NYC Weekend Bridge & Street Closings > July 4 - 10, 2009

Manhattan
Hudson River: 12th Avenue (9A) between 23rd and 59th Street;
Viewing Access: 24th, 26th-30th, 33rd, 34th, 40-44, 47th-52nd and 54th to 57th Streets between 11th and 12th Avenues:
The above locations will be closed from 4pm July 4th until 1am July 5th for the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Celebration as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

West 39th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue: This street will be closed overnight Friday from 12:01am to 6am to facilitate crane operation.

Greene Street between Canal Street and Grand Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 8am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation.

Grand Street between Thompson Avenue and 6th Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 9am to 7pm to facilitate crane operation.

Washington Place between Mercer Street and Greene Street: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation.

Mulberry Street between Canal and Broome Streets; Hester Street between Mott and Mulberry Streets: This street will be closed Friday through Sunday until September 1st, 2009 from 11am to 6pm for the Mulberry Street Pedestrian Mall as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Stone Street between Coenties Alley and Williams Street: This street will be closed Monday April 27th through November 30th from 11am to 6pm for the Stone Street Pedestrian Mall as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Water Street between Fulton Street and Broad Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the Pearl Street Park Association 4th of July Festival as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

6th Avenue between West 14th Street and West 23rd Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the McBurney YMCA Festival as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit

6th Avenue between West 42nd Street and West 56th Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the USO Street Fair as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Stone Street between Hanover Square and Coenties Alley: This street will be closed Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the Stone Street 4th of July Celebration as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Lexington Avenue between East 34th Street and East 42nd Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the Israeli Civil Rights Lexington Avenue Street Fair as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Brooklyn
Bedford Avenue between North 4th Avenue and North 9th Street: This street will be closed Saturday July 4, 11, 18, and 25 from 11am to 10pm for the Williamsburg Walks as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Queens
Myrtle Avenue between Wyckoff Avenue and Fresh Pond Road: This street will be closed Thursday through Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the Myrtle Avenue 4th of July Sidewalk Sale as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Staten Island
Formation: Showplace Center (Victory Boulevard at West Shore East Service Roadway)
Route: West on Victory Boulevard to Glen Street; Glen Street to Cannon Avenue; Cannon Avenue to Victory Boulevard; Victory Boulevard to 141 East Service Road @ West Shore Expressway The above streets will be close Saturday from 12:30pm to 3pm for the Travis 4th of July Parade as permitted by NYPD. Also the northbound Victory Boulevard exit from the West Shore Expressway will be closed. Manhattan
Hudson River: 12th Avenue (9A) between 23rd and 59th Street;
Viewing Access: 24th, 26th-30th, 33rd, 34th, 40-44, 47th-52nd and 54th to 57th Streets between 11th and 12th Avenues:
The above locations will be closed from 4pm July 4th until 1am July 5th for the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Celebration as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

West 39th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue: This street will be closed overnight Friday from 12:01am to 6am to facilitate crane operation.

Greene Street between Canal Street and Grand Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 8am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation.

Grand Street between Thompson Avenue and 6th Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 9am to 7pm to facilitate crane operation.

Washington Place between Mercer Street and Greene Street: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation.

Mulberry Street between Canal and Broome Streets; Hester Street between Mott and Mulberry Streets: This street will be closed Friday through Sunday until September 1st, 2009 from 11am to 6pm for the Mulberry Street Pedestrian Mall as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Stone Street between Coenties Alley and Williams Street: This street will be closed Monday April 27th through November 30th from 11am to 6pm for the Stone Street Pedestrian Mall as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Water Street between Fulton Street and Broad Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the Pearl Street Park Association 4th of July Festival as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

6th Avenue between West 14th Street and West 23rd Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the McBurney YMCA Festival as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit

6th Avenue between West 42nd Street and West 56th Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the USO Street Fair as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Stone Street between Hanover Square and Coenties Alley: This street will be closed Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the Stone Street 4th of July Celebration as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Lexington Avenue between East 34th Street and East 42nd Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the Israeli Civil Rights Lexington Avenue Street Fair as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Brooklyn
Bedford Avenue between North 4th Avenue and North 9th Street: This street will be closed Saturday July 4, 11, 18, and 25 from 11am to 10pm for the Williamsburg Walks as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Queens
Myrtle Avenue between Wyckoff Avenue and Fresh Pond Road: This street will be closed Thursday through Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the Myrtle Avenue 4th of July Sidewalk Sale as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Staten Island
Formation: Showplace Center (Victory Boulevard at West Shore East Service Roadway)
Route: West on Victory Boulevard to Glen Street; Glen Street to Cannon Avenue; Cannon Avenue to Victory Boulevard; Victory Boulevard to 141 East Service Road @ West Shore Expressway The above streets will be close Saturday from 12:30pm to 3pm for the Travis 4th of July Parade as permitted by NYPD. Also the northbound Victory Boulevard exit from the West Shore Expressway will be closed.

