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LIRR Customers Need A Drink, And The Milleridge Inn Knows This

The Milleridge Inn is holding a "LIRR Sucks Party" on Thursday and offering a free drink to all train riders.

The Milleridge Inn in Jericho is holding a “LIRR Sucks Party” on Thursday and offering a free drink to all Long Island Rail Road commuters.

Why? Because these train riders have been through enough. They deserve a drink.

At Milleridge Inn, located at 585 North Broadway, anyone with a train ticket will get a free drink at the bar.

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"As a former commuter, I know there's nothing worse than waiting for hours to catch a train, especially after a long work day," Milleridge Innkeeper Butch Yamali said in a statement. "Hundreds of our customers commute every day to and from the city, and they've really been feeling the pain."

LIRR commuters have dealt with insane amounts of delays and cancellations over the past few months. On Wednesday afternoon, access to Penn Station was restricted due to overcrowding, and multiple trains were canceled due to signal trouble. In April, the LIRR suffered delays, cancellations and diverted routes for an entire week during morning and afternoon rush hour.

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The event actually has two names, the "LIRR Sucks Party" or the "LIRR Hope Party." The name you prefer probably depends on whether you are a realist or an optimist.

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