Construction Embargoes

NYC DOT imposes construction embargoes during significant special events, including the New York City Marathon, parades, and for the winter holiday season. During embargoes, all active permits in the affected area(s) are suspended and no new permits may be approved, unless a waiver for the work is granted by NYC DOT. Read more about embargoes in the Street Works Manual


Summer Streets—Queens

A Special Event Construction Embargo is in effect for Summer Streets—Queens. During this time frame, only emergency work may be performed provided an emergency number is received from the New York City Department of Transportation. Any non-emergency permits issued prior to the date of this notice are hereby suspended for the dates and locations indicated below. Utility cover openings are also restricted unless an emergency authorization number has been obtained from the Department of Transportation. There will be strict enforcement of this embargo and violators are subject to be summonsed. The embargoed dates and locations are as follows: (See map):

To apply for a waiver, please email specialevents@dot.nyc.gov. In the subject line include "event name / waiver request". In the body of your email, please describe in detail the scope and timeline of work and attach any relevant drawings. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Special Events: (212) 839-6620

Embargoed Locations:

Main Embargo:

Date(s)

  • 12:01 AM Thursday, July 17 through 8:00 PM Saturday, July 26, 2025

Route

  • Vernon Boulevard between 44th Drive and 30th Road

Rest Stop

  • 41st Avenue between Vernon Boulevard and 21st Street

Two Day Embargo:

Date(s)

  • 12:01 AM Friday, July 25 through 8:00 PM Saturday, July 26, 2025

Additional Embargo Locations

  • Vernon Boulevard between Main Avenue and 30th Drive
  • Vernon Boulevard between 44th Drive and 45th Avenue
  • Main Avenue / Astoria Boulevard between Vernon Boulevard and 21st Street
  • Welling Court between Main Avenue and 30th Avenue
  • 12th Street between Astoria Boulevard and 30th Avenue
  • 21st Street between Astoria Boulevard and 45th Avenue
  • 28th Avenue between Astoria Boulevard and 21st Street
  • 29th Avenue between 12th Street and 21st Street
  • 30th Avenue between Main Avenue and 21st Street
  • 30th Road between Vernon Boulevard and 21st Street
  • 30th Drive between Vernon Boulevard and 21st Street
  • 31st Avenue between Vernon Boulevard and 21st Street
  • 31st Drive between Vernon Boulevard and 21st Street
  • Broadway between Vernon Boulevard and 21st Street
  • 33rd Road between Vernon Boulevard and 12th Street
  • 34th Avenue between Vernon Boulevard and 21st Street
  • 35th Avenue between Vernon Boulevard and 21st Street
  • 36th Avenue between Roosevelt Island Bridge and 21st Street
  • 37th Avenue between Vernon Boulevard and 21st Street
  • 38th Avenue between Vernon Boulevard and 21st Street
  • 40th Avenue between Vernon Boulevard and 21st Street
  • Queens Plaza South between Vernon Boulevard and 21st Street
  • 43rd Avenue between Vernon Boulevard and 21st Street
  • 43rd Road between Vernon Boulevard and 12th Street
  • 44th Avenue between Vernon Boulevard and 21st Street
  • 44th Road between Vernon Boulevard and 21st Street
  • 44th Drive between Dead End and 21st Street
  • 45th Avenue between Vernon Boulevard and 21st Street

Summer Streets—Staten Island

A Special Event Construction Embargo is in effect for Summer Streets—Staten Island. During this time frame, only emergency work may be performed provided an emergency number is received from the New York City Department of Transportation. Any non-emergency permits issued prior to the date of this notice are hereby suspended for the dates and locations indicated below. Utility cover openings are also restricted unless an emergency authorization number has been obtained from the Department of Transportation. There will be strict enforcement of this embargo and violators are subject to be summonsed. The embargoed dates and locations are as follows: (See map):

To apply for a waiver, please email specialevents@dot.nyc.gov. In the subject line include "event name / waiver request". In the body of your email, please describe in detail the scope and timeline of work and attach any relevant drawings. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Special Events: (212) 839-6620

Embargoed Locations:

Main Embargo:

Date(s)

  • 12:01 AM Monday, July 21 through 8:00 PM Saturday, July 26, 2025

Route

  • Forest Avenue between Bard Avenue and Clove Road

Rest Stops

  • Forest Avenue between North Burgher Avenue and Broadway

Two Day Embargo:

