Go Topless Day NYC 2019: Parade Route, Street Closures

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — New Yorkers will bare their chests and march in Midtown Manhattan for the annual Go Topless Day on Sunday, Aug. 25.

The annual event falls on the day before Women's Equality Day and serves as a call for gender equality and a celebration of body positivity. This year's route will take marchers from the Columbus Circle area past Rockefeller Center and into Bryant Park for a rally. The march begins at 12 p.m. and is expected to last an hour.

"The absurd laws around female nipples point to the lingering bodily repression still inflicted on women by Abrahamic religions in the 21st century. And they are reflected by obsolete, prudish ordinances in our society even today," Nadine Gary, Raelian Guide and President of GoTopless, said in a statement.

Those who may feel hesitant to join Go Topless Day for fear of punishment have nothing to worry about because going topless in public in New York State is totally legal. Street performers called "desnudas" — who wear nothing but paint on their breasts as they pose for photos in Times Square — were able to resist city efforts to force them to cover up.

Here's a full list of street closure's for Sunday's march:

Formation:

• 58th Street between Ninth Avenue and Eighth Avenue (North Curb Lanes)

Route:

• 58th Street between Eighth Avenue and Broadway (North Curb Lanes)
• Broadway between 58th Street and 48th Street (East Curb & Bike Lane Only)
• 48th Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue
• Sixth Avenue between 48th Street and 42nd Street (East Curb Lane Only)

Dispersal:

• Sixth Avenue between 42nd Street and 40th Street (East Curb Lane Only)
• Into Bryant Park