The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the NYPD have advised of the following street and bridge closures in The Bronx through 2024, and for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan.

 

Bronx/Manhattan Bridge Closures

Madison Avenue Bridge over Harlem River Nov. 18-30, 2022 

Single-lane traffic in both directions will be closed Monday to Friday from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. and Saturdays from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. The bridge will be fully closed Monday to Friday from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Bronx-bound traffic will be closed Saturday from 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. and Manhattan-bound traffic will be closed Saturday from 12:01 a.m. to 7 a.m. These closures will continue through Nov. 30, and are necessary to facilitate testing and rehabilitation. Motorists are advised to use the 145th Street Bridge as an alternate route.

If you plan on coming to watch the @Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade tomorrow, please check out the below list of prohibited items.
❌ Large backpacks/bags
❌ Chairs
❌ Umbrellas
❌ Drones
❌ Alcohol
❌ E-cigarettes

Things you can bring
✅ Holiday Spirit
✅ Smiles & cheers pic.twitter.com/OjzJ8fYC7J

— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) November 23, 2022

Robert F. Kennedy Bridge (RFK Bridge), through June 1, 2023

Single-lane traffic in each direction will be closed Monday to Friday from 10.30 p.m. to 5 a.m. next morning, Saturdays from 12 a.m. to 6.30 a.m., and Sundays from midnight to 11 a.m. on the FDR Drive/Harlem River Drive (HRD) in the vicinity of RFK Bridge. Also, Willis Avenue ramp from the FDR Drive/HRD, northbound lane, will partially be closed during these times. The closures will continue through June 1, 2023 to facilitate a new pedestrian walkway and fender rehabilitation.

 

As part of our Better Barriers pilot, we have installed low bus lane barriers on Edward L. Grant Hwy, Plimpton Ave to Nelson Ave in #theBronx. More to come at this location later this year. This pilot explores new materials to expand the #BetterBuses priority toolkit. pic.twitter.com/cNjXOfWU4r

— NYC DOT (@NYC_DOT) October 27, 2022

 

Bronx Street Closures

East 153rd Street between 3rd Avenue and Bergen Avenue: This street will be fully closed Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Nov. 21, for concrete pours and material deliveries.

Courtland Avenue between East 150tth Street and East 151st Street: This street will be closed Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Nov. 14, to facilitate crane operation.

East 191st Street between Morris Avenue and Creston Avenue: This street will be closed Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Nov. 27, for associated closure.

Fox Street between Westchester Avenue and East 163rd Street: This street will be closed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays through Dec. 10, to facilitate crane operation.

Walton Avenue between East 175th Street and Henwood Place: This street will be closed from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays through Dec. 18, to facilitate crane operation.

Walton Avenue between Henwood Place and East 176th Street: This street will be closed from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays, through Dec. 18, to facilitate crane operation.

Join me, @NYPDPC Sewell and other law enforcement leaders at City Hall to discuss the efforts that stopped a potential attack on the Jewish community in New York City this past weekend. https://t.co/WyVz2qe44Q

— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) November 21, 2022

Lydig Avenue between Bolton Street and White Plains Road: This street will be closed Fridays from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays through Nov. 27, for mainline track repairs.

Maran Place between Bronx Park East and White Plains Road: This street will be closed Fridays from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays through Nov. 27, for mainline track repairs.

Morris Avenue between East 190th Street and East 191st Street: This street will be closed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Nov. 27, for associated closure.

Creston Avenue between East 191st Street and East 190th Street: This street will be closed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Nov. 27, to facilitate crane operation.

Creston Avenue between East 191st Street and East 192nd Street: This street will be closed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Nov. 27, to facilitate crane operation.

St. Lawrence Avenue between East 172nd Street and East 174th Street: This street will be closed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Nov. 21, for hoisting cell site equipment.

Grand Concourse Bridge over Metro North Railroad Hudson Line between 151st Street and 153rd Street: Traffic lanes will be shifted while the construction progresses from northbound lanes to southbound lanes Monday to Friday from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. through Dec. 31, to facilitate watermains work. One crosswalk at a time will be closed at the intersection. Two lanes of traffic will be maintained at all times.

