Commuter alert: Delays reported on Goethals Bridge to Staten Island

Delays on Staten Island Expressway

Delays are reported on the Goethals Bridge and Staten Island Expressway Brooklyn bound at Forest Avenue during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.Courtesy of 511 NY

Update: Delays that began around 6:30 a.m. on the Goethals Bridge cleared around 7 a.m., according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Delays are reported on the Goethals Bridge and Staten Island Expressway Brooklyn bound for the Tuesday morning rush hour.

Traffic is backing up onto the Goethals from the expressway, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Delays also are reported on the approach to the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, extending back to at least Slosson Avenue, according to 511 NY.

A disabled vehicle on the Gowanus Expressway near 39th Street may be contributing to delays extending back to the Verrazzano, according to 511 NY.

A large number of trucks are seen on surveillance cameras near Forest Avenue on the expressway.

The traffic snarl extends to at least Richmond Avenue.

Delays on Staten Island Expressway

Delays are reported on the Goethals Bridge and Staten Island Expressway Brooklyn bound at Victory Boulevard during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.Courtesy of 511 NY

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