Streets to Shut as 30,000 Flock to Brian Moore's Funeral

A diaspora of law enforcement from two countries is expected to flow into Nassau County as the funeral of Officer Brian Moore approaches.

Police, fire, and emergency responders are expected to pay their respects Thursday and Friday for the wake and funeral of the 25-year-old officer. An influx of more than 30,000 people is predicted to travel to Massapequa and Seaford over the next two days, according to Newsday.

As the population of the South Shore swells, police are taking measures to funnel traffic through the area during the wake and funeral.

Moore’s wake will be held Thursday from 2-4:30 p.m. and 7-9:30 p.m.

No parking is permitted until 10 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the area surrounding Chapey & Sons Funeral Home on Hicksville Road, according to Nassau County Police. The area includes both Stewart Avenue and Hicksville Road between Hempstead Turnpike and the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway, cops said.

Stewart Avenue between Hempstead Turnpike and Boundary Avenue will be closed to traffic until 10 p.m.

A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. James Roman Catholic Church located at 80 Hicksville Road in Seaford. The burial will take place at Saint Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale.

On Friday from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., police will shutter Union Avenue, Seamans Neck Road and Hicksville Road to Cordwood Lane. Stewart Avenue and Hicksville Road between Hempstead Turnpike and the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway will also be shut down, cops said. No parking will be allowed in those areas Friday as well from 6 a.m. until 2 p.m.

News of Moore’s death Monday devastated the Massapequa and Plainedge communities as well as law enforcement across the country. Moore died two days after he was shot in the head in Queens Village Saturday evening.

In an emotional press conference Monday, Bratton called Moore “an extraordinary young man” whose death is “a great loss to his family, a great loss to this department, and great loss to this profession and to this city.”

“And the family of officers he joined in the NYPD and across the country deserve our gratitude and our prayers — not just today, but every day,” said President Barack Obama at an event in the Bronx Monday, according to the The New York Post. “They’ve got a tough job.”

Moore’s alma mater, Plainedge High School, held a vigil Monday night to honor the memory of the 2007 graduate. A blue sea of more than 1,000 people attended the memorial that was originally planned while Moore was still alive.

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