Crime & Safety

UPDATE: LIE Lanes Reopen Following Car Fire

Expect delays this afternoon, police say.

UPDATE 4:40 p.m.: All lanes have now reopened, police say. 

Commuters should expect some delays on the Long Island Expressway Tuesday afternoon due to a car fire, Nassau Police say.

The fire occurred in the eastbound HOV lane between between Exit 34–New Hyde Park Road and Exit 35–Shelter Rock Road. The HOV and left lanes in both directions are shut near the scene, police say. There have been no reports of any injuries.


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