Due to the snowstorm that dropped up to 12 inches of snow across Long Island, East Rockaway and Lynbrook schools are closed Monday.
The Lynbrook Fire Department put out this statement.
Lynbrook's Fire Chief Clayton Murphy reminds residents that while clearing snow from their home to please check that your nearest fire hydrant is also clear. Please clear 3 feet around the entire hydrant, ensuring firefighters can work around the hydrant and hook hoses up to all sides. Make sure all snow is cleared to the street and please ensure the snow is removed to the ground, which will help prevent the hydrant from freezing and becoming inoperable. "Seconds count in a fire, and a buried hydrant can severely delay fire operations for your Lynbrook firefighters," said Chief Murphy.
Both Nassau and Suffolk counties are under a state of emergency. The winter storm warning issued by the National Weather Service remains in effect until 1 p.m Monday.
"We're talking about significant snow. We're talking about whiteouts. We're talking about freezing weather and wind. If you don't absolutely have to go out ... please stay home," County Executive Blakeman said in a news release.
In East Rockaway, Mayor Gordon Fox has noted the importance of keeping vehicles off village streets and not to shovel snow into the roadway, and clear snow from nearby fire hydrants.
In Lynbrook, all sanitation collection has been suspended for Monday and rescheduled for Tuesday, while Tuesday sanitation pickup is rescheduled for Wednesday, according to village officials.
As snow removal continues throughout the storm, please place your property’s snow on your property, do not discard it into the roadway, Mayor Alan Beach stated in a message on the Lynbrook website.
The primary focus of the Public Works Department is to make the village roads passible, upon secondary clean ups, the plows will do a curb to curb clean up.
Beach is asking residents and others to get all vehicles off of the roadway throughout the storm in order to ease the cleanup process.
Calling the Public Works Department, or the police department to remind them of their responsibilities will only tie up phone lines for emergency calls. Please stay home and stay safe, Beach said.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority provided an update on service operations through Sunday night into Monday morning following a significant winter storm that has blanketed the region. Subways, buses, Long Island Rail Road, and Metro-North Railroad, will all be running service tomorrow to get New Yorkers where they need to go.
The MTA is reminding customers that service adjustments may be necessary based on real-time conditions and remains committed to keeping the region moving during this significant storm, which has impacted millions across the service area.
For the latest service updates ahead of Monday, customers should check mta.info, the TrainTime app, and the MTA app. All service remains subject to further modification based on real-time weather impacts.
Crews across every agency continue to work around the clock to minimize weather impacts and snow-fighting equipment remains fully deployed across the system to keep tracks clear and trains running.
PSEG-Long Island advises people to stay away from downed wires, which should always be considered live, avoid standing water or slush, and never use generators or gasoline-powered equipment indoors or near windows or vents.
Outages can be reported through the PSEG Long Island mobile app, by texting OUT to 773454, online at psegliny.com/outages, or by calling the 24-hour electric service number at 800-490-0075.
Updates are also available on social media and via the MyPower outage map at mypowermap.psegliny.com.
