Ines Rosales's Blog

Good morning!  Here's what  to expect today in Times Square traffic wise.  Mass Transit is highly recommended.

At 3:30 p.m. today Times Square will be closed to vehicle traffic.  Attendees will be filling Time Square along Broadway and Seventh Avenue moving uptown from 43rd Street to Central Park.

There will be No Parking in the following areas from Monday, December 31st at 12:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 1st.  Another reason to use Mass Transit since parking will be limited.

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• All cross-town streets from 34th to 57th Street between Sixth and Eighth Avenue
• West side of Sixth Avenue, from 34th to 59th Streets;
• East side of Eighth Avenue from 34th to 57th Streets;
• 48th Street between Fifth and Ninth Avenues.

At approximately 4:00 p.m. the following streets will be closed to all vehicular traffic:

• Seventh Avenue, from 42nd to 59th Streets;
• Broadway, from 42nd to 59th Streets;
• 43rd to 47th Streets, from Sixth to Eighth Avenue.

After 6:30 p.m. on Monday, the remainder of the traffic closures will be instituted as crowd conditions warrant:

• All cross-town streets from 37th to 42nd Streets - Sixth to Eighth Avenues;
• All cross-town streets from 49th to 59th Streets - Sixth to Eighth Avenues;
• 48th Street, from Fifth to Ninth Avenues;
• Cross-town access for emergency vehicles will be available on 42nd, 48th, 57th and 59th Streets.

People should avoid all cross-town streets from 34th to 59th Streets, as well as Sixth and Eighth Avenues.

TRANSIT INFORMATION

            Beginning at 7 p.m. on Monday, December 31st, some subway access around Times Square will be closed. The following subway system changes should be noted:

• Southbound and northbound N/R/W lines will skip the 49th Street station beginning at 7 p.m., Monday, December 31st until approximately 12:15 a.m., Tuesday, January 1st.
• The northbound IRT “#1” train will skip the 50th Street station beginning at 7 p.m., Monday, December 31st until approximately 12:15 a.m., Tuesday, January 1st.