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
- Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
- Holiday Construction Embargo
- Winter’s Eve at Lincoln Square
- Rockefeller Tree Lighting Ceremony
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
A Special Event Construction Embargo is in effect for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. 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
Embargo Dates & Times:
Tuesday, November 15th 2022 (12:01 AM) – Thursday, November 24th 2022 (11:59 PM)
Embargoed Locations:
Formation:- Columbus Avenue between 72nd Street and 83rd Street
- Central Park West between 81st Street and 86th Street
- 81st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
- 77th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
- 76th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
- 75th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
- 74th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
- 72nd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
- 71st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
- 68th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
- 62nd Street between Central Park West and Broadway
- 61st Street between Central Park West and Broadway
- 59th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 82nd Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West
- Central Park West between 81st Street and East Side of Columbus Circle/59th Street
- Columbus Circle between 59th Street and Broadway
- 59th Street between Columbus Circle and 6th Avenue
- 6th Avenue between 59th Street and 34th Street
- 34th Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue
- 33rd Street between 6th Avenue and 10th Avenue
- 34th Street between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue
- 34th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 35th Street between 5th Avenue and 8th Avenue
- 36th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
- 37th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
- 38th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
- 39th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
- 40th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
- 41st Street between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue
- 7th Avenue between 31st Street and 41st Street
- 7th Avenue between 33rd Street and 41st Street
- Broadway between 45th Street and 34thStreet
- 58th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 43rd Street between 6th Avenue and Broadway
- 40th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
- 39th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
- 38th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
- 37th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
- 36th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
- 32nd Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue
- 6th Avenue between 32nd Street and 33rd Street
- 6th Avenue between 34th Street and 33rd Street
- 8th Avenue between 40th Street and 33rd Street
- Broadway between 33rd Street and 34th Street
- Grand Army Plaza between 59th Street and Plaza Street
Event Day Embargo
Dates- 12:01 AM through 11:59 PM Thursday, November 24, 2022
- 86th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West
- 85th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West
- 84th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West
- 83rd Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West
- 82nd Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West
- 73rd Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West
- 70th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West
- 69th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West
- 67th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West
- 66th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West
- 65th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West
- 64th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West
- 63rd Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West
- 62nd Street between Columbus Avenue and Broadway
- 61st Street between Columbus Avenue and Broadway
- 60th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West
- 59th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- Grand Army Plaza between 59th Street and 58th Street
- 58th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 57th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 56th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 55th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 54th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 53rd Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 52nd Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 51st Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 50th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 49th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 48th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- Rockefeller Plaza between 51st Street and 48th Street
- 47th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 46th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 45th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 44th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 43rd Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 42nd Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 41st Street between 7th Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 40th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 39th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 38th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 37th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 36th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 35th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 33rd Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 6th Avenue between 33rd Street and 32nd Street
- Columbus Avenue between 72nd Street and 58th Street
- Columbus Avenue between 86th Street and 83rd Street
Holiday Construction Embargo
A Special Holiday Construction Embargo shall be in effect November 15, 2022, through January 2, 2023. During this time frame, only emergency work may be performed provided an emergency number is received from NYC DOT. 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 NYC DOT. There will be strict enforcement of this embargo and violators are subject to be summonsed.
Download the 2022 Holiday Construction Embargo Memo (pdf)
View a map of affected locations
This policy supersedes any and all previously issued policies regarding NYC DOT’s Holiday Construction Embargo.
