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Five of the people had heart attacks, most related to shoveling snow, said officials in Nassau and Suffolk. The sixth was found buried in snow, police said.
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) — Suffolk County is under a travel ban during the peak of the snowstorm on Sunday, officials announced. Both Nassau and Suffolk counties issued travel bans for non-essential vehicles on public roadways,
New York City and Long Island are being hit hard with snow today. As of 8 a.m. Monday, the most snow reported so far was 20 inches in Suffolk County on Long Island, according to the National Weather Service.
The Suffolk County Parks Department began a rollout last week of a system that had been offline since mid-December to allow for its migration. Bookings for camping reservations will start at 7 p.m. Feb. 28 for the week of June 11-17 and any prior dates still available, according to Danielle Botkin, an administrator for the parks department.
SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. (PIX11) — Residents in Suffolk County, Long Island, should prepare for “blizzard conditions” this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. A snowstorm is expected to dump 10 to 13 inches of snow in Suffolk County,
Whiteout conditions will make "travel extremely dangerous. Do not travel. If you must travel, have a winter survival kit," the NWS says.
Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine said there has been an uptick in emergencies this year, including a 16% increase in house fires and a 37% rise in fire dispatch calls. At the same time, the number of active volunteers has declined.
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) — A travel ban has been extended across Long Island as a major storm rages on. In Suffolk County, the travel ban has been extended to 3:30 p.m., and until 11 a.m. in Nassau County.
The median home sale price in Suffolk County was $700,000 last month, up 4.5% compared with January 2025, according to the multiple listing service that covers Long Island. In Nassau County, the median sale price was $835,000, a 3.1% increase from a year ago, Newsday reported.