Weekend Bridge and Street Closures – October 10-12
The Grand Street Bridge over Newtown Creek will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm to facilitate bridge repairs. Motorists should use the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge.
Two of three lanes of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE) between Hamilton Avenue and Atlantic Avenue may be closed in each direction from 1:00 am to 6:00 am Saturday and 2:00 am to 7:00 am Sunday until late December to facilitate bridge painting operations. Additionally one lane may be closed during these hours on the Kane Street, Union Street, Sackett Street and Summit Street Bridges over the BQE as needed.
Two of three lanes of the FDR Drive northbound between East 79th Street and East 91st Street will be closed from 2:00 am to 7:00 am Sunday to facilitate NYCDOT bridge inspection.
Stone Street between Coenties Alley and William Street in Manhattan will be closed from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm through November 30 for a pedestrian mall. Stone Street between Hanover Square and Coenties Square will be closed Saturday from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm for Stone Street October Fest.
The following streets will be closed on Saturday:
– 6th Avenue between 42nd and 56th Streets in Manhattan will be closed from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm for the Global Role Models Inc.-Avenue of the Americas Street Festival.
– 18th Avenue between 60th and 84th Streets and 61st and 62nd Streets between 17th and 19th Avenues in Brooklyn will be closed from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm for the Brooklyn Columbus Parade.
The following streets will be closed on Sunday:
– 5th Avenue between 43rd and 79th Streets, 43rd to 47th Streets between Madison and 6th Avenues, and 73rd and 74th Streets between 5th and Madison Avenues in Manhattan will be closed from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm for the Spanish Columbus Parade.
– 8th Avenue between 42nd and 57th Streets in Manhattan will be closed from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm for the Midtown North Precinct Community-Eighth Avenue Street Festival.
– The west side of Broadway between 86th and 96th Streets in Manhattan will be closed from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm for the Broadway Festival.
– Morris Park Avenue from White Plains Road to Adams Street and Williamsbridge Road between Morris Park Road and Pelham Parkway in the Bronx will be closed from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm for the Bronx Columbus Day Parade.
– There will be street closures on Staten Island between St. George and South Beach for the Staten Island Half Marathon beginning at 8:30 am. The route of the tour is available on the DOT web site's weekend traffic advisory at http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/motorist/wkndtraf.shtml. Street closures will take place on Father Capodano Boulevard, Richmond Terrace, Murray Hulbert Avenue, Front Street, Bay Street, and Lily Pond Road.
The following streets will be closed on Monday:
– 5th Avenue between 43rd and 86th Streets and 43rd to 47th Streets between Madison and 6th Avenues in Manhattan will be closed from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm for the Columbus Day Parade. There will also be closures for the parade dispersal on 80th Street between Madison and Park Avenues, 81st and 82nd Streets between 5th and Madison Avenues, and 83rd Street between 5th and Park Avenues.
– Broadway from Battery Place to Liberty Street and Whitehall Street between Stone and Water Streets in Manhattan will be closed from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm for the Bowling Green Association Broadway Street Festival.