GRIDLOCK SAM
Fri. May 2 0 -Sun. May 2 2 ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING RULES ARE IN EFFECT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Brooklyn Gridlock Redux! The Brooklyn Half Marathon is back! Many readers felt schadenfreude on March 20th having avoided the paralyzing traffic jams in Brooklyn from the United Airlines Half-Marathon that were experienced by non-followers of GS. This time the race starts Saturday 7 a.m. at the Brooklyn Museum at Grand Army Plaza. Runners will then loop through Prospect Park, exit at Park Cir. and continue on Ocean Pkwy. to Coney Island. The biggest impacts will be in Flatbush/Kensington, Midwood, Gravesend and Coney Island as drivers will only intermittently be allowed to cross Ocean Pkwy. Avoid the Prospect Expy. at all costs until late morning.
The March Against Gun Violence will start Sunday 1 p.m. at Flatbush Ave. and Church Ave. At the same time, the Bans Off Our Bodies March will commence at Staten Island’s Alice Austen Park, Hylan Blvd. and Edgewater St.
Expect a sea of blue and yellow on the Lower East Side this weekend for the St. George Ukrainian Festival, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday afternoons on Seventh St. between Second Ave. and Third Ave. There will likely be record crowds at the event. Legendary local restaurant Veselka will lead a solidarity bike ride starting and ending at the festival beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday; the exact route has not been announced, but anticipate slowdowns in Midtown with cyclists expected to pass through Times Sq.
The color palette will be blue and white on Sunday for the Celebrate Israel Parade, which kicks off from 57th St. at 11:30 a.m., proceeding up Fifth Ave. to 74th St.
The Midtown West Spring Fair runs Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Eighth Ave. from 42nd St. to 50th St. Taste of Tribeca will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Greenwich St. and Duane St.
Sunday, the Haitian Flag Day Festival runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Nostrand Ave. and Clarendon Rd. The Lexington Ave. Springfest will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. along Lexington Ave. from 42nd St. to 57th St.
Playoff Fever continues at MSG! The Hurricanes take on the Rangers for Round 2, Game 3 of the Stanley Cup playoffs, Sunday at 3:30 p.m. The White Sox play the Yankees Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 1 p.m., and Sunday at 7 p.m.
Slipknot’s Knotfest Roadshow kicks off at Barclays on Friday at 6:30 p.m. Monsta X takes to the stage at Radio City Music Hall on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.