Friday May 25, 2012 to Monday May 28, 2012

This traffic alert details the locations of road construction and other events that will affect the flow of traffic this weekend. This information is subject to change.

Lane closings may also occur due to circumstances beyond DOT's control. Schedules are subject to change due to inclement weather, security alerts and other emergencies. For up-to-the-minute information, visit 511NY, New York State's official traffic and travel information source. Visit the Office of Emergency Management and NYPD for emergency street closure updates. Subscribe to DOT News to receive email updates on transportation issues. DOT also issues Weekly Traffic Advisories and Special Alerts. 
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Other state and local agencies are responsible for street construction work in New York City. Visit the Department of Design and Construction, the New York State Department of Transportation, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and MTA for more construction and traffic information.
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The times listed for closures for street fairs are for the actual times of the street fairs themselves. The streets may be closed for longer to allow for set-up and breakdown. Street fair organizers are generally permitted to begin set-up at 8 am and breakdown must be completed by 7 pm.

Manhattan

East 12th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

West 15th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

East 34th Street between 3rd Avenue and Lexington Avenue: One lane of traffic in each direction is maintained Saturday and Sunday from 8am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation. Maintain one lane in each direction.

West 38th Street between 11th Avenue and 10th Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

East 50th Street between Madison Avenue and Park Avenue: This street will be closed 11pm Friday through 5am Monday to facilitate crane operation.

West 50th Street between 9th Avenue and 8th Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 7pm to facilitate crane operation.

East 82nd Street between Park Avenue and Madison Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

West 87th Street between West End Avenue and Broadway: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

East 89th Street between York Avenue and East End Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday from 8am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation.

Greene Street between Grand Street and Broome Street: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

Irving Place between East 19th Street and East 20th Street: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 2pm to facilitate crane operation.

Elizabeth Street between Hester Street and Grand Street: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

John Street between Broadway and Nassau Street: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 7am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

Worth Street between Broadway and Church Street: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 7am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

Thames Street between Broadway and Trinity Place: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

Stone Street between Hanover Square and Broad Street; Mill Lane between Stone Street and South William Street: This street will be closed starting April 1, 2012 through November 30, 2012 from 11am to midnight as part of the Stone Street Mall as permitted by the Mayor’s Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Lexington Avenue between East 34th Street and East 23rd Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the Bellevue South Community Association Lexington Avenue Dubilee as permitted by the Mayor’s Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Lexington Avenue between East 42nd Street and East 57th Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the 17th Precinct Community Council Lexington Avenue Spring Festival as permitted by the Mayor’s Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

6th Avenue between West 14th Street and West 23rd Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the Chelsea Reform Democratic Club Festival as permitted by the Mayor’s Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Broadway between 43rd Street and 44th Street; 7th Avenue between 43rd Street and 44th Street: These streets will be closed Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 3pm for the Marine Day Time’s Square Fleet Week event as permitted by the Mayor’s Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Broadway between West 72nd Street and West 86th Street (East Side/Northbound Roadway Only): This street will be closed Sunday from 12pm Noon to 5pm for the 25th Annual Livable West Side Festival as permitted by the Mayor’s Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Liberty Street between Broadway and Trinity Place: This street will be closed Monday from 12pm Noon to 6pm for the Chabad of Wall Street Community Fair as permitted by the Mayor’s Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Mulberry Street between Canal Street and Broome Street; Hester Street between Mott Street and Baxter Street: These streets will be closed 5:30pm Friday through 9pm Sunday for the Mulberry Street Pedestrian Mall as permitted by the Mayor’s Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO). These closures will occur on weekends during these hours through September 9, 2012.

Manhattan/Brooklyn

Brooklyn Bridge:One of three lanes may be closed in eastbound direction to Brooklyn as needed 10am to 3pm weekdays. These closures are necessary to facilitate long term bridge construction activity. Off peak hour single lane closures will occur, as needed on the local streets under the bridge through 2013. Several work zones exist on the bicycle/pedestrian promenade with narrow areas to transverse. This Bridge is closed to Manhattan-bound traffic overnight as of Monday night April 4th, 2011 to perform necessary long term rehabilitation and repainting work. Brooklyn-bound traffic will be maintained throughout the project as will the span’s pedestrian and cycling path. Motorists should follow signed routes to access the bridge leaving Manhattan. The northbound FDR exit to the Brooklyn Bridge is closed starting 1 hour before closure hours noted below. Motorists should use the prior South Street exit. The Brooklyn Queens Expressway eastbound exit to the Brooklyn Bridge is closed starting as early as 30 minutes before closure hours noted below. Motorists should proceed to the following Manhattan Bridge exit or use the prior Brooklyn Battery Tunnel (pay toll) exit for access to Manhattan. All work will occur overnight during off peak hours, when Manhattan-bound motorists will be detoured to the nearby Manhattan Bridge, or may choose other crossings. The full closure for traffic proceeding Manhattan bound/westbound overnight will occur Monday night through Friday morning between 11pm and 6am, Saturday 12:01am to 7am and 12:01am to 9am Sunday.
Note: No closures will occur Memorial Day Weekend.

