Weekend Bridge and Street Closures – May 21-22

Brooklyn Bridge Saturday lane closures:

* Brooklyn-bound: One of three lanes will be closed from 2 am to 2 pm, and two of three lanes will be closed from 3 am to 7 am. * Manhattan-bound: One of three lanes will be closed from 1 am to 7 am, and two of three lanes will be closed from 2 am to 6 am.  One of two lanes on the Williamsburg Bridge North Inner Roadway Manhattan-bound will be closed on Saturday from 5 am to 1 pm to facilitate maintenance work.

The Bayonne Bridge will be fully closed in both directions from 9 pm Friday to 8 am Saturday and from 9 pm Saturday to 8 am Sunday. Motorists should use the Goethals Bridge as an alternate.

One tube of the Battery Park Underpass will be closed on Saturday from 1 am to 8 am for the restoration of the electrical and mechanical systems damaged by Superstorm Sandy. The West Street Underpass will be open when the south tube (West Street to FDR Drive) is closed.

The FDR Drive northbound at Houston Street will be fully closed from 12:01 am Saturday through 5 am Monday to facilitate overpass reconstruction work. During this time, the FDR Drive northbound exit ramp to Houston Street will have 2 lanes available for thru traffic with no access to Houston Street. To access Houston Street motorists should follow the detour to the FDR Drive northbound 23rd Street exit. Motorists wishing to access the FDR Drive northbound from eastbound Houston Street will be diverted to the 23rd Street entrance via 1st Avenue. Pedestrians will be unable to access East River Park via the pedestrian ramps near Houston Street and will be redirected to enter the park at entrances near the Williamsburg Bridge or 6th Street.

The following streets in Manhattan will be closed on Saturday from 1 pm to 4 pm for the Dance Parade: * Broadway between 23rd Street and 17th Street * Union Square West between 17th Street and 14th Street * University Place between 14th Street and 8th Street * 21st Street and 22nd Street between Park Avenue South and 5th Avenue * 8th Street between University Place and 3rd Avenue * St. Marks Place between 3rd Avenue and Avenue A * Avenue A between 7th Street and 12th Street * 10th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B * 7th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B   The following streets in Manhattan will be closed on Saturday from noon to 3 pm for the Turkish Day Parade and Festival: * Madison Avenue between 53rd Street and 47th Street * Park Avenue between 51st Street and 53rd Street (west side) * 2nd Avenue between 45th Street and 50th Street * 5th Avenue between 51st Street and 53rd Street (east side) * 52nd Street and 53rd Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue * 51st Street between Madison Avenue and Park Avenue * 49th Street between Madison Avenue and Park Avenue * 47th Street between Madison Avenue and 2nd Avenue (into Dag Hammarskjold Plaza)  * 46th Street and 47th Street between 2nd Avenue and 1st Avenue * 45th Street between 3rd Avenue and 2nd Avenue   The following streets in Brooklyn will be closed on Saturday from 7:30 am to noon for the Brooklyn Half Marathon: * Eastern Parkway between Grand Army Plaza and Bedford Avenue * West 15th Street between Surf Avenue and Boardwalk * 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 * 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 19th Street * Boardwalk between West 10th Street and Stillwell Avenue * West 10th Street between Surf Avenue and Boardwalk * Stillwell Avenue between Surf Avenue and Boardwalk In Prospect Park: * 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

The following streets will be closed on Saturday: * Duane Street between Greenwich Street and Hudson Street and Greenwich Street between Reade Street and Jay Street in Manhattan will be closed from 11 am to 3 pm for the Taste of Tribeca * Barrow Street between 7th Avenue South and Hudson Street, Bedford Street between Christopher Street and Morton Street, and Commerce Street between 7th Avenue South and Barrow Street in Manhattan will be closed from 10 am to 6 pm for Ye Old Village Fair * Hamilton Place between 142nd Street and 144th Street and 143rd Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Hamilton Place in Manhattan will be closed from 11 am to 6:30 pm for DOT Weekend Walks Hamilton Heights Sugar Hill * Broadway between 47th Street and 57th Street in Manhattan will be closed from 10 am to 6 pm for NY Young Republicans & C.O.R.E. Times Square Expo * Belmont Avenue between Rockaway Avenue and Watkins Street in Brooklyn will be closed from 1 pm to 6 pm for DOT Weekend Walks Be on Belmont.

The following streets in Manhattan will be closed on Sunday from 10 am to noon for the 14th Annual NYPD Memorial 5K Run: * South End Avenue between Liberty Street and Albany Street * Albany Street between South End Avenue and West Street * West Street between Albany Street and West 12th Street (southbound lanes only) * Warren Street between West Street and North End Avenue   The following streets will be closed on Sunday: * Broadway between 29th Street and 23rd Street (east curb lane), Broadway between 23rd Street and 18th Street (west curb lane), and 19th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue (north curb lane) in Manhattan will be closed from 1 pm to 4 pm for the Nepal Parade * Amsterdam Avenue between 77th Street and 90th Street in Manhattan will be closed from 10 am to 6 pm for the Amsterdam Avenue Festival * 3rd Avenue between 66th Street and 86th Street in Manhattan will be closed from 10 am to 6 pm for the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce 3rd Avenue Community Benefit Festival * Nostrand Avenue between Sterling Street and Glenwood Road in Brooklyn will be closed from 11 am to 7 pm for the Haitian Flag Day Parade * Sheepshead Bay Road between East 15th Street and Emmons Avenue in Brooklyn will be closed from noon to 5 pm for DOT Weekend Walks Sheepshead Bay  The times listed for closures for street fairs are for the actual times of the street fairs themselves. The streets may be closed longer to allow for set-up and breakdown. Street fair organizers are generally permitted to begin set-up at 8 am and breakdown must be completed by 7 pm. Detailed information on weekend street closures will be available on the DOT web site at: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/motorist/wkndtraf.shtml.