Thurs., April 23 – Wed., April 29 | ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING RULES ARE IN EFFECT ALL WEEK
Slow-going Thursday and Friday nights getting into Lower Manhattan! One New York-bound lane of the Holland Tunnel will close will close 11 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday. During the same duration, the New York-bound south tube of the Lincoln Tunnel will also close. Watch for major slowdowns into Lower Manhattan and on Canal St.
Springtime and warmer weather means festivals and 5Ks galore!
The Tribeca Film Festival wraps up on Sunday. Watch out for extra traffic at the Tribeca Film Center on the east side of Greenwich St. between Franklin and N Moore Sts., at Tribeca Cinemas on Varick St. at Laight St., and B.M.C.C. Tribeca PAC on Chambers St. between Greenwich and West Sts.
The Tribeca Family Festival (associated with the Film Festival) will close a number of streets in Lower Manhattan 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. including: Greenwich St. between Chambers and Hubert Sts., Beach St., Franklin St., Jay St., Duane St., and Reade St. between Greenwich and Hudson Sts., and North Moore St. and Harrison St. between West and Hudson Sts.
The 9/11 Memorial 5K Run, Walk, and Block Party 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday will close Battery Pl. between Third Pl. and Greenwich St., Greenwich St. between Battery Pl. and Liberty St. for the run, and Greenwich St. between Cortland and Liberty Sts., and Liberty St. between Greenwich St and Trinity Pl. for the block party.
On West St./Route 9A, one lane will close in each direction between West Thames St. and Vesey St. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday.
From the mailbag:
Dear Transit Sam,
I was riding up 8th Avenue in the bike lane and at West 4th Street I noticed a stop sign. I’ve never seen a stop sign for bikes. I took a picture; am I supposed to stop or is the sign just for cars crossing the bike lane.
Sarah, Battery Park City
Dear Sarah,
It looks to me that the stop sign was installed only to stop cars from turning in front of bikes with speed. There’s no crosswalk so that’s the only reason I see for the sign. If you look on the pavement you’ll see the word message “STOP” painted in the motor vehicle turn lane but not in the bike lane. My advice is to proceed with caution and watch for turning cars. Drivers you must stop and yield to bike riders going straight.
Transit Sam
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