SPECIAL ADVISORY

Gowanus Expressway Closures Sat May 15^th & Sun May 16^th

Between Belt Parkway Interchange & Gowanus Canal:  One of three lanes closed in each direction.
Outbound Gowanus Expy to outbound Prospect Expy Ramp closed;
Outbound 3^rd Avenue @ 17^th Street entrance ramp closed;
Inbound 6^th Avenue & 3^rd Avenue entrance ramps @ 65^th St closed
A full closure of the inbound Gowanus Expy from the Belt Parkway Interchange to the Gowanus Canal, with 1 inbound lane open in the HOV contra flow, will occur to facilitate NYSDOT structural steel installation @ the Prospect Expressway Interchange

Saturday, May 15^th

TASTE OF TRIBECA
Manhattan:      1100 x 1800
Duane Street between Greenwich & Hudson Streets; Greenwich Street between Reade & Jay Streets closed

FORUM’S CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION 6^th AVENUE STREET FESTIVAL
Manhattan:      1100 x 1800
6^th Avenue between 42^nd & 56^th Streets closed

Saturday & Sunday
9^th AVENUE FOOD FESTIVAL
Manhattan:      1100 x 1800
9^th Avenue between 42^nd & 57^th Streets closed

Sunday, May 16^th

AIDS WALK
Manhattan:      0900 x 1300
Formation: Central Park West Drive
Route: West Drive between 72^nd & 110^th Streets; West 110^th Street between 7^th Avenue & Riverside Drive; Riverside Drive between West 110^th & West 85^th Streets; West 85^th Street between Riverside Drive & West Drive (Central Park); South on West Drive to 72^nd Street Transverse Road
End: Central Park
Closures: Same as above

369^th VETERAN’S DAY PARADE
Manhattan:      1300 x 1530
Formation: 61^st, 62^nd, & 63^rd Streets between 5^th & Madison Avenues
Route: 5^th Avenue between 79^th & 80^th Streets; 80^th Street between 5^th & Madison Avenues
Dispersal: 5^th Ave between 79^th & 80^th Streets; 80^th Street between 5^th & Madison Avenues
Closures: Same as above

SEAFARER’S INT. HOUSE 3^rd AVENUE FAIR
Manhattan:      1100 x 1800
3^rd Avenue between 14^th & 23^rd Streets closed

DOT/COLUMBUS AMSTERDAM BID WEEKEND WALK
Manhattan:      1100 x 1800
Amsterdam Avenue between 106^th & 110^th Streets closed

PARK SLOPE 5^th AVENUE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT ASSOC. FESTIVAL
Brooklyn:        1100 x 1800
5^th Avenue between Sterling Place & 12^th Street closed

BRONX PUERTO RICAN DAY PARADE
Bronx: 1300 x 1630
Formation: Grand Concourse between 187^th & 184^th Streets
Route: Grand Concourse between 187^th & 167^th Streets
Dispersal: Grand Concourse between 167^th & 164^th Streets
Additional Closures: Mt. Eden Parkway between East Side of Grand Concourse & Sheridan Avenue; Walton Avenue between East 168^th & 167^th Streets
Closures: Same as above

Queens Biathlon:
Queens
The Biathlon consists of two events. The first event is a 3 mile run that occurs within Alley Pond Park. The second part occurs upon conclusion of the run when participants with their bicycles proceed to race on an eighteen mile course on the n/b Cross Island Parkway. (Note the 18 mile course is actually two and a half loops on a five mile section of the n/b CIP.)  The n/b CIP will be closed from approximately 0700 to 1100 hours, from exit 29 (East/West bound Grand Central Parkway) to exit 32 (Bell Boulevard).  All n/b traffic on the CIP would be detoured to either the East-bound or West-bound GCP. In addition the w/b traffic on the Long Island Expressway would not be permitted to exit to the n/b CIP. Upon conclusion of this event the n/b CIP would be reopened no later than 1100.