Embargo Dates & Times:
Tuesday, November 15th 2022 – Monday, January 2nd 2023 (6:00AM-11:59PM)
Embargoed Locations:
Manhattan:- The area bounded by 66th to 30th Streets: river to river
- The area bounded by 29th to 24th Streets: 3rd Avenue to 8th Avenue, all inclusive
- The area bounded by Canal and Houston Streets: Centre/Lafayette Street to Essex Street
- The area bounded by East/West 8th Street to Canal Street: Lafayette Street to 6th Avenue, all inclusive
- The area bounded by Worth/Catherine/Harrison Street to Battery Park: river to river, all inclusive
- 1st Avenue: East Houston Street to 66th Street
- 2nd Avenue: East Houston Street to 66th Street
- 3rd Avenue: 6th Street to 66th Street
- 4th Avenue: entire length
- 5th Avenue: Washington Square North to 66th Street
- 6th Avenue/Avenue of the Americas: entire length
- 7th Avenue South/7th Avenue: West Houston Street to Central Park South
- 8th Avenue: Hudson Street to 59th Street/Columbus Circle
- 8th Street: entire length
- 9th Avenue: Little West 12th Street to 59th Street
- 10th Avenue: Little West 12th Street to 59th Street
- 10th Avenue: West 204th Street to West 212th Street
- 11th Avenue: Little West 12th Street to 59th Street
- 14th Street: entire length
- 17th Street: Broadway/Union Square West to Park Avenue/Union Square East
- 23rd Street: entire length
- 72nd Street: entire length (Includes Central Park Transverse Roadway)
- 79th Street: entire length (Includes Central Park Transverse Roadway)
- 86th Street: entire length (Includes Central Park Transverse Roadway)
- 96th Street: entire length
- 97th Street Central Park Transverse Roadway: entire length
- 116th Street: FDR Drive to 1st Avenue
- 117th Street: FDR Drive to 1st Avenue
- 118th Street: FDR Drive to 1st Avenue
- 119th Street: FDR Drive to 1st Avenue
- 125th Street: entire length
- 178th Street: Fort Washington Avenue to Amsterdam Avenue
- 179th Street: Fort Washington Avenue to Amsterdam Avenue
- 181st Street: Amsterdam Avenue to Cabrini Boulevard
- 207th Street: Exterior Street/207th Street Bridge to Broadway
- 225th Street: Broadway to Bronx Border
- Allen Street: Canal Street to East Houston Street
- Amsterdam Avenue: 59th Street to 72nd Street
- Astor Place: entire length
- Avenue C: East 14th Street to East 25th Street
- Bleecker Street: 8th Avenue to Bowery
- Bond Street: entire Length
- Bowery: entire length
- Broadway: entire length
- Broome Street: entire length
- Canal Street: entire length
- Central Park West: Columbus Circle to West 66th Street
- Centre Street: Chambers Street to Kenmare Street
- Christopher Street: entire length
- Church Street: entire length
- Cleveland Place: entire length
- Columbus Avenue: 59th Street to 72nd Street
- Cooper Square: entire length
- Delancey Street: entire length
- Dyckman Street: Broadway to 10th Avenue
- East Broadway: Bowery/Chatham Square to Grand Street
- Gansevoort Street: Hudson Street to West Street
- Grand Street: entire length
- Greenwich Avenue: entire length
- Houston Street: entire length
- Hudson Street: Chambers Street to 14th Street
- Joe DiMaggio Highway/West Street (9A)/11th Avenue/12th Avenue: Battery Park to West 57th Street
- Kenmare Street: entire length
- Lafayette Street: entire length
- Lexington Avenue: East 21st Street to East 86th Street
- Madison Avenue: 23rd Street to 86th Street
- North Moore Street: West Street to Hudson Street
- Park Avenue South/Park Avenue: East 17th Street to East 66th Street
- Pleasant Avenue: East 116th Street to East 119th Street
- South Street: Montgomery Street to Whitehall Street
- St. Marks Place: entire Length
- St. Nicholas Avenue: Broadway to 183rd Street
- Trinity Place: entire length
- Union Square East: entire length
- Union Square West: entire length
- University Place: East 8th Street to East 14th Street
- Varick Street: West Broadway to West Houston Street
- Vestry Street: West Street to Hudson Street
- Walker Street: West Broadway/Church Street to Canal Street
- Washington Street: Little West 12th Street to West 14th Street
- West Broadway: Vesey Street to Varick Street
- West End Avenue: 59th Street to 72nd Street
- West Street: Battery Place to Little West 12th Street