NYC Weekend Street & Bridge Closures > Friday, June 27, 2009 to Sunday, June 29, 2009

Flush from yesterday's obit extravaganza, let's get back to some pure info-goodness.

Manhattan
East 15th Street between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

West 15th Street between 10th Avenue and 9th Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 12:01am to 6am to facilitate crane operation.

West 19th Street between 10th Avenue and 11th Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 6am to 9pm to facilitate crane removal operation.

East 33rd between 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue: This street will be closed Sunday from 9am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

East 48th Street between 3rd Avenue and Lexington Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 6am to 9pm to facilitate crane removal operation.

West 53rd Street between 10th Avenue and 11th Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

West 58th Street between 10th Avenue and 11th Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 6am to 9pm to facilitate crane removal operation.

East 68th Street between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

West 93rd Street between Riverside Drive and West End Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 3pm to facilitate crane operation.

West 143rd Street between Broadway and Riverside Drive: This street will be closed Sunday form 8am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation.

West 165th Street between Fort Washington Avenue and Riverside Drive: This street will be closed Saturday form 7am to 3pm to facilitate crane operation.

Washington Place between Greene Street and Mercer Street: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation.

Wooster Street between Prince Street and West Houston Street: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 6am to 10am to facilitate crane operation.

Greene Street between Canal Street and Grand Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 8am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation.

Mulberry Street between Canal and Broome Streets; Hester Street between Mott and Mulberry Streets: This street will be closed Friday through Sunday until September 1st, 2009 from 11am to 6pm for the Mulberry Street Pedestrian Mall as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Stone Street between Coenties Alley and Williams Street: This street will be closed Monday April 27th through November 30th from 11am to 6pm for the Stone Street Pedestrian Mall as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Formation: 35th Street to 38th Street between Broadway and 5th Avenue
Route: 6th Avenue between 35th Street and 59th Streets
Dispersal: 56th Street between 5th Avenue and 7th Avenue
The above streets will be closed Saturday from 11am to 5pm for the Inter-Immigrants Day Parade as permitted by NYPD.

Formation: 104th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
Route: Madison Avenue from 104th Street to 116th Street; 116th Street to Pleasant Avenue; Pleasant Avenue to 120th Street
Dispersal: 120th Street between 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue
The above streets will be closed Sunday from 11am to 3pm for the Governeur Parents Association Parade as permitted by NYPD.

Formation: 52nd, 53rd, 54th, and 56th Streets between 7th Avenue and Madison Avenue
Route: 5th Avenue from 52nd Street to Greenwich Street
Dispersal: Greenwich Street between West Houston and Bethune Streets
The above streets will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the Heritage of Pride Parade as permitted by NYPD.

Hudson Street between 14th Street and Bethune Streets; 13th Street between 9th Avenue and Hudson Street; 9th Avenue between 13th Street and 14th Streets: These streets will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the Heritage of Pride Festival as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Brooklyn
Gates Avenue between Knickerbocker Avenue and Wilson Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation.

Palmetto Street between Knickerbocker Avenue and Wilson Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation.

6th Avenue between 23rd Street and 33rd Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the Church of St. John 6th Avenue Festival as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Formation: Grand Street between Union Avenue and Lorimer Street
Route: Grand Street from Lorimer Street to Graham Avenue; Graham Avenue to Flushing Avenue
Dispersal: Thornton Street between Flushing Avenue and Broadway; Debovoise Street between Broadway and Humboldt Street
The above streets will be closed Sunday from 11am to 5pm for the Brooklyn Puerto Rican State Parade and Festival as permitted by NYPD.

Queens
33rd Street between 47th Avenue and Queens Boulevard: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 6am to 9pm to facilitate crane removal operation.

146th Street between Archer Avenue and 91st Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday from 8am to 1pm to facilitate crane operation.

Bronx
167th Street between Gerard Avenue and Cromwell Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday's June 20, 27, July 4, 11, 2009 from 11am to 5pm for the Bronx Summer Walks as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Mosholu Parkway between Kazimeroff Boulevard and Van Cortlandt Avenue; Fox Street between Interval and Longwood Avenues; East 158th Street between Grand Concourse and Walton Avenue:
The above streets will be closed Friday and Saturday 10am to 7pm for the Bronx Week 2009 Events and Parade as permitted by NYPD.

