Weekly Traffic Advisory

Saturday May 17, to Friday, May 23, 2025

This traffic alert details road construction and other events that will affect the flow of traffic this week. Check the Weekend Traffic Advisory Check the Special Traffic Advisory Check Gridlock Alert Days

Lane closings may also occur due to circumstances beyond NYC DOT's control. Schedules are subject to change due to inclement weather, security alerts and other emergencies. For up-to-the-minute information, visit 511NY, New York State's official traffic and travel information source. Visit the Office of Emergency Management and NYPD for emergency street closure updates. NYC DOT also issues supplementary Weekend Traffic Advisories and Special Alerts.Subscribe to traffic advisory email updates Visit the NYC Street Closures Map

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The City of New York's Department of Transportation issued a traffic alert for this week providing the locations of road construction and events where lane and street closings will affect the flow of traffic. Lane closings may also occur due to circumstances beyond our control. Major road, lane and street closings for the coming week are as follows:

East River Bridge Crossings

Brooklyn Bridge

Single lane, (rolling closures) Brooklyn bound will be closed Monday May 19 to Thursday May 22, 2025, from 7 am to 3 pm. Single lane Manhattan-bound rolling closures, Tuesday May 20, 2025 from 12 pm midnight to 5 am. Only one lane at a time will be closed. As permitted by NYCDOT Bridges to conduct maintenance on the Brooklyn Bridge.

Williamsburg Bridge

Single lane Manhattan-bound Inner or Outer Roadway will be closed from 10 am to 3 pm Monday May 19 to Thursday May 22, 2025. A rolling closure (One lane at a time) Tuesday May 20 from 10 pm to 5 am. Brooklyn-bound Outer Roadway one lane closed 24/7 from 5 am Monday May 19, to 5 am Monday May 26, 2025. Brooklyn-bound Inner Roadway one lane closed Monday May 19 to Thursday May 22 from 10 am to 3 pm, Friday May 23 from 10 am to 12 pm noon Tuesday May 20, 2025, from 10 pm to 5 am rolling closure (one lane at a time). These closures are necessary for the continued rehabilitation of Williamsburg Bridge. At least one lane in each direction will be available at all times.


Manhattan

Battery Park Underpass between FDR Drive and Route 9A/West Street

Periodically the northbound and/or southbound tube will be fully closed nightly between 11 pm and 4 am, as permitted by NYCDOT Bridges for tunnel maintenance and repairs through June 30, 2025.

FDR Drive Southbound between Jackson Street and Cherry Street

Single lane will be closed Monday to Thursday from 10 pm to 5:30 am next morning, Friday from 11 pm to 7 am next morning, and Sunday from 11 pm to 10 am next morning. Double-lane will be closed Tuesday to Friday from 1 am to 5 am, Saturday from 1 am to 6 am, and Sunday from 1 am to 7 am. These closures are necessary to facilitate East Side Coastal Resiliency Project and will continue through September 11, 2026.

FDR Drive between Montgomery Street and East 15 Street

Single-lane northbound and/or southbound will be closed Monday to Thursday from 10 pm to 5 am next morning, Saturday from 12:01 am to 9 am, and Sunday from 1 am to 11 am. Double-lane will be closed Tuesday to Friday from 1 am to 5 am, Saturday from 1 am to 7 am, and Sunday from 1 am to 7 am. These closures are necessary to facilitate median reconstruction and will continue through August 15, 2026.


Festivals, Parades and Events

19th Annual Dance Parade & Festival

The following streets will be closed for the 19th Annual Dance Parade & Festival on Saturday, May 17th, 2025 at the discretion of the NYPD in Manhattan.

Embargo:    Special Event Construction Embargo / May 15th, 2025 – May 17th, 2025

Formation:
  • 18th Street between 5th Avenue and 7th Avenue
  • 17th Street between 5th Avenue and 7th Avenue
Route:
  • 6th Avenue between 8th Street and 18th Street
  • 8th Street between 5th Avenue and Cooper Square
  • Astor Place between 4th Avenue and 3rd Avenue
  • St. Marks Place between 3rd Avenue/Astor Place and Avenue A
  • Avenue A between St. Marks Place and 10th Street
Dispersal:
  • Avenue A between 10th Street and 12th Street
  • Avenue A between 7th Street and St. Marks Place
  • 10th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B
  • 7th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B
Miscellaneous:
  • 4th Avenue between 8th Street and 9th Street
  • Cooper Square between 7th Street and 8th Street

Turkish Day Parade & Festival

The following streets will be closed for the Turkish Day Parade & Festival on Saturday, May 17th, 2025 at the discretion of the NYPD in Manhattan.

