SCHUMER REVEALS: LI’ERS HAVE REPORTED OVER 200 CELL PHONE DEAD ZONES SCATTERED ACROSS ISLAND, CREATING DROPPED CALLS & DRIVING PEOPLE CRAZY—SCHUMER DELIVERS LI DEADZONE LOCATIONS TO CARRIERS & ASKS THEM TO BE FIXED
Schumer Details Results From His Online Crowdsourcing Campaign To Help Identify Dead Zones; Having Good, Quality Coverage Is Essential To LI Safety, Business & Every Day To-And-From
Many Carriers Have No Clue Where Dead Zones Exist But LI Residents Often Know Exactly Where Their Calls Are Constantly Dropped
Schumer: Carriers Must Come Up With Solution That Meets Community Need & Consent
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer recently revealed that in response to his crowdsourcing campaign to identify and locate dead zones—particularly on Long Island—over 200 maddening dead zones have been identified. Schumer detailed these dead zones and said there are many areas throughout Long Island that experience poor quality when it comes to cell phone network speed, network reliability, data performance, call performance and text performance.
“When it comes to cell service on Long Island, these dead zones are proof carriers need to—quite frankly—raise the bar,” said U.S. Senator Charles Schumer. “A heavily populated region like Long Island shouldn’t be home to over 200 dead zones. Just a stone’s throw away from New York City and home to several universities, thousands of businesses and more, Long Island's cell phone coverage must remain uninterrupted. Now that Long Islanders have submitted critical dead zones locations to my office, our wireless carries must make sure they are fixed. I will share these locations to carriers and am urging them to come up with a solution that meets the needs of both Nassau and Suffolk residents.”
Schumer revealed these locations and publicly asked carriers to come up with a solution to fix them that meets community need and consent. This past winter, Schumer asked Long Island residents to submit their local cell phone dead zones via his website. Schumer said this data collection will be used to help wireless carriers better track Long Island service interruptions for their coverage maps.
Schumer said quality wireless service must be an essential part of modern U.S. infrastructure, just like roads, mass transit and consumers deserve access to information that allows them to make informed decisions about their wireless carriers. Schumer said that wireless carriers need to do everything possible to ensure that New Yorkers have access to cell phone service at all times. Schumer argued that poor wireless service, and often times, inaccurate coverage maps that hide dead zones, hurt consumers and businesses in several ways. For instance, a lack of wireless coverage across Long Island could be a threat to public safety. Wireless services also support global positioning system (GPS) products that are essential to residents and tourists alike. Schumer said the lack of wireless coverage could make tourists reluctant to travel to an area knowing they will not have the ability to use their GPS technology to explore the area or make calls in an emergency situation.
Schumer said that the Long Island dead zone locations submitted to his office did not discriminate by region. For instance, dead zone locations were prevalent in western Nassau County areas—in communities like Great Neck and Port Washington—as well as in areas on the Eastern End of Suffolk—in East Hampton and Fishers Island neighborhoods.
Schumer said his full list of dead zone locations on Long Island will help wireless carriers identify which areas need to be brought up to speed. Schumer delivered dead zone data to wireless carriers and urged them to come up with a solution that meets the needs of these communities.
Below is the list of the Nassau and Suffolk dead zone street locations submitted to Senator Schumer’s office this year. Repeated street locations on this list mean that numerous addresses along that street were submitted.
