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12:01 Well, in conjunction with the big holiday weekend, we start out with the Hudson River horror show right now. Big delays in the Holland Tunnel either way with roadwork, only one lane will be getting by. You're talking about, at least, twenty to thirty minutes worth of traffic either way, possibly even more than that. Meanwhile the Lincoln Tunnel, not great back to Jersey but still your best option. And the GW Bridge your worst possible option. Thirty to forty minute delays, and that's just going into town. Lower level closed, upper level all you get. Then back to New Jersey every approach is fouled-up: West Side Highway from the 150's, the Major Deegan, the Bronx approaches and the Harlem River Drive are all a disaster, the Harlem River Drive could take you an hour, no direct access to the GW Bridge with roadwork. And right now across the East River 59th Street Bridge, you've gotta steer clear of that one. Midtown Tunnel, Triboro Bridge, they remain in better shape. Still very slow on the eastbound Southern State Parkway here at the area of the, uh, Meadowbrook there's a, uh, stalled car there blocking a lane and traffic very slow.

12:11 Oh, one of the nastiest nights we've had in a while across the Hudson River. Holland Tunnel can be up to a half an hour in either direction, it's repairs and only one lane available. Lincoln Tunnel, which was a good way out is a bad way out now. Now we've got troubles back to Jersey it looks like, uh, now, mmm, watching here on the WINS Jam Cam, it's double trouble. The north tube all traffic's grinding to a halt going back to Jersey, that'll impact the 41st and 40th Street approaches. The center tube, that's another problem: you got a stuck bus in the tube. We just got a call from Dennis who, um, a member of our traffic team, who said that there was only one lane open, the right lane in that tube back to Jersey, with a, uh, bus stopped there, Port Authority police crews are on scene. Right now traffic stacking up, Lincoln Tunnel Jersey-bound, GW Bridge can easily take you thirty to forty minutes to go either way, even worse off the Harlem River Drive with no direct access to the G. W. Bridge because of repairs going on and the 59th Street Bridge, still an absolute must to avoid. You've got roadwork there and delays on both decks either way.

12:21 Well, we could spend an hour talking about the Hudson River right now because that could be the delay going back to new Jersey on the Harlem River Drive approach to the GW Bridge. It's all because of repairs. Bronx approaches are an absolute sickening ride at this point and, uh, going into New York City the, uh, GW Bridge with a thirty to forty minute delay. They're doing repairs in each direction tonight on the lower level. Meanwhile, the Lincoln Tunnel, nobody's coming back to New Jersey. Remember Dennis phoned in, our traffic team member, the last report said there was a stalled bus inside the Lincoln Tunnel? Well, now they're holding all traffic back on the way back to Jersey so right now you're at a dead stop. And, uh, and looks like here on the Panasonic Jam Cam nobody getting through as yet. As you, uh, make your way at the, uh, Holland Tunnel, thirty minute delays either way, that because of repairs. Whitestone Bridge, that's where Bobby phoned in, at least a half an hour delay to Queens with roadwork, stick with the Throgs Neck or the Triboro. Avoid the 59th Street Bridge either way, use the Midtown Tunnel to avoid repairs there.

12:31 Unbelievable what's happening out there tonight: midnight gridlock. Where do we begin? There is a stalled bus inside the Lincoln Tunnel that is refusing to move, blocking all access to New Jersey. That means we're jammed-up deep on the Manhattan side. All approaches to the Lincoln are packed, spilling over into the midtown grid: Times Square, Columbus Circle, Eighth Avenue up to the Park, nothing is moving, just a lot of angry drivers at the point. Well, you might think, hey, why not head up to the GWB? But nope. That's jam-packed due to repairs. We're looking at at least forty-five minutes to an hour up there. And remember there's no access off the Harlem River Drive, gumming things up all the way to Riverdale, even bumping up to the Tappan Zee. Wow! Now, the Holland Tunnel is still looking better, but still you're going to hit nearly a half an hour getting in and out of town. On the East River crossings it's no better with the Whitestone out with, uh, roadwork. And the 59th Street Bridge is mobbed both ways in and out of town. You'll want to avoid that. We've got a smoother ride into the Midtown Tunnel, with scattered ten to fifteen minute delays there, but it might be your best bet.

12:41 Well, hard to believe that on a night as a holiday weekend is beginning, you've got one hour delays each way at the GW Bridge, 80/95 Local lanes are, uh, going to be closed down on the approach to the bridge, so all traffic going to the GW Bridge will be pushed to the upper level. That's why the backup right now is solidly all the way back into Teaneck as you, uh, travel right now on 80/95 here on the Panasonic Jam Cam. You've also got big delays on the Harlem River Drive, especially going back to Jersey, that's about a one hour wait as well. Cross Bronx approach is also gonna be a mess as you, uh, make your way towards the bridge, it's about a two mile delay. Lincoln Tunnel still jam-packed with about a half an hour back to Jersey and gumming up Manhattan with a stalled bus that's being cleared. Holland Tunnel delays are about a half an hour in each direction. Across the East River avoid the Whitestone Bridge to Queens and just flat out avoid the 59th Street Bridge, delays in both directions on both decks.

12:51 Oh right now, you want nothing to do with the GW Bridge, which can take you up to an hour or more to use the GW Bridge into the city. The, uh, problem is the lower level is closed either way, that's why the upper level is completely stacked up. And you've got, uh, big time jam-up's right now on 80/95 Express. Meanwhile, back to Jersey, avoid the Harlem River Drive approach, that approach can take you about an hour back to Jersey. On the, uh, Harlem River Drive approach all traffic diverts to Amsterdam Avenue, you can't even get to the GW Bridge directly, and that's why you've got that huge backup, Bronx approaches are not looking good either. Lincoln Tunnel about a twenty minute delay back to Jersey, that's the best we've got. Holland Tunnel, thirty minutes in either direction, that because of roadwork. 59th Street Bridge, you want to avoid it completely, use the Midtown Tunnel or the Triboro. Also, steer clear of the Whitestone Bridge, which is jammed on the way to Queens. And the BQE is also bumper-to-bumper westbound through Atlantic Avenue here in the camera. It's roadwork causing more than a one mile delay. Only one lane'll be getting by.

1:01 Well, the big delays continue across the Hudson River, could take you up to a half an hour to go, uh, at the, uh, Holland Tunnel either way. Lincoln Tunnel will be better on the way a back to Jersey, delays are winding down a little bit, but still better than the Holland Tunnel overall. And the GW Bridge is just an absolute, flat out disaster. If you're gonna use it back to Jersey, take the West Side Highway to get there. Harlem River Drive approaches still upwards of a, uh, one hour delay, matter of fact, I'm gonna make that even more. Delays are back to the Triboro Bridge now so it's going to take you well over an hour to use the Harlem River Drive going up to the GW Bridge. Bronx approaches should be a little bit better, not much, just a little bit. And the GW Bridge at least an hour into New York, only the upper level available, lower level closed with repairs. Avoid the Whitestone Bridge to Queens, it's jammed with roadwork. Avoid the 59th Street Bridge no matter which way you go, it's jammed with roadwork. The BQE is also jammed with roadwork westbound through Atlantic Avenue, one lane gets by.

1:11 Well, two bridges you want to steer clear of over the East River, the Whitestone Bridge still jammed to Queens with roadwork and only one lane available and the 59th Street Bridge, still a mess no matter which way you go, you've got repairs there as well. Now, across the Hudson River, you gotta head to the Lincoln Tunnel. While the Lincoln Tunnel is not great, it's a whole lot better than the thirty minute delay either way that awaits you at the Holland Tunnel or the GW Bridge, which is just an absolute nightmare, uh, about one hour or more going into New York for the GW Bridge, lower level closed, 80/95 Express lanes are backed up almost to Teaneck and, uh, right now you've also got big delays back to Jersey. The Harlem River Drive is backed up almost to the Triboro heading up to the GW Bridge. That's going to be at least an hour to ninety minutes worth of traffic. Again, all traffic diverts off on Amsterdam Avenue, you can't even get to the GW Bridge that way. Stay with the West Side as your better alternate. And in New Jersey we're just getting reports of a crash, uh, on the New Jersey Turnpike truck lanes just after Exit 11 going northbound.

1:21 We are still getting hit real hard over the Hudson as we switch, uh, the cameras over the Harlem River Drive approach, backed up well over an hour to an hour and a half trying to get over to the GW Bridge. You've got, uh, all access to the GW Bridge knocked out, you get pushed to Amsterdam Avenue instead. Right now the West Side, worlds better than the East Side going north and it looks like, eh, GW Bridge into the city still bucking the one hour mark on the way into town, depending on your approach. Now, if you sneak in via Route 46 to Route 4, you can really knock that delay down a lot. As you, uh, travel the Lincoln Tunnel still your best way across the Hudson River. And across the East River avoid the Throgs Neck Bridge to Queens with roadwork, avoid the 59th Street Bridge that's still very slow on the outer roadway exiting into Queens on the lower roadway. Lower roadway, though, inbou... in the, uh, inside the lower roadway is getting better in either direction so that can help you out. And right now the BQE still a mess down through Atlantic Avenue due to roadwork, just one lane there will be getting by. No repairs tonight on Long Island's North Shore. LIE repairs are finished with.

1:31 Oh, as we're waiting for a little good news at the GW Bridge. It looks like that delay now going into the city is about thirty to forty-five minutes. A lot of folks are getting the hint: don't use the GW Bridge. Big delays not only into New York with the lower level closed, but huge delays back to Jersey with the lower level closed. You've got backups on the Harlem River Drive stretching back at least an hour with traffic. Right now the Lincoln Tunnel still the best way overall to cross the Hudson. Across the East River you want to steer clear of the, uh, Whitestone Bridge to Queens with roadwork. 59th Street Bridge try to avoid the upper level either way. Bruckner Expressway going north you have only one lane open by White Plains Road. That's the scene of an accident. And in New Jersey on the Turnpike, truck lanes, you have a wreck just north of Exit 11, a couple of trucks involved car lanes going north on the Turnpike. They will wind up being a better ride.

1:41 Oh we still have a lot of traffic on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Westbound side still hung up with roadwork down through Atlantic Avenue where you've got only one lane getting by. At least if you're gonna be, uh, heading right now to the, uh, Hudson River at least you've got the Lincoln Tunnel to use. The Holland Tunnel, there's still delays either way with repairs. GW Bridge is still a mess because of repairs but now no more than thirty to forty minutes on the way into New York, we're actually seeing an improvement for that GW Bridge upper level. The bottom line is you still want to use the Lincoln Tunnel either way and avoid the Harlem River Drive back to Jersey. It's an absolute mess, no direct access to the GW Bridge, you'll be pushed off to Amsterdam Avenue. As you, uh, make your way across the East River, Whitestone Bridge there's only one lane open to Queens. 59th Street Bridge, there's upper level repairs either way. No incidents reported in Queens on the LIE, the Grand Central. Westchester County main arteries 287, 87, 95 reportedly in good shape.

1:51 Well the good news finally is delays are dropping a bit at the GW Bridge going into New York. It's still gonna be about twenty minutes but, uh, the good news is the upper level is thinning a bit and, uh, looks like the 46 and Route 4 approaches will knock that down even further and as you, uh, make your way to the Lincoln Tunnel, that's still your best way across the Hudson. Big backups at the Holland Tunnel either way and that's because of repairs. Across the East River the, uh, right now the Whitestone Bridge is only one lane available in either direction with roadwork. And the 59th Street Bridge upper level, looks like they've, uh, closed that down going over to Queens, I don't see anybody coming over. Right now all traffic diverts to the lower level and it is jam-packed right now on the, uh, lower level going to Queens as we see live on the Panasonic Jam Cam. Brooklyn-Queens Expressway equally packed bumper-to-bumper westbound side through Atlantic Avenue, roadwork only one lane open. There's inbound delays exiting the Gowanus to the BQE as well, you've got repairs there too. And, uh, right now in Queens too, both the LIE, the Grand Central they look to be in very good shape.

2:01 Oh right now getting up to the GW Bridge certainly a chore. Something's going on on the northbound side of the, um, uh, West Side Highway as you, uh, travel up toward, uh, the area north of 96th Street. I can see delays here on the WINS Jam Cam, definitely get you a further update on that the next report. Meanwhile as you, uh, make your way right now onto, uh, the Harlem River Drive, there's still delays exiting for the GW Bridge. Remember there's no direct access off the Harlem River Drive, you have to follow the Amsterdam Avenue in. The, uh, Bronx approaches are getting a little bit better. And the GW Bridge overall is getting better on the way to New York. Lincoln Tunnel still a very good way across the Hudson either way. And across the East River, Whitestone Bridge only one lane open to Queens. You can steer clear of that to the Throgs Neck or the Triboro. 59th Street Bridge, only the lower level open to Queens and it is stacked up Queens-bound here on the WINS Jam Cam. Brooklyn-Queens Expressway still very jammed up heading down toward Atlantic Avenue you've got roadwork there.

2:11 Oh delays are finally easing out of the GW Bridge going into New York, still you have to watch out going back to New Jersey off the Harlem River Drive approach. You'll have delays there because the, uh, ramp to the GW Bridge is closed and everyone gets pushed off to Amsterdam Avenue. Lincoln Tunnel still remains an excellent way to cross the Hudson. Holland Tunnel about a twenty to twenty-five minute delay back to Jersey with roadwork. Whitestone Bridge, steer clear of that one, only one lane open to Queens with repairs. 59th Street Bridge with the upper level closed. The lower level is bumper-to-bumper going Queens-bound. That's all because of roadwork. You've also got roadwork in Manhattan on the West Side Highway at 96th Street, only one lane will be getting through. You've got repairs on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound side, one lane open and still a jam getting down through Atlantic Avenue. Looks like things are alright, though, in Queens on the LIE and on the Grand Central. And apparently they are still trying to clear a crash on the Bruckner Expressway north, it's been out there for a while by White Plains Road.

