I commute on the Long Island Railroad to Manhattan. The LIRR is completely bike unfriendly. They had all bike lockers removed from railroad property. In my opinion a bike rack does not cut it as kids will be kids and bikes do get vandalized. Bringing a bike on the train, well only if you are riding for pleasure during the "off peak times" which we have done. Peak is a good chunk of the day during the work week. So we take advantage on the weekend which is also "off peak".

Long Island as a whole kind of stinks. None of the stores or strip of stores for that matter have bike racks. The cement pillars at the CVS drug store are so wide no chain and lock could fit around it. I had to lock my bike to the gate around the dumpster in the corner of the parking lot. It is like this all over, grocery store, anywhere to get errands done by bike. A complete shame.