1. White Oak Tree Road, Syosset
2. Shore Road, Long Beach
3. Valentine Drive, Albertson
4. Northern State Parkway at Jericho
5. Long Mountain Parkway, Woodbury
6. Graywood Road, Port Washington
7. Paff Avenue, Uniondale
8. US-11, Lawrence
9. Spruce Street, Massapequa
10. Northern Boulevard, Great Neck
11. Bay Drive, Massapequa
12. Westbury Avenue, Plainview
13. Edwards Street, Roslyn Heights
14. Forest Lake Blvd, Wantagh
15. Watersedge Court, Lattingtown
16. Meritoria Drive, East Williston
17. Bengeyfield Drive, East Williston
18. Charney Court, Manhaset
19. Maneri, Lattingtown
20. Inwood Road, Port Washington
21. Cornflower Road, Levittown
22. NY-25, Syosset
23. Parkside Drive, Great Neck
24. Watersedge, Glen Cove
25. Harrison Avenue, Baldwin
26. Wellington Road, Mineola
27. Horace Harding Boulevard, Lake Success
28. NY-106, Oyster Bay
29. Chestnut Street, Glen Cove
30. North Service Road, Lake Success
31. Long Mountain Parkway, Woodbury
32. Franklin Place, Woodmere
33. Wallace Street, Rockville Centre
34. Herrick Drive, Lawrence
35. Talbot Drive, Great Neck
36. Community Drive, Manhasset
37. Brookville Road, Brookville
38. Community Drive, Manhasset
39. NY-106, Jericho
40. NY-107, Glen Head
41. Ocean State Parkway, Babylon
42. Cypress Avenue, East Meadow
43. Kramer Lane, Plainview
44. Northern Blvd, Great Neck
45. Hilda Street, North Bellmore
46. North Broadway. North Massapequa
47. Bulson Road, Rockville Centre
48. Lakeville Road, Lake Success
49. Highwater Avenue, Massapequa
50. Finch Lane, Levittown
51. Harbor Road, Port Washington
52. North Beech Street, North Massapequa
53. Jerusalem Avenue, Massapequa
54. Brookville Road, Muttontown
55. Blueberry Lane Hicksville
56. W. John Street, Hicksville
57. Store Hill Road, Old Westbury
58. Oak Point Drive, North Bayville
59. Glen Cove Road, Glen Head
60. Paulanna Avenue, Bayport
61. East 10th Street, Huntington
62. Pembroke Drive, East Hampton
63. Southview Circle, Lake Grove
64. Soundview Avenue, Southold
65. Main Street, Northport
66. Sunken Meadow Road, Northport
67. Riviera, Kings Park
68. Bolan Drive, Huntington Station
69. Abbott Avenue, Mastic
70. Valley Road, Kings Park
71. Saint George Court, Melville
72. Helme Avenue, Miller Place
73. Whiskey Road, Ridge
74. Central Avenue, Amityville
75. Yennecott Drive, Southold
76. Landing Avenue, Smithtown
77. Ona Avenue, Dix Hills
78. NY-25, Smithtown
79. Marlin Road, East Quogue
80. Greenwood Drive, Fishers Island
81. Hog Creek Lane, East Hampton
82. Thanet Way, East Hampton
83. Shore Road, Mount Sinai
84. Old Montauk Highway, Sayville
85. Ocean View Avenue, East Hampton
86. Middle Country Road, Middle Island
87. Smithtown Blvd, Nesconset
88. East Main Street, East Islip
89. Louis Kossuth Avenue, Bohemia
90. Basswood Lane, Farmingille
91. Fleets Cove Road, Huntington
92. Clark Road, Southold
93. Old Main Road, Southold
94. Windshield Drive, Fisher Island
95. Hawkins Road, Stony Brook
96. Brooks Point Road, Fishers Island
97. Bluff Road, Nissequogue
98. Park Avenue, Huntington
99. Nichols Road, Nesconset
100.Zavra Street, Bohemia
101.Johnson Avenue, Bohemia
102.East Main Street, Fisher Island
103.Vanderbilt Parkway, Dix Hills
104.Midvale Drive, Kings Park
105.Mill Lane, Peconic
106.Lynch Street, Huntington
107.Green Knoll Court, Fort Salonga
108.Maplelawn Drive, Commack
109.Broadview Drive, Commack
110.Henry Avenue, Selden
111.Knight Lane, Kings Park
112.Bread and Cheese Hollow Road, Fort Salonga
113.Landing Avenue, Smithtown
114.Rockhill Road, Rocky Point
115.Saint Johnland Road, Kings Park
116.Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton
117.Cenacle Road, Lake Ronkonkoma
118.Baycrest Avenue, East Quogue
119.Smithtown Avenue, Ronkonkoma