Location(s):
Formation:
  • 38th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
Route:
  • Madison Avenue between 38th Street and 27th Street
Dispersal:
  • 27th Street between Park Avenue South and Madison Avenue
Festival:
  • Madison Avenue between 24th Street and 26th Street
  • 26th Street between Madison Avenue and Park Avenue South

31st Annual Taste of Tribeca Festival

The following streets will be closed for the 31st Annual Taste of Tribeca Festival on Saturday, May 17th, 2025 at the discretion of the NYPD in Manhattan.

Location(s):
  • Greenwich Street between Jay Street and Reade Street

Ninth Avenue International Food Festival

The following streets will be closed for the Ninth Avenue International Food Festival from Saturday, May 17th, 2025 – Sunday, May 18th, 2025 at the discretion of the NYPD in Manhattan.

Embargo:    Special Event Construction Embargo / May 15th, 2025 – May 19th, 2025

Location(s):
Festival:
  • 9th Avenue between West 42nd Street and West 57th Street
Miscellaneous:
  • West 44th Street between 8th Avenue and 9th Avenue
  • West 45th Street between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue
  • West 47th Street between 8th Avenue and 9th Avenue
  • West 48th Street between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue
  • West 49th Street between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue
  • West 50th Street between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue
  • West 51st Street between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue
  • West 53rd Street between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue
  • West 54th Street between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue

Celebrate Israel Parade & Festival

The following streets will be closed for the Celebrate Israel Parade & Festival on Sunday, May 18th, 2025 at the discretion of the NYPD in Manhattan.

Embargo:    Special Event Construction Embargo / May 16th, 2025 – May 18th, 2025

Formation:
  • 5th Avenue between 52nd Street and 55th Street
  • 52nd Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue
  • 53rd Street between Park Avenue and 6th Avenue
  • 54th Street between Park Avenue and 7th Avenue
  • 55th Street between Park Avenue and 6th Avenue
Route:
  • 5th Avenue between 74th Street and 55th Street
  • 60th Street & 62nd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
Dispersal:
  • 5th Avenue between 79th Street and 74th Street
  • 78th – 74th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
  • 73rd -76th Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue
  • 78th Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue
  • 72nd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
  • 70th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
  • 69th Street between Madison Avenue and Park Avenue
  • 77th Street between Madison Avenue and Park Avenue
  • 64th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
Festival:
  • 63rd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue

Nepal Day Parade

The following streets will be closed for the Nepal Day Parade on Sunday, May 18th, 2025 at the discretion of the NYPD in Manhattan.

Formation:
  • 38th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
Route:
  • Madison Avenue between 38th Street and 27th Street
Dispersal:
  • 27th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue South

Bronx/Manhattan

Broadway Bridge over the Harlem River

A single lane will be closed from 7 am to 3 pm, Monday May 12th to Friday May 23rd, 2025, and a double-lane closed from 10 am to 2 pm. These closures are in addition to the current Manhattan-bound right lane and adjacent sidewalk closures. Northbound right lane closures taking place from 7 am to 3 pm and alternating center lane closures from 10 am to 2 pm. At least one lane of traffic and the North-bound sidewalk will remain open at all times. These closures are to perform NYCDOT Bridges electrical work and machinery repairs on the Broadway Bridge.


Bronx

Shore Road Bridge over the Hutchinson River

Single-lane northbound will be closed Monday May 19th, 2025, to Friday May 30th, 2025, from 7 am to 9 am. Single-lane in the northbound direction will be closed, and a single lane northbound and southbound direction will be closed Monday to Friday from 9 am to 1 pm and weeknights northbound and southbound from 10 pm to 7 am. These closures are necessary to facilitate maintenance and will continue through April 18th, 2025. One lane of traffic in each direction will be maintained at all times.

Pelham Bay Bridge

Beginning Monday March 3, 2025, to Friday May 30, 2025, one lane in northbound direction will be closed from 7 am to 9 am, one lane in northbound and southbound direction will be closed from 9 am to 1 pm, and one lane in the northbound and southbound direction overnight from 10 pm to 7 am. These closures are necessary to facilitate structure repair to trusses under deck.