Date(s)

  • 12:01 AM Friday, July 25 through 8:00 PM Saturday, July 26, 2025

Additional Embargo Locations

  • Clove Road between Richmond Terrace and Victory Boulevard
  • Broadway between Richmond Terrace and Clove Road
  • North Burgher Avenue and Richmond Terrace and Blaine Court
  • Bement Avenue between Richmond Terrace and Clove Road
  • Bard Avenue between Richmond Terrace and Clove Road
  • Castleton Avenue between Hart Boulevard Clove Road
  • Henderson Avenue between Alaska Street and Clinton Avenue
  • Cary Avenue (Entire Length) between Dead End/Oakland Avenue and Clove Road
  • Oakland Avenue between Castleton Avenue and Morrison Avenue
  • Pelton Avenue between Castleton Avenue and Morrison Avenue
  • Regan Avenue between Dekay Street and Forest Avenue
  • Davis Avenue between Dekay Street and Morrison Avenue
  • North Mada Avenue between Forest Avenue and Dekay Street
  • Lawrence Avenue between Forest Avenue and Morrison Avenue

Summer Streets—Manhattan

A Special Event Construction Embargo is in effect for Summer Streets—Manhattan. During this time frame, only emergency work may be performed provided an emergency number is received from the New York City Department of Transportation. Any non-emergency permits issued prior to the date of this notice are hereby suspended for the dates and locations indicated below. Utility cover openings are also restricted unless an emergency authorization number has been obtained from the Department of Transportation. There will be strict enforcement of this embargo and violators are subject to be summonsed. The embargoed dates and locations are as follows: (See map):

To apply for a waiver, please email specialevents@dot.nyc.gov. In the subject line include "event name / waiver request". In the body of your email, please describe in detail the scope and timeline of work and attach any relevant drawings. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Special Events: (212) 839-6620

Embargoed Locations:

Date(s)

  • 12:01 AM Monday, July 24 through 8:00 PM Saturday, August 16, 2025

Route

  • Centre Street/Federal Plaza between Brooklyn Bridge Exit and Worth Street
  • Lafayette Street between Worth Street and 4th Avenue/East 9th Street
  • 4th Avenue between East 9th Street and East 14th Street
  • Union Square East between East 14th Street and East 17th Street
  • Park Avenue South between East 17th Street and East 32nd Street
  • Park Avenue between East 32nd Street and East 109th Street (Including the viaduct between East 40th Street and East 46th Street)
  • East 109th Street between Park Avenue and 5th Avenue
  • 5th Avenue between East 109th Street and Duke Ellington/Frawley Circle
  • 110th Street/Tito Puente Way/Central Park North/Cathedral Parkway between Duke Ellington/Frawley Circle and Broadway
  • Broadway between West 110th Street and Dyckman Street
  • Kenmare Street between Lafayette Street and Cleveland Place
  • Cleveland Place between Kenmare Street and Lafayette Street/Spring Street
  • Duke Ellington/Frawley Circle
  • Frederick Douglass Circle

Rest Stops

  • Centre Street between Duane Street and Worth Street
  • Astor Place between Broadway and Lafayette Street
  • 4th Avenue between East 9th Street and East 8th Street/Astor Place
  • East 26th Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue
  • East 27th Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue
  • Park Avenue between East 40th Street and East 41st Street
  • East 52nd Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue
  • East 53rd Street between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue
  • East 109th Street between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue
  • Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard between Central Park North and West 125th Street
  • West 114th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue
  • Broadway between West 125th Street and West 126th Street
  • West 144th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue
  • Broadway between West 166th Street and West 168th Street
  • West 175th Street between Broadway and Wadsworth Avenue
  • West 180th Street between Broadway and Wadsworth Avenue
  • Dyckman Street between Broadway and Henshaw Street
  • Broadway between Dyckman Street and Arden Street
  • Thayer Street between Broadway and Sherman Avenue

Miscellaneous

  • Cooper Square between Astor Place and 7th Street
  • Madison Avenue between 27th Street and 23rd Street
  • 41st Street between Park Avenue and Madison Avenue
  • West 124th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard and Malcom X Boulevard/Lenox Avenue
  • Riverside Drive between Riverside Drive and Broadway

Two-Day Embargo:

Date(s)

