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