Street Closures for UN General Assembly – September 13-26

Streets in the following area of Manhattan will be subject to closure as determined by the Police Department during the UN General Assembly session between Tuesday, September 13 and Monday, September 26.

 

The affected locations are:

* FDR Drive between Whitehall Street and Willis Avenue Bridge/RFK Bridge

* Area bounded by 60th Street on the north, 34th Street on the south, 1st Avenue on the east, Madison Avenue on the west, all inclusive

* 34th Street between FDR Drive and 7th Avenue

* 42nd Street between FDR Drive and 7th Avenue

* 48th Street and 49th Street between 1st Avenue and FDR Drive service road

* FDR Drive service road between 48th Street and 49th Street

* 50th Street between FDR Drive and 7th Avenue

* 51st Street between 6th Avenue and 3rd Avenue

* 52nd Street between 6th Avenue and Madison Avenue

* 53rd Street between FDR Drive and 7th Avenue

* 54th Street between 3rd Avenue and 7th Avenue

* 6th Avenue between 53rd Street and 55th Street

* 56th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue

* 57th Street between FDR Drive and 7th Avenue

* 58th Street and 59th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue

 

From Tuesday, September 13 through Monday, September 26 from 7 am to 8 pm the West Channel of the East River will be closed to marine traffic. Vessels will be diverted to the East Channel, between Roosevelt Island and Queens. The Roosevelt Island Bridge will therefore be intermittently closed to all vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle traffic for up to 15 minutes at a time to accommodate marine traffic.