Prime Day is back for the second time this year, providing for some Long Islanders a head start on the holiday shopping season in the midst of an uncertain economy.

The Oct. 7-8 Prime Big Deal Days event for Amazon Prime subscribers has been advertised as a way to score exclusive deals on products ahead of the holidays. But it falls at a fraught time for many U.S. consumers, with a federal shutdown underway , upward price pressure from tariffs and inflation , and an uncertain job market .

"It's pretty clear that consumers are very unhappy with the level of prices of goods, and because of tariffs, are fearful that they're going to rise higher," said Scott Hoyt, senior director of consumer economics at Moody’s Analytics. Plus, the slow job growth has made it more difficult for peop

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