Blakeman rips into Hochul over LIRR strike, says gov failed to do her job

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman slammed Gov.Kathy Hochul as “the worst governor in America” for failing to stop the Long Island Rail Road strike.“Hundreds of thousands of Long Islanders woke up to chaos because Kathy Hochul failed to do her job,” Blakeman said Saturday in a blistering statement.“This strike didn’t come out of nowhere — Hochul knew this deadline was coming and still allowed commuters, small businesses, nurses, teachers, and tourists to become collateral damage.

Hochul can’t pass a budget on time, can’t keep the trains running, and cares more about bailing out Zohran Mamdani than the commuters stranded on platforms,” he continued.“Hands down, Hochul is the worst governor in America,” Nassau County Executive and candidate for Governor of New York Bruce Blakeman said, slamming Hochul for her “total lack of leadership as the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) strike could cripple the region’s economy.”More than 3,500 LIRR workers across five unions, including engineers, signalmen and trainmen, walked off the job at 12:01 a.m.Saturday after a heated, drawn-out battle with the MTA over pay raises failed to come to an agreement....