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Dozens of Streets Closed in Manhattan for Thanksgiving Parade

By Sybile Penhirin | November 26, 2014 3:47pm | Updated on November 27, 2014 8:58am
 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is the the official kick off to the holiday season.
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is the the official kick off to the holiday season.
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NEW YORK CITY — Several streets are closed to traffic Wednesday for the Macy’s parade balloon inflation and many more will be closed on Thanksgiving for the actual parade.

With heavy traffic expected on both of days, people are encouraged to take mass transit, officials said.

Here is the breakdown of Wednesday's street closures:

► 81st and 77th streets from Central Park West to Columbus Avenue are closed to vehicle traffic at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday as the parade's balloons are being inflated. Pedestrians can see the balloons being blown up from 3.p.m. until 10 p.m. on 81st Street and 77th Street from Central Park West to Columbus Avenue. Spectators can enter the viewing area from the west side of Columbus Avenue at 79th Street. No large backpacks, lawn chairs, large coolers or alcoholic beverages will be allowed in the viewing area along the Macy’s parade route, the NYPD said. 

► 79th Street between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues closed to traffic at 1 p.m.

► 76th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West will be closed to traffic starting at 3 p.m. Wednesday.

► 77th , 78th, 80th, and 81st streets between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues will be closed to traffic starting at 3 p.m. Wednesday.

► Central Park Transverse Road at Central Park West and West 81 Street will be closed to traffic in both directions starting at 3 p.m. Wednesday

► Central Park West from 59th to 86th streets will be closed to all traffic after 10 p.m. Wednesday.

Streets closed to traffic on Thanksgiving Day, November 27:

The streets on which the parade will take place will be closed during the event. The formation of the parade will begin at 8 a.m. at West 77th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue, West 81st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue, and Central Park West between West 77th and 86th Streets

The parade will tostart at 9 a.m. on 77th Street and Central Park West. The parade will head down the following route:

► South on Central Park West to Columbus Circle

► South through the east side of Columbus Circle to 59th Street

► East on 59th Street to Sixth Avenue

► South on Sixth Avenue to 34th Street

► West on 34th Street to Sixth Avenue

Several other streets across the city will also be closed on Thanksgiving:

► Broadway between 34th and 38th streets will be closed from midnight to 1 p.m.

► Sixth Avenue between West 23rd and West 42nd streets will be closed from 2 a.m. to 1 p.m.

► Seventh Avenue from 34th and 42nd streets will be closed from 2 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

► 34th Street between Sixth and Eighth avenues will be closed from 10 p.m. on Wenesday to 5 p.m. on Thursday

► 59th Street eastbound between Seventh Avenue and Central Park West will be closed from midnight to 2 p.m.

► 59th Street westbound between Fifth Avenue and Central Park West will be closed from 2 a.m. to 2 p.m.

► 35th Street between Fifth and Eighth avenues will be closed from 2 a.m. to 4 p.m.

► 36th Street between Sixth and Eighth avenues will be closed from 2 a.m. to 2 p.m.

► 37th Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue will be closed from 4 a.m. to 2 p.m.

►38th Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue will be closed from 4 a.m. to 2 p.m.

► Eighth Avenue between 34th and 40th streets will be closed from 4 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

► Broadway between 38th and 59th streets will be closed from 4 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

► 33rd Street between Seventh and 10th avenue will be closed from  8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

► 39th and 40th Streets between Broadway and Eighth Avenue will be closed from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

► 49th and 50th streets between Fifth and Seventh avenuea will be closed from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

► Central Park 65th Street/66th Street Transverse Roads closed from 7 a.m. until the end of the parade.

From 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. trucks and other large vehicles will not be able to access:

► Sixth Avenue between West 43rd and West 59th streets

► Eighth Avenue between West 57th and West 59th streets

► Broadway between 49th and 57th streets

► 42nd Street between Fifth and Eighth avenues

► 57th Street between Fifth and Eighth Avenue