LIRR President Phil Eng, local elected officials, and breastfeeding advocates today will unveil the first public lactation pod in the MTA system to accommodate nursing moms who travel through Penn Station.

Mothers who breastfeed or pump now have their own ADA-accessible private space, known as a lactation pod, located in the LIRR’s Customer Waiting Room.

This latest customer-facing initiative will make it easier for more mothers to achieve their breastfeeding goals by providing a private, enclosed room with comfortable benches, a fold-down table, an electrical outlet for plugging in a breast pump, and a door that can be locked for privacy. The pod is available for use 24 hours a day, seven days a week, upon request by the waiting room attendant.

The lactation pod is the latest in a series of customer-friendly initiatives adopted by the LIRR within the last 14 months, and joins programs like LIRR Care, My LIRR Loyalty, LIRR Summer Saturdays, Help Points, and MyLIRR.org train finder, as innovative ways the LIRR aims to improve the customer experience.

VISUALS:

• Get an up-close look at the new lactation pod, interior and exterior.

WHO: 

• LIRR President Phillip Eng
• NYS Assemblywoman Kimberly Jean-Pierre
• NYS Assemblywoman Nily Rozic
• Nikkie Kent, Executive Vice President, Mamava
• Moms on-the-go who will discuss their needs

WHEN:

Today, Thursday, August 8, at 2:00 p.m.

WHERE:

LIRR’s Customer Waiting Room at Penn Station, near the Seventh Avenue Entrance

MTA LIRR PRESS CONTACT:

Liz Gutierrez, lgutier@lirr.org, 212-878-4717

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