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Long Island Contractors Association representatives joined Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages and other officials as part of a demonstration last year remembering those killed in accidents on the Southern State Parkway.

Could toll lanes fix parkway’s ‘Bloody Alley’?

Anyone driving on the Southern State Parkway knows it’s not an easy highway to travel. There are a lot of accidents, but there’s simply too many vehicles. But one fix offered by the … more

By Kyle Chin | 8/11/22

Chaverim of the Five Towns and Rockaways volunteer Kasriel Zakutinsky changed Mary Kate Tischler’s tire on the Southern State Parkway on Aug. 25.

Chaverim of the Five Towns and Rockaway volunteer aid goes viral

The photograph and Facebook post of a volunteer from Chaverim of the Five Towns and Rockaway — an emergency roadside-assistance nonprofit — who stopped to change a motorist’s flat tire last month went viral, with more than 2,200 likes and nearly 1,000 shares on the social media platform. more

By Lisa Margaria | 9/23/21

It’s time to address safety on the Southern State

For many years, the Southern State Parkway has been known as one of the most dangerous thoroughfares in Nassau County . . . more

7/22/21

A high-speed chase from Hempstead to Valley Stream led to a Hempstead officer firing a single shot near Blakeman Drive and Franklin Avenue.

Police: Car-chase suspect shot in Valley Stream, apprehended in West Hempstead

Nassau County police have confirmed details of a car chase on Tuesday evening that began in Hempstead and ended in Valley Stream, with Hempstead police reportedly firing a single gunshot outside of … more

By Peter Belfiore | 10/9/19

The state Department of Transportation has two years to study all of the Southern State Parkway’s exit and entrance ramps, including this one at Exit 13.

DOT to study Southern State ramps

A bill introduced by Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, and signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in December, gives the New York State Department of Transportation two years to study the configuration of all of the Southern State Parkway’s exit and entrance ramps, and provide state officials with a report on how they could be improved. more

By Melissa Koenig | 1/10/19

A sports utility vehicle going northbound on Wantagh Avenue overturned on June 8.

SUV overturns on Wantagh Avenue near Southern State Parkway

A sports utility vehicle overturned in Wantagh, leaving two injured. more

By Eden Laikin | 6/8/18

The Lakeview Fire Department and Nassau County EMS workers teamed up to rescue people trapped in the bus.

Residents, state officials react in aftermath of Southern State bus crash in Lakeview

South Shore elected leaders are calling on the state to upgrade safety measures on Long Island parkways after a charter bus carrying students from Kennedy Airport to Suffolk County recently crashed into the Eagle Avenue bridge in Lakeview, nearly shearing off the bus’s roof and injuring three dozen students and chaperones, six of them seriously. more

By Scott Brinton and Nakeem Grant | 4/9/18

Wantagh FD delivers baby on Southern State Parkway

The Wantagh Fire Department successfully delivered a healthy baby boy on the Southern State Parkway near the Wantagh State Parkway on Feb. 15. more

By James Mattone | 2/22/18

NYPD Det. Steven McDonald, center, with his wife, Malverne Mayor Patti Ann McDonald and their son, Connor McDonald in Central Park in 2015.

'Today it becomes official'

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation today that will rename a section of the Southern State Parkway in honor of fallen NYPD Det. Steven McDonald. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 8/17/17

State Department of Transportation workers discovered bags of animal remains on the ramp to the westbound Southern State Parkway at Exit 17.

Animal parts found on Southern State Parkway ramp

New York State Troopers closed the Southern State Parkway’s westbound entrance at Exit 17 on July 26 after bags containing a "foul smell" were discovered by Department of Transportation workers. … more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 7/27/17

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