New York/New Jersey
Holland Tunnel-New Jersey Bound/Westbound: Beginning Saturday April 4th, 2009 and continuing Saturday and Sunday until completion with the exception of Holiday weekends, New Jersey bound lanes of the Holland Tunnel will be completely closed to traffic from 1am to 8am Saturday and Sunday for repaving. The project is weather sensitive and closures may be cancelled due to inclement weather. Motorist traveling to New Jersey during this period should use alternate.

An Appreciation of Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson is dead in Los Angeles at age 50. He was an odd, tortured man who was often accused of having inappropriate relationships with children. It is very likely that he was a criminal who got away with some of the worst crimes our culture has to offer.

I have not come to bury Michael Jackson, however. Michael Jackson was a complete hero to me. I was 15 years old when Thriller came out. Every song was magic. He moved in ways that seemed impossible and easy.

As the last child in a family of seven hard-rocking, double-album-pot-cleaning, Uriah Heap-feeling family, I had gone through the late 70s and early 80s with the sour, defensive, and ultimately indefensible position that disco sucked.

Michael Jackson and this record changed all of that. He gave me what I needed, with a beat and a speed that satisfied me, and lyrics that went somewhere. He made me dance, and that made all the difference in high school.

As I teach CCD to 7th grade kids, we often come across the Immaculate Conception and the concept of the virgin birth of Jesus. They're dubious, as you can imagine. I tell them that sometimes it's OK to let yourself believe something, to give yourself permission to completely believe that something is true, without reservation or strict proof.

The ability to do this, as far as we can tell, is uniquely human. So believing in the Immaculate Conception, or any other concept that requires faith, is a celebration of your humanity.

I tell them we might all be wrong. I give them an example. In early November 2004, I fully believed that Senator John Kerry was going to be elected President of the United States. Apparently I was wrong.

Then I give them another example. I fully believe, with my entire heart, that Jesus Christ Himself came down from heaven in 1982 and sat next to a man named Michael Jackson while he wrote a record called Thriller. I believe this. And no one can tell me it's not true.

On The Same Day: From the Anus to the Heart in Los Angeles

Today, Farah Fawcett, a woman known for her beauty and smile, died of anal cancer. Her second paragraph says that she took on more serious roles, beyond the cheesecake.

Today, Michael Jackson, a genius singer and performer, died of a heart attack. His second paragraph says that he may have criminally had sex with boys for decades.

Often it's the second paragraph that gets you.

NYC Weekend Street & Bridge Closures > June 19 - 21, 2009

Manhattan
East 17th Street between 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday from 6am to 5pm to facilitate crane operation.

West 19th Street between 10th Avenue and 11th Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 6am to 9pm to facilitate crane operation.

East 25th Street between Park Avenue South and Madison Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

East 34th Street between 3rd Avenue and Lexington Avenue: One lane in each direction will be open to traffic Saturday from 5am to 2pm to facilitate crane operation.

West 37th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday from 12:01am to 7am to facilitate crane operation.

West 44th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday from 2am to 7am to facilitate crane removal operation.

West 44th Street between 8th Avenue and 9th Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 6am to 10pm to facilitate crane operation.

West 46th Street between 8th Avenue and Broadway: This street will be closed 12:01am to 6am Saturday and/or Sunday to facilitate crane operation.

East 48th Street between Lexington Avenue and 3rd Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday from 6am to 9pm to facilitate crane removal operation.

West 53rd Street between 10th Avenue and 11th Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

East 64th Street between Lexington Avenue and Park Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

65th Street Transverse Road between 5th Avenue and Central Park West: This roadway will be closed Saturday from 12:01am to 6am to facilitate NYCDOT bridge inspection.

West 67th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane assembly operation.

East 78th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 7am to 7pm to facilitate crane operation.

East 88th Street between York Avenue and East End Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation.

East 92nd Street between Madison Avenue and Park Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday from 8am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation.

East 98th Street between Lexington Avenue and Park Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 6am to 9pm to facilitate crane removal operation.

East 118th Street between Pleasant Avenue and Dead End: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation.

East 119th Street between 1st Avenue and Pleasant Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday from 9am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation.

Crosby between Prince Street and Spring Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 8am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation.

Greene Street between Canal Street and Grand Street: This street will be closed from 8am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation.

