The Long Island Rail Road that serves the city's eastern suburbs ceased operations early Saturday morning after five unions representing about half its workforce walked off the job.

A New York-area train system with 250,000 daily commuters is facing a shutdown if it cannot reach a deal with unionized workers to avert a strike.

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Los trabajadores del Long Island Rail Road de Nueva York están en huelga, informaron responsables sindicales a primera hora del sábado, paralizando el sistema…