  • 12:01 AM Friday, August 1 through 8:00 PM Saturday, August 2, 2025
  • 12:01 AM Friday, August 8 through 8:00 PM Saturday, August 9, 2025
  • 12:01 AM Friday, August 15 through 8:00 PM Saturday, August 16, 2025

Additional Embargo Locations

  • Area bounded by East 8th Street on the North, Park Row on the South, Cooper Square / Bowery / Chatham Square / Park Row on the East, and Broadway on the West (All Inclusive)
  • Area bounded by 59th Street on the North, 23rd Street on the South, 5th Avenue on the East, and 6th Avenue on the West (All Inclusive)
  • Area bounded by East 116th Street on the North, East 8th Street on the South, 3rd Avenue on the East, and 5th Avenue on the West (All Inclusive)
  • Area bounded by East 125th Street on the North, Central Park North on the South, Lenox Avenue on the East, and Frederick Douglass Boulevard on the West (All Inclusive)
  • Brooklyn Bridge
  • Manhattan Bridge
  • Chambers Street between West Street and Centre Street
  • Reade Street (entire length)
  • Worth Street (entire length)
  • Leonard Street (entire length)
  • Canal Street (entire length)
  • Broome Street between Chrystie Street and Hudson Street
  • East Houston Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery
  • 8th Street between 6th Avenue and Avenue A
  • 9th Street between 6th Avenue and Avenue A
  • 14th Street (entire length)
  • 23rd Street (entire length)
  • 30th Street (entire length)
  • 34th Street (entire length)
  • East 36th Street between 3rd Avenue and 2nd Avenue
  • East 37th Street between 3rd Avenue and 2nd Avenue
  • 42nd Street (entire length)
  • East 49th Street between 3rd Avenue and FDR Drive
  • East 50th Street between 3rd Avenue and Beekman Place
  • East 53rd Street between 3rd Avenue and Sutton Place South
  • East 54th Street between 3rd Avenue and Sutton Place South
  • 57th Street (entire length)
  • East 59th Street between 3rd Avenue and York Avec
  • East 60th Street between 3rd Avenue and 2nd Avenue
  • 65th Street (entire length)
  • 66th Street (entire length)
  • West 72nd Street between Riverside Drive and Columbus Avenue
  • East 72nd Street between 3rd Avenue and York Avenue
  • East 76th Street between 3rd Avenue and York Avenue
  • East 77th Street between 3rd Avenue and York Avenue
  • East 78th Street between 3rd Avenue and FDR Drive
  • East 79th Street between 3rd Avenue and FDR Drive
  • West 81st Street between Riverside Drive and Central Park West/ 79th Street Transverse
  • West 81st Street Transverse/79th Street Transverse
  • East 84th Street between 3rd Avenue and East End Avenue
  • East 85th Street between 3rd Avenue and East End Avenue
  • West 86th Street between Riverside Drive and Central Park West/West 86th Street Transverse
  • 86th Street Transverse
  • East 86th Street between 3rd Avenue and East End Avenue
  • 96th Street (entire length)
  • East 102nd Street between 3rd Avenue and FDR Drive
  • East 106th Street between 3rd Avenue and FDR Drive
  • 110th Street/Central Park North/Tito Puente Way (entire length)
  • West 120th Street between Riverside Drive and Morningside Drive
  • West 123rd Street between Broadway and Mount Morris Park West
  • 125 Street/Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard (entire length)
  • West 135th Street between Riverside Drive and Saint Nicholas Terrace
  • West 141st Street between Riverside Drive and Lenox Avenue/Malcom X Boulevard
  • West 145th Street between Riverside Drive and West 145th Street Bridge/Harlem River Swing Bridge
  • West 150th Street between Riverside Drive and Edgecombe Avenue
  • West 155th Street (entire length)
  • West 165th Street between Riverside Drive and Edgecombe Avenue
  • West 168th Street (entire length)
  • West 171st Street (entire length)
  • West 178th Street (entire length)
  • West 179th Street (entire length)
  • West 181st Street (entire length)
  • York Avenue (entire length)
  • Amsterdam Avenue (entire length)
  • Riverside Drive (entire length)
  • Bennett Avenue/Nagle Avenue (entire length)

