Some shoppers, like Barbara Jamison, of Commack, were confused when they saw empty shelves at Target in Commack.
1:32Shoppers across Long Island say they're seeing some shortages in grocery stores of toilet paper and paper towels Thursday as so-called “panic buying” spreads.
A sign at the Shoprite in Commack told customers toilet paper and paper towels are not impacted by the port strike and to expect more deliveries of them, but shelves were still pretty bare.
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