Mulberry Street between Canal and Broome Streets; Hester Street between Mott and Mulberry Streets: This street will be closed Friday through Sunday until September 1st, 2009 from 11am to 6pm for the Mulberry Street Pedestrian Mall as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Stone Street between Coenties Alley and Williams Street: This street will be closed Monday April 27th through November 30th from 11am to 6pm for the Stone Street Pedestrian Mall as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Broadway between West 57th Street and West 47th Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the NY Young Republicans Club Festival as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Millitary Island; Broadway between West 43rd Street and West 44th Street; Duffy Square/Broadway between West 46th Street and West 47th Street:
The above streets will be closed Sunday from 5am to 8pm for the Times Square Summer Solstice Event as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Formation: 79th Street and Riverside Drive
Route: 79th Street and Riverside Drive to West End Avenue; West End Avenue from 79th Street to 95th Street; 95th Street from West End Avenue to Broadway
End: 95th Street and Broadway
The above streets will be closed Sunday from 11am to 3pm for the Dr. Glory Children's Theatre Parade as permitted by NYPD.

Columbus Avenue between West 96th Street and West 86th Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the WS Crime Prevention/Mitchell-Lama Street Festival as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Lexington Avenue between East 34th Street and East 42nd Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the Kidney and Urology Foundation Lexington Avenue Street Festival as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Perimeter around Marcus Garvey Park; Madison Avenue from 120th Street to 124th Street; 124th Street from Madison Avenue to Mt. Morris Park West; Mt. Morris Park from 124th Street to 120th Street; 120th Street to Madison Avenue:
The above streets will be closed Sunday from 12 Noon to 5pm for the Harlem Cycling Classic as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Lexington Avenue between 42nd - 57th Streets: This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the Turtle Bay Association Street Festival as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Brooklyn
45th Street between Fort Hamilton Parkway and New Utrecht Avenue: These streets will be closed 9am to 3pm Friday and 5am to 10pm Saturday and Sunday to facilitate NYCT crane operation.

45th Street between New Utrecht Avenue and 12th Avenue: This street will be closed 9am to 3pm Friday and 5am to 10pm Saturday and Sunday to facilitate NYCT crane operation.

46th Street between 11th Avenue and New Utrecht Avenue: This street will be closed 9am to 3pm Friday and 5am to 10pm Saturday and Sunday to facilitate NYCT crane operation.

47th Street between 11th Avenue and New Utrecht Avenue: This street will be closed 9am to 3pm Friday and 5am to 10pm Saturday and Sunday to facilitate NYCT crane operation.

47th Street between New Utrecht Avenue and 12th Avenue: This street will be closed 9am to 3pm Friday and 5am to 10pm Saturday and Sunday to facilitate NYCT crane operation.

Washington Avenue between Myrtle Avenue and Park Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

Pacific Street between Court Street and Boerum Place: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

Surf Avenue between West 10th Street to West 21st Street; West 21st Street from Surf Avenue to Boardwalk:
The above streets will be closed Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the Mermaid Parade as permitted by NYPD.

Bedford Avenue between North 4th Street and North 9th Street: This street will be closed on Saturdays June 20th, and 27th, July 4th and 11th, 2009 from 11am to 10pm for the Williamsburg Walks as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Vanderbilt Avenue between Dean Street and Park Place: This street will be closed Sunday's June 21st and 28th from 11am to 6pm for the Sumer Streets on Vanderbilt as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

7th Avenue between Flatbush Avenue and 16th Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the Park Slope Chamber of Commerce Festival as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Bronx
167th Street between Gerard Avenue and Cromwell Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday's June 20, 27, July 4, 11, 2009 from 11am to 5pm for the Bronx Summer Walks as permitted by the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Mosholu Parkway between Kazimeroff Boulevard and Van Cortlandt Avenue; Fox Street between Interval and Longwood Avenues; East 158th Street between Grand Concourse and Walton Avenue:
The above streets will be closed Friday and Saturday 10am to 7pm for the Bronx Week 2009 Events and Parade as permitted by NYPD.

New York/New Jersey
Holland Tunnel-New Jersey Bound/Westbound: Beginning Saturday April 4th, 2009 and continuing Saturday and Sunday until completion with the exception of Holiday weekends, New Jersey bound lanes of the Holland Tunnel will be completely closed to traffic from 1am to 8am Saturday and Sunday for repaving. The project is weather sensitive and closures may be cancelled due to inclement weather. Motorist traveling to New Jersey during this period should use alternate crossings.

George Washington Bridge: New Jersey Bound/Westbound: All lanes on the lower level, and the Henry Hudson Parkway ramp to the lower level New Jersey bound, will be closed Saturday from 12:01am to 8am to facilitate PANY/NJ construction activity.