Summer Streets—Bronx

A Special Event Construction Embargo is in effect for Summer Streets—Bronx. During this time frame, only emergency work may be performed provided an emergency number is received from the New York City Department of Transportation. Any non-emergency permits issued prior to the date of this notice are hereby suspended for the dates and locations indicated below. Utility cover openings are also restricted unless an emergency authorization number has been obtained from the Department of Transportation. There will be strict enforcement of this embargo and violators are subject to be summonsed. The embargoed dates and locations are as follows: (See map):

To apply for a waiver, please email specialevents@dot.nyc.gov. In the subject line include "event name / waiver request". In the body of your email, please describe in detail the scope and timeline of work and attach any relevant drawings. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Special Events: (212) 839-6620

Embargoed Locations:

Main Embargo:

Date(s)

12:01 AM Thursday, August 14 through 8:00 PM - Saturday, August 23, 2025

Route

  • Grand Concourse (Main Roadway) between East Tremont Avenue - East Mosholu Parkway South

Rest Stops

  • Grand Concourse (Service Road North Bound) between East 192nd Street – East Kingsbridge Road
  • Grand Concourse (Service Road North Bound) between East Mosholu Parkway South – Van Cortlandt Avenue East

Misc. Blocks

  • Grand Concourse (Service Road South Bound) between East Mosholu Parkway South – Van Cortlandt Avenue East/ Risse Street

Two-Day Event Embargo:

Date(s)

12:01 AM Friday, August 22 through 8:00 PM - Saturday, August 23, 2025

  • Area bounded by East/ West Mosholu Parkway South/ Sedgwick Avenue on the North, East 176th Street on the South, Goulden Avenue/ Bedford Park Boulevard / Jerome Avenue on the West, Marion Avenue / East 184th Street/ Webster Avenue on the East (All Inclusive)

Summer Streets—Brooklyn

A Special Event Construction Embargo is in effect for Summer Streets—Brooklyn. During this time frame, only emergency work may be performed provided an emergency number is received from the New York City Department of Transportation. Any non-emergency permits issued prior to the date of this notice are hereby suspended for the dates and locations indicated below. Utility cover openings are also restricted unless an emergency authorization number has been obtained from the Department of Transportation. There will be strict enforcement of this embargo and violators are subject to be summonsed. The embargoed dates and locations are as follows: (See map):

To apply for a waiver, please email specialevents@dot.nyc.gov. In the subject line include "event name / waiver request". In the body of your email, please describe in detail the scope and timeline of work and attach any relevant drawings. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Special Events: (212) 839-6620

Embargoed Locations:

Main Embargo:

Date(s)

12:01 AM Thursday, August 14 through 8:00 PM Saturday, August 23, 2025

  • Eastern Parkway (Main & Service Roads) between Plaza Street East and Buffalo Avenue
  • Classon Avenue between Eastern Parkway and President Street

Miscellaneous:

Date(s)

12:01 AM Friday, August 22 through 8:00 PM Saturday, August 23, 2025

  • Eastern Parkway (East Bound Service Road) between Rochester Avenue and Buffalo Avenue

Two-Day Embargo:

Date(s)

12:01 AM Friday, August 22 through 8:00 PM Saturday, August 23, 2025

  • Grand Army Plaza/ Plaza Street Circle
  • Prospect Park West between Plaza Street West/Grand Army Plaza and Prospect Park Southwest
  • Vanderbilt Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Plaza Street East/Grand Army Plaza
  • Flatbush Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Empire Boulevard
  • Underhill Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Flatbush Eastern Parkway
  • Washington Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Empire Boulevard
  • Grand Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Washington Avenue
  • Classon Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Washington Avenue
  • Franklin Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and President Street
  • St Francis Place between St John’s Place and Lincoln Place
  • St Charles Place between St John’s Place and Lincoln Place
  • Bedford Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and President Street
  • Rogers Avenue between Bedford Avenue/Dean Street and President Street
  • Nostrand Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and President Street
  • New York Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and President Street
  • Brooklyn Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and President Street
  • Kingston Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and President Street
  • Albany Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and President Street
  • Troy Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and President Street
  • Schenectady Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and President Street
  • Utica Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and President Street
  • Rochester Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and East New York Avenue
  • Buffalo Avenue between Bergen Street and East New York Avenue
  • St Johns Place between Plaza Street East and Buffalo Avenue
  • Lincoln Place between Underhill Avenue and Buffalo Avenue
  • Eastern Parkway (Main & Service Roads) between Ralph Avenue and Buffalo Avenue
  • Union Street between Classon Avenue and Rochester Avenue
  • President Street between Washington Avenue and Rochester Avenue