Prince Harry and Meghan’s visit means traffic

Sunday, Dec. 4 – Saturday, Dec. 10

ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING RULES ARE SUSPENDED THURSDAY, IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

Look ahead to a visitors jam on Tuesday night in Midtown as Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, will obtain the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award. A who’s who of celebrities will be part of them. Keep away from the realm across the Hilton Lodge at sixth Ave. and 54th St. from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. as paparazzi, information crews and onlookers tie up visitors. The massive visitors query is, “Will the royals take a stroll to see the Rockefeller Heart Tree?” Keep tuned to @gridlocksam for updates.

REMINDER: Sunday the town will shut fifth Ave. to automobiles and open it as much as pedestrians from midday to six p.m. between forty ninth St. and 57th St. It will proceed for the next two Sundays. fifth Ave. buses might be rerouted to Lexington Ave.

The Giants host the Commanders Sunday at 1 p.m. The Hudson River crossings might be sluggish going. Take the NJT shuttle from Secaucus as a substitute.

The town has declared Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday GRIDLOCK ALERT DAYS! I’d add Friday to the combo. Site visitors in Manhattan might be particularly dangerous alongside fifth Ave. within the 40s and 50s round Rockefeller Heart and within the Occasions Sq. space.

At Madison Sq. Backyard, the Blues face the Rangers on Monday at 7 p.m. On Tuesday at 7 p.m., Illinois takes on Texas and Iowa performs Duke within the Jimmy V basketball traditional. The Hawks fly into city to battle the Knicks, Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

The Nets host the Hornets at Barclays, Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

Monday to Friday for the following two weeks, the Hutchinson River Parkway might be absolutely shut southbound round Westchester Ave. from midnight to 4 a.m. Take Exit 2: Westchester Ave./E. Tremont Ave., flip left onto Waters Place, and proceed to Westchester Ave. to reenter the Parkway.

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Pricey Gridlock Sam,

Each weekend 18-wheeler vehicles illegally park alongside the twelfth Ave. entry highway southbound between 58th St. and 54th St. in Manhattan. Many are idling repeatedly, and that is adjoining to Hudson River Park. Why is there no enforcement from NYPD?

Adam

Pricey Adam,

I’ve alerted NYPD to the scenario; notably egregious because it’s subsequent to a park. Let me know should you don’t see an enchancment.

As a reminder, you’ll be able to report idling autos to the DEP’s Citizen Air Criticism Program and earn a lower of the tremendous within the course of. Try the DEP web site beneath Setting>Transportation Emissions.

Gridlock Sam