The president of the LIRR was fired on Wednesday, sources told the Post.
Helena Williams, the railroad’s first female president, had headed it for almost seven years, and served the MTA in other positions for 13 years.
MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast decided to replace her with Patrick Nowakowski, the executive director of a project to build a rail line
between Washington, D.C. and Dulles, Va.
Before that, he worked for over 27 years at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
Prendergast praised Williams’ work on the railroad’s operations, communications, and community relations in a statement.
Railroad workers have threatened to strike this summer, but that does not appear to be a factor in why she was let go.
She is the LIRR’s longest-serving president in decades, and was also the first woman to run any MTA agency.
“It’s been a privilege to have served as LIRR president,” Williams said in a statement. “I am deeply grateful to the men and women of the LIRR, and to my leadership team who have worked tirelessly to meet the needs of our customers and help modernize the LIRR’s operations.”
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