Go Topless Day NYC 2018: Start Time, Route, Street Closures

MIDTOWN, NY — Ladies will bare it all in the name of gender equality Sunday for the 11th annual Go Topless Day parade.

The march seeks to empower women to roam the city bare-chested just as men do. Women have been legally allowed to be naked from the waist up in public since 1992, but the practice is frowned upon. Demonstrators hope to remove the stigma from the act by removing their shirts and baring their breasts during the Midtown march.

When does the march kick off?

The parade steps off at noon.

Where does the march start, and how do I get there?

Topless marchers will begin their bare-chested procession at West 58th Street between Eighth and Ninth avenues. The easiest way to get to the parade is by taking the A, C, B, D or 1 trains to the 59th Street Columbus Street subway station, which leaves riders a block from the parade's start.

What is the parade route?

The parade begins at West 58th Street near Eighth Avenue and marches east briefly to Broadway before heading south on the thoroughfare until 49th Street. From there, the parade travels roughly one block east to Sixth Avenue and begins south again until it culminates at Bryant Park.

What streets will be closed?

The following streets will shutter from noon to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 26: West 58th Street will close between Eighth Avenue and Broadway. The east curb and bike lanes will shutter on Broadway between West 58th and West 48th streets. A stretch of 48th Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue will also close, and the east curb lane will shutter on Sixth Avenue between West 48th and West 42nd streets.

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