Travel bans in effect until 9 a.m. today on LI
Old Country Road in Garden City is seen before dawn on Monday as a winter storm batters Long Island. Credit: Howard Schnapp
Suffolk County is under a state of emergency due to the storm. There is a travel ban for all but essential workers and plow operators until 9 a.m. today.
Suffolk County Transit service was shut down at 4 p.m. Sunday and will be suspended on Monday. It will resume at 10 a.m. on Tuesday Feb. 24, according to County Executive Ed Romaine.
A similar travel ban is in effect in Nassau County, where Executive Bruce Blakeman announced the ban would be in effect from 9 p.m. Sunday until 9 a.m. Monday.
New York City also has a travel ban in place until noon Monday.
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