NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- At least a million people are expected to hit the streets for Sunday's Pride March and other WorldPride events, which means plenty of changes for drivers and commuters. Below are the routes, road closures and subway changes.
The March down Fifth Ave. marking Stonewallís 50th anniversary, starts noon at 26th St. Sunday but much of Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Aves. is already closed and won't reopen until 1 a.m. Monday. If you must drive use the far east avenues or the FDR.In Brooklyn there's a Pride event on Flatbush and Atlantic Aves. all day Sunday. In the evening, expect celebrations on Park Slope's Fifth Ave., and in Queens, Jackson Heights' Roosevelt Ave. all night, leading to traffic turbulence.
World Pride / NYC Pride March / Pride Fest
The following streets will be closed Sunday, June 30, 2019 for the World Pride / NYC Pride March / Pride Fest at the discretion of NYPD.
Formation (Manhattan Portion)
5th Avenue between 33rd Street and 25th Street
33rd Street between 6th Avenue and Park Avenue
32nd Street between 6th Avenue and Park Avenue
31st Street between 6th Avenue and Park Avenue South
30th Street between 6th Avenue and Park Avenue South
29th Street between 7th Avenue and Park Avenue South
28th Street between 6th Avenue and Park Avenue South
27th Street between 6th Avenue and Park Avenue South
26th Street between 6th Avenue and Park Avenue South
Route
5th Avenue between 25th Street and 8th Street
8th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
Greenwich Avenue between 6th Avenue and Christopher Street
Christopher Street between Greenwich Avenue and 7th Avenue South
7th Avenue South between Christopher Street and Greenwich Avenue
7th Avenue between Greenwich Avenue and 23rd Street
Dispersal
7th Avenue between 23rd Street and 29th Street
25th Street between 9th Avenue and 6th Avenue
26th Street between 8th Avenue and 6th Avenue
27th Street between 8th Avenue and 6th Avenue
28th Street between 8th Avenue and 6th Avenue
29th Street between 9th Avenue and 6th Avenue
Festival
4th Avenue between 9th Street and 14th Street
13th Street between Broadway and 3rd Avenue
12th Street between Broadway and 3rd Avenue
10th Street between Broadway and 3rd Avenue
11th Street between 4th Avenue and 3rd Avenue
Broadway between 46th Street and 50th Street
53rd Street between 8th Avenue and 6th Avenue
52nd Street between 8th Avenue and 6th Avenue
51st Street between 8th Avenue and 6th Avenue
50th Street between 8th Avenue and 6th Avenue
49th Street between 8th Avenue and 6th Avenue
48th Street between 8th Avenue and 6th Avenue
47th Street between 8th Avenue and 6th Avenue
46th Street between 8th Avenue and 6th Avenue
45th Street between 8th Avenue and 6th Avenue
44th Street between 8th Avenue and 6th Avenue
43rd Street between 8th Avenue and 6th Avenue
Miscellaneous
25th Street between 6th Avenue and Park Avenue South
24th Street between 8th Avenue and Park Avenue South
15th Street between 7th Avenue and Union Square West
11th Street between Greenwich Avenue and 6th Avenue
9th Street between 6th Avenue and University Place
Greenwich Avenue between 7th Avenue and Christopher Street
Christopher Street between Greenwich Avenue and 6th Avenue
Festival (Brooklyn Portion)
Flatbush Avenue between Lafayette Avenue and 6th Avenue
Atlantic Avenue between 3rd Avenue and 6th Avenue
Subway
The L Train is Back to Full Service for Pride 2019
Given the expected high attendance for this major international event and the fact that L Project construction is ahead of schedule, L trains will run at normal, pre-project levels of weekend service, including headways of 4 - 9 minutes between 8 AM and noon; every 4 minutes between noon and 6 PM; every 4 - 6 minutes between 6 PM and 10 PM; and every 10 minutes between 10 PM and midnight. All L trains will run between 8 Av and Canarsie-Rockaway Parkway.
Additional Service
1 service will operate every 6 minutes instead of every 8 minutes on Sunday.
C service will operate every 8 minutes instead of every 10 minutes on Sunday.
W service, which does not normally operate on weekends, will run from Ditmars Blvd to Whitehall St between 9 AM and 7 PM on Sunday.
Other Adjusted Service
D will make all local stops on 6 Av between W 4 St and 34 St-Herald Sq on Sunday between 11 AM and midnight on Sunday, to provide additional service to 14 St-6 Av and 23 St-6 Av in place of the M.
M service will run a pre-L Project normal weekend schedule, operating from Middle Village-Metropolitan Av to Delancey St-Essex St every 10 minutes during peak times, Saturday and Sunday, instead of running up to 96 St-2 Av.
G service will operate on a normal weekend schedule every 10 minutes during peak times, Saturday and Sunday.