2:21 A few big repair jobs out there, one of them on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. There is still traffic going westbound down through Atlantic Avenue with roadwork and only one lane getting by. Also watch out on the West Side, northbound on 96th Street, you've got a repair job there as well. Traffic right now in the Bronx doing better on the Cross Bronx west into the GW Bridge, Harlem River Drive. Remember there's no direct access to the GW Bridge because of roadwork so you have to, uh, follow a detour and, eh, right now as we check the bridges and tunnels: GW Bridge going into New York, looks like all the delays have finally wound down. Lincoln Tunnel same story here on the WINS Jam Cam. 495 looks to be in good shape going into the tolls going into New York City. Right now the Holland Tunnel still about a fifteen minute delay back to Jersey with roadwork. And across the East River got, uh, big delays on the 59th Street Bridge, upper roadway closed to Queens. That means that all traffic has to use the lower roadway. That's why it's all stacked up. The, uh, GW, uh, the 59th Street Bridge closed on that upper level so no matter which way you go, lower roadway's all you get.

2:31 A couple of bridges you want to avoid across the East River, the 59th Street Bridge they're working on the upper level either way. They could hold traffic back going Manhattan-bound, which they're doing right now. Stay with the lower level going into Manhattan, but avoid the lower level to Queens, it's completely stacked-up with repairs. Meanwhile, you want to stay with the Midtown Tunnel, the Triboro Bridge, and avoid the Whitestone Bridge. Whitestone Bridge has roadwork going on going to Queens. There's only one lane available now. Now across the Hudson, GW Bridge delays definitely winding down. Just avoid the Harlem River Drive approach to the GW Bridge. Lincoln Tunnel, they're temporarily holding traffic back again going back to New Jersey. There may be a problem with a tractor-trailer stuck inside the tube. Holland Tunnel about a fifteen minute delay going to New Jersey with roadwork. Right now the Tappan Zee alright in Westchester County. Your main arteries 287, 87, 95 all are in very good shape. Travel in Nassau County, the LIE, the Northern Parkway, they are both looking good.

2:41 Well, they were taking out a tractor-trailer that was a little too big at the Lincoln Tunnel going back to Jersey. They moved him out, the delays are gone. Now you're looking good either way at the Lincoln Tunnel. Holland Tunnel about a ten minute delay back to Jersey, best that's been in a while with repairs going on. GW Bridge, you still have repairs there too but at least the city-bound delays are gone. Just watch out for a, uh, backup on the Harlem River Drive exiting for the GW Bridge. No direct access. You get pushed off to Amsterdam Avenue. And on the West Side Highway there's roadwork at 96th Street. Meanwhile across the East River, 59th Street Bridge you got to avoid. Upper level is closed to Queens. Lower level, that has just picked up a ton of traffic going Queens-bound and, uh, you've got to avoid that upper level to Manhattan too, they could shut it down at any time to do repairs. As you, uh, make your way right now in Brooklyn on the BQE, you still have roadwork in each direction in the area of Atlantic Avenue.

2:51 Well, troubles still continue on the 59th Street Bridge with the upper level closed to Queens, lower level's all you get. And there is a delay going Queens-bound here on the Panasonic Jam Cam. Steer clear and you may wanna opt for the Midtown Tunnel, the Triboro Bridge, they're going to be better. Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg Bridge, they're all looking good. And across the Hudson lower level each way of the GW Bridge shut down so all traffic will be using the upper level. The, uh, Harlem River Drive, with no direct access to the GW Bridge. Lincoln Tunnel now looks good. Holland Tunnel about a five to maybe eight minute delay going back to Jersey. And things looking very good for ya right now along the Belt Parkway, but on the BQE watch out for repairs each way near Atlantic Avenue. Nassau County, no troubles on the LIE or on the Northern Parkway. And in Westchester County your main arteries 287, 87 and 95, they are all good.

3:01 Well getting across the Hudson River definitely's gotten a whole lot better going back to New Jersey. Holland Tunnel still about a five to ten minute delay depending on your approach. Now the Lincoln Tunnel looks good in either direction. GW Bridge repairs closed the lower level each way. And the 59th Street Bridge, the upper level going to Queens is shut down. The, uh, upper level going into Manhattan at the Queensboro can shut down at any time, so you need to be on the lower level which has thinned out in either direction. Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg Bridge, they're all looking good. In Brooklyn you've got roadwork each way on the BQE right near Atlantic Avenue and as you, uh, travel right now on the, uh, Gowanus just exiting from the BQE, watch out for roadwork right there. In Queens on the Grand Central westbound side in front of LaGuardia, a couple of lanes down but no delays through that stretch.

3:11 Oh, as we start this holiday weekend, first in Nassau County tonight, things very quiet, the LIE, Northern Parkway no repairs, no delays. Things also moving along pretty well through Queens on both the LIE and the Grand Central. Grand Central does have an eastbound repair job before LaGuardia but no backups through that stretch. In the Bronx, Cross Bronx, Bruckner, Major Deegan, they're alright. Remember the Harlem River Drive northbound ramp to the GW Bridge is closed to everybody, pushed off to Amsterdam Avenue with a repair job for the rest of the evening. And as we check the bridges and the tunnels, GW Bridge, even with the repairs going on now, no delays either way. Lincoln Tunnel now looks good. Holland Tunnel very short delays back to Jersey. And, uh, looks like in... across the East River we have roadwork at the Whitestone Bridge, just one lane open to Queens. 59th Street Bridge upper level you want to avoid. Lower level is open now either direction and is in better shape.

3:21 Well, let's talk bridges and tunnels right now. Now it looks like the delays have completely eased away at the Holland Tunnel. The Lincoln Tunnel looks good despite repairs and the GW Bridge, even though you have the lower level closed. By the way, the upper level is open now. One thing you do have to watch out for at the GW Bridge, the Harlem River Drive ramp is closed down so you will be pushed off to Amsterdam Avenue and you have to follow to a local detour. So you'll add more minutes to your ride. West Side Highway going north at 96th Street there's roadwork and only one lane getting by. And as we check across the East River, looks like you've got the Whitestone Bridge narrowed to one lane on the way to Queens. 59th Street Bridge, lower level is all you get going Queens-bound and, uh, right now as we see on the Panasonic Jam Cam, even with that going on, lower level looks to be in pretty good shape for ya. As you, uh, make your way right now in Brooklyn, the Gowanus Expressway alright between the Belt and the BQE. Staten Island highways are shaping up well.

3:31 Well traffic right now, not looking at any accidents but definitely a lot of construction going on. The Van Wyck Expressway in Queens northbound, you've got two lanes blocked, Atlantic Avenue to Hillside Avenue. The Bronx northbound Major Deegan Expressway two lanes closed from the Cross Bronx overpass to Boston Post... Boston Road the left and center lanes are, uh, shut down there. And if you're heading west on the Cross Bronx Expressway watch for construction under the apartments on the ramp near the lower level. Now checking the bridges and tunnels, this is not affecting traffic at the bridge itself. Inbounders, you've got the lower level closed so you'll be detoured to the upper deck. Lincoln and Holland Tunnels each with some construction but no delays. Tappan Zee Bridge is fine. I see through the WINS Jam Cam Queensboro Bridge upper deck is closed going back to Queens, but no real problems on the lower level and back into Midtown you're fine. Brooklyn crossings are all holding up well.

3:41 Oh we'll start this holiday weekend by checking those bridges and tunnels. If you're going from Staten Island to New Jersey, skip the Goethals Bridge. Typical overnight construction closes that down until five a.m. but just in that direction you're OK coming back into Staten Island. The Outerbridge Crossing and Bayonne Bridge are fine. Despite construction, no delays at the Verrazano Bridge. Lower East River crossings no problems into and out of Brooklyn from Lower Manhattan. Midtown Tunnel and Queensboro Bridge, you may find some construction, especially at the Queensboro Bridge, but again, no delays. You do have construction at the Whitestone Bridge coming out of the Bronx to Queens, two lanes are closed 'til five a.m., that can get a bit tight. No problems at the Throgs Neck or the Triboro. GW Bridge inbound lower level is closed, no delays upstairs. Outbound is if you're heading up Manhattan's East Side the northbound, uh, Harlem River Drive ramp to the bridge is closed, you're detoured off to Amsterdam Avenue to five a.m.

3:51 Oh, traffic right now is looking pretty good around the area. We do have some construction, fortunately no accidents. Some of this construction can close, um, roadways partially to the point where, um, you might see some slowdowns here. If you're on the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens heading north, two lanes are closed down Hillside Avenue 'til five a.m. Cross Island Parkway looks good. And on Long Island you have no problems on the LIE or Northern State Parkway at this point. It looks like you've got a good go on the Cross Bronx Expressway, just remember if your heading west to the GW Bridge there is some construction under the apartments although right now, through the lens of the 1010 WINS Panasonic Jam Cam, we certainly don't see it causing any delays for commuters coming off the Deegan or on from the, uh, from the Cross Bronx Expressway itself. The Whitestone Bridge going to Queens has construction work, closing two lanes on the span. If you're heading uptown to Manhattan's East Side the Harlem River Drive ramp to the GW Bridge is closed. You're detoured to Amsterdam Avenue.

4:01 Traffic right now on the Connecticut Turnpike is doing quite well. The southbound side does see construction through Stamford. Watch for lanes being closed between exits 9 and 7. It's blocking at least one lane 'til six a.m. Once you make it down to the city line you're OK here. The Westchester County portion of the New England Thruway right on down through the Bronx on through the, uh, Bruckner Expressway are looking good right to the Triboro Bridge. Now the Triboro Bridge holding up quite nicely to all points. You've got a pretty decent ride being reported over at the Throgs Neck. There is construction at the Whitestone Bridge leaving Queens, two lanes are closed across the span until five a.m. or leaving for Queens, I should say. Bronx-bound news, you've got one lane closed but that doesn't appear to be a problem. At the Hudson River crossings, GW Bridge inbound lower level is closed but no delays upstairs.

4:11 Ah, you're not going to find too many tie-ups out there, plenty of orange cones though if you are making your way onto Grand Central Parkway going west, watch for some work going on just before LaGuardia Airport. And if you're heading north on the Van Wyck Expressway you've got some construction here coming north here at Atlantic Avenue closing two lanes. Two lanes also blocked north on the Bronx River Parkway from the Cross Bronx Expressway to Boston Road. And it looks like you've also got construction on the BQE, eastbound there's two lanes blocked Atlantic Avenue to Hamilton Avenue until five a.m. Looking at the bridges and tunnels, if you're going to the GW Bridge on Manhattan's East Side, the FDR Drive, or rather the Harlem River Drive portion, has the ramp to the bridge closed. You are forced onto the Amsterdam Avenue approach. Inbounders have the lower level closed but no delays upstairs. Don't see any problems right now at the Queens or Brooklyn crossings, despite any construction.

4:21 Alright, as we kick off the morning rush, we're going to head first to the Brooklyn crossings, my live view of some of them with the WINS Panasonic Jam Cam system and let me tell you, things are really starting to heat up out there. I see now the Manhattan Bridge is loaded up across the span from the Brooklyn side into lower Manhattan. Uh, the Williamsburg Bridge and the Brooklyn Bridge are still holding up fairly well. Right now a very slow crawl at the Manhattan Bridge. Battery Tunnel doesn't look bad. We are starting to see some build-up online now into the tolls at the Midtown Tunnel coming in from Queens to Midtown Manhattan. Construction still closing two lanes at the Whitestone until around five a.m. The Queensboro Bridge, although better, still looks jammed, both decks, both directions. No problems up at the Triboro. The GW Bridge still has the ramp to the bridge closed and it will remain that way until five a.m. Until then, you're forced onto the side streets at Amsterdam Avenue. All other Hudson River crossings are in good shape. Still no problems to report with the outlying mass transit systems in Jersey, Long Island and Westchester and Rockland Counties.

4:31 What a mess with a lot of traffic in view in Brooklyn with the WINS Jam Cam. The eastbound side of the BQE very slow coming up from just past the Battery Tunnel split, past the Brooklyn Bridge and on into, uh, well, it looks like a lot of people are choosing the Manhattan Bridge. For the next half hour, I'm sure, we're going to see the Manhattan Bridge staying stacked up into lower Manhattan. The Brooklyn Bridge remarkably enough still looks quite manageable. I'd use that over the, eh, over the Manhattan Bridge at the moment and also the Williamsburg Bridge really doesn't look too bad. At the Queens crossings, the Queens-Midtown Tunnel is the busiest. We do have a bit of a line here coming into Midtown off the LIE waiting to pay money at the tolls. Uh, the Queensboro Bridge looks better, though, with construction starting to clear on both decks. At the Hudson River crossings the heaviest traffic is outbound, believe it or not the GW Bridge, because of construction going on under the apartments, we see a bit of a stack-up here now on the westbound Cross Bronx Expressway approach. Don't forget the alternate side of the street parking rules, if you do manage to drive into the city, will be suspended for the duration of the holiday, but you'll still have to pay the meters.

4:41 Most of the traffic nightmare around seems to be centered around the Brooklyn area. First of all, I see with the WINS Jam Cam we're starting to pick up heavier traffic now on the inbound Gowanus Expressway. So we're seeing some moderate to heavy traffic coming up from the Belt Parkway merge all the way through Industry City to the Battery Tunnel BQE split and then it's bumper-to-bumper on the eastbound BQE up to and just past the Brooklyn Bridge. The Brooklyn Bridge itself is looking good. I don't see any problems there or the Williamsburg but in between, the Manhattan Bridge is loaded up bumper-to-bumper across the span from Brooklyn to lower Manhattan. The Midtown Tunnel has a fairly long line at the tolls as well. However you could do a little bit better if you want to use the Queensboro Bridge, which is starting to move for the first time in hours since they're clearing out the construction there. If it's all the same to you that's, eh, just the same, both directions, both decks. Hudson River crossings no unusual tie-ups, but keep your eye out for, oh, the next twenty minutes or so on the traffic still being diverted to Amsterdam Avenue coming off the GW Bridge ramp. New Jersey and Long Island and Westchester County mass transit systems are on schedule. Alternate side parking suspended today but you still pay the meter.

