NYC road closures during Thanksgiving week; holiday season gridlock alert now in effect

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A few New York City events are scheduled to result in road closures over the course of the coming week.

Among those events is the festive return of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which will see residents and tourists alike enjoy the sights and sounds of the holiday season.

The events in the days ahead could contribute to traffic, which is already heightened given the time of year. The city is officially under a holiday season gridlock alert from Nov. 19 through Jan. 2, 2026.

As noted in an advisory from the NYPD, the closures will be at the discretion of police.

Here’s the upcoming road closures:

Saturday, Nov. 22NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS – Heroes of Highbridge 2 Mile Walk/Run in Manhattan

Formation will be at Highbridge

Route:

University Avenue between 170th Street and 168th Street168th Street between University Avenue and 167th Street167th Street between 168th Street and Sedgwick AvenueSedgwick Avenue between 167th Street and Depot PlaceDepot Place between Sedgwick Avenue and Exterior StreetBridge Park

Dismissal will be at University Avenue between 170th Street and 168th Street.

Tuesday, Nov. 25Gotham Football Club Ticker Tape Parade in Manhattan (if necessary)

Locations:

Barclay Street between West Broadway and Church StreetBarclay Street between Church Street and BroadwayBroadway between Barclay Street and Chambers StreetChambers Street between Broadway and Centre StreetThursday, Nov. 27Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan

Formation:

Columbus Avenue between 72nd Street and 83rd StreetCentral Park West between 81st Street and 86th Street86th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue85th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue84th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue83rd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue82nd Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West81st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue77th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue76th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue75th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue74th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue72nd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue71st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue68th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue62nd Street between Central Park West and Broadway61st Street between Central Park West and Broadway59th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue

Route:

Central Park West between 81st Street and East Side of Columbus Circle/59th StreetColumbus Circle (entire circle)59th Street between Columbus Circle and 6th Avenue6th Avenue between 59th Street and 34th Street 34th Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue

Dispersal:

33rd Street between 5th Avenue and 10th Avenue34th Street between 7h Avenue and 8th Avenue34th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue35th Street between 5th Avenue and 8th Avenue36th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue37th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue38th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue39th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue40th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue41st Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue7th Avenue between 31st Street and 41st StreetBroadway between 45th Street and 34th Street

Miscellaneous:

58th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue43rd Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue40th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue39th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue38th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue37th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue36th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue32nd Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue6th Avenue between 32nd Street and 34th Street8th Avenue between 41st Street and 33rd StreetBroadway between 33rd Street and 34th StreetBroadway between Columbus Circle and 58th StreetGrand Army Plaza between 59th Street and 5th Avenue

Event Day Embargo – 12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 27:

Locations:

73rd Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West70th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West69th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West67th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West66th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West65th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West64th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West63rd Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West62nd Street between Columbus Avenue and Broadway61st Street between Columbus Avenue and Broadway60th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park WestGrand Army Plaza between 59th Street and 58th Street58th Street between 9th Avenue and 6th Avenue57th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue56th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue55th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue54th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue53rd Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue52nd Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue51st Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue50th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue49th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue48th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th AvenueRockefeller Plaza between 51st Street and 48th Street47th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue46th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue45th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue44th Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue43rd Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue42nd Street between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue41st Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue40th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue39th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue38th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue37th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue36th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue33rd Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue6th Avenue between 33rd Street and 32nd StreetColumbus Avenue between 72nd Street and 59th Street9th Avenue between 59th Street and 58th StreetBroadway between Columbus Circle and 65th Street8th Avenue between Columbus Circle and 58th Street

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