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1 Active Incident 5 Work Zones 1 Closure Data as of 8:35 PM ET, Oct 27
Key facts (as of )
- 10 511NY crash records on Nassau and Suffolk roads in the last 24 hours; 1 still listed as active at the last 511NY read. One collision can produce more than one record. Source: 511NY event feed (NYSDOT), as read by Long Island Traffic, last read Oct 27, 2026, 8:34 PM ET.
- Most 511NY crash records, last 24 hours: Long Island Expressway (4), Southern State Parkway (3), Northern State Parkway (2). Source: 511NY event feed (NYSDOT), as read by Long Island Traffic, as of Oct 27, 2026, 8:35 PM ET.
- LIRR: 2 current service alerts in the latest MTA feed snapshot, 0 major or critical. Source: MTA LIRR service-alert feed (GTFS-realtime), as read by Long Island Traffic, snapshot Oct 27, 2026, 8:35 PM ET.
- Gas: lowest reported regular $3.97/gal at Sam's Food Stores, Massapequa; Long Island average $4.25 across 204 stations. Source: GasBuddy station price reports, as collected by Long Island Traffic, lowest price reported Oct 23, 2026, 9:50 PM ET.
- 17 official releases from Long Island police and prosecutor agencies in the last 7 days: Southampton Town Police 6, Nassau County Police 5, Suffolk County Police 4, Nassau DA 2. Source: agency press-release pages, as read by Long Island Traffic, as of Oct 27, 2026, 8:35 PM ET.
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- How many crashes were reported on Long Island roads in the last 24 hours?
- 511NY carried 10 crash records on Nassau and Suffolk roads in the 24 hours to Oct 27, 2026, 8:35 PM ET; 1 was still listed as active when 511NY was last read at Oct 27, 2026, 8:34 PM ET. These are 511NY records, not verified crash totals: one collision can produce more than one record, and some crashes never reach 511NY.
- Where is the cheapest gas on Long Island today?
- The lowest reported regular price was $3.97/gal at Sam's Food Stores in Massapequa (reported Oct 23, 2026, 9:50 PM ET). The Long Island average across 204 station reports was $4.25 in the snapshot exported Oct 27, 2026, 6:14 PM ET. Confirm the price at the pump.
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- NY 27A closure listed 22.4 hours among 30 unplanned Long Island full closures
511NY records stored by Long Island Traffic show 30 unplanned full closures on Nassau and Suffolk roads October 19–25, 2026, and 0 planned.
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GasBuddy reports show regular gas averaged $4.24 at 177 Long Island stations October 19–25, with prices falling at 111 stations.
- Montauk Branch lowest as LIRR on-time performance dips to 94.4% in September 2026
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