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Street Closures, Traffic Delays for Columbus Day Weekend
If you're traveling for the long Columbus Day weekend, be aware of these delays.
The New York City Police Department announced street closures and anticipated traffic delays for this weekend. Drivers should expect delays in the following areas:
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Brooklyn Bridge Weekend Closure
All Manhattan-bound lanes closed for next two weekends from Friday, Oct. 5 at 11:59 p.m. until Monday, Oct. 8 at 6 a.m., and Friday Oct 12 at 11:59 p.m. until Monday Oct. 15 at 6 a.m.
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Brooklyn-bound access to the bridge will be maintained via ramps from Pearl Street & Center Street onto the contra-flow lanes.
There will be additional Brooklyn-bound access to the bridge via the Park Row ramp from Frankfort Street on both weekends Saturday to Sunday.
To accommodate detoured traffic, additional lanes will be available for Manhattan-bound motorists on the Manhattan Bridge.
NYCDOT will install temporary signage and adjust traffic signal timing to assist motorists navigate the detour area, and coordinate with NYPD to deploy Traffic Control Agents at key intersections.
These closures will allow for the restoration of two full traffic lanes on the Brooklyn-bound ramp adjacent to Pace University.
Motorists are urged to avoid the area and use alternate routes.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Korea Times Parade
Manhattan:
Formation:
- 38th Street between 5th Avenue and Broadway
Route:
- 6th Avenue between 38th Street and 27th Street
Dispersal:
- 27th Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue
Nigerian Independence Day Parade and Block Party
Manhattan:
Formation:
- 54th Street between 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue
Route:
- 2nd Avenue between 54th Street and 43rd Street
Dispersal:
- 44th Street between 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue
- 43rd Street between 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue
Festival:
- 47th Street between 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue
The above streets will be closed for this event
19th Annual Upper Broadway Festival
Manhattan
- Broadway (North Bound) between 110th Street and 116th Street closed
FIAO Brooklyn Columbus Parade
Brooklyn:
Formation:
- 60th Street between 17th Avenue and 18th Avenue
Route:
- 18th Avenue between 60th Street and 84th Street
Dispersal:
- Included within route
The above streets will be closed for this event
Sunday, October 7, 2012
General Pulaski Memorial Parade
Manhattan:
Formation:
- 36th Street between 6th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- 39th Street between 6th Avenue and Madison Avenue
Route:
- 5th Avenue between 39th Street and 56th Street
Dispersal:
- 56th Street between Park Avenue and 6th Avenue
The above streets will be closed for this event
Midtown North Community Council, 8th Avenue Autumn Festival
Manhattan:
- 8th Avenue between 42nd Street and 57th Street closed
Deepavali Festival
Manhattan:
- John Street between Front Street and Water Street
- Water Street between Fulton Street and Fletcher Street
- Front Street between John Street and Maiden Lane
The above streets will be closed for this event
Bronx Columbus Day Parade
Bronx:
Formation:
- Morris Park Avenue between White Plains Road and Adams Street
Route:
- Morris Park Avenue between White Plains Road and Williamsbridge Road
Dispersal:
- Included within route
The above streets will be closed for this event
Staten Island Half Marathon
Staten Island:
Formation:
- Richmond County Ballpark
Route:
- Richmond County Ballpark Service Road between Wall Street and Bank Street
- Bank Street between Richmond County Ballpark Service Road and Richmond Terrace
- Richmond Terrace between Bank Street and Bay Street
- Bay Street between Richmond Terrace and Hannah Street
- Hannah Street between Bay Street and Murray Hulbert Avenue
- Front Street between Wave Street and Edgewater Street
- Edgewater Street between Front Street and Hylan Boulevard
- Hylan Boulevard between Edgewater Street and Bay Street
- Bay Street between Hylan Boulevard and School Road
- School Road between Bay Street and Lily Pond Avenue
- Lily Pond Avenue between School Road and Father Capodanno Boulevard
- Father Capodanno Boulevard between Lily Pond Avenue and Seaview Avenue
- McClean Avenue between Lily Pond Avenue and Tompkins Avenue
- Battery Road between Tennessee Road and New York Avenue
- New York Avenue between Battery Road and North Road
- Bay Street between Wadsworth Avenue and Hylan Boulevard
Dispersal:
Included within route
The above streets will be closed for this event
Monday, October 8, 2012
Columbus Day Parade
Manhattan:
Formation:
- 44th Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 45th Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 46th Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 47th Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 5th Avenue between 43rd Street & 47th Street
Route:
- 5th Avenue between 43rd Street & 72nd Street
Dispersal:
- 5th Avenue between 72nd Street and 79th Street
- 72nd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- 73rd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- 74th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- 75th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- 76th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- 77th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- 78th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
The above streets will be closed for this event
Bowling Green Association Festival
Manhattan:
- Whitehall Street between Stone Street and Water Street
- Broadway between Morris Street and Stone Street
- Broadway between Cedar Street and Battery Place
The above streets will be closed for this event
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