GRIDLOCK SAM
FRIDAY, DEC. 12 — SUNDAY, DEC. 14 ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING RULES ARE
IN EFFECT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
‘Tis the season for gridlock galore! Friday is an official NYC Gridlock Alert Day. All major shopping strips will be busy starting in the afternoon. Fifth Avenue will be especially busy with Rockettes performing 16 shows this weekend. Gridlock Sam advises all readers to leave the car at home and take transit to reduce road congestion, especially as protests continue. Plan ahead: the remaining official NYC Gridlock Alert Days for 2014 are December 17th, 18th, and 19th.
At Barclays Center the Nets play the 76ers 7:30 p.m. Friday. Avoid Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues. The Giants play Washington at MetLife Stadium 1 p.m. Sunday. The
GWB, New Jersey Turnpike, and the Lincoln and Holland tunnels will all get hit with fan traffic.
At the Garden, the Knicks play the Raptors 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Expect slowdowns on Seventh and Eighth Aves. between 31st and 34th Sts.
The Bayonne Bridge will be completely closed in both directions midnight Friday to 8 a.m. Saturday. Use the Goethals as an alternative.
Special alert Friday! The Carrera Antorcha Guadalupana Mexico New York Parade will temporarily close several roads for short durations as marchers head from the northwest tip of Central Park to Park Ave. and 47th St. The parade starts 7 a.m. and will run to about 1 p.m. affecting the following streets in order:
Central Park West between Frederick
Douglas Circle (110th St.) and Columbus Circle, 59th St. between Columbus Circle
and 5th Ave., 72nd St. between 5th and Park Ave. between 72nd and 47th Sts. 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. Remember: Tolls on the Lincoln and
Holland tunnels, the George Washing
ton, Bayonne & Goethals bridges, and the Outerbridge Crossing just went up. E-ZPass rates increased $0.75, bringing peak tolls to $11.75 and off-peak to $9.75. The cash rate is now $14. Readers, the 2015 Gridlock Sam Park
ing Calendar is here! The calendar will be available online as a free download and through the Gridlock Sam store as a printed copy for $3 shipping and handling ($1 for each additional calendar). I’ll tweet the link from @Grdidlock Sam, so follow and don’t miss out! For a printed copy, head to gridlocksam.com, or send a check for $3 to Gridlock Sam, 322 8th Ave., 5th Floor, New York, NY 10001.