- Worth Street: entire length
- Westchester Square Perimeter and the entire Parkchester area bounded by East Tremont Avenue, Castle Hill Road, White Plains Road and Westchester Avenue, all inclusive
- 3rd Avenue: East 147th Street to East 153rd Street
- 3rd Avenue: East 184th Street to East Fordham Road
- Allerton Avenue: White Plains Road to Boston Road
- Arthur Avenue: Fordham Road to 184th Street/Crescent Avenue
- Bartow Avenue: Coop City Boulevard to Ely Avenue
- Broadway: 228th Street to Van Cortlandt Park South
- Burnside Avenue: University Avenue to Grand Concourse
- East 138th Street: Cypress Avenue to Alexander Avenue
- East 149th Street: Exterior Street to Brook Avenue
- East 167 Street: Jerome Avenue to Grand Concourse
- East 170th Street: Grand Concourse to University Avenue
- East 187th Street: Crescent Avenue to Bathgate Avenue
- East 188th Street: Webster Avenue to Third Avenue
- East 189th Street: Webster Avenue to Washington Avenue
- East Fordham Road: entire length
- East Tremont Avenue: Castle Hill Avenue to Westchester Avenue
- East Tremont Avenue: 3rd Avenue to Southern Boulevard
- Exterior Street: East 138th Street to East 153rd Street/Major Deegan Expressway N/B Entrance
- Grand Concourse: Burnside Avenue to 192nd Street
- Gun Hill Road: Webster Avenue to Jerome Avenue
- Hoffman Street: East 184th Street to East Fordham Road
- Hughes Avenue: Crescent Avenue to East Fordham Road
- Jerome Avenue: 196th Street to Bainbridge Avenue
- Kingsbridge Road East: Jerome Avenue to East Fordham Road
- Kingsbridge Road West: Sedgwick Avenue to Jerome Avenue/Kingsbridge Road East
- Melrose Avenue: 3rd Avenue to 163rd Street
- Morris Park Avenue: White Plains Road to Williamsbridge Road
- Park Avenue: East 184th Street to East Fordham Road
- River Avenue: East 149th Street to East 157th Street
- Southern Boulevard: 163rd to Westchester Avenue.
- Southern Boulevard: Crames/Del Valle Square to Westchester Avenue
- Webster Avenue: 188th Street to 193rd Street.
- West 225th Street: Broadway to Sedgwick Avenue/Kingsbridge Road West
- West 230th Street between Broadway and Major Deegan Expressway
- West Fordham Road: entire length
- Westchester Avenue: entire length
- White Plains Road: Brady Avenue to Boston Road
- Williamsbridge Road: Westchester Avenue to Eastchester Road
- Downtown Brooklyn: Area bounded by Tillary Street, Atlantic Avenue, Flatbush Avenue and Clinton Street, all inclusive
- 3rd Avenue: 101st Street to 65th Street
- 4th Avenue: 85th Street to 87th Street
- 5th Avenue: Flatbush Avenue to 16th Street: 38th Street to 95th Street/4th Avenue
- 7th Avenue: Union Street to Prospect Avenue
- 13th Avenue: 39th Street to 86th Street
- 18th Avenue: 60th Street to 86th Street
- 86th Street: 3rd Avenue to Stillwell Avenue
- 87th Street: 4th Avenue to 5th Avenue
- Ashland Place: Hanson Place to Dekalb Avenue
- Atlantic Avenue: Furman Street to Washington Avenue
- Avenue J: Coney Island to East 16 Street
- Avenue M: Coney Island Avenue to Ocean Avenue
- Avenue U: 86th Street to Stuart Street
- Avenue U: Ryder Street to East 57th Street
- Bay Parkway: 60th Street to Shore Parkway
- Bedford Avenue: Metropolitan Avenue to North 12th Street
- Brighton Beach Avenue: Ocean Parkway to Brighton 15 Street
- Broadway: Kent Avenue to Gates Avenue
- Cadman Plaza West: entire length
- Church Avenue: Rockaway Parkway to McDonald Avenue
- Cropsey Avenue: Bay Parkway to 20th Avenue
- Court Street: Tillary Street to Hamilton Avenue
- Flatbush Avenue: Manhattan Bridge to Belt Parkway
- Fulton Street: Boerum Place to Flatbush Avenue
- Fulton Street: Flatbush Avenue to Greene Avenue
- Fulton Street: Classon Avenue to Troy Avenue/Lewis Avenue
- Graham Avenue: Broadway to Boerum Street
- Grand Street: Bushwick Avenue to Union Avenue
- Hanson Place: Ashland Place to South Elliot Place
- Kings Highway: Bay Parkway to Ocean Avenue
- Knickerbocker Avenue: Myrtle Avenue to Jefferson Street
- Liberty Avenue: Ruby Street to North Conduit Avenue
- Livingston Street: Court Street to Flatbush Avenue
- Manhattan Avenue: Driggs Avenue to Dupont Street
- Montague Street: Court Street to Hicks Street
- Myrtle Avenue: Flatbush Avenue to Classon Avenue