4:51 Traffic right now at the Hudson River crossings looking pretty good as construction has wound down on that GW Bridge ramp, which has been a headache for us all night. The ramp appears to be opening as I look at it here on the Jam Cam. We also see a lot of people at the East River crossings with the Panasonic Jam Cam. BQE, it is a long line of barely moving traffic. Eastbound BQE in Brooklyn coming up from the Battery Tunnel split to the Brooklyn Bridge. The Brooklyn Bridge itself does have a bit more, a bit more traffic on it that we're used to seeing at this time in the morning, but it's not as bad as the Manhattan Bridge, which is a bumper-to-bumper crawl across the span into lower Manhattan. The Williamsburg Bridge still looks in decent shape. The Queens-Midtown Tunnel has quite a line at the tolls waiting to come in. Ur, you're better at the Queensboro Bridge which appears to finally be moving now that the overnight construction has been cleared. Everything looks OK up at the Tappan Zee Bridge still. The George Washington Bridge looks good on both decks and no problems at the Lincoln or Holland Tunnels for the moment. Staten Island bridges are still in good shape. Alternate side parking suspended today but you still pay the meter.

5:01 Well, the weekend getaway morning rush is in full swing and what a doozy it is. It looks like some of the first early delays I'm seeing here on the, uh, Jam Cam is on the westbound side of the Long Island Expressway service road coming up towards the, uh, Grand Central Parkway in Queens as I see it live on the Jam Cam. So it's gonna be, uh, again, the makings of a rough ride. And, uh, we're noting across the East River as we track the, uh, bridges and tunnels, already very busy on both levels of the Queensboro Bridge coming back into Manhattan to anticipate all of those delays on any of the crossings below 96th Street. And of course even above that at the George Washington Bridge which got hard hit yesterday, will likely catch, uh, massive delays again today. Right now still minor delays coming into the GW Bridge, Holland and Lincoln Tunnel as well. Other, uh, holiday information, Jersey Transit operating normal service and customers will be allowed to cross out of their passes on any New Jersey Transit bus, train or light rail for the duration of the holiday. PATH trains running normally with, uh, special service between, uh, World Trade Center Station, uh, 33rd Street Station to handle the holiday crowds. Uh, they'll do that between six in the morning and eight in the evening. And also, uh, you've got many Park-And-Ride locations such as New Jersey Turnpike's Vince Lombardi service area. And other ones include Liberty State Park in Jersey City, Livingston Mall, South Mountain Arena in West Orange, Rockaway Town Square Mall and the Mother's Park-And-Ride in Wayne. Also in New Jersey you can take advantage of, uh, Park-And-Ride locations at the Menlo Park Mall, the Ferren Deck in New Brunswick and the Flemington Outlet Center, as well as Forestdale Center in Plainsboro and Union Center One and Two in Union. You can come to our website at 1010wins.com for a complete list of all the holiday plans. Throughout the holiday, alternate side suspended citywide. You do have to pay the meters.

5:21 Well, good morning. I don't know if it's going to be a good morning for a lot of the, uh, drivers and also the commuters around the area. We have an accident at the Midtown Tunnel leaving Manhattan, it's inside of the tube. And coming back into Manhattan it's been especially crowded already on both levels of the Queensboro Bridge. We've also seen some slow traffic on the Manhattan Bridge coming back into Manhattan as well. Otherwise, across the East River, no reported major incidents, but there are reports of scattered accidents across the BQE so you're gonna find a lot of traffic starting to build. As far as the, uh, ride across the Hudson, we're still looking good on the Holland and Lincoln, but there's heavy traffic before you get to the tolls, so do expect some delays, uh, to build up. We're still in good shape on the GW Bridge as I see it live on the Panasonic Jam Cam and not too bad up and across the Tappan Zee. Already downtown delays building on the West Side of town, 120's back into the 90's. Expect more of the same on the FDR Drive coming, uh, past the Triboro Bridge and heading down towards the 90's as well. Long Island buses operating on a normal schedule throughout the holiday. Many Park-And-Ride and carpool staging areas, uh, set up too for Long Island Railroad, uh, Macy's parking lot in Manhasset, Eisenhower Park as well and there are many others in Suffolk County too. You can come to our website at 1010wins.com for a complete, uh, list of those, uh, locations. And alternate side suspended for today and throughout the duration of the holiday. You will have to pay the meters, though.

5:31 Alright, let me tell you about some of the heaviest traffic I'm spotting here on the Jam Cam. One would be on the westbound side of the Long Island Expressway, outer roadway right at 108th Street. If you're on the main road, you're doing fine, but again, it's the outer roadway that is, uh, absolutely crawling coming up in towards the area of the Grand Central Parkway. We're also hearing about some very heavy traffic getting, uh, Brooklyn-bound along the Verrazano. This is all because of an, uh, accident on the other side, on the Gowanus, right at Fort Hamilton Parkway, so that traffic is really crowded indeed. Farther up on the BQE it doesn't look too bad as of yet passing by the Brooklyn Bridge. We also do have some very heavy traffic Manhattan-bound up and across the Queensboro Bridge. And still not seeing any extra delays on the inbound side of the Hudson River tunnels, the GW Bridge or up and across the Tappan Zee. Good news about, uh, Park-And-Rides this morning. The, uh, locations are up and running this morning at Shea Stadium for Long Island Railroad and Yankee Stadium for Metro North, so that should help at least a bit. Also an LIRR shuttle train service will operate between Jamaica and Penn Station. To accommodate the holiday mobs, seven trains will be added during morning and afternoon, uh, drive. Westchester Bee Line bus systems operating on a normal schedule. Extra Park-And-Ride lots open at the Glen Island Park in New Rochelle, Tibbetts Brook Park in Yonkers, and FDR State Park in Yorktown. Also Playland in Rye, Saxon Woods Park in White Plains and Sprain Ridge Park in Greenburgh. And also Park-And-Ride lots in Greenwich at Horse Neck Lane, at the Greenwich railroad station, Sound Beach Avenue at the Old Greenwich railroad station and Corona Avenue, Oval Avenue at Riverside Avenue station. Alternate side suspended for today and throughout the weekend. And you do have to pay the meters.

5:41 Well, as far as what I'm seeing on the Jam Cams in the early going here, the heaviest traffic I'm spotting is on the Long Island Expressway, the outer roadway coming up towards the, uh, uh, Grand Central Parkway. The traffic is at a dead stop as you come into that vicinity. You've also heard about some very heavy traffic on the Grand Central west, that's an accident by the Van Wyck, the right lane is blocked off because of that. And meanwhile if you're trying to cross the East River you do have a ton of fender benders, of course, so watch out for all kinds of delays getting to those spans. Not necessarily heavy, uh, across them, although it's been kind of busy along the Queensboro Bridge coming into Manhattan. So far across the Hudson River, we're not seeing any major backup into the tolls. The GW Bridge still doing pretty well winding down to the tolls at the Holland and the, uh, Lincoln Tunnels. Metro North holiday plan includes shuttle train operating between the Bronx and Grand Central Station. Also Park-And-Ride stations set up at Yankee Stadium for service to Grand Central Station and also on the Harlem and the Hudson lines, they are skipping the regular Bronx stops. New Haven trains will make all regularly scheduled stops. And alternate side suspended for today and through the duration of the weekend.

5:51 Well, out to Long Island, the Northern State westbound side, you've got a crash in the right lane just before 106th and 107th. Apparently a car struck the, uh, crash barrels over there, police are on the scene. You get farther west back into Queens and more delays on the Grand Central westbound side right near the Van Wyck, thanks to Mike, part of our traffic team checking in. You've got an accident in the right lane of the LIE, has been extra crowded on the outer lanes coming up, uh, towards the Grand Central. Another area that's gotten really crowded already is the, uh, Verrazano getting over to the Brooklyn side. Apparently there's a crash on the inbound side of the Gowanus at Fort Hamilton Parkway. And as far as the ride across the East River, it's been, uh, very busy at the Midtown Tunnel, especially since we've had an accident just cleared leaving Manhattan and, uh, two-way traffic has resumed but again, uh, delays are starting to build heading towards those East River crossings. So far the BQE building up just a little bit coming up towards the Brooklyn Bridge here, it doesn't look as bad as it did this time yesterday. Across the Hudson River, still seeing minor delays at the Holland and Lincoln Tunnel tolls. GW Bridge up to maybe a five minute delay. Not too bad along the Tappan Zee. Park-And-Ride locations are open this morning at Shea Stadium for Long Island Railroad and Yankee Stadium for Metro North. Alternate side suspended for today and for the duration of the weekend.

6:01 Well, good morning and I hope your weekend will be a great one. We're going to try to help you get out of here today the best we can. The heaviest traffic that I'm able to spot here on our Jam Cam system is in, uh, two places. The Long Island Expressway, the outer roadway is absolutely crawling coming up towards the Grand Central. I also should note that there's an accident on the Grand Central west over by the Van Wyck. And I'm also seeing a heap of traffic on the Verrazano, just absolutely at a standstill trying to get over to the Brooklyn side, especially on the upper level but even the lower level, this is all tied into a horrible crash on the Gowanus at Fort Hamilton Parkway. The only other problem, eh, we're spotting at the bridges and tunnels is the inbound GW Bridge, five minutes into the upper level tolls, better downstairs. New York Water Taxi is adding additional service between Brooklyn Army Terminal and Pier 11 operating between, uh, six a.m. and ten p.m. and New York Water Taxi service between Long Island City and East 34th operating from, uh, six a.m. to ten p.m. as well. New York Water Taxi service between Jersey City and Pier 11 and South Amboy is operating normally and New York Waterway operating normal service and providing additional ferry service if needed. Park-And-Ride locations are open this morning at Shea Stadium for LIRR and Yankee Stadium for Metro North. And a traffic note from central New Jersey, word of a water main break slowing the ride 18 North near the Turnpike at East Brunswick. Alternate side suspended today.

6:11 We've got some big troubles on the Staten Island Expressway the eastbound side over by Clove Road. There's a broken down tractor-trailer in the center lane. You get past that and it's very crowded on the Staten Island Expressway en route to the Verrazano Bridge as we track it on the Panasonic Jam Cam. The problem here is on the other side of the Verrazano. It's one of those fiery accidents on the, uh, Gowanus or, uh, coming into the Gowanus. The fire department is on the scene right now working to douse that one. It's up, eh, toward Fort Hamilton Parkway and that's why it's so slow on the Verrazano Brooklyn-bound on both the upper and the lower levels. Right now up and across the bridges, uh, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg Bridge and in through the Battery Tunnel not spotting any problems. Same deal on the Queensboro Bridge and the Midtown Tunnel. Triboro Bridge now, in view on our camera, that's still moving along pretty steadily. And across the Hudson the worse for wear appears to be the inbound GW Bridge. That is sneaking up to at least a ten minute delay. Park-And-Ride locations open this morning at Shea Stadium for LIRR and Yankee Stadium for Metro North. Staten Island railway and Access-A-Ride paratransit service operating normally and Staten Island Ferry peak service extended during the morning from six until ten and during the afternoon from 2:30 until eight. Alternate side suspended today.

6:21 Well, we are really getting socked in Brooklyn now. Locally in Brooklyn, eh, things are just a total mess around, uh, Tillary Street, Flatbush Avenue, Third and Fourth Avenues as well, just totally clogged up. The Verrazano is just overloaded, jam-packed coming from Staten Island right over the bridge and back over to the Gowanus into Fort Hamilton Parkway, so this is not good at all. The thing is, once you get to the bridges, things are doing pretty well. But again, it's all deceiving here by looking at it on our Panasonic Jam Cam, that's because traffic is all tied up on those local streets. Meanwhile the ride up and across the Queensboro Bridge and the Midtown Tunnel, still not faring too badly, but again you've got huge delays on the LIE. The westbound side has been at a standstill, especially those outer lanes coming up toward the Grand Central. The Verrazano again, we mentioned extra slow going over to Brooklyn. And across the Hudson River, the tunnels, uh, minor delays winding out of the tolls, but expect delays getting to the Lincoln Tunnel via 495. And also the GW Bridge is up to at least a fifteen minute delay on the inbound side. It looks like they're holding traffic up on the city side trying to get on to the Harlem River Drive. Some kind of a problem in that area as well. Alternate side suspended throughout the duration of the weekend.

6:31 Alright, it looks like they've did a little change in where they've got the checkpoints set up here as you come inbound to the GW Bridge. They actually, uh, have a checkpoint right off of the bridge in the ramp into the, uh, Harlem River Drive and the, uh, West Side Highway, and also coming off the Triboro Bridge as well, uh, on to the FDR Drive so, uh, you will find big delays at that. We're already noting at least a twenty minute jam on the inbound side of the GW Bridge. As we, uh, tell you what you need to know about the bridge and tunnels, Tappan Zee getting a little bit slower coming into Westchester. The Hudson River tunnels not bad into the tolls, but you can expect delays getting there before you get down to the final exit in New Jersey at the Lincoln Tunnel. 495 was a mess yesterday, it's building up again today. Staten Island Expressway crawls getting to the Verrazano heading over to Brooklyn. It's been a real tough task because of a checkpoint on the Gowanus at Fort Hamilton Parkway. And we're all clogged up locally in Brooklyn on the Gowanus Expressway and also on Tillary Street, Flatbush Avenue, Third and Fourth Avenues as well. It's not good at all. And the Midtown Tunnel, you've got delays getting there via the westbound side of the LIE. That traffic has been extra heavy, especially on the outer lanes of the LIE. And the, uh, transit situation, uh, Westchester Bee Line bus service operating normally and also extra Park-And-Ride lots open at Glen Island Park New Rochelle, Tibbetts Brook Park in Yonkers, FDR State Park in Yorktown, Playland in Rye, Saxon Woods Park in White Plains, and the Sprain Ridge Park in Greenburgh. For the duration of the holiday, alternate side suspended.

