LIRR riders brace for service cuts coming in July

A train arrives to the Astor Place station early Friday, Dec. 16, 2005 in New York. (AP Photo/ Dima Gavrysh)

  Eyewitness NewsNEW YORK (WABC) -- Coming this July, the Long Island Rail Road will be making some service cuts due to construction.

There's work to do at a Queens rail yard that ultimately will allow LIRR trains to go to Grand Central Terminal.

Three outbound afternoon trains will be canceled and seven will be rescheduled.

The changes are expected to last a month.

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