Thurs., Sept. 25 – Wed., Oct. 1
ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING RULES ARE SUSPENDED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOR ROSH HASHANAH
President Obama leaves town Thursday, but the U.N. General Assembly continues on and will have some impacts on Lower Manhattan traffic. There will be domino traffic as drivers avoid the Queens-Midtown Tunnel and opt for the Williamsburg Bridge adding traffic to Delancey St. For up-to-the-minute updates on street closures, demos, and motorcades follow me on Twitter @gridlocksam.
Good news: Rosh Hashanah means traffic volumes will be lighter Thursday and Friday.
The Jets take on the Lions 1 p.m. Sunday at MetLife Stadium. Fans heading to and from the game will slow down the Lincoln Tunnel, sending more drivers south to the Holland Tunnel and onto Canal St.
The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Run & Festival closes the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel starting at 8 a.m. The run will also close a swath of Lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Expect closures on the following Manhattan streets: Battery Park Underpass in both directions, West St. between Battery Pl. and Warren St., West Thames St. between West St. and Battery Park Esplanade, South End Ave. between West Thames and Liberty Sts., Liberty St. between West St. and Battery Park Esplanade, Murray St. between North End Ave. and West St., Warren and Vesey Sts. between West St. and River Terrace, North End Ave. between Warren and Vesey Sts.
The festival portion will close Vesey St. between West St. and North End Ave. and North End Ave. to Murray St. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Chambers St. between Broadway and Church St. will be closed Saturday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
From the mailbag:
Dear Transit Sam,
Are electric bikes legal for delivery men to use in Manhattan?
If they are legal must they obey the traffic regulations such as stop lights, traffic directions and not driving on the sidewalk?
Bret, Manhattan
Dear Bret,
Electric bikes are completely illegal in Manhattan and all of N.Y.C. While the laws about “e-bikes” have been confusing in the past, the New York City Council passed a law last spring that made all motorized bikes illegal, regardless of their speed. The ban went into effect last November. I guess they can also be slapped with traffic infractions for violating traffic rules. The N.Y.P.D. must crack down on this relatively new type of bike. Otherwise we will see e-bike-pedestrian fatalities.
Transit Sam
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