6:41 We've had all kinds of slowdowns with some of these checkpoints going on, one of them, uh, reported on the southbound Bruckner coming down to White Plains Road. And today they've moved the, uh, checkpoint, rather, the George Washington Bridge becoming inbound, it's on the other side. As you try to connect with the downtown, er, the Harlem River Drive and the West Side Highway. And the traffic at the inbound GW Bridge is just horrendous. This is getting awfully close to a half an hour delay, I'll bet it's even more because that traffic is not even moving coming out of the tolls, especially on the lower level as I see it live here on the, uh, Jam Cam. Meanwhile the, uh, Lincoln and Holland Tunnel looks, uh, like there's no backup into the tolls, but any checkpoint would be away from that area. And the Verrazano remains, uh, very congested getting back over to the Brooklyn side heading for the Gowanus. Local streets in Brooklyn have been all jammed up including the Gowanus, Tillary Street, Flatbush Avenue, and Third and Fourth Avenues as well. Coming into the, uh, Midtown Tunnel you've got delays to be expected before you get there. On the Long Island Expressway the outer roadway is at a standstill coming up past the Grand Central Parkway as I see it live. And the Van Wyck has delays south into Hillside Avenue, that's related to an accident. Alternate side suspended for today and for the duration of this holiday.

6:51 Well, we're still seeing a heap of traffic in Queens as I watch on the Long Island Expressway here on the Panasonic Jam Cam and the thing about it is, is that the westbound side of the LIE, the main roadway coming up past the Grand Central is moving along very well. The problem here is the service road and that seems like it's where all the traffic is. It's at a snail's pace on the westbound LIE service road coming up towards, uh, the vicinity of the Grand Central Parkway so, uh, you'd better not travel through that area. There's also extra heavy traffic in the Bronx coming down the southbound side of the Bruckner in towards White Plains Road, with another checkpoint set up. We've had plenty of traffic as well on the Staten Island Expressway coming eastbound, Richmond Avenue right down to the Verrazano, which has been crawling coming back into the Brooklyn side. And we're loaded up in Brooklyn on so many of the area roadways, Third and Fourth Avenues, Tillary Street, Flatbush Avenue, the Gowanus and Ocean Parkway, according to Ken, part of our traffic team checking in. The traffic is also extra heavy on the Bronx and Manhattan-bound side of the Triboro Bridge. And across the Hudson River, you've got delays, eh, at the GW Bridge of now over a half an hour from 80/95 Express, twenty minutes from the local lanes and, uh, Route 4, and ten minutes from 46 and five minutes off of the Palisades, but extremely crowded across the GW Bridge as you hit a checkpoint on the city side. Alternate side suspended through the duration of the holiday.

7:01 Oh, we're dealing with these checkpoints that are set up around town and that is causing all kinds of gridlock around the area, including on the Van Wyck each way coming in towards the Long Island Expressway. The westbound LIE is very heavy from Francis Lewis Boulevard up to Main Street, where traffic is diverted to the service road because of that checkpoint. The service road is absolutely crawling west on the LIE coming back to the Grand Central. Big downtown delays on the West Side, 120's into the 90's. And coming down to the Bronx, the southbound Bruckner is extra slow into White Plains Road. Belt Parkway in view on the camera, that's been extra heavy westbound away from Kennedy, back up to Pennsylvania Avenue. And the inbound Gowanus crawling, Gowanus Canal to Hamilton Avenue and back to the Brooklyn Bridge. Staten Island Expressway has been loaded up at Richmond Avenue back into the Verrazano, which has been very crowded crossing over to the Brooklyn side because of more checkpoints. Locally in Brooklyn we're all jammed up on the Gowanus, Tillary Street, Flatbush Avenue, Third and Fourth Avenues as well. We've spotted extra heavy traffic on the Bronx and Manhattan-bound side of the Triboro Bridge. And across the Hudson River expect, uh, checkpoints en route to the Lincoln and Holland Tunnel. The inbound GW Bridge over a half an hour delay. The inbound Pulaski Skyway at Raymond Boulevard, Newark you've got a crash in the right lane. And as of today, the Park-And-Ride locations are open at Shea Stadium for Long Island Railroad and at Yankee Stadium for Metro North. Alternate side suspended throughout the holiday.

7:11 Well, there's other checkpoints in other places out of Manhattan as well. They've had 'em, uh, in Brooklyn and the traffic is still very busy, eh, looks to be getting better on the Gowanus coming up through Industry City but, uh, Third and Fourth Avenues, still absolutely crawling. A lot of traffic along Flatbush Avenue and Tillary Street locally in Brooklyn as well. And a tremendous backup being spotted still, uh, on the Staten Island Expressway east of Richmond Avenue down to the Verrazano, which has been extra slow going into Brooklyn. And a huge backup west on the LIE as well on the, uh, ride from Francis Lewis Boulevard to Main Street where traffic is diverted onto the service road because of a checkpoint at the Grand Central, and that makes for a total mess on the service road of the LIE coming west up to the Grand Central. The Triboro Bridge is extra heavy Bronx and Manhattan-bound. And across the Hudson, today they have a checkpoint at the, uh, tolls at the Holland Tunnel. And at the Lincoln Tunnel, the checkpoint is at the, uh, top of the ramp coming into, uh, 495. Now I don't see any big backup into the Holland Tunnel tolls or the Lincoln for the moment. The GW Bridge, that's another story, could be over a half an hour delay with the checkpoint on the city side coming out of the Harlem River Drive. Not too bad along the Tappan Zee and alternate side suspended throughout the holiday.

7:21 Oh indeed, we've got those, uh, checkpoints up and running and that has been making for some real mayhem, especially in Queens along the Van Wyck coming into the Long Island Expressway and the LIE westbound side is crawling at Francis Lewis Boulevard up to Main Street with traffic diverted on the service road, which is also at a dead stop coming westbound up toward the, uh, Grand Central. Staten Island Expressway's been jammed pretty much from 44 right down to the Verrazano. Lots of traffic on the westbound side of the Belt through, uh, Lefferts Boulevard and beyond. The, uh, Prospect is heavy, Ocean Parkway, uh, Church Avenue back into the Gowanus BQE. Lots of traffic locally in, uh, Brooklyn as well on, uh, those roads like, uh, Third and Fourth Avenues and Tillary Street and Flatbush Avenue too. As far as the, er, ride across the, uh, Triboro Bridge has been slow Bronx and Manhattan-bound, you do have a checkpoint off of the Triboro Bridge coming on to the FDR Drive. And also on the, uh, George Washington Bridge on the city side, that's where the checkpoint is today, trying to get on to the, uh, Harlem River Drive ramp. And that traffic at the inbound GW Bridge has ballooned to a forty minute delay from 80/95 Local and Express, fifteen minutes from 4 and 46 and five minutes off of the Palisades, but everybody will slow down across the, uh, uh, upper and lower level of the GW Bridge. The tunnels are still moving along pretty well. And we do have alternate side suspended for today once again with, uh, the, uh, holiday.

7:31 We do have some checkpoints that are really making for a mess in Queens. The Long Island Expressway has been extra heavy coming up to the Fair Grounds area at Van Dam Street, just before the Midtown Tunnel. They have another active checkpoint and that is, uh, causing some delays as well. Meanwhile, we've had lots of local traffic reported in, uh, Brooklyn over on, uh, Tillary Street, Flatbush Avenue, Third and Fourth Avenues, but today it has looked a lot better up in, uh, on the BQE, as I see it live here on the Jam Cam, coming up towards the Brooklyn Bridge area. And the traffic coming on up and across the Brooklyn Bridge looks to be moving along pretty well. It's gotten better along the Verrazano too going back over to the Brooklyn side after some earlier mammoth delays. The ride up and across the Triboro Bridge has been slow Bronx and Manhattan-bound side. And across the Hudson River, worst of it's the inbound GW Bridge. As much as a forty minute delay from 80/95 Local and Express, fifteen minutes from 4 and 46 and five minutes off of the Palisades. And then just heavy going across that span, checkpoint in place to the Harlem River Drive. Getting away from the GW Bridge as Nigel checks in on the, uh, traffic team, Route 4 west at Teaneck Road, that's an accident. The left lane is blocked and the Garden State Parkway north near the Bergen tolls, an accident has two right lanes closed off. Alternate side suspended today.

7:41 Well, it would appear as though the worst of the Hudson River crossings right now is the inbound side of the GW Bridge, as much as a forty minute delay. I'll say it's probably even more than that coming from 80/95 Local and Express, fifteen minutes at least from 4 and 46, and five from the Palisades, but it will be very slow up and across the span of the GW Bridge as they've moved some of these checkpoints around today. Checkpoint in place on the ramp right off the Harlem River Drive right off of the GW Bridge, so they get you right off of the bat. Uh, down at the, uh, Lincoln Tunnel, the checkpoint is on, uh, 495, before you get down to the, uh, the spiraling ramp into the Lincoln Tunnel. And it actually, uh, looks pretty good once you get beyond that into the tolls. The traffic at the Holland Tunnel still looking good, coming into the tolls. And that's apparently where they, uh, have the checkpoint over there at the Holland Tunnel. Meanwhile, uh, in and out of Staten Island, it's gotten better on the Verrazano going over to Brooklyn, but still a lot of traffic on the Staten Island Expressway, especially on the eastbound side. A lot of local roads in Brooklyn all jammed up including Tillary Street, Flatbush Avenue, Third and Fourth Avenues. And the traffic is jammed west on the LIE coming up through the Fairgrounds. The traffic on the Triboro has been slow Bronx and Manhattan-bound. And we do want to point out a six-mile jam on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey north to the Bergen tolls with an accident blocking out two right lanes. Scattered delays on Long Island Railroad, ten minutes into Penn Station. Alternate side suspended.

7:51 Well we are seeing a lot of traffic if you're gonna be coming south on the Henry Hudson Parkway in towards the Mosholu. And also the southbound side of the Bruckner has had delays coming into White Plains Road with a checkpoint set up in that area. And the traffic has been extra heavy in Queens, west on the LIE, Francis Lewis Boulevard to Main Street, where a checkpoint has now been picked up at Main Street, but then more delays Queens Boulevard up towards Van Dam Street where we've got another one heading for the, uh, the Midtown Tunnel. The Gowanus has been a bit... slow, the BQE westbound side from the Kosciuszko into the Williamsburg. The inbound Gowanus has actually improved coming up through Industry City. And as far as the, uh, bridges and tunnels, kind of slow Triboro Bridge, Bronx and Manhattan-bound side. Across the East River, the worst of the bridges once you get on to them appears to be the Manhattan Bridge, upper level to Manhattan. Verrazano still kind of slow, both levels going over to Brooklyn. Hudson River tunnels actually holding up pretty well this morning. The inbound GW Bridge at least a forty minute delay from 80/95 Express and Local lanes. There is a checkpoint on the city side, on the ramp into the Harlem River Drive, as I track it live here on the Panasonic Jam Cam. Note from Long Island, Sunrise Highway east in Lynbrook has been closed with nearby fire department activity. And, uh, Southern State westbound side, looks like a car fire has been cleared over by Deer Park Avenue. Park-And-Ride locations open this morning at Shea Stadium for LIRR and Yankee Stadium for Metro North. And Long Island Railroad with up to ten minute delays on trains coming into Penn Station.

8:01 Well, good morning to you, good morning everyone. It's been a mess of a morning, just like it's been a mess for the past few mornings, and it's bound to be a mess for the next few mornings. In New Jersey we're expecting big backups onto the roads leading into the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels. Well, some of the worst traffic I've been seeing the entire morning is on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and also the Long Island Expressway. The BQE is just in slow motion in both directions over by the LIE heading right on down past the Brooklyn, the Williamsburg, the Manhattan Bridge as well. The inbound Gowanus has been jam-packed as well, coming through Industry City and back up past the Brooklyn Bridge too. The Long Island Expressway, long delays Woodhaven Boulevard up to Van Dam Street, then stays pretty bad heading back in towards, uh, the Midtown Tunnel area. There's also been plenty of heavy traffic trying to come below 96th Street. The FDR Drive is crawling from the Triboro Bridge down to 96th. And also the West Side from off of the GW Bridge heading back down to the 120's are rather congested as well. In addition to all of that, we're just getting word of a closure of the Cross Bronx west at Jerome Avenue. That's a smoky car fire blocking off all lanes. Now, as far as the bridges and tunnels go, the George Washington Bridge has extremely heavy conditions, we are talking about delays of as much as, uh, over an hour on the inbound and upper deck coming from 80/95 Express, thirty minutes from the local lanes in Route 4, twenty minutes from 46, and five to ten minutes off of the Palisades. The inbound Lincoln Tunnel could cost you about thirty minutes or so. We have had delays on Jersey Transit with a stalled train.

8:11 Well, we have a lot of extra traffic coming downtown on both the FDR Drive and the West Side Highway. We have a ton of traffic reported on the Whitestone Expressway north of Linden Place getting up to the Whitestone Bridge, and also it's been really rough trying to get up to the Midtown Tunnel on the westbound side of the Long Island Expressway. We've been getting clobbered all morning long in Brooklyn on the BQE Gowanus Expressway, just jam-packed coming up through Industry City heading up towards the Brooklyn Bridge area. In addition to that, the Cross Bronx has been closed on the westbound side near Jerome Avenue, that's a car fire that needs to be cleared out of the way. If you're trying to come into town across the Hudson River, the heaviest traffic has been the inbound side of the GW Bridge. There are delays of over an hour from 80/95 Express lanes. Uh, you'd do better from the local lanes of 80/95, but still a solid thirty minute delay, five to ten minutes from Route 4 and the Palisades Parkway. Lincoln Tunnel not bad coming into the tolls but you do catch delays on 495 before you, eh, head down to the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel. That could cost you about thirty minutes there at the Holland.

8:21 Well, looking live here on the BQE on the Panasonic Jam Cam right by the exit for the Brooklyn Bridge and what they have set up here is a checkpoint and it seems like every, oh, I don't know, fifth or sixth car they stop someone, they check, even if they do let them through sometimes, they, uh, the... I guess they're answering questions or whatever, these traffic agents or officers who are out there and so... there's goes one that was just sent away... you're not allowed to go in there. And that's pretty much the story and that's why it's so slow. The BQE's been taking an absolute pounding on the inbound side from Industry City right past the Brooklyn Bridge up towards the Manhattan Bridge and then up to the Kosciuszko. Wouldn't you know? A stalled car up around Queens Boulevard adding to the mayhem. BQE westbound side jammed Roosevelt Avenue down to the Williamsburg and again for the Manhattan Bridge. Plenty of extra traffic west on the LIE through Queens as well. Plenty of downtown delays on the East and West Side of Manhattan, coming down by 96th Street. And if you're trying to cross the Hudson River, it has been extremely crowded on the inbound side of the GW Bridge, we are talking delays of as much as one hour from 80/95 Express lanes, maybe a, uh, half an hour from the local lanes and Route 46, and five to ten minute from Route 4 and the Palisades. We're expecting heavy delays coming into the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels. You will catch delays trying to, uh, get into that whole vicinity. Meanwhile on Long Island we've got delays west on the Southern State and an accident out by, uh, Route 109 to watch out for and then doing better, uh, coming up toward the Cross Island Parkway. Long Island Expressway has had a bad ride through Nassau County, some delays coming into the Queens line, but the big jam is getting back up towards the BQE and back up to the Midtown Tunnel.

