And may not be fully restored for several days. I want to show you what the problem is because were right next to a set of tracks just outside the huntington train station. You can see, joe, what were looking at now with the camera is a set of switches. Those switches is snow covered. Im told that is one of the biggest problems that the railroad has had to deal with is snow covered and frozen switches. So you see what the problem is. In fact, the impact is more severe than first believed. The good news is that there are plenty of Parking Spaces at the lirr station. The bad news for commuters tonight is that there are no trains. Service on the nations largest Commuter Railroad was suspended more than 24 hours ago. The trains and the tracks they traveled on are buried in two feet of snow, with drifts that the storm suspect empty up and down sit empty up and down the line. Riders showing up for trains that didnt depart and wont depart for hours. It is confusing to get home. Reporter and i
A scrap of Yellow Police tape and a lot of unanswered questions. It was like 4 or 5, boom, boom, boom it was like execution style. Reporter he lives lives cerrado apartments. He did not want to be shown but he says he heard gunfire outside is building at 10 in cypress woods drive inside cerrado apartments. He did not want to be shown but he says he heard gunfire outside is building at 1030 last night pm and ran to help the victim in the parking lot he had done what gunshot wound to the chest. The guy was held yelling help me, helmi what can you do. You just do what you have to do you dont. About what could happen. Reporter police say who or on the run. Behind. Neighbors say they watched 2 men leave the parking lot leaving of than in a van Eyewitness News they heard a 2nd set of gunfire. We are working to confirm the timeline with police but our as they set up to 2 crime scene in Neighboring Properties and search for crews. Officers can only say 2 people were shot and one of them has di
Right now on fox 5 news at 10 00 it is scary out here. Very scary to know you cannot travel safely, and you have to keep your eyes open. Steve well said. A new sense of fear after another series of slashings on the trainance platform. The latest attack happening loon the 3 line in East New York. Dari dan bouwens there is now. Good evening, dan. Reporter dari and steve, this is an elevated subway platform here in East New York where it all started. This is the eighth subwayrelated slashings since the start of the year. They appear to be renlated. They say, it is a big concern. The nypd says, it is on top of this issue. You can see behind me. There is a Police Presence here to evening. They are here now. Reporter some East New York residents happy to see a beefedup Police Presence near the subway station. This after man start a fight with a passenger here later slashing that man in the face. More aware on the train because i ride this train every day. Reporter investigators say it starte
Honoring Long Island Railroad fares for the 7 train and e train. In other traffic, we have a situation with the Staten Island expressway getting into bradley avenue, 440 you will find two lanes closed down. Expect a lot of delays through that spot. The hutch going north at king street, tractor trailer is being offloaded off on the shoulder. We will deal with that for some time. Street cleaning rules are in effect. Amy freeze is in for bill evans with the accuweather forecast. Hot today, amy . It was officially a heat wave yesterday. As we begin today, grab your shades eating out the door. Sunny and hot temperatures. Going for 90. Kick off temperature 74 in central park. It wont take any time at all to get the numbers up. Official sunrise 6 23 this morning. Monticello at 59. Everybody else in the low to mid60s. In the bos, in boroughs, in the mid70s. Planning forecast into the mid 80s by noon. Into the early afternoon, a high of 90. By sunset tonight, temperatures will be sliding back i
You are watching it and you feel helpless, like there is nothing you can do. That was Anthony Johnson reporting. Now a developing story. Commuter chaos on the Long Island Railroad. Trains are running with delays in and out of penn station after a massive shut down this morning caused power problems. Viewers shared these photos with us on twitter of a packed station platform. N. J. Burkett is live at jamaica station with the very latest. N. J. Reporter thats right, jamaica station the main hub of the l. I. R. R. Where trains are moving in and out of manhattan. The nations busiest Commuter Railroad is back up and running at this hour, but the delays, residual delays are colossal. The average delay is 90 minutes, shirleen. For hours this morning, you could not get in and out of manhattan at all. A power supply problem apparently cut power to the vast network of switches and signals that controls train traffic through the east river tunnels. You cant get in or out of manhattan on the l. I.