Some traffic-affecting, fun-inducting highlights for this weekend: Gran Parada Dominicana del Bronx, Vanderbilt YMCA Street Fair, repair work on the Third Street Bridge over Gowanus Canal, Sunset Park Bid Street Festival, and Sunday Scene on Knickerbocker. Enjoy!
Manhattan
FDR Drive Northbound between East 96th Street and East 120th Street; FDR Drive northbound entrance at East 96th Street: Two of three northbound lanes, and the East 96th Street northbound entrance, are closed Tuesday to Friday overnight from 12:01am to 5am, as well as 1am to 9am Saturday and Sunday commencing July 20th, for a three week period. This work is for NYCDOT roadway milling and resurfacing activity.
West 19th Street between 11th Avenue and 10th Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.
West 33rd Street between 8th Avenue and 7th Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 12:01am to 8am to facilitate crane operation.
West 54th Street between 8th Avenue and Broadway: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 5am to 1pm to facilitate crane removal operation.
West 58th Street between 11th Avenue and 10th Avenue: This street closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.
East 64th Street between Third Avenue and Second Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation.
85th Street Transverse Road between 5th Avenue and Central Park East Drive: This street will be closed Sunday to Monday, and Monday to Tuesday from 11pm to 5am to facilitate water repairs.
West 126th Street between Old Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue: This street closed Saturday from 8am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation.
Howard Street between Broadway and Crosby Street: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.
Washington Place between Greene Street and Mercer Street: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation.
Mulberry Street between Canal and Broome Streets; Hester Street between Mott and Mulberry Streets: This street will be closed Friday through Sunday until September 1st, 2009 from 11am to 6pm for the Mulberry Street Pedestrian Mall as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).
Stone Street between Coenties Alley and Williams Street: This street will be closed Monday April 27th through November 30th from 11am to 6pm for the Stone Street Pedestrian Mall as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).
Second Avenue between East 42nd Street and East 57th Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the Vanderbilt YMCA Street Fair as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).
Formation: 171st Street between Amsterdam and St. Nicholas Avenue>
Route: St. Nicholas Avenue from 171st Street to 181st Street
Dispersal:St. Nicholas between 181st Street and 183rd Street
The above streets will be closed Sunday from 11am to 1pm for the Juan Pablo Duarte Parade as permitted by NYPD.
Bronx/Manhattan
Swim: Hudson River between 99th Street & 81st Street
Bike: Northbound side of Henry Hudson Parkway (9A) to Mosholu Parkway; Turn around at Gunhill Road; back down Northbound side of Henry Hudson Parkway (9A) to 57th Street; exit Parkway at 79th Street
Run: West 72nd Street between Riverside Drive and Central Park West/Central Park; enter Park
Closures: NB Westside Highway/NB Henry Hudson Parkway from 57th Street to Gunhill Road; 72nd Street from Westside Highway to Central Park.
The above streets will be closed Sunday from 6am to 12 Noon for the NYC Triathlon as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).
145th Street Bridge: The 145th Street Bridge over the Harlem River will be closed from 12:01 am to 6:00 am on Saturday and Sunday to permit testing of electrical and mechanical equipment that operates the movable swing span. Motorists and pedestrians may use adjacent bridges.
Brooklyn
Third Street Bridge over Gowanus Canal: This bridge will be closed to motorists and pedestrians from 7am to 1pm to facilitate NYCDOT Bridge's repair work. Motorists should use the Ninth Street Bridge and Pedestrians may use Carroll Street Bridge as detour.
Gates Avenue between Knickerbocker Avenue and Wilson Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 5pm to facilitate crane operation.
Dekalb Avenue between Rockwell Place an Ashland Place: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 6am to 9pm to facilitate crane removal operation.
Duffield Street between Willoughby Street and Fulton Street:This street will be closed Friday 9pm through Sunday 9pm to facilitate crane removal operation.
5th Avenue between 44th Street and 52nd Street: This street will be closed Sunday July 26 and August 2 from 11am to 6pm for the Sunset Park Bid Street Festival as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).
Knickerbocker Avenue between Suydam Street and Starr Street: This street will be closed Sunday July 19, 26 and August 2 from 11am to 6pm for the Sunday Scene on Knickerbocker as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).
Formation & Start: Graham Avenue and Deboise Street
Route: Graham Avenue from Deboise Street to Grand Street; Grand Street to Lorimer Street; Lorimer Street to Montrose Avenue
End: Lorimer Street between Grand Street and Montrose Avenue
The above streets will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the Latin American Community Parade as permitted by NYPD.
BRONX
Formation: Grand Concourse and East Tremont Avenue
Route: Grand Concourse from East Tremont Avenue to 158th Street
End: Grand Concourse and 158th Street
The above streets will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the Dominican Day Parade as permitted by NYPD.
Queens
72nd Street between Broadway and Roosevelt Avenue: This street will be closed 8pm Friday to 10pm Sunday to facilitate NYCT crane operation.
76th Street between 37th Road and Roosevelt Avenue: This street will be closed 8pm Friday to 10pm Sunday to facilitate NYCT crane operation.
Formation: 69th Street between 35th Avenue and Northern Boulevard
Route: Northern Boulevard from 69th Street to 90th Street
Dispersal: Northern Boulevard between 90th Street and 92nd Street
The above streets will be closed Sunday from 11am to 4pm for the Queens Columbian Pride Parade as permitted by NYPD.
New York/New Jersey
Holland Tunnel-New Jersey Bound/Westbound: Beginning Saturday April 4th, 2009 and continuing Saturday and Sunday until completion with the exception of Holiday weekends, New Jersey bound lanes of the Holland Tunnel will be completely closed to traffic from 1am to 8am Saturday and Sunday for repaving. The project is weather sensitive and closures may be cancelled due to inclement weather. Motorist traveling to New Jersey during this period should use alternate.
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The Declaration of Independence
6/26/2009-8/01/2009, All Day
The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building: Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, Manhattan
Restaurant Week Summer 09
7/12/2009-7/31/2009, All Day, Weekdays only
Various Restaurants, All Boroughs
19th Annual Sand Sculpting Contest
7/25/2009, 12:00 pm- 5:00 pm
Coney Island Boardwalk between West 10th and West 12th streets, Brooklyn
All Children's Day
7/26/2009, 2:00 pm, 2:00 – 3:00 pm Children's Concert 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Free Fun Activities
Carousel for All Children, Staten Island
Flushing Town Hall's Free Summer Concerts Series: Tribal Legacy – Calypso Soca Carribean Party
7/26/2009, 2:00 pm
Flushing Town Hall, Queens
Gran Parada Dominicana del Bronx
7/26/2009, 2:00 pm- 5:00 pm
GRAND CONCOURSE and EAST TREMONT AVENUE, GRAND CONCOURSE between EAST TREMONT AVENUE and EAST 158 STREET, GRAND CONCOURSE and EAST 158 STREET, Bronx
Nautica New York City Triathlon
7/26/2009, 6:00 am
99th Street on the Hudson River, Manhattan
Show Me the Money: From the Turnstile to the Bank
10/06/2007-12/31/2009, 10:00 am- 4:00 pm
Corner of Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street , Brooklyn
Treasures of a President–Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Sea – South Street Seaport Museum
3/09/2008-1/01/2010, 10:00 am- 5:00 pm
12 Fulton St, Manhattan
New York Transit Museum presents The Triborough Bridge: Robert Moses and the Automobile Age
6/27/2008-12/31/2009, All Day
Corner of Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street , Brooklyn