Heads up in NYC this weekend– traffic snarls that lead to fun (festivals) and profit (crane operations):
Manhattan
East 59th Street between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue: This street will be closed from 7am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday to facilitate NYCDDC trunk water main and utility work. Motorists should use alternate routes and posted detours to access Queensboro Bridge such as 2nd Avenue southbound or East 58th Street eastbound onto the Second Avenue contra flow lane.
West 44th Street between 8th Avenue and 7th Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 12:01am to 5:59am to facilitate crane operation. Any pics of what they're building here?
West 65th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway: This street will be closed to traffic from 11pm Friday to 11am Saturday, 11pm Saturday to 11am Sunday and again 11pm Sunday to 6am Monday. One lane of traffic will be maintained from 11am to 11pm Saturday and Sunday to facilitate crane operation. Any pics of what they're building here?
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). I can't find any info on the Web about what this pedestrian mall is all about– what kind of stores are there? Any activities?
Madison Avenue between East 57th Street and East 86th Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the Miracle on Madison Avenue.
Brooklyn
Hudson Street between Fulton Street and Dekalb Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation. Any pics of what they're building here?
Bronx
Eastchester Road between Morris Park Avenue and Wilkinson Avenue: One lane in each direction will be maintained from 7pm Saturday to 11:59pm Sunday to facilitate crane operation. Any pics of what they're building here?