8:31 Well, one of the hardest hit roads has been the inbound Gowanus BQE still crawling from Industry City up to the Brooklyn Bridge and heading out past the Brooklyn Bridge, the Manhattan Bridge. Same deal across the Hudson River too. Loads of traffic on the downtown West Side 120's back into the 90's. And the traffic has also been very crowded on the downtown East Side of Manhattan as well, coming pretty much from the Triboro Bridge and in towards the 90's area. So far as the bridges and tunnels, uh, go, extra delays getting to the Whitestone from the Whitestone Expressway. Eh, traffic is extra heavy trying to get to the Midtown Tunnel. We've had long delays west on the LIE and in and out of Staten Island. Big delays crossing the Hudson. We have delays of over an hour on the GW Bridge off of 80/95 Express. A bit better from the local lanes but still a thirty minute jam. Tappan Zee's been carrying some extra heavy traffic crossing back into Westchester County. Many Park-And-Ride areas have been set up including Shea Stadium in Queens, Yankee Stadium in the Bronx and also in Staten Island at St. George Ferry Terminal, Cromwell Center and also Staten Island Yankee Stadium. And certainly ferries will be a good way to try to cross the East or Hudson River. And over in New Jersey 280 westbound, a crash in the left lane over by Exit 4 Eisenhower Parkway, so watch out for that.

8:41 Well, you were talking about gridlock, well, I'll tell you, we've had reports of some really, uh, serious gridlock on those cross streets uptown between the, uh, 90's and the 120's. Gridlock conditions north of the 96th Street checkpoint, causing motorists to sit for literally hours on those, uh, roadways so, uh, carpool or walk if possible, but again, this is going to be a major mess. We've been talking about the downtown delays on the FDR Drive and the West Side Highway coming into the checkpoints on 96th and the delays due to the checkpoints that you'll have to contend with. We've also been watching throughout the morning the checkpoint on the BQE, heading into the Brooklyn Bridge and that's just been adding to the delays because it seems every third, fourth or fifth car they stop and check. Sometimes they let them go through, sometimes they don't. Obviously, it depends on the car. We've also noted, uh, a lot of pedestrians streaming up and over the Brooklyn Bridge. There are many bridges that offer designated bike and pedestrian lanes, not only the Brooklyn Bridge but the Broadway Bridge, Henry Hudson Bridge, Macomb's Dam Bridge, Madison Avenue Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge as well. Also the Queensboro Bridge, the Third Avenue Bridge, the Triboro Bridge, University Heights Bridge, Washington Bridge, George Washington Bridge and the Williamsburg all have designated bike and pedestrian lanes. If you're looking for somewhere to put the bike today, they've actually got temporary bike storage set up in parks like Washington Square Park, Tompkins Square Park, Union Square Park, Madison Square Park, and Bryant Park. As far as, uh, what you need to know about the bridges and tunnels, it's a mess. One hour delay on the inbound side of the GW Bridge. We've got a couple of accidents on upper level as well on the city side, just adding to it. Holland and Lincoln Tunnels as much as fifteen to twenty minutes coming into checkpoints and also expect some delays too on the Whitestone Expressway getting into the Whitestone Bridge. It's been tough getting to the Midtown Tunnel and the westbound side of the LIE is really bad.

8:51 We'll we've been talking about gridlock locally in Brooklyn. We've had a lot of that too in Manhattan, especially a lot of those cross streets between the 90's and the 120's, uh, north of that checkpoint at 96th Street in, uh, Manhattan. And yes, they are being very strict at those checkpoints. We've been watching that throughout the morning on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, over by the Brooklyn Bridge. Also spotted by the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels as well. As a matter of fact, there have not been big delays at the tolls at the Lincoln Tunnel, but looks can be deceiving because all that traffic is back on 495, close to forty-five minutes, a half an hour sitting in traffic in the Lincoln Tunnel, at least on the approach on 495 east coming down through Pleasant Avenue with, uh, traffic being, uh, checked there. A lot of people diverting off in that exit where you can go grab the ferries. The, uh, Holland Tunnel also has delays of, uh, about, uh, at least twenty, thirty minutes as well, coming into checkpoints too. The George Washington Bridge has been the really bad one across the Hudson River with still delays on the inbound upper deck, uh, probably, eh, approaching, ur, over one hour. We've had a couple of accidents on the city side, thirty minutes from the local lanes of 80/95, Route 46 and the, uh, Route 4 in Palisades Parkway, uh, approach is actually is faring the best now, the GW Bridge. Between Brooklyn and Manhattan we've had a lot of extra traffic along the BQE and also lining up at the Midtown Tunnel west on the LIE. The Whitestone Expressway's had heavy traffic too and, of course, we've mentioned the downtown delays on the East and West Side of Manhattan. We're also getting word of delays on Long Island Railroad trains, but again it, uh, as they load up these trains with passengers on board, they've got delays of twenty to thirty coming into Penn Station on the Long Island Railroad.

9:01 We'll we've talked about what's not running but, what is running is trains, uh, systems like the Long Island Railroad, however they are running with delays of up to, uh, twenty to thirty minutes coming into Penn Station, Metro North is up and running, so is Staten Island Railway, Access-A-Ride. PATH trains are running, so is Amtrak and the AirTrain to and from Kennedy Airport. Jersey Transit's commuter rail and buses are up and running, as are the Long Island Buses, Westchester County Bee Line buses, Staten Island ferry and private ferries, as well. Now we've had a lot of traffic on the roadways, a lot of gridlock. We've talked a lot about that locally through Brooklyn and also on those cross streets in Upper Manhattan above the, uh, checkpoint area at 96th Street. Through the 90's to the upper 120's, a lot of those cross streets are absolutely gridlocked. We've seen lots of pedestrian traffic streaming across some of the area bridges, especially the Brooklyn Bridge as they do have the, uh, designated bike and pedestrian lanes on that bridge as well as many others around town. And as far as what you need to know about the bridges and tunnels right now, some of the heaviest traffic has been the GW Bridge, still over a one hour delay from 80/95 Express and it's, uh, better from all the other approaches, but still heavy on the upper deck with a broken-down truck, uh, just before you get down to the Cross Bronx. Now the Lincoln Tunnel is not bad at the tolls, but it could cost you over a half an hour getting through a checkpoint down by the last exit in New Jersey. And the Holland Tunnel also is slow coming into a checkpoint as well, but again, not bad as you come down to the toll area. Long Island Expressway looks to have eased up a bit coming in toward the BQE as you aim for the Midtown Tunnel. And if you're gonna be riding, uh, in Northern New Jersey on the Garden State Parkway getting rid of a crash south at 143B and they've cleared an accident at 280 west by Exit 4.

9:11 Well, we do have a lot of traffic on the Belt Parkway, westbound side of Lefferts Boulevard due to a crash on the ramp to the Verrazano to watch for as well. We've had lots of heavy traffic, traffic coming into the Five Boroughs and also coming downtown on the East and the West Side in towards the checkpoints by 96th Street. Also we have heavy traffic still with us on the inbound side of the GW Bridge. We are still talking about delays of one hour or so on the inbound side of the GW Bridge, coming off of 80/95 Express lanes, better from the other approaches. The inbound side of the Lincoln Tunnel has had delays. 495 on the eastbound side coming down through the last exit in New Jersey with a checkpoint to get through and the traffic on the Holland Tunnel not bad coming into the tolls but delays before you get there as well. New Jersey's 280 west, you've got an accident by Exit 10 on the right shoulder and then a crash up by Exit 8B to watch out for. On 287 north at Exit 22B, yet another crash. Now regarding mass transit, or course, uh, Long Island Railroad's up and running but there have been delays of, uh, twenty to thirty minutes, scattered delays on Long Island Railroad on those trains coming back into Penn Station. Metro North is operating, so is Jersey Transit, uh, the PATH trains and the Amtrak trains as well. And if you're headed down towards Kennedy Airport, you'll be delighted to know that the AirTrain is running normally today in either direction.

9:21 Well still, uh, pretty rough trying to come into town via the, uh, GW Bridge. You've got delays of over an hour from 80/95 Express, getting better from the other approaches, but still heavy across the upper level with a broken down truck on the city side and, uh, again farther down the Hudson, they're still having checkpoints as, uh, you come into town, and so though it's not backed up into the tolls, do expect delays from 495 heading into the Lincoln Tunnel and also, uh, coming down towards the Holland Tunnel, you'll catch, uh, some slowdowns as well. The, eh, traffic in and out of Staten Island, no reported incidents now. Between Brooklyn and Manhattan, we're doing pretty well up and over the bridges. We've spotted a lot of pedestrians over there on the Brooklyn Bridge, more so than usual, crossing, eh, walking across that span. And we've had heavy traffic trying to get up to the Midtown Tunnel on the westbound LIE, although it has improved lately coming up towards the, uh, BQE. Now we do have, uh, delays on the, uh, eastbound side, coming down to the Clearview, that's an accident or actually a stalled car in the left lane. Watch out for a crash on the Cross Island north that slows you down coming into Northern Boulevard, the right lane and exit ramp are, uh, closed because of that. We've also had delays getting to the Verrazano west on the Belt, an accident in the left lane on that ramp. We continued to have again, uh, delays in subway service and city bus service. All the other, uh, transit systems are running on or close to schedule. The Long Island Railroad has been running with some delays, though, scattered with twenty to thirty minute's worth of delays coming back into Penn Station. The ferry's always a good option and they are up and running as well, so you may want to take advantage of that.

9:31 The Long Island Railroad's running, but they're running with delays, uh, twenty to thirty minutes coming into Penn Station. And a good way to try to travel to and from is, uh, perhaps on the ferries. Peak service on the Staten Island Ferry is extended in the morning from six until ten o'clock and in the evening from 2:30 until eight. The city has requested private ferries operators extend peak service to accommodate holiday weekend schedules and additional riders. Private ferries will operate service along the East River with stops at Hunterspoint in Queens, 34th Street and Pier 11 at Wall Street in Manhattan, and the Brooklyn Army Terminal. There's also private service, er, running on New York Waterway, C Street, and Liberty Water Taxi and New York Water Taxi as well. As far as what you need to know right now about the bridges and tunnels, still some tremendous delays on the inbound GW Bridge, forty-five to sixty minutes from the 80/95 Express, better from the other approaches. And the Hudson River tunnels, you still have, uh, checkpoints heading down towards the Lincoln and Holland, uh, it's been heavy on the 495 coming down through the Weehawken area before you get to the tolls as they're tuning away cars. Meanwhile, uh, the ride in and out of Staten Island, slow on the westbound side of the Belt with an accident on the ramp to the Verrazano Bridge. Still lots of traffic on the BQE, been watching the checkpoint east on the BQE right by the Brooklyn Bridge. Up at the Whitestone Bridge, you've got heavy traffic north on the Whitestone Expressway Linden Place heading towards the bridge area. And the traffic is heavy in New Jersey now on Route 80 eastbound side near Rockaway, with a crash on the shoulder. We've had a number of bad accidents along 280, one west in West Orange, another one, uh, just beyond that one in Exit 8B.

9:41 Well, certainly it's not been a very good morning trying to get around as, uh, we kind of expected going into this thing. Checkpoints are setting back everything and everyone. We've got big delays at some of the bridges and tunnels, uh, it's been especially heavy on the George Washington Bridge, a sixty minute delay. A lot of people have been going up there and it is a forty-five to sixty minute delay from 80/95 Express getting better from the other approaches. You'll still catch delays trying to get down to the Lincoln Tunnel from 495 getting through the checkpoint in the Weehawken area. Same deal over at the Holland Tunnel and also at any of the East River crossings below 96th Street, you'll find more of the same. The BQE has been especially hampered by, uh, checkpoints along the way and so that, uh, continues to be the case. We've had delays, too, once you get into Manhattan, trying to work your way downtown anything below 96th Street. The West Side is jammed from the GW Bridge pretty much into the 120's. And the East Side of town is extra heavy from the One-teens right down to 96th Street. We've heard about gridlock conditions on the, uh, upper part of Manhattan above 96th Street anyway on many of those cross streets as people kind of, uh, drive around looking for a place to go. We do have some delays getting to the Whitestone, to the Whitestone Expressway, uh, Linden Place on up, uh, we've had a crash on the westbound Belt right on the ramp to the Verrazano Bridge. And the, uh, trains that are running have been running pretty well except Long Island Railroad reporting delays of up to, uh, twenty to thirty minutes on those coming back into Penn Station.

9:51 Well the traffic that we've been dealing with is, uh, mainly surrounding the, uh, bridges and tunnels. It's been, uh, quite a day trying to get there. And the Long Island Expressway, heading up toward the Midtown Tunnel, has eased, uh, quite a bit over the last, uh, half hour, uh, forty-five minutes or so, so that's certainly some welcome news. However, we still have a lot of traffic over at the inbound side of the GW Bridge, as much as a one-hour delay coming in off of 80/95 Express lanes. Better from the other approaches. Heading toward the, uh, Hudson River tunnels we have delays, uh, not looking too bad coming to the tolls themselves, but you do have major checkpoints along the way. Most notably 495 has been very crowded on the eastbound side coming down through Weehawken, getting through a tough checkpoint as well. We've had, uh, lots of slowdowns along the, uh, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway coming up towards the Brooklyn Bridge area too and back up from the Manhattan Bridge, in fact, all the way back up towards the, uh, Triboro Bridge as well. Belt Parkway west is heavy into the Verrazano Bridge and that's because of an accident that has been on that ramp and is still there in the left lane so look out for that as well. And as far as the mass transit that is running, we do have delays on the Long Island Railroad as much as twenty to thirty minutes scattered delays coming back into Penn Station. And now to add to that, a broken rail in Greenlawn, which will effect, uh, traffic, uh, trains along the Port Jefferson branch of Long Island Railroad.

