Port Washington native creates innovative mobile messaging service for LIRR commuters that shares real-time alerts and updates between travelers.
As a native of Port Washington, Joshua Crandall always understood the "commuting culture" on Long Island. He said he realized how technology keeps people connected, but that commuters are often not connected to one other. After being laid off from Morgan Stanley in 2006, Crandall came up with an innovative business model based on that premise. He wanted to find a way for commuters to alert and update fellow travelers about delays, weather-related issues and all other slowdowns related to mass transit through their mobile messaging devices. "I started it as a frustrated New Jersey Transit commuter," Crandall said, "and grew it into a 10,000 person network that is part of the fabric of the daily commute for thousands of area commuters, …
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There are restrictions on travel on the Roslyn Viaduct Bridge in the Village of Flower Hill.
The reversible travel lane pattern will remain in effect on the new north bridge of the Viaduct through Jan. 2 as follows: 2 westbound lanes, 1 eastbound lane: 6 a.m. - 2 p.m. 2 eastbound lanes, 1 westbound lane: 3 - 10 p.m. 1 eastbound lane, 1 westbound lane: 10 p.m. - 5 a.m. The above travel lane pattern is in effect Monday - Saturday. On Saturday evenings at 10 p.m., the one eastbound lane, one westbound lane pattern will remain in place through 5 a.m. on Monday mornings. This same lane pattern will also remain in effect from 10 p.m. Thursday evening, Dec. 31, through 5 a.m. on Saturday morning, Jan. 2. One lane in each direction will remain open during the hours of 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. and 5 a.m. - 6 a.m. (Monday - Saturday) so the lanes …