- Nostrand Avenue: Halsey Street to Sheepshead Bay
- Old Fulton Street: entire length
- Pennsylvania Avenue: Linden Boulevard to Flatlands Avenue
- Pitkin Avenue: Stone Avenue to Eastern Parkway
- Rockaway Parkway: Farragut Road to Flatlands Avenue
- Sheepshead Bay Road: Avenue Z to Shore Parkway
- Smith Street: Fulton Street to Hamilton Avenue
- Union Street: 4th Avenue to Grand Army Plaza
- Utica Avenue: Flatbush Avenue to Atlantic Avenue
- Vanderbilt Avenue: Atlantic Avenue to Grand Army Plaza
- Queens Fashion Center area bounded by Queens Boulevard, 59th Avenue, 94th Street, 92nd Street, and 55th Avenue, all inclusive
- The area bounded by Northern Boulevard, Sanford Avenue, Prince Street and Union Street, all inclusive
- 20th Avenue: 132nd Street to Parsons Boulevard
- 23rd Avenue: 37th Street to 29th Street
- 31st Street: 21st Avenue to Northern Boulevard
- 40th Road: Prince Street to Main Street
- 41st Avenue: 213th Street to 214th Place
- 63rd Drive: Alderton Street to Queens Boulevard
- 71st Avenue: Queens Boulevard to Burns Street
- Archer Avenue: Sutphin Boulevard to Merrick Boulevard
- Austin Street: Ascan Avenue to Yellowstone Boulevard
- Bell Boulevard: Northern Boulevard to 35th Avenue
- Cross Bay Boulevard: Rockaway Boulevard to 165th Ave
- Ditmars Boulevard: Steinway Street to 29th Street
- Greenpoint Avenue: Queens Boulevard to 44th Street/47th Avenue
- Fresh Pond Road: Myrtle Avenue to Metropolitan Avenue
- Hillside Avenue: Van Wyck Expressway to 180th Street
- Jamaica Avenue: Eldert Lane to 169th Street
- Junction Boulevard: Roosevelt Avenue to 34th Avenue
- Liberty Avenue: 110th Street to 124th Street
- Main Street: Northern Boulevard to Union Turnpike
- Metropolitan Avenue: Flushing Avenue to Jamaica Avenue
- Myrtle Avenue: Fresh Pond Road to Wyckoff Avenue
- Northern Boulevard: entire length
- North Conduit Avenue: entire length
- Parsons Boulevard: Hillside Avenue to Archer Avenue
- Queens Boulevard: entire length
- Queens Plaza East: Jackson Avenue to Northern Boulevard
- Queens Plaza North/South: Crescent Street to Jackson Avenue
- Roosevelt Avenue: Queens Boulevard to Union Street
- South Conduit Avenue: entire length
- Steinway Street: Ditmars Boulevard to Northern Boulevard
- Sutphin Boulevard: Hillside Avenue to 94th Avenue
- Union Turnpike: Main Street to Langdale Street
- Woodhaven Boulevard: Rockaway Boulevard to Queens Boulevard
- Borough Hall area bounded by Victory Boulevard, Wall Street, Richmond Terrace, St. Marks Place, all inclusive.
- Amboy Road: Richmond Avenue to Richmond Road
- Arthur Kill Road: Richmond Avenue to Richmond Hill Road/Richmond Road
- Barrett Avenue: Decker Avenue to Forest Avenue
- Bay Street: Broad Street to Saint George Ferry Terminal
- Castleton Avenue: Clove Road to North Burgher Avenue
- Clove Road: Victory Boulevard to Narrows Road South
- Crystal Avenue: Forest Avenue to Victory Boulevard
- Decker Avenue: Forest Avenue to Post Avenue
- Forest Hill Road: Richmond Avenue to Rockland Avenue
- Forest Avenue: Staten Island Expressway to Victory Boulevard
- Giffords Lane: Amboy Road to Katan Avenue
- Hylan Boulevard: Guyon Avenue to Stueben Street
- Marsh Avenue: Platinum Avenue to Richmond Hill Road
- New Dorp Lane: Richmond Road to Mill Road
- Platinum Avenue: Forest Hill Road to Richmond Hill Road
- Port Richmond Avenue: Forest Avenue to Richmond Terrace
- Richmond Avenue: Victory Boulevard to Oakdale Street
- Richmond Hill Road: Richmond Avenue to Richmond Road
- Richmond Road: West Fingerboard Road to Richmond Hill Road
- Rockland Avenue: Forest Hill Road to Richmond Road
- Seguine Avenue: Amboy Road to Florence Place
- South Avenue: Forest Avenue to West Shore Expressway
- Victory Boulevard: West Shore Expressway to Slosson Avenue
- Woolley Avenue: Victory Boulevard to Willow Brook Road
On all holiday season gridlock alert days during the Holiday Construction Embargo period lane closures are prohibited from 6:00 AM to midnight on highways (and their service roads) and East and Harlem River Bridge Crossings listed below. (Work behind permanent barrier, not impacting on vehicular, bicycle or pedestrian traffic flow may continue).
