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State of emergency for Nassau and Suffolk Counties

Posted on February 1, 2021 at 2:06 pm by John Lynch

Yolanda Barry shovels the walkway in front of her house in River Edge, N.J., Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Snow continued to fall Thursday during a key period in the coronavirus pandemic, days after the start of the U.S. vaccination campaign and in the thick of a virus surge that has throngs of people seeking tests daily. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Governor Cuomo has declared a state of emergency for Nassau and Suffolk Counties, In addition to New York City and Westchester. New Yorkers are being urged to avoid all unnecessary travel. Nassau County is expected to see some of the highest snow totals from the storm,

PSEG Long Island has brought in and additional 400 line workers from off Long Island to help restore potential power outages from the storm. PSEG customers who experience an outage can call 800-490-0075, or text the word OUT to 773454.

(Photo AP)