3 Lakewood Men Arrive Home i Manhattan Late Friday Night After Mayor Miller, LPD and State Police Spring Into Action

EXCLUSIVE: Three Lakewood men working in Manhattan arrived home late Friday night after getting stuck in 9/11 security checkpoint traffic, TLS has learned. The three – a father, son and son-in law – left Manhattan early Friday afternoon not expecting more than the usual traffic.

But that wasn’t the case on this 9/11 weekend.

The group were held up by several 9/11 security checkpoints, delaying their trip, and quickly realized they may not make it back to Lakewood before Shabbos.

As Shabbos quickly approached, the men hurried down the Parkway, hoping to still make it home before the Zman.

However, The Zman was quickly approaching, and the men – Still only at exit 105 – phoned home, and told their wives they would have to begin Shabbos without them.

Desperately hoping to arrive as close to home as possible, the men continued down the Parkway, realizing they would have to walk the remaining distance.

Back at home, Shabbos came, and the men – who hadn’t eaten all day – didn’t arrive home.

Shortly after the Zman, a friend of the family walked to the home of Mayor Menashe Miller, to see what could be done.

The Mayor immediately sprung into action to see to it that these men be brought home.

Mayor Miller walked over to the home of the families, ensuring them he would do whatever possible to bring their husbands home.

The Mayor then met up with a Lakewood Police Officer and passed along the information, and then returned to be with the families.

The Officer, the shift supervisor, made it his responsibility to find the residents, and offered to make his way to exit 105 in attempt to locate the stranded parties.

The Shabbos LCSW unit, who also responded to the home, was sent to search up Squankum Road.

The men however, were not found at the rest stop area where they were assumed to be, and the officer began searching the area for a stranded car or walking men, as per the advice of his Superior, who also remained with the families.

After searching the area – including local Hotels – for some time, the officer and the LCSW member – made their way back to the Mayor and reported that they were unable to locate the men.

By this time, the State Police and local Police Departments were contacted, in hopes of locating the parties who may be walking the 18 miles from the exit. The Lieutenant did just that.

However, after searching for some time, the men were not found.

At about 10:00 PM, Mayor Miller, who had still not made Kiddush, said he would return shortly.

However, at about 10:25 PM, the men – hungry and exhausted – walked into their home.

They relayed to their families, that they managed to make it to exit 91 off the Parkway at Shkiah, and parked their car with their belongings, on the side of the road.

After about a three hour walk, the men spent the remainder of the peaceful Shabbos back home.

3 Lakewood Men Arrive Home i Manhattan Late Friday Night After Mayor Miller, LPD and State Police Spring Into Action

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