Saturday - Sunday 8/29 -8/30

Check the DOT page, because some of the cross streets closed for crane operations look like they might be in trouble spots,

for example -

41st Street btw 7th and 8th aves

Murray Street west of the west side highway

58th Street on that little spot between 8th ave and broadway

47th Street btw 5th and 6th aves

67th Street btw Madison and 5th

etc.. etc... check the DOT page

Remember the Holland Tunnel as usual will be closed outbound on Saturday night and Sunday night from 1am to 8am. check the traffic reports on the radio as sometimes they open late.

Here are some street fairs,

Saturday:

2nd Avenue between East 57th Street and East 45th Street:

This street will be closed Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the Friends of Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Street Fair as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Sunday:

Amsterdam Avenue between West 76th Street and West 86th Street:

This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the Concerned Citizens-Amsterdam Avenue Festival St. Matthews/St. Thomas Neighborhood Center as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit (SAPO).

Broadway between West 57th Street and West 47th Street:

This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the Big Apple Performing Broadway Festival as permitted by the Big Apple Performing Broadway Festival as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Hey, and at least we don't have Park Avenue closed. Soon the summer will be over the people will be back, and the construction and the street fairs will be over.

Saturday - Sunday

Saturday:

In addition to this being the last Saturday of Summer Streets, where Park Avenue and the Avenues that lead to Park from the Brooklyn Bridge are closed - (click this post for info) - -Oops, sorry I forgot to input the link.

6th Avenue will be closed above 42nd Street for a regular crappy street fair.

Also there will be a run in Harlem, maybe a walk to, here are those details:

NYC Health Walk-A-Thon Route: Start on Edgecombe Avenue between 135th Street and 136th Street head north along Edgecombe Avenue at 141st Street bear right (north) onto Bradhurst Avenue proceed north on Bradhurst alongside Jackie Robinson Park turn around at 1-mile mark near intersection of 155th Street to proceed south on Bradhurst alongside Jackie Robinson Park at 143rd Street continue south on Edgecombe Avenue turn right (west) on 135th Street and an immediate right (north) on St. Nicholas Avenue

Finish: On St. Nicholas Avenue near 135th Street alongside St. Nicholas Park

Percy Sutton Harlem 5K Run Start on Edgecombe Avenue between 135th Street and 136th Street head north along Edgecombe Avenue; at 141st Street bear right onto Bradhurst Avenue; turn left (west) at 145th Street; turn right (north) back onto Edgecombe Avenue; 1-mile mark just before 155th Street at 155th Street, take sharp left (south) onto St. Nicholas Place turn right (west) on 150th Street; turn left (south) onto Convent Avenue turn left (east) onto St. Nicholas Terrace; 2-mile mark just after this turn.
Proceed straight (south) along top of St. Nicholas Park; turn left (east) on 127th Street; turn left (north) on St. Nicholas Avenue; proceed straight (north) on St. Nicholas Avenue alongside St. Nicholas Park; 3-mile mark around 134th Street
Finish near 135th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue
The above streets will be closed Saturday from 6am to 4pm for the NYC Health Walk-A-Thon and Percy Sutton 5K Run as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Sunday:

These Closures:

3rd Avenue between East 23rd Street and East 34th Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the Church of the Good Shepherd Street Fair as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Madison Avenue between East 42nd Street and East 57th Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the Daytop Village Street Festival as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

And Stanton between Allen and Orchard, will be closed this Sunday as well as a few up coming ones.

This info was gathered from the DOT, and if you want more information on streets and bridges I haven't mentioned, go there.

Also as usual, the Holland tunnel will be closed to outbound traffic from 1am to 8am, both saturday and sunday mornings. check the P.A. for more information on the tunnels, airports, etc..

Major Highways and Junctions closed tonight:

oops! and today yikes!

My friend Lee told me the FDR would be closed from Houston to 23rd Street starting at 9pm tonight, big stuff, may put the east side northbound Avenues in a jam in the East Village, steer clear.

Visit Gridlock Sam's Traffic page, I copied and pasted the details, which also include a closure of the entrance ramp from the GWB to the local Bronx' Washington Bridge:

All lanes of the FDR Drive northbound will be closed from Houston to 23rd Sts. from 9p.m. Tuesday to 9 p.m. Wednesday. This emergency work is needed to keep the FDR Drive from being undermined by the East River. In addition, the South St./Montgomery St. northbound entrance as well as the two Pearl St. entrances will be closed at the same time. The southbound FDR exit at Houston St. will also be closed. Southbound drivers may exit at Grand St. and work their way back north.

The impact will be felt on the West Side Highway, where traffic will detour, and on First Ave. from Houston to 23rd Sts. After 9 p.m. Wednesday, one FDR lane northbound around 14th St. will remain closed around the clock, with two lanes reopening at that point.
The Alexander Hamilton Bridge, which connects the George Washington Bridge (under the apartments) with the Cross Bronx Expressway, takes center stage this week as a major reconstruction is underway.
The state Department of Transportation is closing the ramp that connects the GWB with the Washington (not George) Bridge, aka 181st St. Bridge, which takes motorists into the Bronx, around the clock starting Tuesday morning for the next 19 months.
Traffic will have to use the ramp to Amsterdam Ave. followed by a right turn onto the 181st St. Bridge as the detour. Also, nightly (between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.) multiple lane closures in each direction are possible.
Making it extra tough is the full closure of the lower level of the George Washington Bridge from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly through Friday morning. Unless you're heading to the Bronx or points north, consider the Lincoln or Holland tunnels as an alternative.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/traffic/index.html#ixzz0OZjncQL4

Sunday streets -belated closure warnings

Sorry I didn't look this up before hand, better late then never? yeah I know, this is probably too late:

From DOT:
Route: 7th Avenue from Central Park South to 42nd Street; 42nd Street to Westside Highway (9A); Westside Highway to West Thames Street:
The above streets will be closed Sunday from 6am to 11am for the NYC ½ Marathon as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Formation: Madison Avenue and East 41st Street
Route: Madison Avenue from East 41st Street to East 27th Street
End: Madison Avenue at East 27th Street
The above streets will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the Indian Day Parade as permitted by NYPD. Also the Festival will occur on Madison Avenue between East 23rd and East 26th Street as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Madison Avenue between East 42nd Street an East 57th Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the Workmen's Circle Street Fair as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

In other words: Madison Avenue will be or is closed from 23rd all the way to 57th. Parades make it hard to cross, but at the street fair from 42 to 57th it may be easier with still some slowness.

