It’s the final weekend for New Yorkers in Manhattan to enjoy a car-free Saturday for New York City Summer Streets.
Festivities and free family-friendly activities will be taking place from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. from the Brooklyn Bridge up to Inwood.
This year’s Summer Streets season wraps up in Brooklyn and the Bronx on Aug. 22. It started off in Queens and on Staten Island on July 25, then returned to Manhattan for the first three weekends of August.
NYC Summer Streets forecast
Once again, haze from wildfires burning in western portions of Canada and the U.S. have infiltrated skies throughout the Tri-State Area. While the smoke and campfire scent are not likely to reach the ground levels, haze will linger for the next few days.
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Despite the haze, Saturday is looking quite nice, with low humidity, sunshine, and highs in the low to mid 80s.
Manhattan street closures for Aug. 15
Parking along the Summer Streets route is restricted from 12 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Due to the Brooklyn Bridge closure, drivers heading into Manhattan will be diverted from Centre Street Exit to either FDR Drive or the Park Row South Exits. All Brooklyn-bound entrances to the bridge will remain accessible, including Chambers Street, Park Row North, Pearl Street and the FDR Drive.
MTA buses will be rerouted. Signs will be posted at affected stops, and more information is available at mta.info.
The following streets will be closed from 5 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, according to the DOT:
Area bounded by East 8th Street on the North, Park Row on the South, Cooper Square / Bowery / Chatham Square / Park Row on the East, and Broadway on the West (All Inclusive)Area bounded by 59th Street on the North, 23rd Street on the South, 5th Avenue on the East, and 6th Avenue on the West (All Inclusive)Area bounded by East 116th Street on the North, East 8th Street on the South, 3rd Avenue on the East, and 5th Avenue on the West (All Inclusive)Area bounded by East 125th Street on the North, Central Park North on the South, Lenox Avenue on the East, and Frederick Douglass Boulevard on the West (All Inclusive)Brooklyn BridgeManhattan BridgeChambers Street between West Street and Centre StreetReade Street (entire length)Worth Street (entire length)Leonard Street (entire length)Canal Street (entire length)Broome Street between Chrystie Street and Hudson StreetEast Houston Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery8th Street between 6th Avenue and Avenue A9th Street between 6th Avenue and Avenue A10th Street between 6th Avenue and Avenue A14th Street (entire length)23rd Street (entire length)30th Street (entire length)31st Street between 8th Avenue and 2nd Avenue34th Street (entire length)35th Street between 8th Avenue and 1st AvenueEast 36th Street between 3rd Avenue and 2nd AvenueEast 37th Street between 3rd Avenue and 2nd Avenue42nd Street (entire length)East 49th Street between 3rd Avenue and FDR DriveEast 50th Street between 3rd Avenue and Beekman PlaceEast 53rd Street between 3rd Avenue and Sutton Place SouthEast 54th Street between 3rd Avenue and Sutton Place South57th Street (entire length)East 59th Street between 3rd Avenue and York AvecEast 60th Street between 3rd Avenue and 2nd Avenue65th Street (entire length)66th Street (entire length)West 72nd Street between Riverside Drive and Columbus AvenueEast 72nd Street between 3rd Avenue and York AvenueEast 76th Street between 3rd Avenue and York AvenueEast 77th Street between 3rd Avenue and York AvenueEast 78th Street between 3rd Avenue and FDR DriveEast 79th Street between 3rd Avenue and FDR DriveWest 81st Street between Riverside Drive and Central Park West/ 79th Street TransverseWest 81st Street Transverse/79th Street TransverseEast 84th Street between 3rd Avenue and East End AvenueEast 85th Street between 3rd Avenue and East End AvenueWest 86th Street between Riverside Drive and Central Park West/West 86th Street Transverse86th Street TransverseEast 86th Street between 3rd Avenue and East End Avenue96th Street (entire length)97th Street between (entire length)East 102nd Street between 3rd Avenue and FDR DriveEast 106th Street between 3rd Avenue and FDR Drive110th Street/Central Park North/Tito Puente Way (entire length)West 120th Street between Riverside Drive and Morningside DriveWest 123rd Street between Broadway and Mount Morris Park West125 Street/Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard (entire length)West 135th Street between Riverside Drive and Saint Nicholas TerraceWest 141st Street between Riverside Drive and Lenox Avenue/Malcom X BoulevardWest 145th Street between Riverside Drive and West 145th Street Bridge/Harlem River Swing BridgeWest 150th Street between Riverside Drive and Edgecombe AvenueWest 155th Street (entire length)West 165th Street between Riverside Drive and Edgecombe AvenueWest 168th Street (entire length)West 171st Street (entire length)West 178th Street (entire length)West 179th Street (entire length)West 181st Street (entire length)York Avenue (entire length)Amsterdam Avenue (entire length)Riverside Drive (entire length)Bennett Avenue/Nagle Avenue (entire length)Route:Centre Street/Federal Plaza between Brooklyn Bridge Exit and Worth StreetLafayette Street between Worth Street and 4th Avenue/East 9th Street4th Avenue between East 9th Street and East 14th StreetUnion Square East between East 14th Street and East 17th StreetPark Avenue South between East 17th Street and East 32nd StreetPark Avenue between East 32nd Street and East 110th Street (Including the viaduct between East 40th Street and East 46th Street)110th Street/Tito Puente Way/Central Park North/Cathedral Parkway between Duke Ellington/Frawley Circle and BroadwayBroadway between West 108th Street and Dyckman StreetKenmare Street between Lafayette Street and Cleveland PlaceCleveland Place between Kenmare Street and Lafayette Street/Spring StreetDuke Ellington/Frawley CircleFederick Douglass CircleRest Stops:Centre Street between Duane Street and Worth StreetAstor Place between Broadway and Lafayette Street4th Avenue between East 9th Street and East 8th Street/Astor PlaceEast 26th Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington AvenueEast 27th Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington AvenuePark Avenue between East 40th Street and East 41st StreetEast 52nd Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington AvenueEast 53rd Street between Park Avenue and Lexington AvenueEast 109th Street between Park Avenue and Lexington AvenueAdam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard between Central Park North and West 113th StreetBroadway between West 125th Street and West 126th StreetWest 159th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam AvenueWest 175th Street between Broadway and Wadsworth AvenueDyckman Street between Broadway and Henshaw StreetBroadway between Dyckman Street and Arden StreetThayer Street between Broadway and Sherman AvenueMiscellaneous:Cooper Square between Astor Place and 7th StreetMadison Avenue between 27th Street and 23rd Street41st Street between Park Avenue and Madison AvenueAdam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard between 113th Street and 114th StreetRiverside Drive between Riverside Drive and Broadway
Matthew Villafane
contributed to this report.