GRIDLOCK SAM
FRIDAY, OCT. 16 – SUNDAY, OCT. 18 ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING RULES ARE IN EFFECT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Brooklyn Bridge Alert Friday afternoon! Today is the 25th anniversary of the first “Million Man March” and protesters are expected to go from Cadman Plaza across the bridge to Foley Square at noon. Depending on crowd size, some bridge lanes could close, but regardless, there’ll be traffic turbulence there, in Downtown Brooklyn, and Lower Manhattan.
Saturday will be a huge day for protests too as the Women’s March in Washington will have companion marches and rallies across NYC to honor Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at 11 a.m. Here’s the lineup:
• Rally in Washington Square Park followed by an 11:45 a.m. march to join a Wall St. protest by the Stock Exchange. Avoid Broadway in Lower Manhattan.
• A march from Grand Army Plaza to Cadman Plaza. Avoid Flatbush Ave.
• Rally at Court Square Park in Long Island City near Jackson and Thomson avenues.
Also Saturday, anti-Trump protesters will rally outside of his hotel near Columbus Circle starting at 2 p.m. affecting Central Park West, Broadway and 61st St.
On Staten Island, protesters honoring Breonna Taylor and Eric Garner will march from Snug Harbor to Bay St. near Victory Blvd. along Richmond Terrace and Bay St. 10 a.m. Saturday.
The Pulaski Skyway will be closed 3 a.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday. Traffic to and from the Holland Tunnel will be slower than to the Lincoln Saturday. Rte. 1 & 9 Truck and the NJ Turnpike’s Hudson County Extension will be more sluggish.
Reminder, D, N, and R trains aren’t running between Manhattan and Brooklyn this weekend and next. The F and Q lines are good alternatives
There could be rubber-necking at Church and Fulton Sts. after 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday for some socially-distanced, movie screenings outside the World Trade Center’s Oculus.
Mailbag: Dear Readers,
On Wednesday, I was proud to attend the resurrection of the Sixth Ave. bike lane in Midtown. I remember too well 1980 when I was at DOT and designed the first one after seeing cycling increase after the transit strike and Mayor Koch’s trip to Beijing, then a cycling capital. Unfortunately, the lane was quickly removed after some vociferous opposition; I always felt that was a mistake. The city wasn’t ready for it then, but now is the right time. The Central Park West lane was also extended to 110th St. It’s a few more pedals in the right direction and I expect to see MANY more to come.