LOWER MANHATTAN — Pope Francis is making his way to New York City — and as you might have heard, his first visit is going to affect traffic.
Here's a closer look at how the pontiff's trip, specifically to the 9/11 Memorial from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, will affect Lower Manhattan street closures. People who live and work in the area are encouraged to carry ID with them, according to officials.
► Beginning at about midnight, Liberty and Cedar streets, between Trinity Place and Greenwich Street, will be closed to car traffic. They should reopen about 1 p.m., after the pope leaves the memorial plaza.
► From 11 a.m. to about 1 p.m., the northbound lanes of West Street, from Battery Place to Murray Street, will be closed.
► Southbound on West Street, from Chambers Street to Albany Street, there will be intermittent closures/managed access — trucks and other large vehicles are prohibited.
Bus schedule changes:
The M9, M20 and M22 bus routes will curtail service short of Battery Park City during the pope's visit to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center site. The M9 and M22 will terminate near City Hall, while the M20 will travel southbound on Broadway and northbound on Church Street.
Some subway stops may be skipped during the Pope's NYC visit for crowd control. Check the MTA website for updates.
Something else to keep in mind this weekend: the Tunnel to Towers Annual Run/Walk is set for Sunday morning, which will shut down the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel.
One tube will be closed from 10 p.m. Saturday through 3 p.m. Sunday. There will be one lane open in each direction in the remaining tube until both tubes are closed for the run, from 7:45 a.m. Sunday until 3 p.m., according to details released Tuesday by the MTA.
The annual charity run/walk begins in Red Hook, Brooklyn and ends across from the World Trade Center site, retracing the route FDNY firefighter Stephen Siller ran on Sept. 11, 2001.
For a full look at what streets will be closed throughout the city, check out this full listing. And here's a look at the Pope's NYC schedule.
