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Former NY Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, a leading voice for gun control, dies at 81
Carolyn McCarthy, a former congresswoman from Long Island and fierce advocate for gun control, has died at age 81 after a ...
LIRR mass shooting in 1993 led to launch of Carolyn McCarthy's political career, after husband's death and son's severe injury on train
That evening, as a Long Island Rail Road train slowed into the Merillon Avenue station in Garden City, a 35-year-old gunman ...
Carolyn McCarthy, Who Turned a Gunman’s Massacre Into a Crusade, Dies at 81
After a deranged shooter killed her husband and wounded her son on a Long Island commuter train in 1993, she went to Congress ...
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Fmr Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, gun control advocate following LIRR massacre, dies at 81
The political world in New York is grieving following news of the death of former Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, a staunch advocate for gun control after her husband was killed in the LIRR massacre.
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Carolyn McCarthy, former Nassau U.S. Rep. and gun safety advocate, dies at 81
Carolyn McCarthy, a former Democratic U.S. Rep. and gun safety advocate, died Thursday. She was 81.
New rail cars coming to LIRR, Metro-North
A new ride is coming to the railroads in a few years. The MTA board approved the purchase of 316 new rail cars on Wednesday.
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New York MTA to order more than 300 commuter railcars
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will purchase 316 new electric multiple-unit railcars for use on the Long Island ...