TIMES SQUARE — The area around Times Square and much of Midtown will be a snarl of pedestrians with silly hats, "2016" glasses and noisemakers on New Year's Eve. In order to accommodate the crowds and keep revelers safe, the city is shutting down a wide swath of streets in Midtown.
Check the list, plan ahead, and remember that the NYPD is urging people to use public transportation when at all possible.
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Here are the streets that will be closed for the festivities:
►From 12:01 a.m. on Thursday to 1 a.m. on Friday:
• All crosstown streets between Sixth and Eighth avenues from 33rd Street to 59th Street
• The west side of Fifth Avenue from 37th Street to 52nd Street
• The west side of Sixth Avenue from 34th Street to 59th Street
• Both sides of Sixth Avenue from 37th Street to 52nd Street
• Broadway from 34th Street to 59th Street
• Seventh Avenue from 34th Street to 59th Street
• Ninth Avenue from 41st Street to 43rd Street
• The west side of 10th Avenue between 58th and 59th streets
• Both sides of 11th Avenue from 34th Street to 39th Street
• The east side of 11th Avenue between 58th and 59th streets
• Both sides of Eighth Avenue from 34th Street to 59th Street
• 34th Street from Fifth Avenue to Ninth Avenue
• 34th Street between 11th and 12th avenues
• 37th Street from Fifth Avenue to Eighth Avenue
• 38th Street from Sixth Avenue to Eighth Avenue
• 39th Street from Sixth Avenue to Eighth Avenue
• 40th Street from Fifth Avenue to Ninth Avenue
• 41st Street from Sixth Avenue to Eighth Avenue
• 42nd Street between First and Second avenues
• 42nd Street from Fifth Avenue to Ninth Avenue
• 43rd Street from Fifth Avenue to Eighth Avenue
• 44th Street from Sixth Avenue to Ninth Avenue
• 45th Street from Sixth Avenue to Eighth Avenue
• 46th Street from Sixth Avenue to Eighth Avenue
• 47th Street from Sixth Avenue to Eighth Avenue
• 48th Street From Fifth Avenue to Ninth Avenue
• 49th Street from Sixth Avenue to Eighth Avenue
• 50th Street from Sixth Avenue to Eighth Avenue
• Both sides of 51st Street from Sixth Avenue to Eighth Avenue
• 52nd Street From Fifth Avenue to Eighth Avenue
• 53rd Street from Sixth Avenue to Eighth Avenue
• 54th Street from Sixth Avenue to Eighth Avenue
• 55th Street from Sixth Avenue to Eighth Avenue
• 56th Street from Sixth Avenue to Eighth Avenue
• 57th Street from Fifth Avenue to Ninth Avenue
• 58th Street From Fifth Avenue to Eighth Avenue
• 58th Street between 10th and 11th avenues
• 59th Street between 10th and 11th avenues
• 59th Street from Fifth Avenue to Columbus Circle
► Beginning at 4 a.m. on Thursday:
• Seventh Avenue from 43rd Street to 48th Street
• Broadway between 47th and 48th streets
• 46th and 47th Streets from Sixth Avenue to Eighth Avenue
► Beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday:
• Seventh Avenue from 41st Street to 59th Street
• Broadway from 47th Street to 59th streets
• 43rd, 44th, 45th, 46th and 47th streets from Sixth Avenue to Eighth Avenue
► Beginning at 5 p.m. on Thursday:
• 42nd Street from Sixth Avenue to Eighth Avenue
► After 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday the remainder of the traffic closures will be instituted as crowd conditions warrant:
• All crosstown streets from 37th to 41st streets between Sixth and Eighth avenues
• All crosstown streets from 49th to 59th Streets between Sixth and Eighth avenues
• 48th Street from Fifth to Ninth avenues
► Crosstown access for emergency vehicles will be available on 42nd, 48th and 59th streets
► The New Year's Eve celebration will also affect MTA service in and around Times Square:
On Thursday from 7 p.m. to shortly after midnight, the northbound platform at the 50th Street 1 train stop and both north and southbound platforms at the 49th Street N, Q, R will be closed.
Straphangers going to Times Square for the New Year’s Eve celebration should avoid using the 42 St-Times Square stop as they may be prevented from exiting onto the street.
The MTA is urging riders to exit from stations at 50th Street, 57th Street or 59th Street-Columbus Circle and Times Square. Additional service will be provided on the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, A, C, D, E, F, L, N, Q, R and S lines.
The M5, M7, M20, M42, M50 and M104 bus routes may be subject to reroutes during the celebration, and normal service will resume shortly after midnight as crowds leave Times Square.
Following the celebration, trains on lines in and around Times Square will run every 8 to 12 minutes until approximately 3 a.m. The 42nd Street shuttle will operate all night.
The New York City Subway will operate on a Sunday schedule throughout the day, and New York City buses will operate on a holiday schedule with longer waits on some bus routes. Use MTA Bus Times to check on your bus schedule.
