Thurs., Sept., 18 – Wed., Sept.24
ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING RULES ARE IN EFFECT ALL WEEK
POTUS gridlock alert! President Obama will head to the city Tuesday in advance of the U.N. General Assembly. He’ll likely fly into J.F.K. Tuesday afternoon or evening, chopper to the Wall St. heliport, and motorcade up the F.D.R. to Midtown, where he’ll stay at the Waldorf Astoria. With the F.D.R. likely to be closed, it will means extra heavy traffic on West St.
The “R” train is back in service. This is great news for Lower Manhattan since it now means Court St. Brooklyn Borough Hall is just a stop away from Whitehall St. It also means more frequent service on the R since there’s no need to terminate at Whitehall anymore.
The Giants play the Texans 1 p.m. Sunday at MetLife Stadium. Expect extra traffic at the Holland Tunnel as drivers jam the Lincoln.
In the Lincoln Tunnel, the New York-bound tube will close 11 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday. During the same hours, one New York-bound lane in the Holland Tunnel will close. The Lincoln closure will send drivers down to the Holland, which itself will be slower for the lane closure.
The Manhattan-bound Brooklyn Bridge will close 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday nights, midnight Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday, and midnight Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday. Drivers headed into the city will take the Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges and the Battery Tunnel instead, making for extra traffic on Canal, Delancey, and West Sts.
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. Two southbound lanes will close from 59th St. to Chambers St. midnight to 5 a.m. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights.
The San Gennaro Festival runs through Sunday, closing Mulberry St. between Canal and East Houston Sts., and Grand and Hester Sts. between Mott and Centre Sts. 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.
Oysterfest will close Stone St. between Hanover Square and Broad St., Mill Lane between South William and Stone Sts., and Hanover St. between Pearl and William St. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday.
The Dushahra Festival will close Maiden Lane between Front and South Sts. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
The Community Board 1 Fulton Street Fair will close Fulton St. between Water and William Sts. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
No Brooklyn-bound F trains at Broadway-Lafayette St, Second Ave., Delancey St., East Broadway, or York St 11:45 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday. F trains will run via the A line from W. Fourth St. to Jay St.-MetroTech.
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