 

Meanwhile, Bronx Community Board 7 advises that SKF General Contractors, LLC has announced it be fully closing the roadway to use a front loader for soil delivery and backfilling at the new building construction project at 3254 Parkside Place between East 207th Street and East 209th Street in Norwood from Nov. 25 to Dec. 23, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Watch as @nypdpc joins @nycmayor and @macy’s CEO Jeff Gennette for a Thanksgiving Day Parade Safety Related Announcement. https://t.co/3nWMwed3GA

— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) November 23, 2022

 

In addition, NYSDOT officials said there will be some changes to traffic flow on the Major Deegan Expressway (MDE). The department advises motorists of long-term, right travel lane closures on the southbound MDE (I-87) in the vicinity of Exit 3 (East 138^th Street/Madison Avenue Bridge) and on northbound MDE in the vicinity of Exit 3 (Grand Concourse/East 138^th Street) in the Bronx through approximately fall of 2024.

 

Variable Message Signs (VMS) will be in place to alert motorists of these closures. Motorists are also advised that inclement weather could cause the start of these closures to be rescheduled. The closures are needed to facilitate work on NYSDOT’s $47 million project to replace the 80-year-old bridge carrying East 138^th Street over the MDE.

 

Motorists are urged to slow down and drive responsibly in work zones. Fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone. Convictions of two or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in the suspension of an individual’s driver license.

 

NYSDOT further advises motorists of changes in traffic patterns on the southbound and northbound MDE (I-87) between Exit 5 (East 161st Street/Macombs Dam Bridge) and Exit 7 (Cross Bronx Expressway/New Haven/Trenton) in The Bronx. DOT officials said these changes in traffic patterns and long-term closure are needed to facilitate work on NYSDOT’s $119 million MDE rehabilitation project, which is reconstructing the MDE in both directions between Exit 5 and Exit 7.

 

Southbound: All travel lanes will be shifted to the left of the work zone, on through approximately the end of 2022.

 

Northbound: All travel lanes will provide access to northbound and southbound I-95 and northbound I-87. The right northbound travel lane will be shifted to Sedgwick Avenue, which will provide access to the I-95, local streets, and I-87 via local streets. This change in traffic pattern will take place through approximately the end of 2022.

 

Motorists are urged to slow down and drive responsibly in work zones. Fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone.  Convictions of two or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in the suspension of an individual’s driver license.

 

This fall, NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) will begin Better Buses transit and safety improvements on University Avenue from Tremont Avenue to Kingsbridge Road in The Bronx. According to DOT, this work will improve pedestrian safety, improve bike safety and increase bus speeds. See attached flier below for more information. 

 

As reported, and as a reminder, since Aug. 1, 2022, tickets are being issued to drivers who breach the 25 mph citywide speed limit by exceeding the posted speed limits by more than 10 mph. Speed cameras are now in operation 24/7/365.

 

For all New Yorkers and the reasons we are out at night and on weekends. #VisionZero

Beginning today 8/1 at 10PM for the first time, NYC's 2,000 speed cameras will help keep New Yorkers safe 24/7/365.#Drive25 and always yield to pedestrians and cyclists. pic.twitter.com/Qq7XaiWGll

— NYC DOT (@NYC_DOT) August 1, 2022

 

NYC Department of Design & Construction (DDC) advises the public of a simple pedestrian ramp rehabilitation that is taking place in The Bronx and in Queens during the fourth quarter of 2022. See attached notice below for more information.

 

NYC Department of Design & Construction (DDC) provided the following weekly update on the ongoing Bainbridge Avenue construction project from Nov. 21 to Nov. 25.

 

NYC Department of Design & Construction also provided the following weekly update on the Bainbridge Avenue construction project from Nov. 28 to Dec. 2.

 

NYC Department of Environmental Protection provided the following reconstruction newsletter for the Jerome Park Reservoir and Aqueduct Rehabilitation project which is ongoing through December 2026.

 

In addition, DDC also announced a 24-hour, temporary, no-parking rule on the east side of Jerome Avenue, between Shandler Road and East 233rd Street, starting Friday, Oct. 14.

 

DDC also announced a two-way traffic reopening on Bainbridge Avenue on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, from East Gun Hill Road and Jerome Avenue and Bainbridge intersection.

 

 

Additionally, DDC has advised that there will be no parking (24/7) on a temporary basis on the east curb of Phelan Place, effective Oct. 5. See below flier for more information.

 

Meanwhile, the MTA has advised of the following repairs on the D line that are ongoing from July 2022 through 2023.

