Hurricane Evacuation Routes

In the event of a hurricane evacuation, use the following routes from the South Shore.

Click here to see a map of the Evacuation Zones and Routes

ROUTE - A
Starting at the Atlantic Beach Bridge:

1. Northbound on Nassau Expressway (Rt. 878)

2. Exit at Burnside Avenue East

3. Turn Left onto Rockaway Turnpike

4. Turn Right onto Peninsula Blvd.

5. Remain on Peninsula Blvd. until it becomes Fulton Avenue in the incorporated village of Hempstead

6. Continue eastbound on Fulton Ave., which will become Hempstead Turnpike at the Hempstead/Uniondale border

7. Continue eastbound to Earl Ovington Blvd. and make a left

8. Proceed northbound on Earl Ovington Blvd. into the Nassau Community College American Red Cross Evacuation Center

ROUTE – B
Starting at the Long Beach Bridge:

1. Northbound via Austin Blvd., which will become Long Beach Rd. in northern Island Park

2. Continue northbound on Long Beach Rd. to Sunrise Highway, Rockville Centre

3. Make a right onto Sunrise Highway and proceed eastbound to Grand Ave Baldwin

4. Left turn going northbound on Grand Ave across Southern State Parkway, which then turns into Baldwin Road

5. Then turns into Henry Street in the Incorporated Village of Hempstead. Right turn on Peninsula Blvd

6. Remain on Peninsula Blvd. until it becomes Fulton Avenue in the Incorporated Village of Hempstead

7. Continue eastbound on Fulton Ave., which will become Hempstead Turnpike at the Hempstead/Uniondale border

8. Continue eastbound to Earl Ovington Blvd. and make a left

9. Proceed northbound on Earl Ovington Blvd. into the Nassau Community College American Red Cross Evacuation Center

ROUTE - C
Starting at Lido Blvd:

1. Eastbound Lido Blvd. to the Loop Parkway and make a left

2. Proceed northbound to the Meadowbrook Parkway

3. Continue northbound on Meadowbrook Parkway exiting at Exit-M2 Charles Lindberg Blvd.

4. Which will lead into the Nassau Community College American Red Cross Evacuation Center

ROUTE - D

Starting at Merrick Road:

1. Northbound on the Seaford Oysterbay Expressway (RT. 135)

2. Exit at Hempstead Turnpike (RT. 24) Eastbound

3. Hempstead Turnpike becomes Conklin Street

4. Left turn on Clinton Street

5. Clinton becomes Melville Road

6. Melville Road into SUNY Farmingdale American Red Cross Evacuation Center

Long Island Bus Routes

N-33 – Atlantic Beach- To Long Beach RR

N-15 – Long Beach Rail Road –

 Island Park RR–

Rockville Centre RR

Lakeview RR 

West Hempstead RR

N- 16 Silver Lake to

Rockville Centre RR

N-35 Atlantic Ave – Grand Ave

Baldwin to Hempstead terminal

To Nassau Community College

N-36 - Lynbrook

East Rockaway

Oceanside

Baldwin

Freeport RR

N-4 Merrick Road

Freeport RR

N-40 –N-41 Freeport RR

Hempstead Terminal

N-43 Freeport RR

Nassau Community College

N- 51 Merrick Road

Merrick RR

Nassau Community College

N-46 Merrick Road & Bedford Ave 

Hempstead Terminal.

N- 73- N-74 Wantagh Ave

Hempstead Turnpike

Hicksville RR

N- 19- Merrick Road from 
Freeport RR to Sunrise Mall

N-54 – N- 55 Sunrise Mall to

Hempstead Terminal

N-6 N- Jamaica Terminal to

Hempstead Terminal along Hempstead Turnpike

N-70- Hempstead Terminal- to Route # 110 along Hempstead Turnpike

N-71- Hempstead Terminal along Hempstead Turnpike to Sunrise Mall

N-72 - Hempstead Terminal along Hempstead Turnpike to Babylon RR.

N-80 N-81  Sunrise Mall

Hempstead Turnpike

Hicksville RR.