120.Everest Court, Huntington
121.Bow Drive, Hauppauge
122.North Country Road, Setauket
123.North Country Road, Mt. Sinai
124.Nichols Road, Nesconset
125.George Road, New Suffolk
126.Winthrop Drive, Fishers Island
127.Knight Lane, Kings Park
128.Raynier Place, Nesconset
129.Hilltop Drive, Sound Beach
130.Pinelawn Road, Melville
131.Smithtown Blvd, Nesconset
132.Mill Road, Coram
133.First Avenue, Moriches
134.Bluff Road, Nissequogue
135.Town Line Road, Commack
136.Magnolia Drive, Kings Park
137.Boxwood Drive, Kings Park
138.Aztec Drive, Bay Shore
139.Main Street, Northport
140.Soundview Avenue, Southold
141.Southview Circle, Lake Grove
142.Burham Drive, Smithtown
143.Abbott Avenue, Mastic
144.Prospect Drive North, Huntington Station
145.Noyack Road, Southampton
146.Grand Central Avenue, Amityville
147.Heather Drive, Kings Park
148.Goose Hill Road, Cold Spring Harbor
149.NY-25A, Cold Spring Harbor
150.Oak Lane, Hampton Bays
151.Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton
152.Northside Road, Wading River
153.Somerset Avenue, East Islip
154.Little Bay Road, Wading River
155.New York Avenue, Halesite
156.Frog Pond Road, Huntington Station
157.East Main Street, Huntington
158.Norton Avenue, Terryville
159.Clark Road ,Southold
160.Sound Beach Drive, Mattituck
161.Middle Country Road, Middle Island
162.East Legion Avenue, Matticuk
163.Skyline Drive, Coram
164.Smithtown Blvd, Smithtown
165.Knoll Lane, Smithtown
166.Landview, Kings Park
167.Chichester Road, South Huntington
168.Montauk Avenue, Fishers Island
169.Quogue, Riverhead Road
170.Brookhill Lane, Huntington
171.North Country Road, Mt. Sinai
172.Marbeth Circle, Miller Place
173.East Jericho Turnpike, Huntington
174.Shetland Lane, Stony Brook
175.Winthrop Avenue, Fishers Island
176.Pine Terrace, East Marion
177.Fort Salonga Road, Northport
178.Crystal Brook Hollow Road, Port Jefferson Station
179.Shore Road, Mt. Sinai
180.Lombardy Blvd, Brightwaters
181.Aspen, Kings Park
182.Vernon Valley Road, Northport
183.Nassau Point Road, Cutchogue
184.Merrimack Road, Smithtown
185.Bankside Drive, Centerport
186.Ravenwood Drive, Kings Park
187.Round Swamp Road, Huntington
188.Ridge Road, Ridge
189.Pine Needle Drive, Manorville
190.Totten Avenue, Deer Park
191.Sound Beach Drive, Mattituck
192.Ruth Road, Mattituck
193.Winthrop Drive, Fishers Island
194.Newton Road, Hauppauge
195.Deerfoot Path, Cutchogue
196.Smith Street, Nesconset
197.Richland Blvd, Brightwaters
198.Route 111, Smithtown
199.West Way, East Hampton
200.Rainbow Drive, Hauppague
201.Mt Sinai-Coram Road, Mt. Sinai
202.Weinmann Blvd, Melville
203.Middle Hollow Road, Lloyd Harbor
204.Westview Drive, Lloyd Harbor
205.Prospect Street,Shoreham
206.Hillcrest Drive, Calverton
207.Thanet Way, East Hampton
208.Pipe Stave Hollow Road, Miller Place
209.Hilldale Avenue, Miller Place
210.Lodge Avenue, Huntington Station
211.Somerset Avenue, East Islip
212.5th Street, Nesconset
213.Hancock Comons, Yaphank
214.Eagle View Road, Claryville
215.Center Walk, Sayville
216.Brightview Drive, Rocky Point
217.Arlene Court, Hauppague
218.Central Avenue, Fishers Island
219.Roseland Lane, East Patchogue
220.Yorktown Place, Fort Salonga
221.Winthrop Drive, Fishers Island
222.Wind Watch Drive, Hauppauge
223.De Place, Hauppauge
224.Northern State Parkway at Melville
225.Norfolk Drive, Northport
226.Northside Road, Wading River
227.Cedar Grove Avenue, Lake Grove
228.North Country Road, Port Jefferson
229.Cranford Blvd, Mastic
230.Renee Drive, Oakdale
231.Wheelock Walk, East Hampton
232.Court Street, East Islip
233.Fort Salonga Road, Northport
234.Main Road, Peconic
235.Geoggrey Lane, Kings Park
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