***MEDIA ADVISORY***
FOR NY GIANTS TICKER-TAPE PARADE AND CEREMONY

The Following Information Is for Planning Purposes Only and Is Not for Distribution or Broadcast

Times and Details Are Subject To Change

GENERAL INFORMATION

The NY Giants parade will begin at Battery Place and Washington Street in Lower Manhattan at 11:00 AM and continue northbound on Broadway to Worth Street. The parade will be followed by a ceremony at City Hall Plaza at 1:00 PM.

Flatbed press trucks will be available to carry media along the parade route in front of the parade floats similar to what has been done in past years, and there will be a press riser in place at City Hall Plaza for coverage of the ceremony. Special press credentials issued by the Mayor’s Press Office will be required for access to the press trucks and City Hall Plaza. Media with NYPD press identification cards may also cover the parade from street-level without additional credentials, but for access to press trucks or the ceremony, special credentials are required.

CREDENTIALING
Media wishing to cover the parade from press trucks must pre-register by emailing presscredentials@cityhall.nyc.gov by Monday, February 6th at 5:00 PM and must present an NYPD press identification card to pick up credentials at the Press Truck Check-In Table at West Street and Morris Street from 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM on Friday morning.

NYC TV will provide a live multi-camera switched television feed of the City Hall ceremony, available at the Switch on port CTY3. Questions regarding the ceremony feed should be directed to Evelyn Erskine in the Mayor’s Press Office at (212) 788-2958.

MEDIA COVERING THE CEREMONY
Designated areas will be set up for television, radio and print reporters and photographers.  Television crews will have access to the General Press riser, which will be about 80-100 feet from the stage. Radio will be set up on a separate riser next to the General Press riser. The City will provide mult-boxes on both risers. There will be limited seating for print reporters available on a first-come, first-served basis; overflow print reporters will be provided a spot on the General Press riser.  Photographers will have access to two locations – one level of the General Press riser and a press area located to the right and left of podium/front of the stage.  Photographers cannot bring stepping stools of any kind when shooting in the area to the right and left of podium/front of the stage.

MEDIA CHECK IN
All media covering the parade on the press trucks must check in at Press Truck Check-In at West Street and Morris Street to select trucks and pick up credentials no later than 8:30 AM. Once media is positioned on the press trucks, they must stay on the trucks until the end of the parade.

Media with credentials to cover the ceremony at City Hall Plaza must report to Press Check-In at Beekman Street and Park Row starting at 8:30 AM (there is no admittance on the West Gate). Nobody without special event press credentials for the plaza will be allowed access to the plaza.

MEDIA PARKING
All questions regarding parking should be directed to the NYPD Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Public Information at (646) 610-6700.

• NO media vehicles will be permitted to park in or obstruct crosswalks
• NO media and or vehicles will be permitted to obstruct Fire Hydrants
• NO parking will be permitted on Broadway
• NO parking will be permitted on sidewalks
• NO cabling will be permitted on Broadway or ANY sidewalk
• All media vehicles will be permitted to park on side streets 100 feet from the corners
• ALL media MUST have a valid NYPD working press card or press identification card

STREET CLOSURES AND SUBWAY INFORMATION
           
Anticipate significant street closures, limited parking and public transportation diversions in Lower Manhattan

The following streets will be closed to vehicular traffic Tuesday morning:

• All streets between Broadway and Church Streets from Canal to Pearl Street
• Lafayette and Centre Street from Canal to Chambers
• Park Row between Chambers Street and Broadway
• Spruce Street between Gold Street and Park Row
• Battery Place between Broadway and West Thames Streets
• Worth Street between Church Street and Baxter Street
• No Brooklyn Bridge access to and from Park Row

There may be limited subway access in Lower Manhattan Tuesday morning. The following subway stations may be closed for limited time periods.

• Fulton Street 4, 5, A, C
• Wall Street 4, 5
• City Hall R

Commuters, Residents and Spectators travelling to Lower Manhattan are encouraged to use:

• Rector Street R Station
• Fulton Street 2, 3 Station
• Wall Street 2, 3 Station
• South Ferry 1 Station