What Happened
A crash blocked two eastbound lanes on the Northern State Parkway at Exit 29, the Roslyn Road interchange in East Hills, during Thursday evening’s commute, according to Nassau County Traffic Management via Patch. NCTM posted the alert at 5:41 p.m. on September 3, 2026.
NCTM said drivers should expect delays in the eastbound lanes approaching Exit 29. The agency did not specify how many vehicles were involved, what type of collision occurred, or whether any injuries were reported in its initial advisory.
No responding agencies beyond NCTM were named in the Patch report filed by staff writer Melanie Gulbas. Vehicle types, direction of impact, and road-surface conditions at the time of the crash were not released.
Location & Road Context
Exit 29 at Roslyn Road is a heavily used interchange on the Northern State Parkway in East Hills, Nassau County, sitting near the border of Roslyn and East Hills and carrying significant eastbound volume during the evening rush hour. Two blocked lanes at that point can push backups well past the preceding exits toward the New York State Thruway interchange to the west.
This crash is the 26th incident recorded on the Northern State Parkway corridor in the past 30 days and the 82nd on the corridor in 2026, according to Long Island Traffic’s incident registry. September 3 alone produced two other recorded crashes on the same road, including a major-severity incident also dated September 3 and a second moderate-severity crash the same day. The most recent prior fatal crash on the corridor occurred August 11, 2026.
Broader Impact
The 5:41 p.m. timestamp placed this blockage squarely in peak outbound commuter traffic on the Northern State Parkway, one of Nassau County’s primary east-west arteries. Two lanes blocked at Exit 29 during that window typically forces eastbound traffic onto local roads through East Hills and Roslyn, compounding delays for drivers heading toward exits further east.