Thurs., Dec. 25 – Wed., Dec. 31
ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING RULES ARE SUSPENDED THURSDAY FOR CHRISTMAS
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Kwanza, and New Year, Lower Manhattanites! I wish all my readers safe travels and happy holidays.
On Christmas, alternate side parking rules, meter rules, and rules like “No Parking Monday through Friday” are suspended. All rules that include the word “anytime” are still in effect.
Don’t end the year on a sour note! Remember: on New Year’s Eve all rules are still in effect. But here’s the deal with parking rules on New Year’s Day: alternate side parking is suspended, meters are suspended, and all signs without “Anytime” are suspended.
Holiday travel will ramp up over the weekend as many head back to the city for work on Monday. The Battery and Holland tunnels, and the Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Williamsburg bridges will all get hit with inbound traffic.
Post-Christmas sale shoppers and gift-returners are going to be out in full force this weekend. Shopping areas throughout Lower Manhattan will be completely jammed from now through the New Year including the shopping rows along Broadway and West Broadway in Soho. Expect extra slowdowns on Boxing Day, Friday Dec. 26th, the biggest return and exchange day of the year.
Note these transit service changes: On Christmas, subways and buses will operate on a Sunday schedule.
The Giants take on the Eagles 1 p.m. Sunday. The Lincoln Tunnel will be extra busy with fan traffic, sending some drivers down to the Holland Tunnel. Watch for backups on Canal St. down to Varick.
On West St./ Route 9A, one southbound lane will be closed between Vesey and West Thames Sts. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.
One New York-bound lane and one New Jersey-bound lane of the Holland Tunnel will close 11 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday.
Email your traffic, transit and parking questions to transitsam@downtownexpress.com. Make it your New Year’s resolution to avoid gridlock. Gridlock Sam’s 2015 Parking Calendar is available online as a free download and through the Gridlock Sam store as a printed copy for $3 shipping and handling ($1 for each additional calendar). To access the download link, follow me on Twitter @gridlocksam, or subscribe to my newsletter at gridlocksam.com.
