Weekend Traffic Advisory

The New York City Police Department today announced street closures and anticipated traffic delays for the weekend August 18 and 19, 2012. Drivers should expect delays in the following areas:

Saturday August 18

DOT / SUMMER STREETS

Manhattan:  7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Location(s): 

Centre Street between Brooklyn Bridge exit and Reade Street / Lafayette Street

Lafayette Street between Reade Street/ Centre Street and Fourth Avenue

Fourth Avenue between Lafayette Street and East 15th Street

Union Square East between East 15th Street and East 17th Street

Park Avenue South between East 17th Street and East 32nd Street

Park Avenue between East 32nd Street and East 72nd Street

(Including the viaduct between East 40th Street and East 46th Street)

72nd Street between Park Avenue and 5th Avenue

Rest Stops:                                                                           

Centre Street between Duane Street and Worth Street       

Cleveland Place between Kenmare Street and Spring Street

Kenmare Street between Lafayette Street and Cleveland Place

Astor Place between Broadway and 4th Avenue                

East 24th Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue

East 25th Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue

East 40th Street between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue

East 51st Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue             

East 52nd Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue    

The above streets will be closed for this event

The following cross-town streets will remain open to allow vehicles to cross the route:

Chambers St, Worth St, Canal St, Broome St, E Houston St, E 8th St, 14th St, 23rd St, 34th St, 36th/ 37th St, 42nd St, 49th/50th St, 53rd/54th St, 57th St & 59th St.

HARLEM WEEK FESTIVAL

Manhattan:  11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Location(s):

135th Street between Saint Nicholas Avenue and 5th Avenue

Lenox Terrace Place between 134th Street and 135th Street

The above streets will be closed for this event

SUNNYSIDE SUMMER STREETS (DOT Weekend Walks)

Queens:         11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

46th Street between Queens Boulevard and Greenpoint Avenue closed

HACKENSACK MEDICAL CENTER CHARITY MOTORCYCLE RIDE

Starting time: Approximately 10:00 a.m.

Start @ NY side of George Washington Bridge

Route:

East on Cross Bronx Expy to exit 2 Harlem River Drive/FDR Drive; S on Harlem River Drive into/becomes FDR Drive; S on FDR Drive thru Battery Park Underpass to n/b West Street; N on West Street into/becomes 12th Avenue; N on 12th Avenue to n/b Henry Hudson Pkwy; N on Henry Hudson Pkwy to exit 14, George Washington Bridge; N on ramp to NJ bound GWB.

Highway Escort MOS will not depart City Limits while PAPD assumes escort responsibility at the GWB approach.

Rolling closures will minimize the impact of this event on the motoring public

AMERICA’S 9-11 MOTORCYCLE RIDE

Manhattan:  Approximately 5:00 p.m.

Starting Point: Holland Tunnel arriving from NJ

Route:

Exit Holland Tunnel and proceed W on Laight Street to West St; N on West Street to W 54th St; E on W 54th St to 7th Ave; S on 7th Ave to arrival and finish @ Sheraton Hotel between 53rd & 52nd St.

Rolling closures will minimize the impact of this event on the motoring public

Sunday, August 19th

FEDERATION OF INDIAN ASSOCIATION PARADE AND FESTIVAL

Manhattan:

Parade:         12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Festival:        9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Formation:

37th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue

38th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue

Route:

Madison Avenue between 27th Street and 38th Street

Dispersal:

27th Street between Madison Avenue and Park Avenue

Festival:

Madison Avenue between 23rd Street and 27th Street

The above streets will be closed for this event

DAYTOP MADISON AVENUE FESTIVAL

Manhattan:  11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Madison Avenue between 42nd Street and 55th Street closed

COMMUNITY BOARD 1 FULTON STREET FAIR

Manhattan:  11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Fulton Street between Water Street and Gold Street closed

ASTORIA PARK ALLIANCE (DOT Weekend Walks)

Queens:        11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Shore Boulevard between Astoria Park South and Ditmars Boulevard closed

DESFILE Y FESTIVAL LATINOS UNIDOS PARADE

Bronx:           10:30 a.m. x 3:30 p.m.

Formation:

Arthur Avenue and Crotona Park North

Route: 

Crotona Avenue between Crotona Park North and Crotona Park South

Dispersal:

Included within route

Festival:

Crotona Avenue between Claremont Parkway and Crotona Park South

The above streets will be closed for this event