Lengthy Island residents and seashore revelers trying to hit the shore Sunday ought to count on main delays as a number of main roads in Nassau County shall be shut down for the Cricket World Cup on Sunday.
Indian and Pakistan are going through off at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday at Eisenhower Park — the largest match of the ICC Cricket T20 Males’s World Cup within the US.
The cricket stadium is close to the Hempstead Turnpike, and site visitors is anticipated to be disrupted all day as a consequence of a number of close by roadways closing for the match.
The high-profile match, one of the crucial intense rivalries anyplace in sports activities, may also have heightened safety, which can additional snark site visitors.
An NYPD bulletin famous that the match and its associated occasions within the Massive Apple might be seen by extremists as a possibility for violence.
“Recent pro-ISIS propaganda which specifically referenced the upcoming India-Pakistan match at this major event … raises concerns and reinforces the need for heightened vigilance” amongst safety companions, the bulletin mentioned.
Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder mentioned the World Cup obtained an ISIS-Ok-linked risk in April in addition to extra particular threats associated to the India versus Pakistan match.
Cricket World Cup matches between India and Pakistan are among the many most seen sporting occasions on this planet. The final time the 2 groups confronted off in T20 cricket — a shortened model of the sport — was in 2022.
Gov. Kathy Hochul mentioned New York State Police have been directed to extend enforcement presence and safety for the match.
Nassau County police have issued a site visitors advisory, warning residents of a number of street closures happening throughout the match.
Park Boulevard (Eisenhower Park) shall be closed in each instructions from 6:30 a.m. to six p.m. on Sunday. The park may also be closed to the general public throughout the match.
Merrick Avenue from the Hempstead Turnpike to Charles Lindbergh Boulevard shall be closed between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m., police mentioned. Throughout that point, solely native site visitors shall be allowed from Stewart Avenue Southbound to Charles Lindbergh Boulevard.
The Eastbound facet of Charles Lindbergh Boulevard shall be closed from Earle Ovington Boulevard from 4:30 a.m. to six p.m., whereas the Westbound facet will stay open all day from the Meadowbrook State Parkway ramp, police mentioned.
James Doolittle Boulevard shall be closed at Charles Lindbergh Boulevard from the Marriott major entrance from 4:30 a.m. to six p.m.
The Hempstead Turnpike and Earle Ovington Boulevard will stay open in each instructions.
Officers are encouraging attendees to park on the Nassau Coliseum and take a shuttle bus to the match.
In line with the Worldwide Cricket Council, the 11-week World Cup competitors will happen at venues in varied nations, together with eight matches scheduled on the 34,000-seat Lengthy Island stadium.
Matches shall be held on the stadium via June 12.
With Submit wires.
