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St. Patrick's Day Parade Street Closures

By DNAinfo Staff on March 16, 2011 5:17pm

St. Parade's Day Parade-goers revel during the 2010 parade.
St. Parade's Day Parade-goers revel during the 2010 parade.
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By Mariel S. Clark

DNAinfo News Editor

MANHATTAN — The city's 250th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade will draw millions of spectators and close dozens of streets on Thursday.

Drivers not wishing to get stuck behind a sea of green should avoid the following closures, the Department of Transportation said on its website.

These streets will be closed from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for parade:

- 5th Avenue between 42nd Street and 86th Street

- Vanderbilt Avenue between 43rd Street and 46th Street

- 44th and 45th Streets between Vanderbilt Avenue and 6th Avenue

- 46th through 48th Streets between Park Avenue and 6th Avenue

- 80th through 85th Streets between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue

- 63rd and 64th Streets between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue

- Madison Avenue between 63rd Street and 64th Street