GRIDLOCK SAM
ALTERNATE -SIDE PARKING RULES SUSPENDED FRIDAY — INDEPENDENCE DAY
WEEKLY TRAFFIC OUTLOOK
Remember, the Pride March takes over
Fifth Ave. today, kicking off at noon (but closing streets earlier) on Fifth Ave. and
41st St. and heading down to Eighth St. The postparade festival will tie up Hudson St. and W. 13th St. in the Village. In Brooklyn, a festival will close Flatbush Ave. between Parkside Ave. and
Cortelyou Road 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. On the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, all Staten Island-bound lanes on the upper level will close 9 p.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday, and 9 p.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday. One Brooklyn-bound lane on the upper level will close 9 p.m. Monday to 5 a.m. Friday, and all Brooklyn-bound lanes on the upper level will close 9 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Friday.
Happy Independence Day! With July 4 on a Friday, the big getaway will be Thursday afternoon. Expect a crunch on the George Washington Bridge, Tappan Zee Bridge, New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway. A 7 p.m. Mets-Rangers game will add a hiccup on the Long Island Expressway and Grand Central Parkway.
Fireworks over East River this Fourth! In addition to the entire Brooklyn Bridge, the Macy’s show will close streets in Manhattan and Brooklyn near the river on Friday afternoon into the evening. In Manhattan, the FDR will close between the Battery Park Underpass and Houston
St. beginning around 4 p.m. Streets in the area bounded by Grand St., the Brooklyn
Bridge, the FDR and East Broadway will gradually close, beginning with the streets closest to the river. In Brooklyn, many streets in Brooklyn Heights and downtown Brooklyn will close, as will the pedestrian and bike paths on the
Manhattan Bridge, which will stay open in both directions during the fireworks, but beware that traffic will be very slow. Not only will all the Brooklyn Bridge traffic divert to the Manhattan, but drivers will slow down to get a view of the fireworks. Avoid driving between Brooklyn and Manhattan during the show.
Staten Island will host a July 4 parade closing the following streets 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday: Glen St. between Victory Blvd. and Cannon Ave., Cannon Ave. between Glen St. and Victory Blvd. and Victory Blvd. between Cannon Ave. and Glen St.