BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO | Jerzy Bogucki uses a snowblower to clear the sidewalk on Marcy Avenue by St. Isidore’s Rectory Friday morning.
Residents across the North Fork awoke Friday morning to the first significant snowfall of the winter. Let the shoveling begin!
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UPDATE: Officials announced that the LIE will remain closed in both directions until 8 a.m., limiting traffic to emergency personnel.
ORIGINAL STORY: Long Island Expressway will be closed to traffic at midnight tonight, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced, as a snowstorm dumps anywhere from five to nine inches of snow tonight into Friday morning.
The LIE will be closed until at least 5 a.m. and a decision to reopen the highway will be made between 3:30 and 4 a.m., Mr. Cuomo said.
Mr. Cuomo said a state-wide state of emergency has been declared and he urged residents to stay off the roads.
In Riverhead, highway superintendent Gio Woodson said his crews are ready for the storm. Click here to read more.