The holiday season gridlock alert days are as follows:- Wednesday, November 16
- Thursday, November 17
- Tuesday, November 22
- Wednesday, November 23
- Wednesday, November 30
- Thursday, December 1
- Friday, December 2
- Tuesday, December 6
- Wednesday, December 7
- Thursday, December 8
- Friday, December 9
- Tuesday, December 13
- Wednesday, December 14
- Thursday, December 15
- Brooklyn:
- Belt Parkway
- Brooklyn Queens Expressway
- Gowanus Expressway
- Jackie Robinson Parkway
- Prospect Expressway
- Bronx:
- Bronx River Parkway
- Bruckner Expressway
- Cross Bronx Expressway
- Henry Hudson Parkway
- Hutchinson River Parkway
- Major Deegan Expressway
- New England Thruway
- Throgs Neck Expressway
- Manhattan:
- Joe DiMaggio Highway/West Street (9A)/11th Avenue/12th Avenue
- Miller Highway/Henry Hudson Parkway
- FDR Drive/Harlem River Drive
- Trans-Manhattan Expressway
- Queens:
- Belt Parkway
- Brooklyn Queens Expressway
- Cross Island Parkway
- Grand Central Parkway
- Jackie Robinson Parkway
- Long Island Expressway
- Van Wyck Expressway
- Staten Island:
- Staten Island Expressway
- West Shore Expressway
- East River Bridge Crossings:
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Ed Koch/Queensboro Bridge
- Manhattan Bridge
- Williamsburg Bridge
- Harlem River Bridge Crossings:
- 145th Street Bridge
- Alexander Hamilton Bridge
- Broadway Bridge
- Macombs Dam Bridge
- Madison Avenue Bridge
- Third Avenue Bridge
- University Heights Bridge
- Willis Avenue Bridge
Winter’s Eve at Lincoln Square
A Special Event Construction Embargo is in effect for Winter’s Eve at Lincoln Square. 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
Embargo Dates & Times:
Saturday, November 26th 2022 (12:01 AM) – Monday, November 28th 2022 (11:59 PM)
Embargoed Locations:
- Columbus Avenue between West 67th Street and West 62nd Street
- Broadway between West 68th Street and Columbus Circle
- Central Park West between West 61st Street and Columbus Circle
- Columbus Circle between West 60th Street and West 58th Street
- West 61st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
- West 62nd Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue
- West 63rd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
- West 64th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
- West 65th Street between Central Park West and Amsterdam Avenue
- West 67th Street between Columbus Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue
Rockefeller Tree Lighting Ceremony
A Special Event Construction Embargo is in effect for the Rockefeller Tree Lighting Ceremony. 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
Embargo Dates & Times:
Sunday, November 27th 2022 (12:01 AM) – Wednesday, November 30th 2022 (11:59 PM)
Embargoed Locations:
Locations- 46th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 47th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 48th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 49th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 50th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 51st Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 52nd Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
- Rockefeller Plaza between 48th Street and 51st Street
- 6th Avenue between 46th Street and 52nd Street
- 5th Avenue between 46th Street and 52nd Street
Date(s)
- Wednesday, November 30, 2022 12:00 AM through 11:59 PM
- Madison Avenue between 42nd Street and 57th Street
- 6th Avenue between 42nd Street and 57th Street
- 5th Avenue between 42nd Street and 57th Street