DNAinfo/Ben Fractenberg
MIDTOWN — Don’t try to drive to Radio City Music Hall, Saks Fifth Avenue or St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Wednesday afternoon.
The annual Rockefeller Center tree lighting at 7 p.m. will cause gridlock on several Midtown streets, police said Tuesday.
Heavy traffic is expected after 3 p.m. when the following streets will be closed until the conclusion of the event:
► West 48th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues
► West 49th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues
► West 50th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues
► West 51st Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues