ABC 7 Interviews Sen. Kaminsky on LIRR President Resignation

Derick Waller from ABC 7

Originally published in LIRR President Patrick Nowakowski resigns, COO Phillip Eng named successor

New York (WABC) -- The embattled president the Long Island Rail Road is resigning, effective Friday, after a tenuous and troubled four-year tenure.

When a reporter asked MTA Chairman Joe Lhota if he was firing LIRR president Patrick Nowakowski in January, Lhota answered, "Not at this time." Three months later, things have changed.

During the 64-year-old Nowakowski's time at the helm, the agency has been bombarded with complaints about service delays and poor communication. January 2018 was its worst January since 1996 for on-time performance, and a recent scathing report showed the LIRR in 2017 had the lowest number of on-time trains in 18 years.

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