NYPD Announces Street Closures, Delays for Dec. 22-23

The New York City Police Department today announced street closures and anticipated traffic delays for the weekend December 22 & 23 2012.  Drivers should expect delays in the following areas:

The following events may have a significant impact on the flow of traffic in the areas indicated:

The New York City Department of Transportation has announced the following dates as Gridlock Alert Days for the upcoming holiday season:

• Friday, December 21st

On all holiday season Gridlock Alert Days during the holiday embargo, lane closures are prohibited from 6 a.m.-11:59 p.m. on the following highways (and their service roads) and East/Harlem River Bridges (work behind permanent barrier, not impacting on vehicular, bicycle, or pedestrian traffic flow may continue) –

Brooklyn

• Belt Parkway  
• Brooklyn-Queens Expressway 
• Gowanus Expressway   
• Prospect Expressway   

Bronx

• Cross Bronx Expressway
• Major Deegan Expressway
• Bruckner Expressway
• Hutchinson River Parkway
• New England Thruway

Queens

• Belt Parkway
• Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
• Cross Island Parkway
• Grand Central Parkway
• Van Wyck Expressway Madison Avenue Bridge
• Long Island Expressway 145th Street Bridge

Manhattan

• West Street (9A)/Miller Hwy/Henry Hudson Parkway
• FDR Drive/Harlem River Drive

Staten Island

• Staten Island Expressway
• West Shore Expressway
  

East River Bridges

• Queensboro/Ed Koch Bridge
• Brooklyn Bridge 
• Manhattan Bridge
• Williamsburg Bridge

Harlem River Bridges

• University Heights Bridge
• Macombs Dam Bridge
• Willis Avenue Bridge
• Third Avenue Bridge

Broadway Bridge

Sat., Dec. 22

LITTLE ITALY & CHINATOWN CHRISTMAS PARADE

Manhattan:       

Formation: Mulberry St between Canal St & Worth St

Route: North on Mulberry St to Spring St, East on Spring St to Mott St, South on Mott St to Chatham Square

Dismissal: Chatham Square