The MTA has increasingly tried to stop fare evasion, including through charging riders for late e-ticket activation, making tickets expire sooner and using police to remove nonpaying customers. But riders hiding in bathrooms continues to be a problem, and one that may never be flushed for good. As long as the LIRR collects fares by having conductors walk trains to check tickets, some riders will try to avoid paying, said the executive director of the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the

More than 100 people gathered in Greenport this weekend to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after federal agents last week arrested three longtime Latino residents. Bracing extreme wind chills, protesters bundled in ski suits, hugged one another and discussed the week’s events. One small group arrived by ferry from Shelter Island, and nearly every passing driver in the town of 2,200 honked to show support. Read the full story: https://nwsdy.li/4kpgq2T | Newsday