Dates: Thurs., June 16–Wed., June 22
ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING RULES ARE IN EFFECT ALL WEEK
Expect more traffic on West St. overnight as the FDR Drive is fully closed for construction at 63rd St. from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. the next morning on Wednesday through Friday nights.
Happy Father’s Day this Sunday! Be sure to follow me on Twitter @GridlockSam and check the website www.GridlockSam.com to avoid the gridlock as you celebrate dads, uncles, grandfathers, etc. on Sunday.
Double trouble under the Hudson River on Thursday night: In the Holland Tunnel, one New Jersey-bound and one New York-bound lane will be closed from 11 p.m. Thursday night to 5 a.m. Friday morning. No relief for inbound traffic at the Lincoln Tunnel, where the New York-bound tube will also close from 11 p.m. Thursday night to 5 a.m. Friday morning.
The Bamra Bleecker Street Festival will close Bleecker St. between Seventh Ave. and LaGuardia Pl. from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
The Exchange Board Meeting will close Liberty St. between Church St. and Broadway from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday.
The Chabad Gala will close Wall St. between William and Hanover Sts. from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Several entertainment productions in lower Manhattan this week will slow traffic on streets including: Broad St. between Water and South Sts. from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Liberty St. between West and South End Sts. from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, and Greenwich St. between Vesey and Barclay Sts. from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Lower Manhattan streets closed all week include: Thames St. between Greenwich St. and Trinity Pl., Fletcher St. between Front and South Sts., and Avenue D between 12th and 13th Sts.
In the Battery Park Underpass, one tube will be closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday nights, and from 1 a.m. to 8 a.m. Saturday. Traffic will be maintained in both directions in the open tube. If the north tube is closed, use the detour and exit onto South St., continue on to Whitehall St., turn left onto State St. to Battery Pl., and then turn left onto Battery Pl. to West St. If the south tube is closed go south on West St., left onto Battery Pl., continuing onto State St., and going one block north on Water St., then right onto Broad St.
From the mailbag:
Dear Sam,
My wife and I have an argument I’d like you to settle. As the summer gets hotter and we take more and more trips out of the city by car, I prefer to drive without shoes on. My wife says it’s dangerous and not legal. I’ve never heard this before. Besides, how could it be ticketed or enforced? Who’s right?
Burt, New York
Dear Burt,
Your wife might not be a fan of your barefoot driving, but you’re right on this one — it’s a perfectly legal practice.
Gridlock Sam
