Long Island

Counties Served

Nassau County and Suffolk County. Long Island is the two-county region east of New York City. NYSDOT’s Long Island region covers Nassau and Suffolk, and the roadway network includes major arteries such as the Long Island Expressway as well as the Northern State and Southern State Parkways.

Traffic Tickets on Long Island

Drivers on Long Island frequently call about speeding tickets, cell phone tickets, following too closely, unsafe lane changes, failure to obey traffic control devices, red-light-related moving violations, inspection and registration issues, and insurance-related tickets. As a practical matter, those issues tend to arise because Long Island combines high-volume expressway driving, dense suburban commuting, and heavy local enforcement on parkways, town roads, village roads, and shopping-corridor roads. That is an inference based on the region’s road network, especially the Long Island Expressway and the major state parkways.

Why Long Island Traffic Tickets Are Different

Long Island is especially important for parkway-related violations. New York parkways are automobile-only roads, and commercial vehicles and tractor-trailers are prohibited on them. That matters on Long Island because many drivers, especially out-of-area drivers in vans, moving trucks, or work vehicles, end up on parkways where they do not belong. The combination of major parkways, dense traffic, and numerous local courts makes Long Island one of the most active traffic-ticket regions in New York.