Eastern Boulevard Bridge over the Bronx River

Beginning Monday May 12th, 2025, and intermittently through Friday June 6th, 2025, the Eastern Boulevard Bridge (Bruckner Boulevard and Bruckner Expressway), the Bruckner Expressway eastbound/northbound (right lane only will be closed from 10 am to 2 pm, and eastbound/northbound two lanes (Left and Center lanes) will be closed from 12 am to 5 am. The Bruckner Boulevard Eastbound/Northbound (right lane only) will be closed from 11 pm to 4 am. At least one lane in each direction will be open at all times. Traffic lanes will return to its original configuration after work hours. These closures are necessary to conduct repairs on Eastern Boulevard Bridge.

Bruckner Boulevard Expressway Unionport Bridge between Brush Avenue and Zerega Avenue

Bridge will be intermittently closed for 15 minutes at a time Monday to Friday from 12:01 am to 5 am through May 31, 2025, to facilitate testing of the traffic gates. As a result, nighttime intermittent 15-minute full closures for westbound and eastbound traffic and pedestrian traffic of the Bruckner Boulevard will continue to take place between 12:01 am and 5 am. Westbound traffic will stop at Brush Avenue intersection and Eastbound traffic will be stopped at Zerega Avenue and at the west side of the bridge. Pedestrian sidewalk and walkway will stop at Zerega and Brush Avenues.

Grand Concourse Bridge over Metro-North Railroad - Hudson Line between 151 Street and 153 Street

The south side of the bridge will be closed Thursday May 15, 2025, to Monday May 16, 2025, from 7 am to 3:30 pm to facilitate test pit work. Two lanes of traffic in each direction will be maintained. Traffic has been shifted to the southbound lanes.

Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95) between Arthur Avenue and Clay Avenue

Single-lane will be closed in both directions Monday to Friday from 12:01 am to 5 am and double-lane will be closed from 1 am to 5 am, except holidays. These closures are to facilitate rehabilitation of the bridges overpassing Webster Avenue, Metro-North Railroad, and Third Avenue and will continue through December 14, 2026.


Festivals, Parades and Events

Bronx Week Food and Arts Festival and Unity Parade

The following streets will be closed for the Bronx Week Food and Arts Festival and Unity Parade on Sunday, May 18th, 2025 at the discretion of the NYPD in the Bronx.

Formation:
  • Mosholu Parkway between Southern Boulevard and Hull Avenue
Route:
  • Mosholu Parkway between Hull Avenue and Van Cortlandt Avenue East
Dispersal:
  • Mosholu Parkway between Van Cortlandt Avenue East and West Gun Hill Road
Festival:
  • Mosholu Parkway between Bainbridge Avenue and Van Cortlandt Avenue East

Brooklyn

Roosevelt Island Bridge

One lane Brooklyn-bound (eastbound) and one lane Roosevelt Island bound (westbound) will be closed from 1 am to 5 am Monday May 12, 2025, to Friday July 25, 2025 for urgent repairs as permitted by NYSDOT.

Pulaski Bridge over Newtown Creek

Single-lane will be closed in both directions northbound and southbound (not at the same time) weeknights from 11 pm to 5 am, and 7 am to 2 pm weekends, on Monday May 5, 2025 through Friday May 30th, 2025. At least one lane of traffic will be maintained at all times. Traffic will return to its original configuration after work hours.

9th Street Bridge over Gowanus Canal

Beginning Monday April 28, 2025, and intermittent through Friday May 23rd, 2025, this bridge will be fully closed weeknights from 11 pm to 5 am Monday to Friday, and from 7 am to 2 pm on Weekends. The bridge will re-open after work hours. All vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic will be diverted to adjacent bridges over the Gowanus Canal. These closures are necessary to conduct maintenance and repairs, as permitted by NYCDOT Bridges.


Festivals, Parades and Events

RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon

The following streets will be closed for the RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon on Saturday, May 17th, 2025 at the discretion of the NYPD in Brooklyn.

Embargo:    Special Event Construction Embargo / May 16th, 2025 – May 18th, 2025

Route:
  • Eastern Parkway between Grand Army Plaza and Bedford Avenue
  • Washington Avenue between Eastern Parkway and Empire Boulevard
  • Empire Boulevard between Washington Avenue and Flatbush Avenue
  • Flatbush Avenue between Empire Boulevard and Grand Army Plaza
  • Grand Army Plaza (Entire Circle)
  • Ocean Avenue between Flatbush Avenue and Parkside Avenue
  • Parkside Avenue between Ocean Avenue and Park Circle
  • West Lake Drive between East Drive and South Lake Drive
  • South Lake Drive between West Lake Drive and East Lake Drive
  • East Lake Drive between South Lake Drive and East Drive
  • West Drive between East Drive and West Lake Drive
  • Park Circle between South Lake Drive and Ocean Parkway Entrance Ramp
  • Ocean Parkway between Ocean Parkway Entrance Ramp and Surf Avenue
  • Surf Avenue between Ocean Parkway and West 10th Street
  • West 10th Street between Surf Avenue and Boardwalk
Miscellaneous:
  • Surf Avenue between West 10th Street and West 20th Street
  • Stillwell Avenue between Surf Avenue and Boardwalk
  • West 12th Street between Surf Avenue and Boardwalk
  • West 15th Street between Surf Avenue and Boardwalk

