Politics & Government
Talk Back Poll: For or Against LIRR Drinking Ban?
A late-night drinking ban begins May 14 on weekend trains out of Penn Station on all lines including Babylon. Do you think it'll work, Lindy?
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) recently announced it's starting a pilot program that'll ban the consumption of alcohol on overnight weekend trains on the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) out of Penn Station.
The ban's an attempt to curb what's been referred to as "rambunctious behavior" by the MTA.
The affected trains - commonly known as "drunk trains" - are those that run between midnight and 5 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights. The ban begins May 14.
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"There's rambunctious behavior on these weekend overnight trains, and this is an effort to curb that and set a better tone on those trains," MTA spokesman Sam Zambuto told The Daily News.
According to the New York Times, in March, passengers were accused of attacking two conductors.
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So, Lindy, what do you think of this ban?
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