Brooklyn

8th Avenue between 39th Street and 49th Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 12pm Noon to 6pm for the 8th Avenue Spectacular event as permitted by the Mayor’s Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Formation:
• Included within route
Route:
• Clarkson Avenue between Utica Avenue and Nostrand Avenue
• Nostrand Avenue between Erasmus Street and Foster Avenue
Dispersal:
• Included within route
The above streets will be closed Sunday from 1pm to 5pm for the Haitian American Day Parade as permitted by NYPD.

Formation:
• Included within route
Route:
• 3rd Avenue between 87th Street and Marine Avenue
• Marine Avenue between 3rd Avenue and 4th Avenue
• 4th Avenue between Marine Avenue and 101st Street
Dispersal:
• Into John Paul Jones Park
The above streets will be closed Monday from 9:30am to 1:30pm for the United War Veterans Memorial Day Parade as permitted by NYPD.

Queens/Brooklyn

Grand Street Bridge over Newtown Creek: This bridge will be closed Saturday from 7am to 3pm for bridge repair work.

Queens

Formation:
• In Walter Garlinge Memorial Park
Route:
• Maspeth Avenue between Grand Avenue and 61st Street
• Grand Avenue between 72nd Street and Maspeth Avenue
• 56th Road between 61st Street and Remsen Place
• Clinton Avenue between 64th Street and Queens Midtown Expressway
• Queens Midtown Expressway between Clinton Avenue and Grand Avenue
• Grand Avenue between Queens Midtown Expressway and 69th Lane
Dispersal:
• Grand Avenue and 69th Lane
The above streets will be closed Sunday from 1pm to 3:30pm for the United Veterans and Fraternal Organization of Maspeth Parade as permitted by NYPD.

Formation:
• Cypress Avenue between Myrtle Avenue and Madison Street
Route:
• Myrtle Avenue between 71st Street and Cypress Avenue
Dispersal:
• Cypress Avenue between Myrtle Avenue and Madison Street
The above streets will be closed Monday from 11am to 1pm for the Allied Veterans Memorial Ridgewood and Glendale Parade as permitted by NYPD.

Broadway between Crescent Street and 47th Street: This street will be closed Monday from 12pm Noon to 6pm for the Broadway Merchants Professionals Association Festival as permitted by the Mayor’s Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Formation:
• Northern Boulevard between Glenwood Street and Morgan Street
Route:
• Northern Boulevard between Morgan Street and 245th Street
Dispersal:
• Northern Boulevard between 245th Street and Alameda Avenue
The above streets will be closed Monday from 2pm to 5pm for Little Neck and Douglaston Memorial Day Parade as permitted by NYPD.

Route:
• Coleman Square between 159th Road and 159th Avenue
• 159th Avenue between Coleman Square and 100th Street
• 100th Street between 159th Avenue and 157th Avenue
• 157th Avenue between 100th Street and 157th Avenue
• 157th Avenue between 100th Street and 99th Street
• 99th Street between 157th Avenue and 159th Avenue
• 159th Avenue between 99th Street and 98th Street
• 98th Street between 159th Avenue and 160th Avenue
• 160th Avenue between 98th Street and 102nd Street
• 102nd Street between 160th Avenue and 159th Road
• 159th Road between 102nd Street and Coleman Square
The above streets will be closed Monday from 11am to 2:30pm for the Howard Beach Memorial Day Parade as permitted by NYPD.

Formation:
• 28th Avenue between Ulmer Street and College Boulevard
Route:
• College Point Boulevard between 28th Avenue and 26th Avenue
• 26th Avenue between College Point Boulevard and 120th Street
• 120th Street between 26th Street and Graham Court
• Graham Court between 120th Street and College Point Boulevard
• College Point Boulevard between Graham Court and 5th Avenue
• Poppenhusen Avenue between 5th Avenue and 119th Street
The above streets will be closed Sunday from 2pm to 3:45pm for the College Point Citizens Memorial Day Parade as permitted by NYPD.

Staten Island

Route:
• Father Capodanno Boulevard between Sand Lane and Greeley Avenue
• Sand Lane Loop between Greeley Avenue and Dead End
• Father Capodanno Boulevard between Greeley Avenue and Dead End
The above streets will be closed Monday from 8am to 11:30pm for the Staten Island Advance Road Race as permitted by the Mayor’s Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Forest Avenue between Clove Road and Marianne Street: This street will be closed Monday from 9am to 3pm for the United Staten Island Veterans Parade as permitted by NYPD.