East Side Access[0] was supposed to give it more traffic, but I don’t think it’s working.

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Side_Access

It's not working partly because the LIRR, for reasons beyond comprehension, failed to order additional trainsets and instead is splitting existing trainsets between the three terminals (Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn): https://nypost.com/2023/09/12/lirr-failed-to-order-new-train...