The New York City Police Department today announced street closures and anticipated traffic delays for the weekend of June 25^th and 26^th, 2011.  Drivers should expect delays in the following areas:

Saturday, June 25^th 

HAMILTON HEIGHTS WEEKEND WALKS (DOT Weekend Walks)

Manhattan: 1100 x 1800

Hamilton Place between West 144^th & West 142^nd Streets; West 143^rd Street between Amsterdam

Avenue & Hamilton Place closed

CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST – 6^th AVENUE SUMMER FESTIVAL

Manhattan:    1100 x 1800

6^th Avenue between 23^rd Street and 33^rd Street closed

INTERNATIONAL IMMIGRANTS FOUNDATION PARADE

Manhattan:    1200 x 1600

6^th Avenue between 43^rd Street and 58^th Street closed

GOUVERNEUR PARENT’S ASSOCIATION PARADE

Manhattan: 1300 x 1430

Route: Madison Avenue between 104^th Street and 116^th Street; 116^th Street between Madison Avenue and Pleasant Avenue; Pleasant Avenue between 116^th Street and 120^th Street

Dispersal: Included within route

BIKERS FOR BABIES MOTORCYCLE RIDE

Brooklyn/Manhattan: Approximately 1100 Start

Approximately 200 motorcycles (more with favorable weather)

Start: Stagg St @ corner of Bogart St (Brooklyn) to Bushwick Ave; N on Bushwick Ave to Grand St; W on Grand St to Union Ave; N on Union Ave to Metropolitan Ave; W on Metropolitan Ave to Roebling St; S on Roebling St to entrance to Williamsburg Bridge; W over Williamsburg Bridge to Delancey St (Manhattan); W on Delancey St to Essex St; N on Essex St to E. Houston St; E on E. Houston St to entrance to s/b FDR Drive; S on FDR Drive through the Battery Park Underpass to n/b West Side Hwy; N on West Side Hwy into/becomes 12^th Ave into/becomes Henry Hudson Pkwy; N on Henry Hudson Pkwy to Exit 12, 125^th St; E on 125^th St to 7^th Ave ( Adam Clayton Powel Blvd; S on ACP Blvd to W 122^nd St; W 122^nd St to Hale House, 152 W 122^nd St between ACP Blvd & Malcolm X Blvd (right side of street)

The above streets will be closed for this event

ANNUAL DYKE MARCH

Manhattan:    1700 start

Route: Bryant Park @ 40^th Street; March down w side of 5^th Ave down to Washington Square North into Washington Square Park

Traffic detours if necessary

Sunday, June 26^th

UPTOWN STREETS WALKWAY (DOT Weekend Walks)

Manhattan:    1100 x 1800

Edward Morgan Place between West 156^th & West 157^th Streets closed

HERITAGE OF PRIDE MARCH

Manhattan:    1100 x 1800

Formation: 40^th Street between 5^th Avenue and Park Avenue; 41^st Street between 5^th Avenue and Park Avenue; 39^th Street between 6^th Avenue and Park Avenue; 38^th Street between 6^th Avenue and Park Avenue; 37^th Street between 6^th Avenue and Park Avenue; 36^th Street between 6^th Avenue and Park Avenue

Route: 5^th Avenue between 42^nd Street and West 8^th Street; West 8^th Street between 5th Avenue and 6^th Avenue; Greenwich Avenue between 6^th Avenue and Christopher Street; Christopher Street between Greenwich Avenue and Greenwich Street

Dispersal: Greenwich Street between Bethune Street and West Houston Street; Bethune Street between Greenwich Street and Hudson Street

The above streets will be closed for this event

HERITAGE OF PRIDE FESTIVAL

Manhattan:    1100 x 1800

                        Location: Hudson Street between West 14^th Street and Bethune Street; West 13^th Street between 9^th Avenue and Hudson Street

The above streets will be closed for this event

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