SPECIAL TRAFFIC ADVISORY
The New York City Department of Transportation has announced the following dates as
Gridlock Alert Days for the upcoming holiday season -
• Wednesday, November 25th (day before Thanksgiving)
• Wednesday, December 2nd (Rockefeller Center Christmas tree Lighting)
• Friday, December 4th
• Friday, December 11th
• Wednesday, December 16th
• Thursday, December 17th
• Friday, December 18th
• Wednesday, December 23rd
On all holiday season Gridlock Alert Days during the holiday embargo, lane closures are
prohibited from 6:00 AM to 11:59 PM on the following highways and East River Bridges (work
behind permanent barriers may continue) –
Also, construction will be lifted beginning Wed Nov 25 (Gridlock Alert Day) and construction embargoes will remain in effect through the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend.
Belt Parkway Cross Bronx Expressway
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Major Deegan Expressway
Gowanus Expressway Bruckner Expressway
Prospect Expressway Hutchison River Parkway
Belt Parkway New England Thruway
Manhattan Queens
FDR Drive/Harlem River Drive Van Wyck Expressway
Miller Hwy/Henry Hudson Pkwy Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
Cross Island Parkway
Staten Island Expressway Grand Central Parkway
West Shore Expressway
East River Bridges Harlem River Bridges
Brooklyn Bridge Willis Avenue Bridge
Manhattan Bridge Third Avenue Bridge
Williamsburg Bridge 145th Street Bridge
Queensboro Bridge Madison Avenue Bridge
Broadway Bridge
Thursday, Nov 26th
THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE
Manhattan: 1100 x 1800
(New Route)
Formation: Columbus Avenue from 81st through 77th Streets; Central Park West from 81st Street through 86th Street; 81st & 77th Streets from Central Park West through Columbus Avenue
Route: Central Park West from 81st Street to East Side of Columbus Circle/59th Street; 59th Street to 7th Avenue; 7th Avenue to 42nd Street; 42nd Street to 6th Avenue; 6th Avenue to 34th Street; 34th Street to 7th Avenue
Dispersal: 33rd Street from 7th to 10th Avenues; 34th – 40th Streets from 7th to 8th Avenues; 7th Avenue from 33rd – 40th Streets