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October 2nd, 2009
Press Release
IMMEDIATE
#120
Mike Charles/Sam Zambuto
(718) 558-7301 day/night

MTA LIRR To Participate In Greenstreet LI Partner's Event At Roosevelt Field, October 3

LIRR: Still Green After 175 Years

The MTA Long Island Rail Road – celebrating 175 years of helping to keep Long Island green and as part of its series of Customer Appreciation Days surrounding its 175th Anniversary – invites its customers and Long Island neighbors to visit its booth at the GreenStreet LI Partner's Special Exhibit this Saturday, October 3, at the Roosevelt Field Mall and try their luck at winning terrific Manhattan Getaway prizes.

The free raffle prizes include two family four packs (rail transportation and admission to the venue) to each of the following attractions: Blood Manor-NYC's Premier Haunted Attraction, Big Apple Comic Con, and Madame Tussaud's New York. The prizes are donated by the venues.

The LIRR Booth will be located at the Roosevelt Field Mall main entrance near the main level elevators from 12:00 PM through 8:00 PM. The Long Island Rail Road is a proud sponsor of GreenStreet LI grown by Newsday.

For further information on all LIRR Manhattan Getaways, pick up a brochure at the event or at stations or consult the LIRR website at www.mta.info/lirr/getaways. Train schedule and fare information is available 24-hours a day from the LIRR's Travel Information Center in Nassau County at 516-822-LIRR, in Suffolk County at 631-231-LIRR or in New York City at 718-217-LIRR. The Travel Information Center's TDD telephone number for the hearing impaired is 718-558-3022. Customers can also consult the LIRR website at www.mta.info.

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