Look up and down wood haven boulevard its a traffic nightmare. We will take you first to show you where the closure is in place. It is on the northbound side retaining here with the intersection of 63rd drive. This has been in place for the duration and were expecting at least this closure to last through the rush hours. These delays take you back towards saint jones avenue. You can see the traffic going in the other direction. Thats changed in the last hour. They did have the southbound side of wood haven boulevard completely shut down by dry harbor road. They have reopened that. Look at the volume because everyone is stopping to take a look. You have some stops because of the traffic lights. It takes you back towards queens boulevard. Its been a steady stream of bumper to bumper traffic. Getting around this takes you to the west or east as viable alternates. Shannon stone, channel 7, Eyewitness News. Thank you. Now to our were breaking news, advice from most investment bankers, dont
Theyre getting ready to pull that bus out. Reporting live from rego park, jim dolan, channel 7, Eyewitness News. Thank you. The roll er coaster known as wall street living up to its name again. The dow down nearly 1100 points. Then a wild swing back to a small loss and then by the end of trading a huge loss again. Here are the specific numbers. The dow fall ing ing 588. Thats a loss of 3. 5 . The nasdaq down 179. The s p 0 r50 50 500 down 77 and change. Half of all americans, this is a very big deal for most people. The word from experts, dont panic. Go ahead, try to not panic. Tim flesher is on wall street with the latest. Reporter for investor and trader alike it was a weary day. This jolt according to financial analysts teaches us a very important lesson. Right now were learning that stocks are volatile even though they havent been for the past 5 or 6 years. Within the first 4 minutes after the opening bell the dow a continuation of the market slide from last week. People start to g
With the airline offering refunds for inconvenienced passengers. Most want to get to their destination. Im going to try and get out today. Im going to hang out a little while. We are trying to get away on vacation. If we have to come back tomorrow, come back tomorrow. Reporter some passengers come plained the departure and arrival boards were misleading. The computers are back on line but things are very, very slow. They have no anything. Last minute they sent me a text stating they were delayed. This happened at 2 30 in the morning. They should have sent something a long time ago and they never did. Reporter people say they getting to the airport early because they have heard about the problems and hopeful at some point they will be able to get out. The best thing to do is contact the airline before you arrive 7 eyewitness news. New at noon, a car and a dump truck got in to an accident on the interstate if West Chester County in West Chester County as drives swerved to avoid a vehicle
Targeted but was it because of their religion. It happened to the rabbis who live a block apart in new city. Marcus solis is there with the lead story. Marcus. Reporter bill, the tree that was set on fire after that device was thrown police say to label this a hate crime would be premature. They dont have the evidence. Many remain convinced this was a deliberate act. I was really scared. I was shaking. Pounding. All because of this, a small tree engulfed in flames after a fire work was tossed on the lawn of this house owned by a new city rabbi on tuesday night. Seconds later another blast. It certainly was intentional. It certainly we certainly know that the effects of it create, you know, tension and fear and pair people in the e spotted running from the skween. From the scene. Police are trying to determine whether it was a prank crime. Right now its alleged hate crime and the word alleged is important. We what about to do everything that we can as an organization to try and help get
Systemic level. There was not just one bad case. Reporter he and the City Buildings Department stepped up inspections and added new procedures and training. Unprecedented measures says a spokesperson to prevent malfunctions of this kind from occurring in the future, to ensure we never see a tragedy like this again, end quote. Residents say their elevators are still unreliable. Im scared to get in the elevator. Boston road. The fdny was here a couple days ago to rescue people trapped in an elevator. The doi is recommending an investigation of ten of the staffers. Thank you. Investigators tonight are trying to figure out if high new jersey. The roof of a seven story building. Tim flesher is live tonight with the story. Reporter this is a tragic accident. As you point out police are anxious and want to find out if high winds that we are still experiencing at this hour, caused this mans death. As the Police Investigators surrounded the scene where 57 yearold clifford la mays body was found