10:01 Well, the commuters coming in from Westchester County, you, uh, have some Park-And-Rides to choose from including Glen Island Park in New Rochelle and Tibbet, uh, Brook Park in Yonkers and Spring, uh, Ridge Park in Greenburgh and Saxon, uh, Woods Pool in, uh, White Plains and Playland in Rye, Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson and the FDR State Park Lot Number One in Yorktown. Westchester commuters may want to take Metro North trains into Manhattan and then walk or take a taxi. The Bee Line buses on a regular schedule. A lot of the suburban, uh, transit everything running on a timely schedule, too, and they are up and running. The Long Island Railroad has had some delays because of a couple of different problems. Scattered twenty to thirty minute delays on the LIRR into Penn Station and now to add to it, a broken rail in Greenlawn, which is affecting the Port Jefferson branch of Long Island Railroad. As far as the roads go, I'll tell you, one of the hardest hit has been the BQE. This has been at a snail's pace all morning long, still is as I watch here on the Jam Cam, coming eastbound up towards the Brooklyn Bridge area. The problem is they've got these checkpoints set up so they stop cars. And again, it holds everybody up while they do that. And the traffic, uh, remains very crowded on the westbound BQE as well, coming from Roosevelt Avenue down past the Manhattan Bridge. Lots of company west on the Belt coming into the Verrazano. That's because of an accident on the ramp into the Belt Parkway. And watch for some slowdowns too across the Hudson River, especially on the inbound GW Bridge. Forty-five minutes from 80/95 Express, better from the other approaches. Now it's not bad on the Hudson River tunnel tolls, but we've had delays especially on 495 inbound for the Lincoln Tunnel, heading into Weehawken getting through another checkpoint.

10:11 We'll certainly we've been touting the virtues of the ferries today, uh, certainly a good way to get to and from. Peak service on the Staten Island Ferry has been extended this morning from six until ten, and this afternoon from 2:30 until eight. The city has also requested private ferry operators to extend peak service to accommodate staggered work schedules and additional riders. Private ferries will operate service along the East River with stops at Hunterspoint in Queens, 34th Street and Pier 11 at Wall Street in Manhattan and the Brooklyn Army Terminal. And you can, uh, also access of course those private ferries like New York Waterway, Sea Street, Liberty Water Taxi and New York Water Taxi. The, uh, trains have been running outside of the, uh, boroughs, uh, of course obviously the Long Island Railroad is up and running, but we might add there have been major delays. They do have twenty to thirty minute delays into Penn Station and now a broken rail in Greenlawn is affecting service along the Port Jefferson branch. Riding around the Five Boroughs we've had heavy traffic along the Belt Parkway, trying to get west up toward the Verrazano, did have an accident up into Verrazano Bridge and that's been slowing down the ride. And also the BQE still just getting pummeled here as I see it live on our camera. The eastbound side jam-packed heading up towards the Brooklyn Bridge getting up to the checkpoints. And there's more delays on the westbound side of the BQE coming back down towards, uh, the Manhattan Bridge area. They have a slippery situation on the Cross Island north resulting from an overturned oil tanker, north up around Northern Boulevard, right and center lanes and the exit ramp to Northern Boulevard also blocked off. Cleaning crews are making their way out there now. Big deal across the Hudson has been trying to come inbound at the GW Bridge. Still forty-five minutes from 80/95 Express, better from the other approaches. Not so bad at the Hudson River tunnel tolls, but still, uh, checkpoints along the way, which will certainly add to that, uh, travel time. Meanwhile the, eh, traffic to the north of town, it is slowing down on the Cross County west in Yonkers. That's an accident in one lane, right by the Saw Mill.

10:21 We're dealing with big delays coming downtown toward 96th Street. I'm watching some slow traffic downtown on the FDR Drive here on the Panasonic Jam Cam. The West Side is rather crowded away from the GW Bridge in towards the 120's. And of course we still have delays, uh, trying to cross the Hudson River, especially at the inbound GW Bridge, which is as much as a, uh, forty-five minute delay from 80/95 Express. It's not so bad, uh, to the Lincoln Tunnel tolls. We've had delays on 495 eastbound side, though, uh, coming down through a checkpoint before you get down, uh, to the last exit in New Jersey and the Holland Tunnel still moving along well pretty well to the tolls. Verrazano we've had delays westbound side with an accident on the Belt Parkway ramp into the Verrazano Bridge. That has now been cleared. Between Brooklyn and Manhattan, oh, there's just a whole ton of traffic on the BQE, the eastbound side Gowanus Canal past the Brooklyn Bridge and then farther up the line that traffic on the BQE stays really crowded Manhattan Bridge all the way back up to the Triboro. The westbound BQE pretty bad too from Roosevelt Avenue back down towards the Manhattan Bridge. LIRR running with twenty to thirty minute delays into Penn Station and there are delays on the Port Jefferson branch all because of a broken rail.

10:31 Well, we still have these downtown delays, FDR Drive, One-teens towards 96th Street and the West Side Highway is also at a crawl coming off of the GW Bridge into towards the 120's and so you're sitting in a lot of that traffic. Meanwhile, the traffic on the Prospect in, uh, Brooklyn is starting to ease. Ocean Parkway, uh, Church Avenue into the Gowanus BQE, uh, certainly some welcome news. We've had gridlock conditions, not only in, uh, Brooklyn locally but also, uh, uptown in Manhattan above 96th Street. And those cross streets in the 90's and the, uh, 11's and 120's, uh, just a lot of traffic in and around that whole area. So, it's just a must to avoid, if you can. Now if you're trying to travel the bridges and tunnels, the inbound GW Bridge, you do have delays of as much as forty minutes from the 80/95 Express. The other approaches are fine and up and across the bridge not too bad. The Cross Bronx is very heavy eastbound side over by the Deegan, as I see it live here on the Jam Cam. Hudson River tunnels not so bad into the tolls but getting there along 495. The Lincoln Tunnel has been rather crowded getting through the, uh, continuing checkpoint. In and out of Staten Island no reported incidents. Between Brooklyn and Manhattan it's just been rough on that BQE and not so bad crossing the bridges but the BQE's just been getting pounded with delays in each direction. Do watch for roadwork on the Whitestone to the Bronx and slow traffic to Queens. And the Triboro Bridge is extra heavy Bronx to Manhattan-bound too. The, uh, New York City Park-And-Ride situation of course they've got 'em set up at Yankee Stadium, Shea Stadium and Staten Island Park-And-Rides as well. Over at Staten Island, Yankee Stadium, St. George Terminal and Cromwell Center. Long Island Railroad delays of thirty minutes coming into Penn Station and alternate side suspended for the duration of the holiday.

10:41 Well, the one good thing I can say as we, uh, take a look at some of the bridges and tunnels here with the, uh, Panasonic Jam Cam is that delays have finally eased on the GW Bridge. It was a long morning over there but it has eased out very nicely now into the tolls, upper and lower level. Still a bit heavy, actually not doing to badly up and across the span. The, uh, Lincoln and Holland tunnels, minor delays into the tolls too but still, uh, checkpoints, uh, coming into those crossings, uh, before you get down to the tolls. In and out of Staten Island no reported incidents. Still not bad up and across the, uh, East River bridges between Brooklyn and Manhattan, although the BQE still gets clobbered in each direction. Queensboro Bridge, Midtown Tunnel, no reported incidents. You do have delays on the Whitestone going to Queens and the Triboro Bridge has been looking slow leaving Queens, going Bronx and Manhattan-bound. We do have that extra traffic downtown on the West Side from the GW Bridge to the 120's and on the East Side One-teens down towards 96th Street with those checkpoints. Other mass transit in the area has been running, uh, pretty much, uh, normally but you do have delays on the Long Island Railroad twenty to thirty minutes into Penn Station and delays on the Port Jefferson branch of LIRR because of a broken rail. On the PATH line they're operating a special service between World Trade Center Station and 33rd Street, from six a.m. to eight p.m. This service will make stops at the Pavonia-Newport and Exchange Place stations in Jersey City and run every seven minutes during the morning and afternoon drive. Normal operations will continue on all four PATH train lines. Jersey Transit buses running normal service but with heavier passenger volume to be anticipated. Alternate side around town suspended, but you do have to pay the meters.

10:51 Oh as you're trying to get around town with all of this going on, Taxi and Limousine-licensed taxi and livery vehicles will be allowed to pick up multiple passengers in a single trip. In addition, livery cars and commuter vans will be allowed to pick up passengers at bus stops and at Park-And-Ride locations and carpool areas. Taxis and livery cars will operate on a modified fare schedule based upon the zone of travel. Meanwhile the travel's been very busy. As you've been hearing if you're trying to come downtown towards these, uh, checkpoints, it's been especially rough on the downtown FDR Drive and the West Side Highway too, and still is. FDR Drive from the One-teens down to the 90's on the West Side right off the GW Bridge coming in towards 120's area. Things are getting better on the Whitestone Expressway north of Linden Place back up to the Whitestone Bridge. You do have some slow traffic on the Whitestone going to Queens and also on the Triboro Bridge, Bronx and Manhattan-bound has not been bad. Otherwise across the East River, although the BQE's been taking a pounding in both directions in and out of Staten Island, no reported incidents for the moment. Delays have eased into the tolls anyway across the Hudson, including the GW Bridge. As I watch here on the Panasonic Jam Cam, we do have an accident on the New Jersey Turnpike car lanes, a flipped over car northbound side of the right lane, right past Interchange 14. Long Island Railroad still twenty to thirty minute delays coming into Penn Station and delays on the Port Jefferson branch as well because of a broken rail. Alternate side remains suspended.

11:01 I still see police cars sitting here on the downtown FDR Drive by 96th Street and the traffic is still on the, uh, crowded side. Meanwhile we've had, uh, heavy traffic on the West Side too, on the way downtown into at least the 120's. And lots of company on the BQE eastbound off of the Gowanus back to the Brooklyn Bridge and again from the Williamsburg into the Triboro Bridge. Westbound BQE jammed Northern Boulevard all the way down to the Manhattan Bridge and out to the Bronx, a crash on the New England Thruway slows the ride from Gun Hill Road with at least one lane closed. As for what you need to know about the bridges and tunnels, it is heavy Bronx to Manhattan-bound on the Triboro Bridge and also on the Whitestone either way. Otherwise across the East River, not bad once you get to those bridges. In and out of Staten Island we've been moving pretty good. Well, across the Hudson River we have delays of under five minutes into the tunnels, but again, I expect we would probably see more traffic down in the Lincoln Tunnel very soon. The GW Bridge delays have eased as well. In New Jersey for the Park-And-Ride, uh, users, you've got, uh, that available at PNC Art Center, Vince Lombardi parking lot as well, north of Interchange 18 on the Turnpike and also from statewide Park-And-Ride locations. Jersey Turnpike we've had an accident on the car lanes north nearer to Interchange 14 and has the right lane closed. Alternate side suspended for today.

11:11 The FDR Drive is starting to show signs of loosening up now, One-teens to the 90's. As I, uh, scope things out there on the Jam Cam watching the bridges and tunnels, I still see at the inbound Lincoln Tunnel a ton of traffic, on 495 and then on the local streets in, uh, Weekhawken, uh, coming away from the Lincoln, uh, look, I think, just at this very moment they've let traffic come down the spiraling ramp down to the Lincoln Tunnel. Here they come! Comin' around that turn! There are still going to be minor delays in the tolls for the moment, but that may change and build up for at least a little while, as that traffic, uh, starts to settle in over there. The inbound Holland Tunnel has already mounted to a fifteen to twenty minute wait into the tolls, heading past what was a heavy checkpoint earlier. In and out of Staten Island holding up pretty well. Not bad between Brooklyn and Manhattan for the moment. The Midtown Tunnel has suddenly slowed to about fifteen minutes into the tolls. The Queensboro Bridge moving along pretty steadily. You do have delays on the Whitestone Bridge going to Queens and the Triboro Bridge Bronx to Manhattan-bound side as well. Watch for extra slowdowns, too, the north of town. The New York State Thruway between Exit 7A and 7, that's a water main break. And also, uh, some slow traffic now on the Tappan Zee coming into Westchester. That's an accident in the process of being cleared out of the way. Long Island Railroad running with fifteen to twenty minute delays on trains coming into Penn Station. And because of a broken rail in Greenlawn, Port Jefferson branch also has delays. Alternate side remains suspended, but you still have to pay the meters.

11:21 Whoa! What a backup lining up to the tolls here at the Holland and Lincoln Tunnels. We now have probably close to a twenty minute wait lining up for the tolls at the Holland Tunnel from all approaches, and twenty-five to thirty minutes coming down into the Lincoln Tunnel. Still pretty good along the GW Bridge. And we had an accident and construction on the Tappan Zee Bridge in Westchester, but not a bad looking ride overall. The Brooklyn Bridge has gotten very slow coming back into Manhattan and the delay coming into the Midtown Tunnel has ballooned. There's gotta be over a thirty minute backup, it goes back up to before the BQE. As I look in live here on the Panasonic Jam Cam, you do have delays along the Whitestone and Triboro Bridge too. And if you're in Manhattan coming downtown, it has improved a bit on the West Side Highway and the FDR Drive, especially the FDR Drive in the 90's. But what has gotten worse is Broadway. Don't get involved in Broadway at all. A lot of downtown traffic. You'll probably find a lot of the same in some of the other, uh, downtown avenues away from the East and West Side is where a lot of that traffic has gone to. So again, uh, try to avoid, uh, downtown Broadway, big time delays through the One-teens right back down into the 90's area. And keep in mind if you are trying to get around town and you are using a bike, it's a good idea. The Department of Parks and Recreational offering temporary bike storage at, uh, parks around town like Washington Square Park, Tompkins Square Park, Union Square Park, Madison Square Park, and Bryant Park. Bicycle storage areas which will be, uh, created by using moveable barriers are staffed by the Parks Department from six in the morning 'til ten at night. Meanwhile the traffic is slowing down in New Jersey along the Turnpike car lanes near Interchange 14, that's an accident being cleared. LIRR still fifteen to twenty minute delays coming into Penn Station. And the Port Jefferson branch running with some delays because of a broken rail in Greenlawn. And we do hear about a problem on the Southern State east at Exit 44. That's an accident being cleared. Alternate side suspended.

