This Sunday is the ING New York City Marathon, which means getting around in the morning might be challenging.
But every weekend, there's all sorts of stuff that goes on in the city that affects traffic. Here's some info from NYCDOT:
One of four lanes of the Williamsburg Bridge eastbound to Brooklyn will be partially closed Saturday from 6 am to 2 pm to facilitate NYCDOT bridge work.
The two entrance ramps to the eastbound/outbound Brooklyn Bridge from Park Row and Centre Street in Manhattan are closed Saturday from 1 am to 6 am. All traffic heading to Brooklyn will be detoured to Pearl Street to access the on-ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge. Details are available on the DOT web site at http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/20101022_notice_brooklyn-bridge_ramp_closures.pdf.
59th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues in Manhattan will be closed from 7 am Saturday to 5 pm Sunday to facilitate utility and trunk water main work by the Department of Design and Construction. Motorists should use 2nd Avenue or 58th Street eastbound to access the lower level of the Queensboro Bridge.
Nassau Street between Ann Street and Fulton Street and Ann Street between Park Row and William Street in Manhattan will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8 am to 6 pm to facilitate roadway work by the Department of Design and Construction.
1st Avenue from 50th Street to 42nd Street, 42nd Street from 1st Avenue to 6th Avenue, and 6th Avenue from 42nd Street to 59th Street in Manhattan will be closed on Saturday from 8 am to 11 am for the International Friendship Run:
The following streets will be closed on Sunday:
– Madison Avenue between 42nd and 57th Streets in Manhattan will be closed from 11 am to 6 pm for the St. Patrick’s Cathedral Young Adults Madison Avenue Holiday Expo.
– 80th Street between Metropolitan Avenue and Juniper Valley and Metropolitan Avenue between 80th and 69th Streets in Queens will be closed from 11 am to 4 pm for the Middle Village Veterans Day Parade.
The following streets will be closed on Sunday for the NYC Marathon.
Bridge Closures:
– The upper level of the Verrazano Bridge will be closed in both directions from midnight to 3 pm. The lower level in both directions will be closed from 7 am to 3 pm.
– The Pulaski Bridge will be closed from 8 am to 2:50 pm.
– The lower level of the Queensboro Bridge will be closed in both directions from 7 am to between 3 pm and 3:30 pm. The upper level will be open in both directions for cars and buses. No trucks will be allowed on the bridge. The exit ramp to 60th Street will be closed.
– The Willis Avenue Bridge will be closed from 8:45 am to 7 pm.
– The Madison Avenue Bridge will be closed from 8:30 am to 4:45 pm.
Street Closures in Manhattan
– First Avenue will be closed from 8:45 am to 4:20 pm.
– Fifth Avenue will be closed from 9 am to 5:20 pm.
– Central Park South will be closed from 9 am to 5:20 pm.
– Central Park West between 67th Street and 90th Street will be closed from 6 am to 7 pm.
– 72nd Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West will be closed from 6 am to 7 pm.
– The Central Park Transverse Roads at 65th Street, 79th Street, 86th Street and 96th Street will be closed from 9 am to 7 pm. The 65th Street Transverse Road will be open to buses only, but no buses will be allowed to cross 5th Avenue during the race. The Central Park Drives (East, West and Central) will be closed.
– The FDR Drive northbound exit ramp to the Willis Avenue Bridge will be closed from 8:45 am to 7 pm. There will be intermittent closures on the FDR Drive at exits between 63rd Street and 125th Street.
In Brooklyn, Fourth Avenue will be closed from 7:15 am to 1:20 pm. Expect delays at Belt Parkway exits.
In the Bronx, the Major Deegan Expressway’s exit to the Willis Avenue Bridge will be closed from 8:45 am to 7 pm.
On Staten Island, the Staten Island Expressway Bay Street exit will be closed from 5 am to noon with all traffic diverted to Clove Road. School Road between Tompkins and Bay Street and Bay Street between Fingerboard Road and School Road (Fort Wadsworth) will be closed from 5 am to noon.
The times listed for closures for street fairs are for the actual times of the street fairs themselves. The streets may be closed longer to allow for set-up and breakdown. Street fair organizers are generally permitted to begin set-up at 8am and breakdown must be completed by 7pm.
And more from their Web site:
Bridge and Road Closures for the ING New York City Marathon
Sunday Nov. 7, 2010
Manhattan
West 9th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.
13th Street between 9th Avenue and Washington Street: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 6am to 1pm to facilitate crane operation.
West 17th Street between 9th Avenue and 8th Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.
East 30th Street between 3rd Avenue and 2nd Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.
West 40th Street between 9th Avenue and 8th Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 12:01am to 6am to facilitate crane operation.
West 43rd Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue: This street will be closed Sunday from 12:01am to 7am to facilitate crane operation.
West 45th Street between 9th Avenue and 8th Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation.
East 50th Street between Madison Avenue and Park Avenue: This street will be closed 8pm Friday to 5am Monday to facilitate MTA east side access project.
West 52nd Street between 7th Avenue and 6th Avenue: This street will be closed Sunday 9am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.
West 56th Street between 8th Avenue and 9th Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.
East 71st Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.
East 77th Street between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday from 8am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation.
East 81st Street between York Avenue and East End Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 3pm to facilitate crane operation.
FDR Drive Service Road between East 30th Street and East 34th Street: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 7am to 5pm to facilitate crane operation.
Waverly Place between Mercer Street and University Place: This street will be closed Sunday from 9am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation.
Washington Place between Greene Street and Washington Place East: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 9am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation.
Grand Street between Mercer Street and Broadway: This street will be closed Sunday from 12:01am to 6am to facilitate crane operation.
Nassau Street between Ann Street and Fulton Street; Ann Street between Park Row and William Street; including intersection of Ann Street at Nassau Street: These streets will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate NYCDDC roadway work.
John Street between South Street and Front Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 8am to 10pm and Sunday from 9am to 10pm to facilitate Parks Department project.
Thames Street between Greenwich Street and Trinity Place: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 10pm to facilitate Con Ed roadway work.
Stone Street between Hanover Square and Coenties Alley; Mill Lane between Stone Street and South William Street: These streets will be closed daily from 10am to 11pm April 1 through November 30th for the Stone Street Pedestrian Mall as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).
Formation: 1st Avenue at UN Plaza
Route: 1st Avenue from East 50th Street to East 42nd Street; 42nd Street from 1st Avenue to 6th Avenue; 6th Avenue from West 42nd Street to West 59th Street
Dispersal: West 59th Street from 6th Avenue to Columbus Circle (Merchant's Gate)
The above streets will be closed Saturday from 8am to 11:30am for the 2010 International Friendship Run as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office.
Bronx
Dekalb Avenue between Kossuth Avenue and East Gun Hill Road: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 9am to 3pm to facilitate crane operation.
Walton Avenue between East 138th Street and East 140th Street: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 9am to 5pm to facilitate crane operation.
Queens
111th Street between Roosevelt Avenue and 41st Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 5am to 9pm to facilitate NYCT crane operation.
Archer Avenue between Sutphin Boulevard and 143rd Street: This street will be closed 10pm Friday to 4am Monday to facilitate MTA operation.
Archer Avenue between 143rd Street and Van Wyck Expressway Service Road: This street will be closed 10pm Friday to 4am Monday to facilitate MTA operation.