Thurs., May 14 – Wed., May 20
ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING RULES ARE SUSPENDED THURSDAY
Big weekend closure ahead! A 33-consecutive hour shutdown of all Manhattan-bound lanes of the Brooklyn Bridge will happen this weekend, midnight Friday to 9 a.m. Sunday. It’ll mean lots more traffic on Canal St. and West St. during the closure due to diversions to the Manhattan Bridge and Battery Tunnel.
Expect the usual Thursday night scramble in the Hudson River tunnels when the New York-bound tube of the Lincoln Tunnel and one New York-bound lanes in the Holland Tunnel 9 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday. The remaining inbound lane in the Holland Tunnel will be slow all the way through Canal St., so try to get back into the city before the closure if you can.
On West St./Route 9A, one lane will close in each direction between West Thames and Vesey Sts. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday.
Warm weather means a flurry of street festivals and walks in Lower Manhattan, and of course, street closures.
The Taste of Tribeca will close Greenwich St. between Reade and Jay Sts., and
Duane St. between Greenwich and Hudson Sts. 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
The Walk to Cure Arthritis will close parts of streets and sidewalks 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the Financial District, including: Centre St. between Worth St. and Park Row, the Brooklyn Bridge pedestrian walkway, and Park Row between Worth and Centre Sts.
Ye Old Village Fair will close Barrow St. between Seventh Ave. and Hudson St., Bedford St. between Christopher and Morton Sts., and Commerce St. between Seventh Ave. and Barrow St. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The Stone Street Pedestrian Mall continues on, closing Stone St. between Hanover Sq. and Broad St., and Mill Ln. between Stone and South William Sts. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. each day this week and weekend.
From the mailbag:
Another Transit Sam success story! A few weeks ago, Sarah wrote in about a stop sign on Eighth Ave. at West 4th St. below:
Because of the sign’s placement, Sarah was confused if the sign was meant for motorists or cyclists. I wrote that it looked that the stop sign was installed only to stop cars from turning in front of bikes with speed. With some help from friends at the city D.O.T., the stop sign was moved to a more visible location for drivers. The stop sign placement now looks like this:
Great success!
As always, if you have a traffic conundrum you can write to transitsam@downtownexpress.com or tweet @GridlockSam.
