MANHATTAN — The city’s ticker-tape parade in honor of the World-Cup winning U.S. women's national soccer team is set to roll along the Canyon of Heroes starting Friday at 11 a.m.
With all 23 members of the U.S. women's team set to take part in the parade — which runs up Broadway from the Battery to City Hall — the event is sure to be packed with thousands of revelers. Paradegoers are advised to get there early.
CHECK THE MAP FOR THE PARADE ROUTE:
Here's what you need to know:
1. How to Get to the Parade:
The MTA encourages all paradegoers to stick to public transportation, since many streets will be closed to vehicular traffic.
► SUBWAYS
These are the closest subway stations to the parade:
-R to Rector Street or Cortlandt Street
-2 or 3 to Wall Street or Fulton Street
-1 to South Ferry or Whitehall Street
-4, 5 or 6 to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall
-J to Chambers Street
*Note that to prevent overcrowding, the MTA will shut down service to the following stations after 10 a.m.:
-Fulton Street 4, 5, A, C
-Wall Street 4, 5
-City Hall R
-Chambers Street A, C
-World Trade Center E
► LIRR and METRO-NORTH
If you are coming in from outside the city, the MTA will provide extra service on the LIRR and Metro-North.
There will be six extra LIRR trains heading into Penn station between 9 and 10 a.m. and 10 extra trains heading eastbound between 2 and 4 p.m.
Metro-North will have two extra trains in the morning on the Hudson and New Haven Lines, arriving to Grand Central between 9:54 a.m. and 10:03 a.m.
There will be extra trains departing Grand Central between 3:29 p.m. and 3:45 p.m.
► BUS
Bus service along Broadway in Lower Manhattan will be rerouted over Water Street starting at 9 a.m. Buses traveling uptown on Greenwich Street, Trinity Place and Church Street will be rerouted to Bowery, St. James Street, Pearl Street and Water Street.
New Jersey Transit will add additional cars to some trains during the afternoon to help with extra ridership.
There will also be additional buses during the mid-morning on the following lines: 28, 139, 158, 159, 161, 163, 165, 166, 167, 190, 193, 197, 199, 320 and 324.
2. Street Closures and Detours:
Broadway will be completely shut down with congestion spreading out to adjoining streets.
Vehicles exiting the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. will be rerouted north onto West Street or to the Battery Park underpass to the FDR Drive.
3. When to Arrive:
People generally start lining up at 4 a.m. or 5 a.m., and officials say to arrive no later than 10 a.m.
Getting the best view will depend on how early you arrive to get close to barricades set up along Broadway. You may also want to check with friends or family who work along the parade route who might let you watch from their windows.
There will be 12 floats, with the players spread about among them, so you will have lots of opportunities to get some good views.
4. What Should I Bring?
With temperatures expected to climb into the 80s, be sure to pack plenty of water and sunscreen. Also wear comfy shoes for a long period of standing. Lastly, wear clothes that can handle lots of confetti thrown on you:
SVP of Operations Ron Wolfgang + @DowntownNYC prez @JessLappin provide confetti support for tomorrow's #USWNTParade! pic.twitter.com/FF1mzQEWZ4
— Downtown Alliance (@DowntownNYC) July 9, 2015There was more than 34 tons of debris collected during the 2012 parade for the Giants, according to the Department of Sanitation. And the department is readying more than 400 people to clean up after the parade.
They will try to recycle as much of the confetti as possible.
At 1 p.m., 1,000 lucky raffle winners will be allowed into City Hall Plaza with one guest each for a ceremony honoring the team hosted by Robin Roberts of "Good Morning America."
The event is expected to cost the city $1.5 million, with an additional $500,000 donated by sponsors including Nike, Coca-Cola and the New York Red Bulls.