11:31 Well, now we're seeing a whole lot of traffic on the downtown side of Broadway. A whole lot of people were, uh, going away from, uh, the FDR Drive and the West Side Highway heading down Broadway and some of the other avenues too. The restrictions have been lifted. Traffic is still heavy on the West Side from the GW Bridge coming into the 120's. It's gotten better along the FDR Drive. I'm seeing long delays on the LIE heading west toward the Midtown Tunnel. The BQE is still taking a pounding in each direction as well. Let's put that Midtown Tunnel delay at, uh, well over a half an hour on the Manhattan-bound side as I track it here on the camera. Meanwhile the, uh, ride will still be a bit slow up and across the Whitestone and the Triboro. The Brooklyn Bridge very slow to Manhattan. And across the Hudson River, we've got delays of over a half an hour at the Lincoln Tunnel, twenty or more at the inbound Holland as well, maybe close to a thirty minute backup. We're not doing badly going into the tolls at the GW Bridge. Now the Tappan Zee has gotten pretty slow crossing back onto the Rockland County side. Meanwhile in New Jersey, Route 80 a nasty accident slows you down, coming east at Exit 30 down to Exit 38 in Denville. And the Jersey Turnpike northbound car lanes, an accident cleared just beyond Interchange 14, things should begin to improve heading into that vicinity. Some transit issues, uh, LIRR fifteen to twenty minutes into, uh, Penn Station. And the Port Jefferson branch with a broken rail into Greenlawn will cause some delays on that Port Jefferson branch. Alternate side suspended for today.

11:41 Well, we still have a lot of traffic up and down the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. The inbound Gowanus BQE jammed. Gowanus Canal and the Brooklyn Bridge loaded up from the Williamsburg to McGuiness-Humboldt and the westbound BQE is mighty crowded, Northern Boulevard right down towards the Manhattan Bridge as well. We still have a lot of traffic coming downtown on the West Side especially 150's to the 90's. Downtown Broadway is absolutely cluttered, gridlocked from the, eh, reports that we're getting. And as we tell you what you need to know about the bridges and tunnels, the traffic is very heavy Bronx to Manhattan-bound on the Triboro Bridge. The Whitestone you've got construction on the Bronx, but also heavy traffic going to Queens. Queensboro Bridge very slow to Manhattan. The Midtown Tunnel thirty-plus coming into those tolls Manhattan-bound. Williamsburg, Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge are all very heavy coming back into Manhattan. In and out of Staten Island no reported delays. And across the Hudson, flirting with a thirty minute backup on the city-bound Holland. And Lincoln Tunnel may have a little more wiggle room on the 1-9 approach into the Holland Tunnel. As I see it live here on the Jam Cam, not doing badly on the GW Bridge. The Tappan Zee is crawling heading back into Rockland County. Out to Long Island, Southern State eastbound by Islip Terrace at Exit 44, that's an accident, two lanes reported to be closed as a result. And, uh, the New York State Thruway is improving in Westchester between Exit 6A and 7. Apparently a water main break problem has been all squared away. Checking mass transit, LIRR fifteen to twenty minute delays on trains coming back into Penn Station. And delays to be expected on the Port Jefferson branch because of a broken rail in Greenlawn. Alternate side suspended. You do have to pay the meters, though.

11:51 And I will tell you what you need to know about the bridges and tunnels, as it stands right now, all that traffic that was being held up at checkpoints now, uh, coming into the, uh, Lincoln Tunnel. We've got delays of about a half an hour at the very least. The Holland Tunnel looks to be heavier from the Turnpike, rather than 1-9, and still delays of maybe twenty minutes or more. Not bad on the inbound GW Bridge. Tappan Zee overloaded into Rockland County. Between Brooklyn and Manhattan, we're getting slammed coming into Manhattan on the Brooklyn Bridge, upper level Manhattan Bridge and the Williamsburg too. Midtown Tunnel, a solid thirty minute delay, if not more, lining up for those tolls. Queensboro Bridge has been slow Manhattan-bound. Lots of traffic on the Whitestone Bridge going to Queens and the Triboro Bridge Bronx to Manhattan-bound as well. BQE has been getting pounded all day long. The inbound Gowanus jammed, Gowanus Canal to the Brooklyn Bridge back up towards McGuiness-Humboldt. Westbound jammed Northern Boulevard right down to the Manhattan Bridge. And the traffic is, uh, also very busy coming downtown, East and West Side. It is getting a little bit better on the FDR Drive. The West Side still with some delays 150's into the 90's. And downtown Broadway has been, uh, getting creamed with all kinds of traffic too. An accident on the New England Thruway south, up around Gun Hill Road, that has been blocking off at least one lane. And a check of Long Island, Southern State eastbound by Exit 44, that's an accident still there, blocking off a couple of lanes. LIRR fifteen to twenty minute delays on trains coming back into Penn Station. And because of a broken rail in Greenlawn, expect delays on LIRR Port Jefferson Branch. Alternate side remains suspended, you will have to pay the meters, though.

12:01 Well, things are starting to improve after we had earlier delays really mount up on the inbound Hudson River tunnels. The checkpoints have been removed and as a result, it's eased down to just minor delays coming into the Lincoln Tunnel and the GW Bridge. Holland Tunnel's also getting better now. This is, uh, rapidly easing down to ten minutes or less coming in via the Holland. In and out of Staten Island no reported incidents. And the traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge still very slow Manhattan-bound. We've had delays on the Manhattan Bridge and on the Williamsburg too. The Midtown Tunnel still with lengthy delays of, um, lining up for those tolls, urm, maybe a thirty minute jam. And the traffic on the Queensboro Bridge has been slow Manhattan-bound too. Also still some slowdowns on the Queens-bound side of the Whitestone Bridge. And up on the Triboro Bridge Bronx to Manhattan-bound side has had extra traffic as well. Still taking a pounding up and down the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. We've had lots of traffic on Manhattan's, uh, avenues coming downtown in towards the 90's, the scene of those earlier checkpoints. The West Side is still slow 150's into the 90's and the FDR Drive no reported incidents now. And as far as the, uh, ride on mass transit, well, LIRR is running but with twenty minute delays coming back into Penn Station. We're getting word that we still have delays on the Port Jefferson Branch as well, that's because of a broken rail in Greenlawn. And as far as alternate side goes, that will remain suspended but you will have to pay the meters.

12:11 Keep in mind, uh, that there are a number of bridges that do have designated bike and pedestrian lanes. Maybe you were unaware of that. Well of course the Brooklyn Bridge, we know about that, but how about the Broadway Bridge, the Henry Hudson Bridge, Macombs Dam Bridge and the Madison Avenue Bridge, Manhattan Bridge and the Queensboro Bridge, also with designated lanes for, uh, walkers and bikers, Third Avenue Bridge, Triboro Bridge more of the same, and University Heights Bridge, the Washington Bridge and the George Washington Bridge, as well as the Williamsburg Bridge. And if you use your bike, the Department of Parks and Recreation offers temporary bike storage at the following parks: Washington Square, Tompkins Square Park, Union Square Park, Madison Square Park and Bryant Park. Around the Five Boroughs, well, we've had, uh, some hard hit conditions along the BQE, uh, all day. Eastbound side is heavy coming off the Gowanus, all the way up past the Brooklyn Bridge and again at McGuiness-Humboldt, that's where there is now a crash in the right lane. As far as what you need to know about the bridges and tunnels, heavy traffic on the Triboro Bridge, Bronx and Manhattan-bound. The Whitestone's been slow going to Queens. Still very busy Manhattan-bound on the Queensboro Bridge. And the Midtown Tunnel, still about thirty minutes lining up for those tolls. Between Brooklyn and Manhattan, extra slow into Manhattan on the Brooklyn Bridge, the upper level of the Manhattan Bridge, and the Williamsburg too. Things have thinned out nicely across the Hudson. Minor delays delays at the Holland and Lincoln. Not too bad up and across the GW Bridge or the, uh, Tappan Zee. And the traffic is still, uh, a bit on the slow side in Westchester County along the, uh, southbound side of the Hutch in Scarsdale. We've got some road repairs in the right lane. LIRR fifteen to twenty minute slowdowns into Penn Station and delays on the Port Jefferson Branch because of a broken rail in Greenlawn. And alternate side remains suspended.

12:21 We'll go right with what you need to know about the bridges and tunnels. We still have delays of close to a half an hour at the Midtown Tunnel coming back into Manhattan. And as I watch it live on the Panasonic Jam Cam, the Queensboro Bridge has been very slow Manhattan-bound as well. And coming back into Manhattan from Brooklyn, still extra slow on the Brooklyn, upper level of the Manhattan Bridge and the Williamsburg too. Not bad at the Battery Tunnel. Do watch for some delays on the Whitestone Bridge, heading over to, uh, Queens, and also on the Triboro Bridge, Bronx to Manhattan-bound. Now across the Hudson, things have eased very nicely at the Holland and Lincoln Tunnel. We're not faring too badly up and across the GW Bridge or the Tappan Zee. The BQE still taking a pounding eastbound side Gowanus, uh, Canal up to the Brooklyn Bridge and the back to McGuiness-Humboldt, where there is a crash blocking off the right lane. Westbound slow at the Kosciuszko and back in towards the Tillary Street vicinity. Meanwhile, if you're gonna be riding out to, uh, Long Island this afternoon, looks like so far we're holding up pretty well on the LIE, The Northern and Southern States. Southern State is actually improving now, coming east into Islip Terrace with an accident cleared out of the way. Keep in mind Long Island Railroad, you do have scattered fifteen to twenty minute delays coming back into Penn Station and also a broken rail in Greenlawn is affecting service on the Port Jefferson Branch of LIRR. Alternate side is suspended around town but you do have to feed the meters.

12:31 Of course the evening rush looms large, but we've just gotten through the morning rush and things in general are easing up nicely. But for now getting a look from the East Side of the BQE, we've got heavy traffic from the Gowanus Canal, through the Brooklyn Bridge, easing out through McGuiness-Humboldt Street, an accident there has been cleared downtown, still heavy from the Kosciuszko to the Manhattan Bridge, extra volume there. Now street cleaning suspended today, but you still need to feed the meters. As we check over the westbound side of the Cross Bronx Expressway now, heavy traffic from the Bronx River Parkway through the George Washington Bridge. Let's take you out to Long Island for just a moment. And, uh, right now as you travel on the eastbound Northern State Parkway, picking up some delays near Lakeville Road, earlier problems there appear to be cleared and word is all construction work on Long Island roadways has been cancelled because of the holiday. Now, Long Island Railroad normal schedule in effect. Right now we've got scattered fifteen to twenty minute delays into Penn Station and a broken rail in Greenlawn which is, uh, causing some delays on the Port Jefferson Branch as well. Here's what you need to know about the bridges and tunnels. Hudson River crossings all looking pretty good as of now. Here's what we've got now: over the Queens-Midtown Tunnel still stuck there, about a thirty minute delay. As you head toward the city back out to New Jersey, actually looking, uh, pretty good at this, urm, back, ah, back out to, uh, Queens rather, looking pretty good at this point. Brooklyn Bridge, kind of heavy across the span. Manhattan Bridge is a little bit slow as well, particularly on the upper level and, uh, Williamsburg seems to be doing OK. No problems to report now at the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel.

12:41 Let's get a look, first of all, at the northbound side of the FDR Drive. We're picking up heavy traffic from the Brooklyn Bridge on up through the Williamsburg. Both directions on the Major Deegan. Over in the, uh, Bronx, we've got heavy traffic coming in through the Cross Bronx Expressway, just a little bit of extra volume in there as of now. Now southbound over on Fifth Avenue, delays from West 57th down to West 47th. We do have street cleaning rules suspended today and for the duration of the holiday is what we're told but the, uh, meter rules still apply, so you still have to feed the meters. Back over on the, uh, eastbound side of the BQE, heavy traffic from the Gowanus Canal to the Brooklyn Bridge and then easing out from the Williamsburg in through McGuiness-Humboldt Street. An accident there has been cleared. Over on the westbound side it's heavy from the Kosciuszko Bridge in through the Manhattan Bridge. And, uh, here's what you need to know now about the bridges and tunnels. Pretty quiet over on the Hudson River now. Holland, Lincoln Tunnels in relatively good shape, across the st... uh, ur, across to the city. And the same goes for the George Washington Bridge, minor delays at the tolls now and a pretty good ride as you come across the span. East River, Queens-Midtown Tunnel, still looking at about a thirty minute delay on the way back into the city. Back to Queens looks pretty good. Brooklyn Bridge a little bit slow both directions across the span. Manhattan Bridge heavy on the upper deck. And the Williamsburg looks to be in, uh, fine shape in both directions. 59th Street Bridge still kind of loaded up, both into and out of the city as well at this point. As we, uh, get a look now up at the Throgs Neck Bridge, we've got a good ride there across the span. A little bit of construction work over at the Whitestone. Now Tappan Zee Bridge has a lane down as you head across the span into Rockland County for some midday construction work but not causing much of a delay as of now. As we take a look over back into New Jersey, east on Route 80, all lanes cleared out through Route 46 in Denville. Accident cleanup has been completed there. And we've been telling you about Long Island Railroad, still looking at fifteen to twenty minute delays into Penn Station now and a broken rail in Greenlawn that's causing extra delays on the Port Jefferson Branch.