71st Annual Norwegian Day Parade

The following streets will be closed for the 71st Annual Norwegian Day Parade on Sunday, May 18th, 2025 at the discretion of the NYPD in Brooklyn.

Formation:
  • 3rd Avenue between 85th Street and 81st Street
Route:
  • 3rd Avenue between 81st Street and Bay Ridge Parkway
  • Bay Ridge Parkway between 3rd Avenue and 5th Avenue
  • 5th Avenue between Bay Ridge Parkway and 67th Street
  • 67th Street between 5th Avenue and 7th Avenue
Dispersal:
  • 67th Street between 7th Avenue and 7th Avenue Interstate 278 Westbound ENT

Queens

130 Avenue Bridge over Belt Parkway

The bridge will be closed Monday to Friday from 7 am to 7 pm, Saturday from 8 am to 6 pm and Sunday from 9 am to 6 pm. The north sidewalk of the bridge will continue to be closed; pedestrians may use the south sidewalk. These closures are to facilitate underdeck concrete and substructure repair through May 31, 2025.

Guy Brewer Boulevard Bridge over Belt Parkway

Beginning on Monday February 17 for approximately 12 weeks, there will be single and double lane closures (not at the same time) on both eastbound and westbound Belt Parkway beneath the Guy Brewer Boulevard Bridge as follows:

Belt Parkway between Exit 21B and Exit 20

Single-lane westbound will be closed Monday to Thursday from 10 am to 2 pm and 10 pm to 5 am next morning, Friday from 10 pm to 6 am next morning, and Saturday from 10 pm to 11 am next morning. Double-lane westbound will be closed Monday to Friday from 1 am to 5 am, Saturday from 1 am to 6 am, and Sunday from 2 am to 9 am. These closures are necessary to facilitate JFK Redevelopment Program and will continue through December 31, 2025.

Grand Central Parkway at Long Island Expressway Interchange

Single-lane eastbound will be closed Monday to Friday from 10 am to 2 pm, Monday to Thursday from 10 pm to 5 am next morning, Friday from 10 pm to 7 am next morning, Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm and from 10 pm to 3 pm next day. Double-lane eastbound will be closed Monday to Friday from 12:01 am to 5 am, Saturday from 1 am to 6 am, and Sunday from 1 am to 9 am. Single-lane westbound will be closed Monday to Friday from 10 am to 3 pm, Monday to Thursday from 10 pm to 5 am next morning, Friday from 10 pm to 6 am next morning, Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm and from 10 pm to 3 pm next day. Double-lane eastbound will be closed Monday to Friday from 12:01 am to 5 am, Saturday from 12:01 am to 6 am, and Sunday from 1 am to 9 am. These closures are necessary to facilitate Safety and Mobility Improvements and will continue through April 23, 2026.

Grand Central Parkway Eastbound between Roosevelt Avenue and 54 Avenue

Eastbound mainline will be closed for 15 minutes at a time, Monday to Friday from 12:01 am to 5 am, Saturday from 1 am to 6 am, and Sunday from 1 am to 9 am through April 23, 2026, to facilitate sign structure removal and installation. Mainline shoulder lane will be closed 24/7 along the project limit to replace sections with traversable curbs and guiderail.

