Over 150 In Hicksville Lose Power After Blustery Halloween Storm

HICKSVILLE, NY — A blustery Halloween storm knocked out power to more than 220,000 businesses and homes across the state Friday morning, including more than 7,400 customers in both Nassau and Suffolk counties. That includes about 150 residents in Hicksville.

PSEG Long Island wrote in its outage map that 107 customers were in the dark on and around Spruce Street. The utility said crews were at the site and trying to determine what caused the outage. Officials estimated neighbors would see power around 4 p.m. Friday.

Another 69 customers on and around Gables Road were also in the dark due to tree damage. Crews estimated they would see power around 4 p.m.

The utility wrote that heavy rain, strong winds and dangerous gusts caused "significant damage" across Long Island.

"It brought down large trees, branches and wires, affecting more than 54,000 of our 1.1 million customers," the utility said.

As of 7 a.m., more than 71 percent of customers affected had been restored as crews worked through the night in dangerous conditions to assess damage and make repairs. PSEG warned that more strong winds Friday could result in more outages.