Ready for Turkey Day SecretNYCers?
We’re only days away from the 90th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, where thousands of tourists and city dwellers alike will stand to watch the festive procession take place. What would thanksgiving be without novelty hot air balloons and lip syncing pop acts? Nothing. That’s what!
Given that this will be the 90th anniversary of the Macy’s parade, it will more than likely be more of a festive celebration that usual. So what does that mean to New Yorkers like us? Traffic-pocalypse.
Thankfully, the NYC Department of Transportation is prepared for our complaints and has released a list of Thanksgiving Day street closures.
Street Closures
From 9 am – 12 pm on Thanksgiving Day, the following streets will be closed to vehicular traffic:
- 6th Avenue between 59th Street and 34th Street
- 7th Avenue between 33rd Street and 40th Street
- Columbus Avenue between 81st Street and 77th Street
- Central Park West between 86th Street and east side of Columbus Circle/59th Street
- 81st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
- 76th Street and 77th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
- 71st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
- 68th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
- 62nd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
- 59th Street between Columbus Circle and 6th Avenue
- Broadway between 59th Street and 58th Street
- 40th Street between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue
- 36th Street to 39th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
- 35th Street between 6th Avenue and 8th Avenue
- 34th Street between 5th Avenue and 8th Avenue
- 33rd Street between 6th Avenue and 10th Avenue
Parade Route
The 2.5 mile parade route will begin at Central Park West and 77th Street and end at Macy’s on 34th Street. Below is the official parade route map courtesy of metro.us:
- Central Park West between 81st Street and East Side of Columbus Circle/59th Street
- Broadway between 59th Street and 58th Street
- 59th Street between Columbus Circle and 6th Avenue
- 6th Avenue between 59th Street and 34th
For more information on the parade visit Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. There you’ll get all the information you need, as well as a sweet 3D map (depending on your browser).
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