Summer Streets (2)

UPDATE- 6TH AVE BETWEEN 14TH AND 23RD HAS A STREET FAIR FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM, AND WATER STREET FROM BROAD TO FULTON WILL ALSO BE CLOSED.

This Saturday and next Saturday:

From 7am to 1pm between the Brooklyn Bridge and 72nd Street Centre Street, Lafayette Street, 4th Avenue, and finally Park Avenue, will be closed. Traffic will only be allowed across centre street, 4th Avenue, and Park Avenue, at the following major cross streets

• 23rd Street

• 30th Street

• 34th Streets

• 36th/37th Streets

• 41st, 42nd,45th Streets

(route will go over Viaduct)

• 49th/50th Streets

• 53th/54th Streets

• 57th Street

• 59th/60th Streets

• 65th/66th Streets

• 72nd Street – WESTBOUND only

• Chambers Street

• Worth Street

• Canal Street

• Broome Street

• East Houston Street

• 8th/9th Streets

• 14th Street

Make sure to let your fare know about the event before you start your trip, tell them your plans to avoid the traffic, and that it may take longer than usual to get to their destination.

Early in the morning things should run smoothly if you know your thru streets, but as it gets toward 1pm, the shit will hit the fan, avoid anywhere near the 4th Ave, Park ave, centre st, Lafayette combo, especially here->>

Below Houston Street, SoHo particularly gets bad, try to stay a few avenues east or west of Lafayette. From Battery Park, Tribeca, and Downtown, avoid the mess, don't go near Centre or Lafayette. And last Saturday I noticed they were not letting traffic turn west from Lexington Avenue even onto the thru streets. Lexington Avenue will be a mess, plan your thru streets early and avoid Lexington all together. Didn't remember much about Madison Avenue.

Always check the DOT and Port Authority web-pages before your weekend shifts

late breaking Sunday

I don't know who this benefits, since you're all on the road by now, and few have wifi, I found a connection at 53rd and 7th---

The dominican day parade is up 6th avenue from 36 to 56

37 and 38 will probably already be closed for parade formations. The parade starts at 11am, running to 6pm, give or take the hour before and after.

Lexington avenue has a street fair from 57th to 42nd street. 11 am to 6pm, give or take an hour.

Summer Streets!!!

This Saturday along with the 15th and 22nd of August, will have this Avenue up the middle of Manhattan closed to automobiles, open only to bicycles.

Full size map of closed Centre Street/4th Ave / and Park Ave, showing open cross streets here, or just check the DOT weekend traffic page.

Attention Morning Drivers! -From 7am to 1pm between the Brooklyn Bridge and 72nd Street crosstown traffic will only be allowed to cross centre street, 4th Avenue, and Park Avenue, at the following major cross streets -

• 23rd Street

• 30th Street

• 34th Streets

• 36th/37th Streets

• 41st, 42nd,45th Streets

(route will go over Viaduct)

• 49th/50th Streets

• 53th/54th Streets

• 57th Street

• 59th/60th Streets

• 65th/66th Streets

• 72nd Street – WESTBOUND only

• Chambers Street

• Worth Street

• Canal Street

• Broome Street

• East Houston Street

• 8th/9th Streets

• 14th Street

Also Brooklyn Bridge traffic going in to Manhattan will be directed away from Centre Street, which will cause a bigger jam at St. James Street and the Bowery in Chinatown. If you are heading north and don't need to go west, then head east on Madison Street and north on Allen Street which turns into First Avenue.

If you think traffic will be bad going crosstown, try to pick up in Battery Park and Battery Park City, where you can loop around the FDR Drive instead of going crosstown. Or you can aim to shuttle your passengers between the Upper West Side and either Times Square or the Upper East Side. The first Saturday that this was done last year it went bad, but the next two Saturdays it went smoothly. We should expect this to go relatively smoothly, much better than a parade or a race which cannot be stopped. The police let traffic across on those above streets at regularly timed intervals.

Make sure to let your fare know about the event before you start your trip, tell them your plans to avoid the traffic, and that it may take longer than usual to get to their destination.

Always check the DOT and Port Authority web-pages before your weekend shifts- Here's a few more gems-

Starting at 2pm on Saturday all the way to the morning rush on Monday, Madison avenue looks bad from 39th street to 48th:

Madison Avenue between East 39th Street and East 41st Street: One lane of traffic will be maintained from 2pm Saturday to 7am Monday to facilitate NYCDDC water main lining construction activity.

Madison Avenue between East 44th Street and East 48th Street: Two lanes of traffic will be maintained from 2pm Saturday to 7am Monday to facilitate NYCDDC water main lining construction activity.

According to the Port Authority website, the Holland Tunnel will be OPEN this weekend, you heard right, open!! do a drive by just to check if it's true.

AND MORE RED LIGHT CAMS....

Eastbound Fordham Road @ Boston Rd. (BX).
Northbound Tenth Ave. @57th (CLINTON).