Loop parkway reopened after bridge repairs
The Loop Parkway has reopened in both directions after the Loop Bridge, a drawbridge crossing Jones Inlet in Long Beach, was stuck open, according to the New York State Department of Transportation.
Mechanics were on the scene repairing the bridge, which became stuck for unknown reasons at around 4:17 p.m., said a department of transportation spokesman.
'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.
'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.