 

From August 2022, NYC DOT will make ongoing safety improvements on White Plains Road from East 226th Street to East 241st Street in Wakefield. The work adds protected bike lanes, shortens pedestrian crossings, improves accessibility, and upgrades corridor markings. See attached flier below for more information. 

 

 

Notice of Replacement of Trunk Water Mains, Rehabilitation of Sewers in Norwood and Woodlawn Heights

NYC Department of Design and Construction advises that the replacement of the trunk and distribution water mains and a rehabilitation of the sewers continues to take place in Norwood and Woodlawn Heights during the fourth quarter of 2022. See attached fliers for more information.

 

 

Curbside Parking 

There will be restrictions to curbside parking and sidewalk access for certain community districts from Oct. 4, 2021 until Summer 2023, at certain times. See attached flyer below for more details.

 

 

Bronx Bus Redesign 

As reported, the Bronx bus redesign plan was initiated in 2019 by New York City Transit (an agency of the MTA) and the final plan was made available here: https://new.mta.info/bronxbusredesign, while the final plan addendum (published in November 2021) was made available here. Comments from the public were submitted here: https://mta-nyc.custhelp.com/app/comments_bronxbus. On December 15, 2021, the MTA Board of Directors adopted the Bronx Local Bus Network Redesign Final Plan. The staff summary and Board proceedings are available for review by clicking on the hyperlinks provided. Earlier this year, preparations got underway to roll out the borough-wide plan, as reported. On Tuesday, June 21, the MTA formally announced the go-live date of June 26 during a press conference held at Fordham Plaza.

 

Dirt Bikes & Scooters 

NYPD reminds residents that dirt bikes are illegal. See attached flyer below. Also, if your scooter has an electric or gas motor with no vehicle ID number, then it is illegal and cannot be driven or sold. Violators could face fines and vehicles will be seized by police.

 

Motorized scooters in New York City are illegal. See below flier for more information.

 

For real-time travel information, motorists should check New York State’s official traffic and travel information source, 511NY, before traveling. Call 5-1-1, visit www.511NY.org or download the free 511NY mobile app on iTunes or Google Play.  The free service allows users to check road conditions, view traffic cameras and link to air and transit information.  The app features Drive mode, which provides audible alerts along a chosen route while a user is driving, warning them about incidents and construction.

 

Motorists are urged to slow down and drive responsibly in work zones. Fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone.  Convictions of two or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in the suspension of an individual’s driver license.

 

For up-to-date travel information, call 511, visit www.511NY.org or download the free 511NY mobile app.

 

In addition, the NYPD has advised of a Holiday Season gridlock alert until Jan. 2, 2023.

Thanksgiving Day Parade Manhattan Street Closures (at the discretion of the NYPD):

Parade Formation:

• Columbus Avenue between 72nd Street and 83rd Street
• Central Park West between 81st Street and 86th Street
• 81st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
• 77th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
• 76th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
• 75th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
• 74th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
• 73rd Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West
• 72nd Street between CentralPark 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
• 61st Street between Central Park West and Broadway
• 59th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue

Route:

• Central Park West between 81st Street and East Side of Columbus Circle/59th Street
• Columbus Circle between 59th Street and Broadway
• 59th Street between Columbus Circle and 6th Avenue
• 6th Avenue between 59th Street and 34th Street
• 34th Street between 6th Avenue 7th Avenue

Dispersal:

• 33rd Street between 6th Avenue and 10th Avenue
• 34th Street between 7h Avenue and 8th Avenue
• 34th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
• 35th Street between 5th Avenue and 8th Avenue
• 36th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
• 37th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
• 38th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
• 39th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
• 40th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue
• 41st Street between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue
• 7th Avenue between 31st Street and 41st Street
• Broadway between 45th Street and 34th Street

Miscellaneous Street Closures Relating to the Parade at the discretion of the NYPD:

• 58th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
• 43rd Street between 6th Avenue and Broadway
• 40th Street between 7th Avenue and 6th Avenue
• 39th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
• 38th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
• 37th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
• 36th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
• 32nd Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue
• 6th Avenue between 32nd Street and 33rd Street
• 8th Avenue between 40th Street and 33rd Street
• Broadway between 33rd Street and 34th Street
• Grand Army Plaza between 59th Street and Plaza Street