How's the drive and is my LIRR train running normally?
Traffic before 8 a.m. was clear on Long Island, but AAA said the worst time to travel today would be around noon. See our live traffic map here.
Penn Station will be open with regular LIRR service on Thursday, July 2 and Friday, July 3, but there will be access restrictions at the request of the NYPD.
— LIRR (@LIRR) July 2, 2026
Customers traveling through Penn Station should use the 34th Street and 7th Avenue entrance. There will be no entry from…
#NICEALERT
— NICE Bus (@theNICEbus) July 3, 2026
Holiday Weekend Service We will be running a Saturday Enhanced schedule for Friday, July 3rd and a Saturday Schedule for Saturday, July 4th. For details on this service and our Fireworks/Airshow
Service at Jones Beach visit https://t.co/FpjlWdFuMB pic.twitter.com/q0jYtFbyNT
SCT will operate a normal weekday service on Fri 7/3 followed by a Sunday schedule on 7/4. In addition, there are 9 parades and events celebrating the 250th Independence Day 🇺🇸 which will detour several routes. Visit https://t.co/lSkzhbW2Ws or the Transit app for more info.
— Suffolk County Transit (@SCTBusInfo) July 2, 2026
JONES BEACH HOLIDAY SERVICE
— NICE Bus (@theNICEbus) July 2, 2026
Get details on our Jones Beach Holiday and Airshow service here https://t.co/HxMYKMcQmP pic.twitter.com/YU7Ce1fHXd
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