Get ready for what could be a long slog, railroad riders. The MTA’s labor negotiator conceded Monday that hopes of a quick agreement in the Long Island Rail Road strike may have been “overly optimistic,” leaving commuters alarmed at the prospect of a prolonged shutdown. Gary Dellaverson, the transportation authority’s labor counsel, laid out the […] The post LIRR Strike Stretches On: ‘No Sense of Urgency’ in Labor Talks, MTA Rep Says appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News .