Grand Central Parkway between Union Turnpike and Commonwealth Boulevard

Single-lane Grand Central Parkway eastbound will be closed Monday to Thursday from 10 am to 2 pm and 10 pm to 5 am next morning, Friday from 10 am to 2 pm and from 11 pm to 7 am next morning, and Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm and 11 pm to 3 pm Sunday. Double-lane Grand Central Parkway eastbound will be closed Monday to Friday from 1 am to 5 am, Saturday from 1 am to 7 am, and Sunday from 2 am to 9 am. Single-lane Grand Central Parkway westbound will be closed Monday to Thursday from 10 am to 3 pm and 10 pm to 5 am next morning, Friday from 10 am to 3 pm and from 11 pm to 6 am next morning, and Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm and 10 pm to 3 pm Sunday. Double-lane Grand Central Parkway westbound will be closed Monday to Friday from 1 am to 5 am, Saturday from 1 am to 6 am, and Sunday from 2 am to 9 am. Single-lane in both directions on the Cross Island Parkway in the vicinity of the Grand Central Parkway interchange will be closed Monday to Thursday from 10 am to 3 pm and 10 pm to 5 am next morning, Friday from 10 am to 3 pm and 10 pm to 6 am next morning, and Saturday from 10 pm to 11 am next morning. Double-lane in both directions on the Cross Island Parkway in the vicinity of the Grand Central Parkway interchange will be closed Monday to Friday from 1 am to 5 am, Saturday from 1 am to 6 am, and Sunday from 2 am to 9 am. Single or double-lane closures on the Cross Island Parkway northbound exit ramp to Grand Central Parkway westbound and Cross Island Parkway southbound exit ramp to Grand Central Parkway eastbound will also occur during these times. These closures are necessary to facilitate bridge rehabilitation and will continue through December 21, 2025.

Nassau Expressway between Cross Bay Boulevard Entrance Ramp and Exit 2N

Single-lane eastbound will be closed Monday to Thursday from 10 am to 3 pm and 9 pm to 5 am next morning, Friday from 10 pm to 7 am next morning, and Saturday from 10 pm to 7 am next morning. Double-lane eastbound will be closed Monday to Friday from 12:01 am to 5 am, Saturday from 12:01 am to 7 am, and Sunday from 12:01 am to 7 am. Eastbound Exit Ramp 2S will be closed Monday to Thursday from 11 pm to 7 am next morning, Friday from 11 pm to 7 am next morning, and Saturday from 11 pm to 7 am next morning. These closures are necessary to facilitate JFK Redevelopment Program and will continue through December 31, 2025.

Springfield Boulevard Bridge over Belt Southern Parkway between North Conduit Avenue and South Conduit Avenue

Single-lane and double-lane in each direction on the Belt Parkway will be closed Monday May 12, 2025 from 10 pm to 5 am (single-lane closure) and 1 am to 5 am (double-lane closure) weeknights through June 6, 2025, for the continued rehabilitation of the Springfield Boulevard Bridge over the Belt Southern Parkway, and the underdeck rehabilitation and spall repair. One lane in each direction will be maintained.

Roosevelt Avenue Bridge

Starting Monday May 5, 2025, through Friday June 6, 2025, a double lane closure from Northern Boulevard to Long Island Expressway on Monday from 11:59 pm to 5 am Southbound, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 11 pm to 5 am Southbound, Friday from 11:59 pm to 6 am Southbound. These closures are necessary to facilitate steel repair work as part of the NYCDOT Roosevelt Avenue Bridge rehabilitation project.

Northbound Van Wyck Expressway Ramp to Eastbound Belt Parkway

There will be a long-term ramp closure (Exit 1A) from northbound Van Wyck Expressway to Eastbound Belt Parkway from 10 am Monday March 10 to 6 am Friday August 22, 2025. Motorists travelling from the northbound Van Wyck Expressway, will need to utilize Nassau Expressway to access the eastbound Belt Parkway. Once motorists merge onto Nassau Expressway, they should follow the signage to southbound JFK Expressway, then take exit 2N to access eastbound Belt Parkway. This closure is necessary to facilitate bridge replacement as part of NYCDOT’s Van Wyck Expressway capacity and access improvements project (contract 3).

Van Wyck Expressway

Single lane in both directions will be closed Monday to Friday from 10 am to 2 pm, Monday to Thursday from 10 pm to 6 am, Friday from 11:59 pm to 8 am, Saturday from 11 pm to 10 am, and Sunday from 10 pm to 6 am. Double-lane in both directions will be closed Monday to Thursday from 11 pm to 4 am and Sunday from 1 am to 7 am. Double-lane will be closed Friday from 11 pm to 7 am for northbound and from 11 pm to 5 am for southbound. The exit and entrance ramps along the north and southbound of the expressway may also be closed. These closures are necessary to facilitate roadway widening and will continue through July 14, 2025.


Staten Island

New Dorp Lane between Cedar Grove Avenue and Dead End

This street will be closed 24/7 through 5/30/25 for construction of sewers/watermains on contract# HWR669C.

Front Street between Wave Street and Hannah Street

This street will be closed from 7 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday, and 8 am to 4 pm Saturday through 6/30/25 for new Stapleton Waterfront Infrastructure.