Thursday, October 1, 2026
In an incident that Fourth Precinct police are describing as "unusual," the Nassau County Police and Point Lookout-Lido Fire Departments responded to Long Beach High School just after 5 p.m. on Friday after the ceiling of a parking structure at the school suddenly collapsed.
According to police, the incident occurred on April 6, at 5:10 p.m., when an “extensive area of ceiling materials” collapsed inside the parking garage area of Long Beach High School, located at 322 Lagoon Drive West.
Police said that an initial search of the area by the Nassau County Police Department’s Emergency Services Unit, Canine Unit and Lido Beach Fire Department revealed that “no apparent injuries were sustained by any person at this time.”
The cause of the collapse had yet to be determined. Police said that the Town of Hempstead's Building Department will investigate the incident to determine the safety of the structure and the site.
The school was closed for spring recess. A Nassau County Police Department spokesman said that emergency service and K-9 units were on the scene conducting a search as a precaution to make sure no one was trapped in the debris resulting from the collapse of the ceiling. The parking lot is located under an elevated section of the building on the eastern side of the school.
“As of right now we have no reports of any injuries," police officer Michael Aronsen, a spokesman for the department, said on Friday. “I believe the school was closed today. The Point Lookout-Lido Fire Department and Nassau County Police Department Emergency Service units are there and they’re going to use special equipment in a situation like this to identify anyone who may be trapped.”
Point Lookout Fire Chief Brian Guerin was not immediately available for comment. Long Beach Fire Department Chief Rich Corbett said that Long Beach was not called for assistance.
On Facebook, parents expressed relief that school was closed on Friday, the start of spring recess, which ends April 13.
"Good thing school was out, any one of our kids could have been killed," wrote Tony Chryseliou.
"Wow," wrote Julianne Sabino, "I can't tell you how many times I have parked there."