12:51 Alright here goes. First of all we look at the eastbound side of the BQE at Broadway, Roosevelt Road construction there, shutting down the exit ramp. And we still do have some delays through the Kosciuszko Bridge but not as bad as they were before as that checkpoint seems to have disappeared, looks like things are starting to ease out a bit through that spot. Both directions Major Deegan, no problems to report as you come up through the, uh, Cross Bronx Expressway. George Washington Bridge area looking pretty good and, uh, westbound side of the Cross Bronx, uh, a little bit of heavy traffic from the Bronx River Park..., um, Parkway now over to the George Washington Bridge. Street cleaning rules suspended today throughout the Five Boroughs of the city. They will be suspended until the end of the holiday. Meter rules are still applying in the city so, you do still have to feed the meters. Now, here's what we, uh, need to tell you about the bridges and tunnels, currently, uh, as we check the, uh, Hudson River crossings, not too bad at Holland and Lincoln Tunnels, earlier checkpoints have been lifted, into and out of the city now. Looks pretty good at the George Washington Bridge through the tolls and, uh, pretty good ride across the span. Over on the East River, Queens-Midtown Tunnel still about twenty-five to thirty minute delays on the way into the city and on the way back out into Queens we're doing OK. Triboro Bridge construction work, Bronx-bound side, two of the toll lanes are shut down and traffic kind of heavy across the span now. Queens-bound side looks pretty good. Whitestone Bridge on the way to the Bronx, one lane down for ongoing deck replacement work and we do still have some minor delays there. Throgs Neck seems to be holding together pretty well as of now. We've got some delays on the Long Island Railroad. Scattered fifteen to twenty minute delays in through Penn Station. We've also got a broken rail in Greenlawn and that's, um, making for some delays on the Port Jefferson Branch at this point.

1:01 Alright and word from Long Island now all the construction work on the roadways has been cancelled today due to the big holiday. Thank you very much. And, uh, here's what we've got for you now as far as the Long Island Railroad's concerned. Uh, sch... normal schedule in effect for today. Right now still showing about fifteen to twenty minute scattered delays into Penn Station. And with a broken rail continuing to be a problem into Greenlawn, that's affecting the Port Jefferson Branch and we do have delays there as well for both city-bound and outbound trains. Take you back to New Jersey, eastbound Route 80 all lanes reopened through Exit, uh, Route 46 that is, in Denville, very bad accident cleanup there has now been completed. Uh, once up in Westchester County, uh, we've got westbound Fifth Avenue at Second Street in Pelham, a lane closed until further notice. We've had a partial building collapse through that area. They're working on getting that cleared up. Here's what you need to know now about the bridges and tunnels: pretty quiet all around at the Hudson River crossings now. George Washington Bridge, looking at it on the Jam Cam, pretty good ride in through the tolls and moving well across the span. No problems to report right now at the Holland or Lincoln Tunnels, either into or out of the city. As we take you over to the East River now Throgs Neck Bridge headed to Queens, no problems on the span looking good Bronx-bound side as well. Whitestone Bridge a lane down headed to the Bronx for some construction work, ongoing deck replacement there. Queens-bound side kind of heavy in through the toll plaza and across the span as well. At the Triboro Bridge construction work shutting down two of the toll lanes as you head Bronx-bound and, uh, that's causing some heavy traffic across the span. Doing OK on the Queens-bound side as of now.

1:11 Alright and certainly because of the big holiday, right now Long Island Railroad schedule in normal effect for today, right now still showing scattered, uh, fifteen to twenty minute delays in through, uh, Penn Station. And a broken rail still a problem over at Greenlawn. That's affecting the Port Jefferson Branch so you can expect delays and some, uh, service interruption there as well. All of the construction work, by the way, on Long Island roadways has been cancelled today because of the holiday. Let's head to New Jersey now, eastbound Route 80 everything's improving now through Route 46 in Denville, accident cleanup has been completed there, just some residual delays left over. And, uh, over in Westchester County, or rather make that Warren County, New Jersey, westbound Route 78 at Exit 4 in through, uh, Stewartsville look for delays, we've got some debris on the roadway in that spot. Here's what you need to know about the bridges and tunnels: currently pretty good at the Holland, Lincoln Tunnels, and the George Washington Bridge, no problems to report into or out of the city as of now. Still some delays over at the Queens-Midtown Tunnel, call it about fifteen to twenty minutes on the way into the city, back to Queens looking pretty good now. Brooklyn Bridge, inbound side is heavy back across the span, um, we've got no outbound delays right now. Actually things are looking kind of good there. And, uh, a good ride on the FDR Drive between the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges in both directions as of now.

1:21 Let's get a look, first of all, at the westbound side of the BQE coming in through Flushing Avenue, an accident taking down the left hand lane. Do be careful as you come through that spot. Looks pretty good on the, uh, eastbound side right now as we, uh, take a look at the southbound Harlem River Drive into the FDR. Kind of heavy from 116th Street down through Gracie Mansion. Once again we've got some delays in through 86th. The westbound side of the Cross Bronx a little bit slow as you take it from the Sheridan Expressway through the George Washington Bridge. By the way, GWB not bad either direction across the span. Here's what you need to know about the other crossings: Holland and Lincoln Tunnels looking just fine, as a matter of fact I'm looking at the Lincoln Tunnel on the, uh, Panasonic Jam Cam, doing just great on the way into the city. No problems to report on the way back out, but again, watch for the building afternoon rush as folks make their getaway for the big holiday weekend. Here's what we've got for you as far as, uh, Long Island Railroad, still showing scattered fifteen to twenty minute delays in through Penn Station, um, increased volume there, and also we've got problems on the Port Jefferson Branch because of a broken rail at Greenlawn. Here's what we've got for you over in New Jersey: Northbound 23 at Ozone Avenue-Cedar Grove we've got road construction there, right lane's closed and some delays in through that spot as well.

1:31 Alright, eastbound side of the BQE... make that westbound side of the BQE at Flushing Avenue... an accident taking down the left hand lanes, some delays starting to build in through that spot. From there we go to Long Island and, uh, right now, ah, out in Suffolk County, southbound on the Sagtikos Parkway southbound side at S3, Pine Air Drive in Baywood, an accident there, one lane is down. By the way, word from Long Island is all construction work has been cancelled today due to the holiday weekend. And, uh, Long Island Railroad right now running a normal schedule for today. Still scattered ten to fifteen minute delays into Penn Station. A broken rail continues to be a problem at Greenlawn as well, that's affecting the Port Jefferson Branch, although not badly as of now. As we, uh, check back in Westchester County, westbound Fifth Avenue at Second Street in Pelham, a lane closed until further notice as they work on clearing out a partial building collapse in through that spot. And, uh, northbound Route 31 in New Jersey, look for delays in through Parkside Avenue in Ewing, we've got a gas main break, Fire Department activity there at the moment clogging up the roads. Here's what you need to know about the bridges and tunnels: currently at the, uh, Holland and Lincoln Tunnels into and out of the city we're doing well. George Washington Bridge not bad in either direction across the span, looking pretty good in through the tolls as well. And over on the East River, still about ten to fifteen minutes at the Queens-Midtown Tunnel on the way into the city, that's been that way all afternoon. Not too bad on the way back out to Queens, the Brooklyn, Manhattan, the Williamsburg, pretty normal delays.

1:41 And getting a look right now over on the westbound side of the BQE at Flushing Avenue, a bad accident taking down the left hand lane. Looks to be a flame-engulfed limo, blowing lots of black smoke. Crews haven't yet arrived on the scene. A big tie-up through that spot until they can get that cleared out of the way. By the way, street cleaning rules suspended today citywide, that's throughout the Five Boroughs, the rules will be suspended until the holiday weekend is over, meter rules are still applying, though. Word from Long Island, uh, that they've basically cancelled all of the construction work until the holiday weekend is over as well. Word from Suffolk County now, southbound on the Sagtikos, in through Exit S3, Pioneer Drive in Baywood, an accident. One lane is down and starting to build with some delays through that spot. LIE looks pretty good through Suffolk County. Take you to Orange County now, westbound on Route 84 at Exit 4 in Middletown, accidents, some injuries involved. They're working on getting that cleared up as well. Also, on Route 100, uh, Highway 100 now, at 134 in Yorkturn, eh, uh, Yorktown, accident involving a rolled over vehicle and they're working getting that cleared as well. Here's what we need to tell you about the bridges and tunnels: Hudson River crossings pretty quiet, Holland, Lincoln and the George Washington Bridge right now. Triboro look for construction work and that takes down two of the toll lanes as you head to the Bronx, uh, that is causing heavy traffic on the span. Queens-bound side looks OK. Whitestone Bridge, a lane down as you head to the Bronx as they do some ongoing deck repairs there. No bad, though, Queens-bound side a little bit slow through the toll plaza. Looks good all around at the Throgs Neck.

1:51 We take you first to Westchester County and, uh, right now Highway 100 at 134 in Yorturn, uh, Yorktu... uh, I still can't say that, Yorktown, accident involving a rolled over vehicle in through that area. Westbound side of 84 coming through Exit 4 in Middletown, an accident with injuries, that's still being cleared. As we, uh, take you out to Long Island now, problems on the Sagtikos State Parkway in through Pine Air Drive southbound side at Exit S3, accident takes down a lane. Traffic is jamming back to Crooked Hill Road in through that spot. By the way, no construction work on Long Island for the duration of the holiday weekend. Right here in the city, street cleaning rules are suspended today throughout the Five Boroughs. Those rules will be suspended until the weekend is over as well. Meter rules, though, still apply, which means you still have to feed the meter. Back over on the westbound side of the BQE at Flushing Avenue, a fiery limo crash taking down the left-hand lane as they're still waiting for crews to arrive. And, uh, right now here's what you need to know about the bridges and tunnels: we're looking at some delays on the East River crossings right now. The Manhattan Bridge right now kind of slow coming across the span leaving the city. Uh, we've got the Brooklyn Bridge a little bit slow in both directions, and the Williamsburg's not too bad as of now. Queens-Midtown Tunnel we've got about, uh, ten to fifteen minute delays into the city, back out to Queens looking just fine. And looking at the Hudson River crossings Holland and Lincoln OK. George Washington Bridge, on the Panasonic Jam Cam right now, moving well in both directions across the span.

2:01 Alright let's get you out to Suffolk County now. Southbound on the Sagtikos State Parkway at Exit S3 Pine Air Drive in Baywood accident cleared, traffic starting to ease out there. Word in Nassau County now the eastbound Northern State Parkway, kind of tying up into Glen Cove Road, Exit 31 in Westbury, heavy traffic. Some sort of debris being cleared up from the Parkway. Westbound side appears to be OK. Long Island Railroad, still about ten to fifteen scattered delays in through Penn Station, been that way most of the day. And they've still got a problem with a broken rail at Greenlawn and that's affecting service on the Port Jefferson Branch. No word as to when that will be cleared up. And here's the story right now over on the BQE westbound side at Flushing Avenue, accident there. Crews have finally arrived but it's still a mess, left lane is shut down. We do have alternate side of the street parking rules suspended today throughout the Five Boroughs. They will be suspended until the holiday weekend is over. Metered parking rules, though, are still in effect.

2:11 And right now we get a look at the westbound side of the BQE in through Flushing Avenue, what was a fiery limo that has now been tamed is taking down the left-hand lane. And a little bit slow as you come through that spot. Now, we head to Nassau County, eastbound Northern State Parkway in through Glen Cove Road that's Exit 31 in Westbury. Heavy traffic starting to build there. Apparently some debris on the roadway. They're working on clearing that now. Now, not affecting the westbound side of the roadway, at least not right now, but looks like a big cleanup job. Word from the Long Island Railroad, normal schedule in effect for today but still running about ten to fifteen minutes scattered delays in through Penn Station. Been that way, uh, pretty much all day. Broken rail in Greenlawn that's affecting the Port Jefferson branch, no word's as to when that will be cleared up. Uh, also Metro North running a normal schedule today. Here's what you need to know about the bridges and tunnels: right now Holland, Lincoln Tunnels, George Washington Bridge into and out of the city doing just fine. Over on the Whitestone Bridge now headed to the Bronx, lane down for ongoing deck replacement work. Queens-bound side is heavy as well. Also, uh, word from Kevin, a member of our traffic team now, we've got heavy traffic over on the 59th Street Bridge, both levels, outbound appears to be in good shape, looks like just volume there.

2:21 Street cleaning rules suspended today and will be until the end of this holiday weekend. Meter rolls... uh... rules still apply, which means you still have to feed the meters. As we check out now in Suffolk County, Sagtikos coming in through Exit S3 southbound side accident cleared, traffic easing out there. Um, also on the eastbound side of the Northern State Parkway, uh, we've still got delays in through Glen Cove Road, traffic, uh, heavy there because debris is still being cleared up from all over the roadway in that area. Here's what you need to know about the bridges and tunnels: right now Holland and Lincoln, George Washington Bridge, into and out of the city not bad at all. Over at the, uh, Whitestone Bridge headed to the Bronx, a lane down for deck replacement work there. We do have some heavy delays and a little bit slow on the way to Queens as well. Throgs Neck Bridge looks good in both directions and over at the 59th Street Bridge we've got heavy traffic inbound on both levels. Outbound side appears to be OK right now. And, uh, no problems to report at the Manhattan or Williamsburg Bridges as of now.

2:31 Well, still having troubles in Westchester County on the Saw Mill, southbound side of the Saw Mill Parkway at the Thruway. And in Elmsford there's an accident with a flipped-over car, emergency crews still on scene. And it looks like at least one lane is at least still out of service. As you, uh, make your way on 287, that's looking good over to the Tappan Zee Bridge. Tappan Zee Bridge, GW Bridge, Lincoln Tunnel all OK. It's the Holland Tunnel, though, where there's still some traffic going back to Jersey. Now, across the East River, it looks like, uh, the Whitestone Bridge is slow to the Bronx, you've got roadwork there. Also expect some company on the Brooklyn Bridge. And the, uh, BQE you've got, uh, right now delays exiting to the Long Island Expressway. The, uh, Long Island Expressway has been an absolute horror show, you've got delays now forming back at the BQE again. This delay goes bumper-to-bumper straight through to the Fairgrounds area. There may be something along the way past Queens Boulevard. Grand Central there was an accident being cleared over by the BQE on the westbound side of the Grand Central.

2:41 Well, looks like as you, uh, make your trip right now, uh, in Queens, the Grand Central's gonna start getting better. The